2008 UCI Road World Championships
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The 2008 UCI Road World Championships took place in Varese, Italy, between September 23 and September 28, 2008. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23.
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Varese
Varese | |
| Venue | Varese, Italy |
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| Date(s) | 23–28 September 2008 |
| Coordinates | 45°49′0″N 8°50′0″E / 45.81667°N 8.83333°E |
| Nations participating | 57 |
| Events | 6 |
Qualification
Main article: 2008 UCI Road World Championships – Qualification
Participating nations
Cyclists from 57 national federations participated. The number of cyclists per nation that competed is shown in parentheses.
| Participating nations Click on a nation to go to the nations' UCI Road World Championships page |
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Medal table
| Place | Nation | Total | |||
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| 1 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Events summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's Events | ||||||
| Men's road race details |
Alessandro Ballan Italy |
6:37:30 | Damiano Cunego Italy |
+3" | Matti Breschel Denmark |
+3" |
| Men's time trial details |
Bert Grabsch Germany |
52:01.60 | Svein Tuft Canada |
+42.79 | David Zabriskie United States |
+52.27 |
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Women's road race details |
Nicole Cooke Great Britain |
3:42:11 | Marianne Vos Netherlands |
s.t. | Judith Arndt Germany |
s.t. |
| Women's time trial details |
Amber Neben United States |
33:51.35 | Christiane Soeder Austria |
+7.56 | Judith Arndt Germany |
+21.77 |
| Men's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Men's under-23 road race details |
Fabio Duarte Colombia |
4:17:02 | Simone Ponzi Italy |
s.t. | John Degenkolb Germany |
s.t. |
| Men's under-23 time trial details |
Adriano Malori Italy |
41:35.98 | Patrick Gretsch Germany |
+49.67 | Cameron Meyer Australia |
+1:04.36 |
External links
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- Official website
- UCI Website for Road World Championships
- Cyclingnews.com Cycling News and Race Results