2008 Tour Down Under (Pro Tour)
January 20 - January 27
Tour Down Under podium history
Sunday, January 27: 6th and Final Stage, Adelaide East End Circuit, 88 km.
- 1. André Greipel (Team High Road): 1hr 51min 13sec
- 2. Robert Forster (Gerolsteiner) s.t.
- 3. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) s.t.
- 4. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse D'Epargne) s.t.
- 5. Robbie McEwen (Silence-Lotto) s.t.
- 6. Aurelien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.
- 7. Mirco Lorenzetto (Lampre) s.t.
- 8. Allan Davis (Unisa-Australia) s.t.
- 9. Murilo Antonio Fischer (Liquigas)
- 10. Davide Vigano (Quick Step )
Final GC after Stage 6:
- 1. André Greipel (Team High Road): 18hr 46min 18sec. 785 km ridden at at average speed of 41.818 km/hr
- 2. Allan Davis (Unisa-Australia) @ 15sec
- 3. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse D'Epargne) @ 33sec
- 4. Mickael Delage (Francaise Des Jeux) @ 37sec
- 5. Mickael Buffaz (Cofidis) s.t.
- 6. Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Saunier Duval) @ 39sec
- 7. Kjell Carlstrom (Liquigas) s.t.
- 8. Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse D'Epargne) @ 41sec
- 9. Richie Porte (Unisa-Australia) @ 41sec
- 10. Stuart O'Grady (CSC) @ 42sec
- 11. Philippe Gilbert (Francaise Des Jeux) s.t.
- 12. Michael Albasini (Liquigas) s.t.
- 13. Martin Emiger (Ag2r) @ 43sec
- 14. Mirco Lorenzetto s.t.
- 15. Murilo Fischer (Liquigas) s.t.
- 16. Pieter Jacobs (Silence-Lotto) s.t.
- 17. William Walker (Rabobank) s.t.
- 18. Xavier Florencio (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.
- 19. Ivan Velasco Murillo (Euskaltel) s.t.
- 20. Jerome Pineau (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.
Saturday, January 26: Stage 5, Willunga - Willunga, 147 km.
- 1. André Greipel (Team High Road): 3hr 26min 46sec
- 2. Allan Davis (Unisa-Australia) s.t.
- 3. Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Saunier Duval) s.t.
- 4. Philippe Gilbert (Francaise Des Jeux) s.t.
- 5. Michael Albasini (Liquigas) s.t.
- 6. Stuart O'Grady (CSC) s.t.
- 7. Mickael Delage (Francaise Des Jeux) s.t.
- 8. William Walker (Rabobank) s.t.
- 9. Jerome Pineau (Bouygues Telecom)
- 10. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse D'Epargne) s.t.
GC after Stage 5:
- 1. André Greipel (Team High Road): 16hr 55min 18sec
- 2. Allan Davis (Unisa-Australia) @ 7sec
- 3. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse D'Epargne)@ 20sec
- 4. Mickael Delage (Francaise Des Jeux) @ 24sec
- 5. Mickael Buffaz (Cofidis Le Credit) s.t.
- 6. Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Saunier Duval) @ 26sec
- 7. Kjell Carlstrom (Liquigas) s.t.
- 8. Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse D'Epargne) @ 28sec
- 9. Richie Porte (Unisa-Australia) s.t.
- 10. Philippe Gilbert (Francaise Des Jeux) @ 29sec
- 11. Stuart O'Grady (CSC) @ 30sec
Friday, January 25: Stage 4, Mannum - Strathalbyn, 134 km.
- 1. André Greipel (Team High Road): 3hr 14min 46sec
- 2. Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) s.t.
- 3. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse D'Epargne) s.t.
- 4. Matthew Harley Goss (CSC) s.t.
- 5. Denis Flahaut (Saunier Duval) s.t.
- 6. Allan Davis (Unisa-Australia) s.t.
- 7. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) s.t.
- 8. Stuart O'Grady (CSC) s.t.
- 9. Davide Vigano (Quick Step) s.t.
- 10. Robert Forster (Gerolsteiner) s.t.
GC after Stage 4:
- 1. Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole): 13hr 28min 38sec
- 2. Andre Greipel (Team High Road) @ 4sec
- 3. Allan Davis (Unisa-Australia) @ 7sec
- 4. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse D'Epargne) @ 14sec
- 5. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) s.t.
- 6. Mickael Delage (Francaise Des Jeux) @ 18sec
- 7. Mickael Buffaz (Cofidis) s.t.
- 8. Yoann Offredo (Francaise Des Jeux) @ 19sec
- 9. Mathew Hayman (Rabobank) @ 20sec
- 10. Kjell Carlstrom (Liquigas) s.t.
Thursday, January 24: Stage 3, Unley - Victor Harbor, 139 km.
Results:
- 1. Allan Davis (Unisa-Australia): 3hr 13min 48sec
- 2. Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) s.t.
- 3. Mathew Hayman (Rabobank) s.t.
- 4. Davide Vigano (Quick Step) s.t.
- 5. Andre Greipel (Team High Road) s.t.
- 6. Stuart O'Grady (CSC) s.t.
- 7. Pieter Jacobs (Silence-Lotto) s.t.
- 8. Aurelien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.
- 9. Martin Elmiger (Ag2R) s.t.
- 10. Philippe Gilbert (FDJ) s.t.
General Classification after stage 3:
- 1. Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole): 10hr 14min
- 2. Allan Davis (Unisa-Australia)@ 2sec
- 3. André Greipel (Team High Road) @ 6sec
- 4. Graeme Brown (Rabobank)s.t.
- 5. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse D'Epargne)@ 10sec
- 6. Mickael Buffaz (Cofidis) s.t.
- 7. Mickael Delage (FDJ) s.t.
- 8. Yoann Offredo (FDJ) @ 11sec
- 9. Mathew Hayman (Rabobank)@ 12sec
- 10. Kjell Carlstrom (Liquigas) s.t.
Wednesday, January 23: Stage 2, Stirling - Hahndorf, 148 km
- 1. Andre Greipel (Team High Road) 3hr 46min 55sec
- 2. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) s.t.
- 3. Allan Davis (Unisa-Australia) s.t.
- 4. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse D'Epargne) s.t.
- 5. Aaron Kemps (Astana) s.t.
- 6. Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Saunier Duval) s.t.
- 7. Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole)
- 8. Aurelien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom)
- 9. Denis Flahaut (Saunier Duval)
- 10. Mirco Lorenzetto (Lampre) s.t.
General Classification after Stage 2:
- 1. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) 7hr 18sec
- 2. Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) s.t.
- 3. André Greipel (Team High Road) s.t.
- 4. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse D'Epargne) @ 4sec
- 5. Mickael Buffaz (Cofidis) s.t.
- 6. Yoann Offredo (Francaise Des Jeux) @ 5sec
- 7. Allan Davis (Unisa-Australia) 6sec
- 8. Dimitri Champion (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.
- 9. Richie Porte (Unisa-Australia) @ 8sec
- 10. Stuart O'Grady (CSC) @ 10sec
Tuesday, January 22: Stage 1, Mawson Lakes - Angeston, 129 km.
Results:
- 1. Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole)
- 2. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Caisse D'Epargne)
- 3. Graeme Brown (Rabobank)
- 4. Allan Davis (UniSA- Australia)
- 5. Robert Forster (Gerolsteiner)
- 6. Stuart O'Grady (CSC)
- 7. Mathew Hayman (Rabobank)
- 8. André Greipel (Team High Road)
- 9. Lloyd Mondory (Ag2R)
- 10. Murilo Antonio Fischer (Liquigas)
General Classification after Stage 1
- 1 Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole): 3hr 13min 23sec
- 2 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse D'Epargne) @ 4sec
- 3 Mickael Buffaz (Cofidis) s.t.
- 4 Graeme Brown (Rabobank) @ 6sec
- 5 Dimitri Champion (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.
- 6 Richie Porte (Unisa-Australia) @ 8sec
- 7 Allan Davis (Unisa-Australia) @ 10sec
- 8 Jan Robert Forster (Gerolsteiner) s.t.
- 9 Stuart O'Grady (CSC) s.t.
- 10 Mathew Hayman (Rabobank) s.t.
Sunday, January 20: Prologue, Glenelg 50 km Criterium
- 1. Andre Greipel (Team High Road) 1hr 9min 20sec (43.269 km/hr)
- 2. Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole) s.t.
- 3. Robbie McEwen (Silence-Lotto) s.t.
- 4. Allan Davis (UniSA) s.t.
- 5. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
- 6. Davide Vigano (Quick Step) s.t.
- 7. Denis Flahaut (Saunier Duval) s.t.
- 8. Mathew Hayman (Rabobank) s.t.
- 9. Mirko Lorenzetto (Lampre) s.t.
- 10. Peter Wrolich (Gerolsteiner) s.t.