2008 Tour de France

Carlos Sastre wins the 2008 Tour de FranceJul 27, 2008

The 95th Tour de France began on July 5, 2008 in the city of Brest, and ended as usual in Paris. Carlos Sastre of Spain won with a total time of 87 hours, 52 minutes and 52 seconds. He wore the yellow jersey for the final five stages.

There were 21 total stages covering a distance of 3,559 kilometers (2211 miles).



2008 Tour de France Results:

Place Cyclist Country Time
1 Carlos Sastre Spain 87:52:52
2 Cadel Evans Australia +:58
3 Bernhard Kohl Austria +1:13
4 Denis Menchov Russia +2:10
5 Christian Vandevelde United States +3:05
6 Frank Schleck Luxembourg +4:28
7 Samuel Sanchez Spain +6:25
8 Kim Kirchen Luxembourg +6:55
9 Alejandro Valverde Spain +7:12
10 Tadej Valjavec Slovenia +9:05

Click here for a complete list of Tour de France winners through history.



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