2008 Tour of Ireland
# 2008 Tour of Ireland

The 2008 Tour of Ireland took place between Wednesday 27 August 2008 to Sunday 31 August 2008.

## Stages

| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner | Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dublin–Waterford | 192 km (119 mi) | Wednesday, 27 August | Mark Cavendish | Team Columbia–High Road |
| 2 | Thurles–Loughrea | 158 km (98 mi) | Thursday, 28 August | Mark Cavendish | Team Columbia–High Road |
| 3 | Ballinrobe–Galway | 201 km (125 mi) | Friday, 29 August | Mark Cavendish | Team Columbia–High Road |
| 4 | Limerick–Dingle | 186 km (116 mi) | Saturday, 30 August | Russell Downing | Pinarello RT |
| 5 | Killarney–Cork | 192 km (119 mi) | Sunday, 31 August | František Raboň | Team Columbia–High Road |

## Classification

### General Classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Marco Pinotti | Team Columbia | 21h 43' 16" |
| 2 | Russell Downing | Pinarello RT | + 19" |
| 3 | Julian Dean | Team Garmin–Chipotle | + 21" |
| 4 | Matt Wilson | Team Type 1 | + 33" |
| 5 | Michael Barry | Team Columbia | + 36" |
| 6 | Simon Clarke | SouthAustralia.com–AIS | + 37" |
| 7 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Team Joker Bianchi | + 37″ |
| 8 | Gonzalo Rabuñal | Karpin–Galicia | + 38″ |
| 9 | Nikolas Maes | Topsport Vlaanderen | + 44″ |
| 10 | Kevin Evans | MTN Energade | + 44″ |

### Teams Classification

| Rank | Team | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Team Columbia | 65h 09' 29" |
| 2 | Tinkoff Credit Systems | + 2' 36" |
| 3 | Topsport Vlaanderen | + 3' 01" |
| 4 | SouthAustralia.com–AIS | + 10' 24" |
| 5 | Team Type 1 | + 10' 37" |
| 6 | An Post Seán Kelly Team | + 12' 21" |
| 7 | Rabobank | + 12' 37" |
| 8 | Karpin–Galicia | + 19' 25" |
| 9 | MTN Energade | + 24' 47" |
| 10 | Team Joker Bianchi | + 32' 07" |

## Jersey Progress

| Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Young Rider Classification | Team Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stage 1 (Mark Cavendish) | Mark Cavendish | Alexander Kristoff | Matt Wilson | Mark Cavendish | Topsport Vlaanderen |
| Stage 2 (Mark Cavendish) | Mark Cavendish | Mark Cavendish | Matt Wilson | Mark Cavendish | Topsport Vlaanderen |
| Stage 3 (Mark Cavendish) | Mark Cavendish | Mark Cavendish | Matt Wilson | Mark Cavendish | Topsport Vlaanderen |
| Stage 4 (Russell Downing) | Russell Downing | Mark Cavendish | Matt Wilson | Gonzalo Rabuñal | Topsport Vlaanderen |
| Stage 5 (František Raboň) | Marco Pinotti | Russell Downing | Matt Wilson | Simon Clarke | Team Columbia |
| Final | Marco Pinotti | Russell Downing | Matt Wilson | Simon Clarke | Team Columbia |
