2008 Paris–Roubaix
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 2008 Paris–Roubaix
| image = Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara, 2008 Paris-Roubaix.jpg
| image_caption = Tom Boonen at the 2008 Paris–Roubaix
| date = April 13, 2008
| stages = 1
| distance = 259
| unit = km
| time = 5h 58' 42"
| speed = 43.32
| first = Tom Boonen
| first_nat = BEL
| first_natvar =
| first_team = {{UCI team code|QST|2008}}
| second = Fabian Cancellara
| second_nat = SUI
| second_natvar =
| second_team = {{UCI team code|SBS|2008a}}
| third = Alessandro Ballan
| third_nat = ITA
| third_natvar =
| third_team = {{UCI team code|LAM|2008}}
| previous = 2007
| next = 2009
}}
The 2008 Paris–Roubaix was the 106th running of the Paris–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the Hell of the North. It was held on 13 April 2008 over a distance of {{convert|259|km|1|abbr=off}}. Tom Boonen of the {{UCI team code|QST|2008}} team won in a sprint inside the Roubaix velodrome. Fabian Cancellara was a close second and Alessandro Ballan came third.
Results
;April 13, 2008, Compiègne > Roubaix, {{convert|259|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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|+ Results (1–10){{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/roubaix08/?id=results |title=Tom Boonen blasts clash of the titans|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|location=Bath, UK|date= 2008-04-13|access-date=2012-09-26|author=Gregor Brown}} |
!Cyclist
!Team !Time |
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style="text-align:center"| 1
| {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|QST|2008}} | align=right| 5h 58' 42" |
style="text-align:center"| 2
|{{flagathlete|Fabian Cancellara|SUI}} |{{UCI team code|SBS|2008a}} | align=right| s.t. |
style="text-align:center"| 3
|{{flagathlete|Alessandro Ballan|ITA}} |{{UCI team code|LAM|2008}} | align=right| s.t. |
style="text-align:center"| 4
|{{flagathlete|Martijn Maaskant|NED}} |{{UCI team code|GRM|2008a}} | align=right| + 3' 39" |
style="text-align:center"| 5
|{{flagathlete|Stuart O'Grady|AUS}} |{{UCI team code|SBS|2008a}} | align=right| + 3' 57" |
style="text-align:center"| 6
|{{flagathlete|Leif Hoste|BEL}} |{{UCI team code|OLO|2008}} | align=right| s.t. |
style="text-align:center"| 7
|{{flagathlete|Stijn Devolder|BEL}} |{{UCI team code|QST|2008}} | align=right| + 3' 59" |
style="text-align:center"| 8
|{{flagathlete|Johan van Summeren|BEL}} |{{UCI team code|OLO|2008}} | align=right| + 4' 35" |
style="text-align:center"| 9
|{{flagathlete|George Hincapie|USA}} |{{UCI team code|THR|2008a}} | align=right| + 5' 12" |
style="text-align:center"| 10
|{{flagathlete|Fabio Baldato|ITA}} |{{UCI team code|LAM|2008}} | align=right| s.t. |
The cobblestones
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!Section !Kilometers !Place !Length |
28
|98 |Troisvilles > Inchy |2.2 |
27
|104.5 |1.8 |
26
|107 |3.7 |
25
|112 |1.5 |
24
|119.5 |Vertain > Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon |1.9 |
23
|126.5 |Capelle-sur-Écaillon> Le-Buat |1.7 |
22
|138.5 |1.6 |
21
|141.5 |Quérénaing > Maing |2.5 |
20
|144.5 |Maing > Monchaux-sur-Écaillon |1.6 |
19
|156 |2.5 |
18
|164 |2.4 |
17
|170.5 |1.6 |
16
|177 |3.7 |
15
|184.5 |2.4 |
14
|188 |Tilloy > Sars-et-Rosières |2.4 |
13
|194.5 |Beuvry-la-forêt > Orchies |1.4 |
12
|199.5 |1.7 |
11
|205.5 |1.2 |
10
|211 |3 |
9
|217 |Mérignes > Pont-à-Marcq |0.7 |
8
|220 |Pont-Thibaut > Ennevelin |1.4 |
7
|225.5 |Templeuve > L'Épinette |0.2 |
7
|226 |Templeuve > Moulin-de-Vertain |0.5 |
6
|232.5 |1.3 |
6
|235 |1.1 |
5
|239.5 |1.8 |
4
|242.5 |2.1 |
3
|244.5 |1.1 |
2
|251.5 |Hem |1.4 |
1
|258 |0.3 |
References
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.letour.fr/2008/PRX/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html}}
{{Paris-Roubaix}}
{{Paris–Roubaix winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2008 Paris-Roubaix}}
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