2008 Gent–Wevelgem

2008 Gent–Wevelgem

2008 UCI ProTour, race 4 of 15
Race details
Dates	April 9
Stages	1
Distance	209 km (129.9 mi)
Winning time	5h 01' 35"
Results
Winner  Óscar Freire (ESP) (Rabobank)   Second  Aurélien Clerc (SUI) (Bouygues Télécom)   Third  Wouter Weylandt (BEL) (Quick-Step)
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The 2008 Gent–Wevelgem was a road cycling race that took place in Belgium on April 9, 2008. Spaniard Óscar Freire won in a tightly contested bunch sprint and beat Swiss racer Aurélien Clerc who finished a close second.

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI ProTour Points
1	Óscar Freire (ESP)	Rabobank	5h 01' 35"	40
2	Aurélien Clerc (SUI)	Bouygues Télécom	s.t.	30
3	Wouter Weylandt (BEL)	Quick-Step	s.t.	25
4	Erik Zabel (GER)	Team Milram	s.t.	20
5	Kenny Dehaes (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen	s.t.	N/A
6	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo	s.t.	N/A
7	José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	s.t.	7
8	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Team CSC	s.t.	5
9	Heinrich Haussler (GER)	Gerolsteiner	s.t.	3
10	Roger Hammond (UK)	Team High Road	s.t.	1

Rank	Previous Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	1	André Greipel (GER)	Team High Road	62
2	2	Stijn Devolder (BEL)	Quick-Step	50
3	4	José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	45
4	-	Óscar Freire (ESP)	Rabobank	40
5	3	Nick Nuyens (BEL)	Cofidis	40
6	5	Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)	Rabobank	35
7	-	Aurélien Clerc (SUI)	Bouygues Télécom	30
8	6	Alessandro Ballan (ITA)	Lampre	30
9	7	Mickaël Delage (FRA)	Française des Jeux	30
10	-	Wouter Weylandt (BEL)	Quick-Step	25

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