2008 in women's road cycling

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UCI Road World Rankings

Main article: 2008 UCI Women's Road Rankings
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

Main article: 2008 UCI Road World Championships
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

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Race Date Winner Second Third
International Olympic Committee Olympic Games Road Race August 10  Nicole Cooke (GBR)  Emma Johansson (SWE)  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)
International Olympic Committee Olympic Games Time Trial August 13  Kristin Armstrong (USA)  Emma Pooley (GBR)  Karin Thürig (SUI)

UCI World Cup

Main article: 2008 UCI Women's Road World Cup
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)

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

Source[2]

Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

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

Source[2]

Continental Championships

African Championship

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

Main article: 2008 Asian Cycling Championships
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)

Main article: 2008 European Road Championships
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

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

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

Main article: 2008 national road cycling championships

UCI teams

Main article: 2008 List of UCI Women's Teams

References

  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