2008 in women's road cycling

UCI Road World Rankings

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Top-ranked individual[1] Second-ranked individual Third-ranked individual Top-ranked team Top-ranked nation
  Marianne Vos (NED)
Team DSB Bank
  Judith Arndt (GER)
Team Columbia Women
  Ina Teutenberg (GER)
Team Columbia Women
Team Columbia Women   Germany

World Championships

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Race Date Winner Second Third
World Championship Time Trial September   Amber Neben (USA)   Christiane Soeder (AUT)   Judith Arndt (GER)
World Championship Road Race September   Nicole Cooke (GBR)   Marianne Vos (NED)   Judith Arndt (GER)

Olympic Games

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Race Date Winner Second Third
  Olympic Games Road Race August 10   Nicole Cooke (GBR)   Emma Johansson (SWE)   Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)
  Olympic Games Time Trial August 13   Kristin Armstrong (USA)   Emma Pooley (GBR)   Karin Thürig (SUI)

UCI World Cup

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Date Race Country Winner Team
#1 24 February Geelong World Cup   Australia   Katheryn Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team
#2 24 March Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio   Italy   Emma Pooley (GBR) Team Specialized Designs for Women
#3 6 April Tour of Flanders for Women   Belgium   Judith Arndt (GER) Team High Road Women
#4 12 April Ronde van Drenthe   Netherlands   Chantal Beltman (NED) Team High Road Women
#5 23 April La Flèche Wallonne Féminine   Belgium   Marianne Vos (NED) DSB Bank
#6 4 May Tour de Berne   Switzerland   Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) Menikini–Selle Italia
#7 31 May Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal   Canada   Judith Arndt (GER) Team High Road Women
#8 30 July Open de Suède Vårgårda   Sweden   Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini–Selle Italia
#9 1 August Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT   Sweden   Priska Doppmann (SUI)
  Karin Thürig (SUI)
  Christiane Soeder (AUT)
  Carla Ryan (AUS)
Cervélo–Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
#10 24 August GP de Plouay – Bretagne   France   Fabiana Luperini (ITA) Menikini–Selle Italia
#11 16 September Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt   Germany   Judith Arndt (GER) Team Columbia Women

Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)

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Race Date Cat.
  Copa América de Ciclismo January 6 1.2
  Gran Premio Brissag Lago Maggiore March 8 1.2
  GP Comune di Cornaredo March 9 1.2
  Omloop Het Volk / Circuit Het Volk March 16 1.2
  GP Cosat Etrusca-Giro dei comuni Montescudaio-Riparbella March 29 1.2
  Klasyczny-Naleczow March 30 1.2
  GP Costa Etrusca-Giro dei comuni Castellina M.MA-Santa Luce March 30 1.2
  Grand Prix de Dottignies April 7 1.2
  Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo April 10 1.1
  Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe April 13 1.1
  Ronde van Gelderland April 19 1.2
  Trofeo Ciudad de Sevilla April 20 1.2
  Tour of Chongming Island Time Trial April 25 1.2
  GP Liberazione April 25 1.2
  Omloop van Borsele April 26 1.2
  Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs April 26 1.2
  GP Stad Roeselare April 27 1.2
  Grand Prix de Suisse / Souvenir Magali Pache May 2 1.1
  Majowy Wyscig Klasyczny - Lublin May 3 1.2
  Clasico Aniversario de la Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo May 3 1.2
  Copa Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo, Corre Por La Vida May 4 1.2
  Grand Prix de Santa Ana May 15 1.1
  Tour de Leelanau May 25 1.2
  Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland June 7 1.2
  Therme kasseienomloop June 8 1.2
  Commerce Bank Liberty Classic June 8 1.1
  GP Carnevale d'Europa July 19 1.2
  Sparkassen Giro August 3 1.1
  Holland Hills Classic August 10 1.2
  Züri-Metzgete September 7 1.1
  Memorial Davide Fardelli - Cronometro Individuale September 7 1.2
  Chrono Champenois - Trophée Européen September 14 1.1
  Grand Prix de France September 28 1.2
  Chrono des Nations Les Herbiers Vendée October 19 1.1

Source[2]

Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

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Race Date Cat.
  Geelong Tour February 21–22 2.2
  Women's Tour of New Zealand February 27 – March 2 2.2
  Wyscig Etapowy – Zamosc April 11–13 2.2
  Tour of Chongming Island April 26–29 2.2
  Gracia–Orlová May 1–4 2.2
  Mt. Hood Cycling Classic May 13–18 2.2
  Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin May 16-25 2.2
  Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a El Salvador May 16-21 2.2
  Tour de Pologne Feminin May 22–24 2.2
  Vuelta a Occidente May 23–25 2.2
  Tour du Grand Montréal June 2–5 2.1
  Tour de Pei June 8–12 2.2
  Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira June 12–15 2.1
  Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale June 17–22 2.2
  Rabo Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden June 19–21 2.2
  Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol June 20–22 2.1
  Giro d'Italia Femminile July 5–13 2.1
  Tour de Feminin – Krásná Lípa July 10–13 2.2
  Tour de Bretagne Féminin July 17–20 2.2
  International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen July 22–27 2.1
  Tour Féminin en Limousin July 24–27 2.2
  Route de France Féminine August 10–17 2.1
  Albstadt-Frauen-Etappenrennen August 22–24 2.2
  Trophée d'Or Féminin August 26–30 2.2
  Holland Ladies Tour September 2–7 2.2
  Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche September 9–13 2.2
  Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini September 16–21 2.1

Source[2]

Continental Championships

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African Championship

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Race Date Winner Second Third
Individual time trial[3] November 9, 2007   Lynette Burger (RSA)   Yolandi Du Toit (RSA)   Aurelie Halbwachs (MRI)
Road race[4] November 11, 2007   Marissa van der Merwe (RSA)   Lynette Burger (RSA)   Yolandi Du Toit (RSA)

Asian Championships

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Race Date Winner Second Third
Individual time trial September 14   Li Meifang (CHN)   Liu Yongli (CHN)   Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN)
Road race September 15   Gao Min (CHN)   Miho Oki (JPN)   Choi Hye-Kyeong (KOR)

European Championships (under-23)

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Race Date Winner Second Third
Time trial (under-23)[5] July 3   Ellen van Dijk (NED)   Svitlana Halyuk (UKR)   Lesya Kalytovska (UKR)
Road race (under-23)[5] July 5   Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)   Lesya Kalytovska (UKR)   Marta Bastianelli (ITA)

Oceania Championships

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Race Date Winner Second Third
Individual time trial[6] 14 November 2007   Bridie O'Donnell (AUS)   Dale Tye (NZL)   Rachel Mercer (NZL)
Road race[7] 18 November 2007   Rochelle Gilmore (AUS)   Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL)   Emma Crum (NZL)

Pan-American Championships

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Race Date Winner Second Third
Individual time trial[8] May 9   Ana Paola Madriñan Villegas (COL)   Giuseppina Grassi Herrera (MEX)   Kori Kelley-Seehafer (USA)
Road race[9] May 11   Yumari González (CUB)   Karelia Judith Machado Jaimes (VEN)   Belem Guerrero Méndez (MEX)

National Championships

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UCI teams

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References

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  1. ^ "Ranking - Cycling - Road 2008 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Results - Cycling - Road 2008 Women Elite". UCI. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  3. ^ Champ. d'Afrique CLM / African continental champ. TT (WE)[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Champ. d'Afrique en ligne / African Continental Champ. RR (WE)[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ a b "Results Road U-23 2008". European Cycling Union. 2009-09-04. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  6. ^ "Oceania Cycling Championships - c.l.m. ind. / ind. TT - WE". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  7. ^ "Oceania Cycling Championships - en ligne / ind. road race - WE". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  8. ^ "Champ. Panaméricain c.l.m. ind. / Panamerican Champ. ind. TT- WE". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  9. ^ "Champ. Panaméricain-en ligne / Panamerican Champ. ind. RR- WE". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-10.

See also

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