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Deutsch2008 Gent–Wevelgem
| 2008 UCI ProTour, race 4 of 15 | |||||||||||||
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| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | April 9 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 209 km (129.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 01' 35" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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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.
Results
[edit]| 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 |
Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race
[edit]| 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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