2008 Clásico RCN
# 2008 Clásico RCN

The 48th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from October 19 to October 26, 2008, in Colombia. The stage race with an UCI rate of 2.3 started with a time trial on the island San Andrés and finished in Cali.

## Stages

### 2008-10-19: San Andrés – San Andrés (30.9 km)

| Place | Stage 1 (Team Time Trial) | Stage 1 (Team Time Trial) | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Alcaldía de Tunja | 00:26.58 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | 00:26.58 |
| 2. | Lotería de Boyacá | +0.07 | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | — |
| 3. | GW-Shimano-EPM | +0.08 | | |

### 2008-10-19: Circuito en San Andrés (90 km)

| Place | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | 02:15.32 | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | 02:42.29 |
| 2. | William Aranzazu (COL) | — | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | +0.11 |
| 3. | Weimar Roldán (COL) | — | José Bernal (COL) | — |

### 2008-10-20: Zipaquirá – Arcabuco (168 km)

| Place | Stage 3 | Stage 3 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Javier González (COL) | 04:05.08 | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | 06:45.22 |
| 2. | Luis Felipe Laverde (COL) | — | Javier González (COL) | +0.09 |
| 3. | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | — | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | +0.16 |

### 2008-10-21: Ventaquemada – Girardot (238.9 km)

| Place | Stage 4 | Stage 4 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Juan Pablo Forero (COL) | 05:09.18 | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | 11:56.40 |
| 2. | Jhon García (COL) | — | Javier González (COL) | +0.13 |
| 3. | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | — | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | +0.19 |

### 2008-10-22: Girardot – Armenia (162.2 km)

| Place | Stage 5 | Stage 5 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | 04:39.47 | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | 16:35.35 |
| 2. | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | +0.35 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | +0.24 |
| 3. | Giovanny Báez (COL) | — | Giovanny Báez (COL) | +0.41 |

### 2008-10-23: Santa Rosa de Cabal – Bello (206.8 km)

| Place | Stage 6 | Stage 6 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Alex Caño (COL) | 05:13.53 | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | 21:51.21 |
| 2. | Luis Felipe Laverde (COL) | +1.41 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | +0.20 |
| 3. | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | +1.42 | Giovanny Báez (COL) | +0.41 |

### 2008-10-24: Sabaneta – Manizales (177.2 km)

| Place | Stage 7 | Stage 7 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Fernando Camargo (COL) | 05:02.38 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | 26:56.18 |
| 2. | Víctor Niño (COL) | +1.02 | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | +0.15 |
| 3. | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | — | Fernando Camargo (COL) | +0.34 |

### 2008-10-25: Manizales – Buga (223.3 km)

| Place | Stage 8 | Stage 8 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Jhon García (COL) | 05:08.23 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | 32:04.04 |
| 2. | William Aranzazu (COL) | — | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | +0.15 |
| 3. | John Parra (COL) | — | Fernando Camargo (COL) | +0.49 |

### 2008-10-26: Palmira – Cali (35.7 km)

| Place | Stage 9 (Individual Time Trial) | Stage 9 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Juan Carlos López (COL) | 00:44.56 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | 32:49.53 |
| 2. | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | +0.13 | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | +0.40 |
| 3. | Víctor Niño (COL) | +0.16 | Juan Carlos López (COL) | +2.30 |

## Final classification

| RANK | NAME | TEAM | TIME |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Alcaldía de Tunja | 32:49:53 |
| 2. | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | UNE-Orbitel | + 0.40 |
| 3. | Juan Carlos López (COL) | UNE-Orbitel | + 2.30 |
| 4. | Víctor Niño (COL) | EBSA Coordinadora | + 3.02 |
| 5. | Luis Felipe Laverde (COL) | Indeportes Ag. Antioqueño Idea | + 3.38 |
| 6. | Fernando Camargo (COL) | Lotería de Boyacá | + 3.57 |
| 7. | Giovanny Báez (COL) | UNE−Orbitel | + 4.22 |
| 8. | Janier Acevedo (COL) | Indeportes Ag. Antioqueño Idea | + 5.44 |
| 9. | Darwin Atapuma (COL) | Indeportes Ag. Antioqueño Idea | + 6.01 |
| 10. | Alex Cano (COL) | Indeportes Ag. Antioqueño Idea | + 6.04 |
