2008 Tour de France

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Tour_de_France
gptkbp:broadcastOn over 180 countries
gptkbp:distance 3558.5 km
gptkbp:edition 95
gptkbp:endDate 2008-07-27
gptkbp:finishingLocation gptkb:Paris,_France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2008 Tour de France
gptkbp:mountainsClassificationWinner gptkb:Bernhard_Kohl
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2009_Tour_de_France
gptkbp:notableEvent No prologue
Astana team not invited
Bernhard Kohl later disqualified for doping
Leonardo Piepoli expelled for doping
Manuel Beltrán expelled for doping
Mark Cavendish won 4 stages
Moises Dueñas expelled for doping
No team time trial
Riccardo Riccò expelled for doping
Several doping scandals
Stage 13 won by Mark Cavendish
Stage 17 (Alpe d'Huez) won by Carlos Sastre
Stefan Schumacher later disqualified for doping
Stage 10 won by Leonardo Piepoli (later disqualified)
First Tour de France won by a Spanish rider since 2006
Stage 20 (final time trial) won by Stefan Schumacher (later disqualified)
Stage 9 won by Riccardo Riccò (later disqualified)
gptkbp:notableTeam gptkb:Columbia
gptkb:Euskaltel-Euskadi
gptkb:Milram
gptkb:Cofidis
gptkb:Credit_Agricole
gptkb:Caisse_d'Epargne
gptkb:Gerolsteiner
gptkb:Bouygues_Télécom
gptkb:Liquigas
gptkb:Silence-Lotto
gptkb:Saunier_Duval-Scott
gptkb:Team_CSC_Saxo_Bank
gptkb:Lotto
gptkb:Rabobank
gptkb:AG2R_La_Mondiale
gptkb:Française_des_Jeux
gptkb:Lampre
Quick Step
Astana (not invited)
gptkbp:numberOfRidersAtFinish 145
gptkbp:numberOfRidersAtStart 180
gptkbp:numberOfStages 21
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 20
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Amaury_Sport_Organisation
gptkbp:pointsClassificationWinner gptkb:Óscar_Freire
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2007_Tour_de_France
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Cadel_Evans
gptkbp:startDate 2008-07-05
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:Brest,_France
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Bernhard_Kohl
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Carlos_Sastre
gptkbp:winnerTeam gptkb:Team_CSC_Saxo_Bank
gptkbp:youthClassificationWinner gptkb:Andy_Schleck
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cadel_Evans
gptkb:Carlos_Sastre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7