2008 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
# 2008 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini

The 2008 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini was the 15th edition of the Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, a women's cycling stage race in Italy. It was rated by the UCI as a category 2.1 race and was held between 16 and 21 September 2008.

## Stages

### Stage 1

**12 September 2008 – Viareggio to Viareggio, 5.5 km (3.4 mi), Team time trial**

| | Team | Riders | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Team Columbia Women | Linda Villumsen (DEN) Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) Chantal Beltman (NED) Anke Wichmann (GER) Judith Arndt (GER) Emilia Fahlin (SWE) Luise Keller (GER) | 6' 32.88" |
| 2 | Netherlands national team | Ellen van Dijk (NED) Iris Slappendel (NED) Kirsten Wild (NED) Regina Bruins (NED) Irene van den Broek (NED) Loes Gunnewijk (NED) | +3.40" |
| 3 | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | Trixi Worrack (GER) Charlotte Becker (GER) Modosta Vzesniauskaite (LTU) Edits Pucinskaite (LTU) Eva Lutz (GER) Suzanne de Goede (NED) Claudia Häusler (GER) | +7.95" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Linda Villumsen (DEN) | Team Columbia Women | 6' 33" |
| 2 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) | Team Columbia Women | +0" |
| 3 | Chantal Beltman (NED) | Team Columbia Women | +0" |

### Stage 2a

**17 September 2008 – Porcari to Montecarlo, 57.2 km (35.5 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team DSB Bank | 1h 25' 01" |
| 2 | Noemi Cantele (ITA) | Bigla Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 1h 31' 31" |
| 2 | Chantal Beltman (NED) | Team Columbia Women | +4" |
| 3 | Linda Villumsen (ITA) | Team Columbia Women | +4" |

### Stage 2b

**17 September 2008 – Pontedera to Altopascio, 74.4 km (46.2 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 1h 51' 08" |
| 2 | Angela Brodtka (GER) | Team DSB Bank | +12" |
| 3 | Monia Baccaille (ITA) | Fenixs | +12" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 3h 22' 52" |
| 2 | Emilia Fahlin (SWE) | Team Columbia Women | +3" |
| 3 | Chantal Beltman (NED) | Team Columbia Women | +4" |

### Stage 3

**18 September 2008 – Lari to Volterra, 122.1 km (75.9 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mara Abbott (USA) | Team Columbia Women | 3h 23' 15" |
| 2 | Tatiana Antoshina (RUS) | Fenixs | +3" |
| 3 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | +3" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 6h 46' 06" |
| 2 | Nicole Brändli (SUI) | Bigla Cycling Team | +27" |
| 3 | Edits Pucinskaite (LTU) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +27" |

### Stage 4

**19 September 2008 – Campi Bisenzio to Campi Bisenzio, 115.2 km (71.6 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 3h 36' 13" |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team DSB Bank | s.t. |
| 3 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Netherlands national team | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 9h 22' 19" |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team DSB Bank | +23" |
| 3 | Edits Pucinskaite (LTU) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +27" |

### Stage 5

**20 September 2008 – Segromigno in Piano to Capannori, 100.9 km (62.7 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 2h 39' 30" |
| 2 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | s.t. |
| 3 | Tatlana Guderzo (ITA) | Gauss RDZ Ormu | +2" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 12h 01' 39" |
| 2 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +42" |
| 3 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team DSB Bank | +1' 03" |

### Stage 6

**21 September 2008 – Quarrata to Firenze, 106.9 km (66.4 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Monica Holler (SWE) | Bigla Cycling Team | 2h 44' 39" |
| 2 | Elke Gebhardt (GER) | Germany national team | s.t. |
| 3 | Brooke Miller (USA) | United States national team | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 14h 47' 33" |
| 2 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +42" |
| 3 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team DSB Bank | +1' 03" |

## Final classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 14h 47' 33" |
| 2 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +42" |
| 3 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team DSB Bank | +1' 03" |
| 4 | Tatlana Guderzo (ITA) | Gauss RDZ Ormu | +1' 11" |
| 5 | Edits Pucinskaite (LTU) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +1' 40" |
| 6 | Grote Treier (EST) | Gauss RDZ Ormu | +1' 59" |
| 7 | Mara Abbott (USA) | Team Columbia Women | +2' 00" |
| 8 | Nicole Brändli (SUI) | Bigla Cycling Team | +2' 15" |
| 9 | Monia Baccaille (ITA) | Fenixs | +2' 23" |
| 10 | Alexandra Wrubleski (CAN) | Canada national team | +2' 35" |

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