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{{Infobox cycling race report
| name               = 
| image              = 
| image_caption      = 
| date               = June 2&ndash;June 7
| stages             = 6
| distance           = 680.0
| unit               = km
| time               = 17h 41' 30"
| speed              = 38.44
| first              = [[Lars Boom]]
| first_nat          = NED
| first_natvar       = 
| first_team         = {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| second             = [[Carlos Ibáñez (cyclist)|Carlos Ibáñez]]
| second_nat         = COL
| second_natvar      = 
| second_team        = Diputación de León
| third              = [[Wout Poels]] 
| third_nat          = NED
| third_natvar       = 
| third_team         = P3 Transfer-Batavus
| points             = [[Sergi Escobar (cyclist)|Sergi Escobar]]
| points_nat         = ESP
| points_natvar      = 
| points_team        = Azpiru-Ugarte
| mountains          = [[Stefano Pirazzi]]
| mountains_nat      = ITA
| mountains_natvar   = 
| mountains_team     = Palazzago-Grigolin
| sprints            = [[Zdeněk Štybar]]
| sprints_nat        = CZE
| sprints_natvar     = 
| sprints_team       = Fidea
| team               = Rabobank
| team_nat           = NED
| team_natvar        = 
| previous           = [[2007 Volta a Lleida|2007]]
| next               =
}}
The '''[[2008 in road cycling|2008]] [[Volta a Lleida]]''' (56th edition) road cycling race took place from June 2 to June 7, 2008 in [[Lleida]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]. [[Lars Boom]] took the overall victory, becoming the second rider from the Netherlands to win the general classification.

==Stages==

===Stage 1 - June 2, 2008: [[Lleida]] > [[Alcarràs]], 116.4 km===
{|
|'''Stage 1 Results'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Bart Wellens]]|BEL}} 
| [[Fidea Cycling Team|Fidea]]
| align="right"| 2h 39' 02"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Sven Vandousselare]]|BEL}} 
| {{UCI team code|OLO|2008}}
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Tuychiev]]|UZB}} 
| [[Palazzago-Grigolin]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Federico Pagani]]|ARG}} 
| [[Diputación de León]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Tejay van Garderen]]|USA}} 
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| + 4"
|}
||
|'''General Classification after Stage 1'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|- style="border:3px solid green; background:white"
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Bart Wellens]]|BEL}} 
| [[Fidea Cycling Team|Fidea]]
| align="right"| 2h 39' 02"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Sven Vandousselare]]|BEL}} 
| {{UCI team code|OLO|2008}}
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Tuychiev]]|UZB}} 
| [[Palazzago-Grigolin]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Federico Pagani]]|ARG}} 
| [[Diputación de León]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Tejay van Garderen]]|USA}} 
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| + 4"
|}
|}

===Stage 2 - June 3, 2008: [[Alcarràs]] > [[Tremp]], 114.3 km===
{|
|'''Stage 2 Results'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|- style="border:3px solid green; background:white"
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Kevin Pauwels]]|BEL}}
| [[Fidea Cycling Team|Fidea]]
| align="right"| 2h 31' 49"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Alexei Markov]]|RUS}}
| [[Katyusha (cycling team)|Katysuha]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Antonio Miguel (cyclist)|Antonio Miguel]]|ESP}}
| [[Camp de Tarragona (cycling team)|Camp de Tarragona]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Ger Soepenberg]]|NED}}
| [[P3 Transfer-Batavus]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Sergi Escobar (cyclist)|Sergi Escobar]]|ESP}}
| [[Azpiru-Ugarte]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|}
||
|'''General Classification after Stage 2'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|- style="border:3px solid green; background:white"
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Bart Wellens]]|BEL}} 
| [[Fidea Cycling Team|Fidea]]
| align="right"| 5h 10' 51"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Sven Vandousselare]]|BEL}} 
| {{UCI team code|OLO|2008}}
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Tuychiev]]|UZB}} 
| [[Palazzago-Grigolin]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Federico Pagani]]|ARG}} 
| [[Diputación de León]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Tejay van Garderen]]|USA}} 
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| + 4"
|}
|}

===Stage 3 - June 4, 2008: [[Tremp]] > [[La Seu d'Urgell]], 125.1 km===
{|
|'''Stage 3 Results'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Marcel Beima]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| 3h 04' 30"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Antonio García (cyclist)|Antonio García]]|ESP}}
| [[UP Valencia-Bancaja]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Antonio Miguel (cyclist)|Antonio Miguel]]|ESP}}
| [[Camp de Tarragona (cycling team)|Camp de Tarragona]]
| align="right"| + 24"
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Shchekuncy]]|RUS}}
| [[Lokomotiv (cycling team)|Lokomotiv]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Alexei Markov]]|RUS}}
| [[Katyusha (cycling team)|Katysuha]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|}
||
|'''General Classification after Stage 3'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|- style="border:3px solid green; background:white"
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Marcel Beima]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| 8h 15' 34"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Antonio García (cyclist)|Antonio García]]|ESP}}
| [[UP Valencia-Bancaja]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Bart Wellens]]|BEL}}
| [[Fidea Cycling Team|Fidea]]
| align="right"| + 18"
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Sven Vandousselare]]|BEL}}
| {{UCI team code|OLO|2008}}
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Tuychiev]]|UZB}}
| [[Palazzago-Grigolin]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|}
|}

===Stage 4 - June 5, 2008: [[La Seu d'Urgell]] > [[Les, Catalonia|Les]], 147.3 km===
{|
|'''Stage 4 Results'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Sergi Escobar (cyclist)|Sergi Escobar]]|ESP}}
| [[Azpiru-Ugarte]]
| align="right"| 4h 03' 52"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Ibáñez (cyclist)|Carlos Ibáñez]]|COL}}
| [[Diputación de León]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Lars Boom]]|NED}} 
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| + 1' 16"
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Wout Poels]]|NED}}
| [[P3 Transfer-Batavus]]
| align="right"| + 1' 17"
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Roman Klimov]]|RUS}}
| [[Katyusha rocket launcher|Katyusha]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|}
||
|'''General Classification after Stage 4'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|- style="border:3px solid green; background:white"
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Sergi Escobar (cyclist)|Sergi Escobar]]|ESP}}
| [[Azpiru-Ugarte]]
| align="right"| 12h 19' 50"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Ibáñez (cyclist)|Carlos Ibáñez]]|COL}}
| [[Diputación de León]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Antonio García (cyclist)|Antonio García]]|ESP}}
| [[UP Valencia-Bancaja]]
| align="right"| + 53"
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Bisolti]]|ITA}}
| [[Palazzago-Grigolin]]
| align="right"| + 1' 17"
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Álvaro García (cyclist)|Álvaro García]]|ESP}}
| [[UP Valencia-Bancaja]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|}
|}

===Stage 5 - June 6, 2008: [[Les, Catalonia|Les]] > [[Vielha]], 20.0km ([[Team time trial|TTT]])===
{|
|'''Stage 5 Results'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Tejay van Garderen]]|USA}}
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| 27' 00"
|- 
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Lars Boom]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Joeri Adams]]|BEL}}
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Marcel Beima]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Cristiano Colombo]]|ITA}}
| [[Palazzago-Grigolin]]
| align="right"| + 57"
|}
||
|'''General Classification after Stage 5'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|- style="border:3px solid green; background:white"
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Ibáñez (cyclist)|Carlos Ibáñez]]|COL}}
| [[Diputación de Léon]]
| align="right"| 12h 48' 23"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Lars Boom]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| + 11"
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Bisolti]]|ITA}}
| [[Palazzago-Grigolin]]
| align="right"| + 41"
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Artur Tarasau]]|BLR}}
| [[Palazzago-Grigolin]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Alexander Rybakov (cyclist)|Alexander Rybakov]]|RUS}} 
| [[Lokomotiv (cycling team)|Lokomotiv]]
| align="right"| + 1' 12"
|}
|}

===Stage 5 (second area) - June 6, 2008: [[Les, Catalonia|Les]] > [[El Pont de Suert]], 60.0 km===
{|
|'''Stage 5 (second area) Results'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Lars Boom]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| 1h 21' 39"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Sergi Escobar (cyclist)|Sergi Escobar]]|ESP}}
| [[Azpiru-Ugarte]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Wout Poels]]|NED}}
| [[P3 Transfer-Batavus]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Dmitry Kosyakov]]|RUS}}
| [[Katyusha rocket launcher|Katyusha]]
| align="right"| + 1' 02"
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Roman Klimov]]|RUS}}
| [[Katyusha rocket launcher|Katyusha]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|}
||
|'''General Classification after Stage 5 (second area)'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|- 
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Lars Boom]]|NED}}
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| 14h 10' 13"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Ibáñez (cyclist)|Carlos Ibáñez]]|COL}}
| [[Diputación de León]]
| align="right"| + 51"
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Wout Poels]]|NED}}
| [[P3 Transfer-Batavus]]
| align="right"| + 1' 11"
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Sergi Escobar (cyclist)|Sergi Escobar]]|ESP}}
| [[Azpiru-Ugarte]]
| align="right"| + 1' 16"
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Bisolti]]|ITA}} 
| [[Palazzago-Grigolin]]
| align="right"| + 1' 32"
|}
|}

===Stage 6 - June 7, 2008: [[El Pont de Suert]] > [[Lleida]], 140.7 km===
{|
|'''Stage 6 Results'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Federico Pagani]]|ARG}}
| [[Diputación de León]]
| align="right"| 3h 30' 42"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Josef Boxmeer]]|NED}} 
| [[Diputación de León]]
| align="right"| + 9"
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Tejay van Garderen]]|USA}}
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| s.t.
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Antonio Miguel (cyclist)|Antonio Miguel]]|ESP}}
| [[Camp de Tarragona]]
| align="right"| + 35"
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|Javier Alonso|ESP}}
| [[Diputación de León]]
| align="right"| s.t.
|}
||
|'''General Classification after Stage 6'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|- 
| '''1'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Lars Boom]]|NED}} 
| {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}}
| align="right"| 17h 41' 30"
|-
| '''2'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Ibáñez (cyclist)|Carlos Ibáñez]]|COL}}
| [[Diputación de León]]
| align="right"| + 51"
|-
| '''3'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Wout Poels]]|NED}}
| [[P3 Transfer-Batavus]]
| align="right"| + 1' 11"
|-
| '''4'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Sergi Escobar (cyclist)|Sergi Escobar]]|ESP}}
| [[Azpiru-Ugarte]]
| align="right"| + 1' 16"
|-
| '''5'''
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Bisolti]]|ITA}}
| [[Palazzago-Grigolin]]
| align="right"| + 1' 32"
|}
|}

== Teams and cyclists ==
The following teams were named to the 2008 Volta a Catalunya:
{|
|valign="top" width=33%|
;{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgium
* {{UCI team code|OLO|2008}} (DAV)
* [[Fidea Cycling Team|Fidea]] (FID)

;{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy
* [[Palazzago-Grigolin]] (PAL)

;{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands
* [[P3 Transfer-Batavus]] (BAT)
* {{UCI team code|RAB|2008}} (RAB)

;{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia
* [[Lokomotiv (cycling team)|Lokomotiv]] (LOK)
* [[Katyusha rocket launcher|Katyusha]] (KAT)

;{{flagicon|ESP}} Spain
* [[Ilerda Habitatges]] (ALC)
* [[Azpiru-Ugarte]] (AZP)
* [[UP Valencia-Bancaja]] (BAN)
* [[Cafemax Contentpolis]] (CAF)
* [[Diputación de León]] (DIP)
* [[Paint-Car-Massi]] (MAS)
* [[Seguros Bilbao]] (SEG)
* [[Camp de Tarragona]] (TAR)
|}

==External links==
*{{flagicon|ESP}} {{official website|http://www.vuelta-lleida.com/}} {{in lang|es}}

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[[Category:2008 in Catalan sport|Lleida]]