2008 Tour of Britain
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Stage 5 of the 2008 Tour of Britain in Beverley
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| Dates | 7–14 September 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 730 mi (1,175 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 27h 21' 49" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA)
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(Agritubel) |
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| Second |
 Steve Cummings (GBR)
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(Barloworld) | |
| Third |
Ian Stannard (GBR)
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(Great Britain) | |
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Points |
 Matthew Goss (AUS)
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(CSC–Saxo Bank) |
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Mountains |
 Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
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(LPR Brakes–Ballan) |
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Sprints |
 Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
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(Team Columbia) |
| Team | Agritubel | ||
The 2008 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 7 September till 14 September 2008. The race was the fifth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain. It formed part of the 2007–2008 UCI Europe Tour. The race begun with a circuit stage in London and ended in Liverpool.
The race was won by Geoffroy Lequatre of Agritubel, whilst both Alessandro Petacchi and Edvald Boasson Hagen won three stages.
The 16 teams which participated in the race were:
The final stage departed from Blackpool and finished in Liverpool with six laps of a city centre circuit. Alessandro Petacchi took the stage win, his third of the tour, whilst Geoffroy Lequatre finished third to win the general classification.
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