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2008 Vuelta a España, the Glossary

The 2008 Vuelta a España was the 63rd edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours.^[1]

88 relations: Alberto Contador, Alejandro Valverde, Alessandro Ballan, Alto de l'Angliru, Andalucía (cycling team), Andorra, Óscar Freire, Barbastro, Burgos, Calahorra, Carlos Sastre, Córdoba, Spain, Christophe Kern, Ciudad Real, Combination classification in the Vuelta a España, Crédit Agricole (cycling team), Cudillero, Daniele Bennati, David Arroyo, David García Dapena, David Moncoutié, Davide Rebellin, Egoi Martínez, Escaldes–Engordany, Ezequiel Mosquera, Filippo Pozzato, Giro d'Italia, Granada, Grand Tour (cycling), Greg Van Avermaet, Hors catégorie, Iñigo Landaluze, Imanol Erviti, Individual time trial, Jaén, Spain, Jesús Rosendo, Joaquim Rodríguez, Juan Manuel Gárate, King of the Mountains, Koldo Fernández, Las Rozas de Madrid, Leonardo Piepoli, Levi Leipheimer, Liquigas, List of Vuelta a España general classification winners, Maarten Tjallingii, Madrid, Marc de Maar, Marzio Bruseghin, Matti Breschel, ... Expand index (38 more) »
2008 in Spanish road cycling

Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador Velasco (born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist.

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Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish cyclist, who competed as a professional in road bicycle racing from 2002 to 2022, and now competes in gravel cycling for the Movistar Team Gravel Squad.

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Alessandro Ballan

Alessandro Ballan (born 6 November 1979 in Castelfranco Veneto, Veneto) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI World Tour team.

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Alto de l'Angliru

Alto de L'Angliru (L'Angliru; el Angliru) is a steep mountain road in Asturias, near La Vega-Riosa, in northern Spain.

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Andalucía (cycling team)

Andalucía was a cycling team based in Spain; the team was managed by Antonio Cabello, and assisted by Juan Martínez as a directeur sportif.

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Andorra

Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees, bordered by France to the north and Spain to the south.

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Óscar Freire

Óscar Freire Gómez (born 15 February 1976) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer.

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Barbastro

Barbastro (Latin: Barbastrum or Civitas Barbastrensis, Aragonese: Balbastro) is a city in the Somontano county, province of Huesca, Spain.

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Burgos

Burgos is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León.

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Calahorra

Calahorra (Calagorra; Calagurris) is a municipality in the comarca of Rioja Baja, near the border with Navarre on the right bank of the Ebro.

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Carlos Sastre

Carlos Sastre Candil (born 22 April 1975) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer and winner of the 2008 Tour de France.

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Córdoba, Spain

Córdoba, or sometimes Cordova, is a city in Andalusia, Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba.

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Christophe Kern

Christophe Kern (born 18 January 1981 in Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin) is a French former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2014 for the, and teams.

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Ciudad Real

Ciudad Real ("Royal City") is a municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, capital of the province of Ciudad Real.

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Combination classification in the Vuelta a España

The combination classification was one of the primary awards in the Vuelta a España cycling stage race.

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Crédit Agricole (cycling team)

Crédit Agricole was a French professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay.

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Cudillero

Cudillero (Asturian: Cuideiru) is a municipality in the Principality of Asturias, Spain.

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Daniele Bennati

Daniele Bennati (born 24 September 1980) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2019 for the,,,,,, and squads.

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David Arroyo

David Arroyo Durán (born 7 January 1980) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently competes in mountain biking for the Primaflor–Mondraker–XSauce team.

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David García Dapena

David García Dapena (born 30 September 1977 in Marín, Pontevedra) is a retired Spanish professional road bicycle racer.

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David Moncoutié

David Moncoutié (born 30 April 1975) is a retired French professional road racing cyclist, who rode with the French team, for his entire professional career.

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Davide Rebellin

Davide Rebellin (9 August 1971 – 30 November 2022) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1992 and 2022 for twelve different teams, taking more than sixty professional wins.

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Egoi Martínez

Egoi Martínez de Esteban (born 15 May 1978 in Etxarri-Aranatz, Navarre) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013.

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Escaldes–Engordany

Escaldes–Engordany is one of the seven parishes of Andorra.

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Ezequiel Mosquera

Ezequiel Mosquera Míguez (born 19 November 1975) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer.

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Filippo Pozzato

Filippo "Pippo" Pozzato (born 10 September 1981) is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the,,,,,, and two spells with the / teams.

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Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy; also known as the Giro) is an annual multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Italy, while also starting in, or passing through, other countries.

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Granada

Granada is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

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Grand Tour (cycling)

In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour is one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España.

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Greg Van Avermaet

Greg Van Avermaet (born 17 May 1985) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist.

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Hors catégorie

Hors catégorie (HC) is a French term used in stage bicycle races to designate a climb that is "beyond categorization".

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Iñigo Landaluze

Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (born May 9, 1977 in Getxo, Basque Country) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2009, entirely for the team.

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Imanol Erviti

Imanol Erviti Ollo (born 15 November 1983) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2023, entirely for and its successors.

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Individual time trial

An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: contre la montre – literally "against the watch", in Italian: tappa a cronometro "stopwatch stage").

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Jaén, Spain

Jaén is a municipality of Spain and the capital of the province of Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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Jesús Rosendo

Jesús Rosendo Prado (born 16 March 1982 in Seville) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team.

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Joaquim Rodríguez

Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver (born 12 May 1979) is a Spanish cyclist, who competed in road bicycle racing between 2001 and 2016 for the,, and teams.

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Juan Manuel Gárate

Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (born 24 April 1976 in Irun) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for the team.

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King of the Mountains

The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used.

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Koldo Fernández

Koldo Fernández de Larrea (born 13 September 1981) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2014 for the and teams.

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Las Rozas de Madrid

Las Rozas de Madrid (or simply, Las Rozas) is a municipality in the autonomous community of Madrid, Spain, with an area of 59 km² (22¾ sq. mi.). The municipality is served by three Renfe railway stations– Las Rozas, Pinar de Las Rozas and Las Matas.

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Leonardo Piepoli

Leonardo Piepoli (born 29 September 1971 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist.

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Levi Leipheimer

Levi Leipheimer (born October 24, 1973) is an American former professional road racing cyclist.

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Liquigas

Cannondale Pro Cycling Team, previously known as Liquigas, was an Italian professional road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour.

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List of Vuelta a España general classification winners

The Vuelta a España is an annual road bicycle race.

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Maarten Tjallingii

Maarten Pieter Tjallingii (born 5 November 1977) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2016.

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Madrid

Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain.

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Marc de Maar

Marc de Maar (born 15 February 1984) is a Curaçaoan former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2018.

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Marzio Bruseghin

Marzio Bruseghin (born 15 June 1974 in Conegliano, Treviso) is an Italian retired professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1997 and 2012.

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Matti Breschel

Matti Breschel (born 31 August 1984) is a Danish retired professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 2005 and 2019 for the,, and teams.

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Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España

The mountains classification in the Vuelta a España is a secondary classification in the Vuelta a España.

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Navacerrada Pass

The Navacerrada Pass (Puerto de Navacerrada) is a mountain pass in the Guadarrama Mountains, in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Oviedo

Oviedo or Uviéu (Asturian) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region.

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Paolo Bettini

Paolo Bettini (born 1 April 1974 in Cecina, Livorno, Tuscany) is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the former coach of the Italian national cycling team.

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Points classification

The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing.

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Points classification in the Vuelta a España

The points classification in the Vuelta a España is a secondary classification in the Vuelta a España, in which the cyclists are ranked in a points classification, based on the finish of each rider every stage.

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Ponferrada

Ponferrada is a city of Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León.

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Puertollano

Puertollano is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha.

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Real Sitio de San Ildefonso

San Ildefonso, La Granja, or La Granja de San Ildefonso, is a town and municipality in the Province of Segovia, in the Castile and León autonomous region of central Spain.

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Riccardo Riccò

Riccardo Riccò (born 1 September 1983) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who is suspended from all competition until 2024.

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Robert Gesink

Robert Gesink (born 31 May 1986) is a Dutch professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam.

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Sabiñánigo

Sabiñánigo (Samianigo in Aragonese) is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragón, Spain, capital of the comarca of Alto Gállego.

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San Sebastián de los Reyes

San Sebastián de los Reyes (colloquially called "Sanse") is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain.

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San Vicente de la Barquera

San Vicente de la Barquera is a municipality of Cantabria in northern Spain.

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Sébastien Hinault

Sébastien Hinault (born 11 February 1974) is a French former professional road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 1997 and 2014, competing in seventeen Grand Tours.

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Segovia

Segovia is a city in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain.

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Suances

Suances is a municipality in Cantabria Province, Spain.

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Sylvain Chavanel

Sylvain ChavanelProcycling, UK, November 2008 (born 30 June 1979) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2018 for the,, and two spells with the / team.

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Team classification in the Vuelta a España

The team classification in the Vuelta a España is a prize that is contested in the Vuelta a España.

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Team time trial

A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).

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Tinkoff Credit Systems (cycling team)

Tinkoff Credit Systems was a professional continental cycling team based in Italy that had UCI Professional Continental status, raced in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.

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Toledo, Spain

Toledo is a city and municipality of Spain, the capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.

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Tom Boonen

Tom Boonen (born 15 October 1980) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2017 for the and teams and a professional racing driver who currently competes in Belcar, having previously competed in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Vuelta_a_España

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