2008 Tour de Georgia
# 2008 Tour de Georgia

The 2008 Tour de Georgia was a seven-stage professional bicycle race held from April 21 through April 27, 2008 across the state of Georgia. The race was part of the 2008 USA Cycling Pro Tour and 2007–08 UCI America Tour, and was presented by AT&T.

## Stage Results

### Stage 1, April 21, Tybee Island – Savannah, 115.6 km

The first stage of the Tour was a short and flat stage suited for sprinters, starting in Tybee Island and finishing in Savannah. A group of six riders broke clear of the main field and established a lead of over one minute, before being caught in the final 10 miles (16 km). The stage was won in a bunch sprint by Iván Domínguez of Toyota–United, ahead of Nicholas Sanderson (Jelly Belly) and Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner). Dominguez's win meant that he assumed the lead in the overall classification.

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iván Domínguez (CUB) | Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team | 2h 30' 18" |
| 2 | Nicholas Sanderson (AUS) | Jelly Belly Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Robert Förster (GER) | Team Gerolsteiner | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iván Domínguez (CUB) | Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team | 2h 30' 08" |
| 2 | Nicholas Sanderson (AUS) | Jelly Belly Cycling Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team High Road | + 5" |

### Stage 2, April 22, Statesboro – Augusta, 186.2 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Team CSC | 4h 32' 35" |
| 2 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team High Road | s.t. |
| 3 | Iván Domínguez (CUB) | Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iván Domínguez (CUB) | Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team | 7h 02' 39" |
| 2 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team High Road | + 3" |
| 3 | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Team CSC | + 4" |

### Stage 3, April 23, Washington – Gainesville, 176.5 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team High Road | 3h 55' 45" |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | s.t. |
| 3 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team High Road | 10h 58' 17" |
| 2 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 9" |
| 3 | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Team CSC | + 11" |

### Stage 4, April 24, Braselton (Road Atlanta), 16.1 km (Team Time Trial)

| | Team | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Slipstream–Chipotle (USA) | 19' 36" |
| 2 | Astana Team (LUX) | + 4" |
| 3 | Team High Road (USA) | + 6" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team High Road | 11h 17' 59" |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | + 15" |
| 3 | David Zabriskie (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 15" |

### Stage 5, April 25, Suwanee – Dahlonega, 214.7 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Richard England (AUS) | Bissell Pro Cycling Team | 5h 15' 15" |
| 2 | Rory Sutherland (AUS) | Health Net Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 3 | George Hincapie (USA) | Team High Road | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Trent Lowe (AUS) | Slipstream–Chipotle | 16h 33' 29" |
| 2 | David Zabriskie (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | s.t. |
| 3 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | s.t. |

### Stage 6, April 26, Blairsville – Brasstown Bald, 142.3 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Team High Road | 3h 47' 16" |
| 2 | Trent Lowe (AUS) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 10" |
| 3 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana Team | + 16" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Team High Road | 20h 20' 51" |
| 2 | Trent Lowe (AUS) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 4" |
| 3 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana Team | + 14" |

### Stage 7, April 27, Atlanta, 100.9 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team High Road | 2h 23' 53" |
| 2 | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Team CSC | s.t. |
| 3 | Andrew Pinfold (CAN) | Symmetrics Cycling Team | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Team High Road | 22h 44' 44" |
| 2 | Trent Lowe (AUS) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 4" |
| 3 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana Team | + 14" |

## Final standing

### General classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Team High Road | 22h 44' 44" |
| 2 | Trent Lowe (AUS) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 4" |
| 3 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana Team | + 14" |
| 4 | Antonio Colom (ESP) | Astana Team | + 1' 02" |
| 5 | Íñigo Cuesta (ESP) | Team CSC | + 1' 11" |
| 6 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Rock Racing | + 1' 25" |
| 7 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 1' 32" |
| 8 | Moisés Aldape (MEX) | Team Type 1 | + 1' 37" |
| 9 | Rory Sutherland (AUS) | Health Net Pro Cycling Team | + 2' 08" |
| 10 | Bobby Julich (USA) | Team CSC | + 2' 31" |

### Young classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Trent Lowe (AUS) | Slipstream–Chipotle | 22h 44' 48" |
| 2 | Christian Meier (CAN) | Symmetrics Cycling Team | + 3' 40" |
| 3 | Cameron Evans (CAN) | Symmetrics Cycling Team | + 8' 06" |

### Mountains classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jason McCartney (USA) | Team CSC | 18 |
| 2 | Neil Shirley (USA) | Jittery Joe's Cycling Team | 16 |
| 3 | Svein Tuft (CAN) | Symmetrics Cycling Team | 13 |

### Sprint classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team High Road | 53 |
| 2 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | 35 |
| 3 | Andrew Pinfold (CAN) | Symmetrics Cycling Team | 28 |

### Team classification

| | Team | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Astana Team | Luxembourg | 68h 17' 50" |
| 2 | Team CSC | Denmark | + 3' 30" |
| 3 | Jittery Joe's Cycling Team | United States | + 4' 56" |

## Jersey progress

| Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Young Classification | Mountains Classification | Sprint Classification | Aggressive Rider | Team Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 0Stage 1 (Iván Domínguez) | Iván Domínguez | Nicholas Sanderson | | Iván Domínguez | Scott Nydam | Toyota–United |
| 0Stage 2 (Juan José Haedo) | Iván Domínguez | Nicholas Sanderson | Frank Pipp | Iván Domínguez | Rhys Pollack | Toyota–United |
| 0Stage 3 (Greg Henderson) | Greg Henderson | Tyler Farrar | Frank Pipp | Greg Henderson | Rory Sutherland | Team High Road |
| 0Stage 4 (Slipstream) | Greg Henderson | Trent Lowe | Frank Pipp | Greg Henderson | Rory Sutherland | Slipstream–Chipotle |
| 0Stage 5 (Richard England) | Trent Lowe | Trent Lowe | Edward King | Greg Henderson | Tim Johnson | Slipstream–Chipotle |
| 0Stage 6 (Kanstantsin Sivtsov) | Kanstantsin Sivtsov | Trent Lowe | Jason McCartney | Greg Henderson | Neil Shirley | Astana Team |
| 0Stage 7 (Greg Henderson) | Kanstantsin Sivtsov | Trent Lowe | Jason McCartney | Greg Henderson | Rory Sutherland | Astana Team |
| 0Final | Kanstantsin Sivtsov | Trent Lowe | Jason McCartney | Greg Henderson | Rory Sutherland | Astana Team |

## Participating teams

### UCI ProTour Teams

* AST – Astana Team
* CSC – Team CSC
* GST – Gerolsteiner
* THR – Team High Road

### UCI Professional Continental Teams

* BMC – BMC Racing Team
* TSL – Slipstream–Chipotle presented by H30

### UCI Continental Teams—America Tour

* BPC – Bissell Pro Cycling Team
* HNM – Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
* TUP – Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team
* JBC – Jelly Belly Cycling Team
* JIT – Jittery Joe's Professional Cycling Team
* SYM – Symmetrics Cycling Team
* TT1 – Team Type 1
* RRC – Rock Racing

### UCI Continental Team—Asia Tour

* MPC – GE/Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek
