2008–09 UCI Europe Tour

The 2008–09 UCI Europe Tour was the fifth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The season began on 19 October 2008 with the Chrono des Nations and ended on 15 October 2009 with the Giro del Piemonte.

2008–09 UCI Europe Tour
Fifth edition of the UCI Europe Tour
Details
Dates19 October 2008 (2008-10-19)–15 October 2009
LocationEurope
RacesAbout 300+
Champions
Individual champion Giovanni Visconti (ITA) (ISD)
Teams' championAgritubel
Nations' champion Italy
← 2007–08

The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. Enrico Gasparotto of Italy was the defending champion of the 2007–08 UCI Europe Tour. Giovanni Visconti was crowned as the 2008–09 UCI Europe Tour.

Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.

The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:

  • Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2
  • One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2

Events

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2008

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Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
19 October Chrono des Nations   France 1.1   Stef Clement (NED) Bouygues Télécom
25 October Firenze–Pistoia   Italy 1.1   Andriy Hrivko (UKR) Team Milram

2009

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Date Race Name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
1 February Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise   France 1.1   Rémi Pauriol (FRA) Cofidis
4–8 February Étoile de Bessèges   France 2.1   Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
7 February Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi   Italy 1.1   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini
8 February Trofeo Mallorca   Spain 1.1   Gert Steegmans (BEL) Team Katusha
9 February Trofeo Cala Millor-Cala Bona   Spain 1.1   Robbie McEwen (AUS) Team Katusha
10 February Trofeo Inca   Spain 1.1   Daniele Bennati (ITA) Liquigas
11 February Trofeo Pollença   Spain 1.1   Antonio Colom (ESP) Team Katusha
11–15 February Tour Méditerranéen   France 2.1   Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne
12 February Trofeo Calvià   Spain 1.1   Gerald Ciolek (GER) Team Milram
13–15 February Giro della Provincia di Grosseto   Italy 2.1   Daniele Pietropolli (ITA) LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini
15–19 February Vuelta a Andalucía   Spain 2.1   Joost Posthuma (NED) Rabobank
18–22 February Volta ao Algarve   Portugal 2.1   Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana
21 February Trofeo Laigueglia   Italy 1.1   Francesco Ginanni (ITA) Diquigiovanni–Androni
21 February Coppa San Geo   Italy 1.2   Davide Cimolai (ITA) Team 2000 Veneto Marchiol
21 February Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche   France 1.2   Freddy Bichot (FRA) Agritubel
21–22 February Tour du Haut Var   France 2.1   Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
24–28 February Giro di Sardegna   Italy 2.1   Daniele Bennati (ITA) Liquigas
27 February – 1 March Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse   France 2.2   David Lelay (FRA) Agritubel
28 February Gran Premio dell'Insubria    Switzerland 1.1   Francesco Ginanni (ITA) Diquigiovanni–Androni
28 February Beverbeek Classic   Belgium 1.2   Andreas Schillinger (GER) Team Nutrixxion–Sparkasse
28 February Omloop Het Nieuwsblad   Belgium 1.HC   Thor Hushovd (NOR) Cervélo TestTeam
1 March Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne   Belgium 1.1   Tom Boonen (BEL) Quick-Step
1 March Clásica de Almería   Spain 1.1   Greg Henderson (NZL) Team Columbia–High Road
1 March Gran Premio di Lugano    Switzerland 1.1   Rémi Pauriol (FRA) Cofidis
1 March Trofeo Zsšdi   Italy 1.2   Tomislav Dančulović (CRO) Loborika
4 March Le Samyn   Belgium 1.1   Wouter Weylandt (BEL) Quick-Step
4 March Giro del Friuli   Italy 1.1   Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA) Lampre–NGC
4–8 March Vuelta a Murcia   Spain 2.1   Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank
6–8 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen   Belgium 2.1   Johnny Hoogerland (NED) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
7 March Monte Paschi Eroica   Italy 1.1   Thomas Löfkvist (SWE) Team Columbia–High Road
7 March De Vlaamse Pijl   Belgium 1.2   Jan Ghyselinck (BEL) Team Beveren 2000
8 March Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers   France 1.2   Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) Designa Køkken
8 March Trofeo Franco Balestra   Italy 1.2   Davide Cimolai (ITA) Team 2000 Veneto Marchiol
8 March Poreč Trophy   Croatia 1.2   Ole Haavardsholm (NOR) Joker–Bianchi
12–15 March Istrian Spring Trophy   Croatia 2.2   Mitja Mahorič (SLO) Radenska–KD Financial Point
15 March Giro del Mendrisiotto    Switzerland 1.2   Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) Cervélo TestTeam
15 March Paris–Troyes   France 1.2   Yannick Talabardon (FRA) Besson Chaussures–Sojasun
15 March Omloop van het Waasland   Belgium 1.2   Johan Coenen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen
18 March Nokere Koerse   Belgium 1.1   Graeme Brown (AUS) Rabobank
20 March Classic Loire Atlantique   France 1.2   Cyril Bessy (FRA) Besson Chaussures–Sojasun
22 March Cholet-Pays de la Loire   France 1.1   Juan José Haedo (ARG) Team Saxo Bank
22 March Ronde van het Groene Hart   Netherlands 1.1   Geert Omloop (BEL) Palmans–Cras
22 March La Roue Tourangelle   France 1.2   Arnaud Molmy (FRA) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
22 March Gran Premio San Giuseppe   Italy 1.2   Alessandro Malaguti (ITA) Calzaturieri Montegranaro
23–27 March Vuelta a Castilla y León   Spain 2.1   Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
23–29 March Tour de Normandie   France 2.2   Bram Schmitz (NED) Van Vliet–EBH Elshof
25 March Dwars door Vlaanderen   Belgium 1.1   Kevin van Impe (BEL) Quick-Step
24–28 March Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale   Italy 2.1   Damiano Cunego (ITA) Lampre–NGC
26–29 March The Paths of King Nikola   Montenegro 2.2   Radoslav Rogina (CRO) Loborika
27–29 March Grand Prix du Portugal   Portugal 2.Ncup   Sergio Luis Henao (COL) Colombia (national team)
28 March E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke   Belgium 1.HC   Filippo Pozzato (ITA) Team Katusha
28 March Trofeo Edil C   Italy 1.2   Tomas Alberio (ITA) Bottoli Nordelettrica
28–29 March Critérium International   France 2.HC   Jens Voigt (GER) Team Saxo Bank
29 March Brabantse Pijl   Belgium 1.1   Anthony Geslin (FRA) Française des Jeux
29 March Gran Premio de Llodio   Spain 1.1   Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi
31 March – 2 April Driedaagse van De Panne   Belgium 2.HC   Frederik Willems (BEL) Liquigas
31 March – 5 April Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda   Italy 2.1   Daniele Pietropolli (ITA) LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini
1–5 April Volta ao Alentejo em Bicicleta   Portugal 2.1   Maxime Bouet (FRA) Agritubel
1–5 April Cinturón Ciclista Internacional a Mallorca   Spain 2.2   Sergio Luis Henao (COL) Colombia es Pasión Coldeportes
2–4 April Boucle de l'Artois   France 2.2   Sergey Firsanov (RUS) Designa Køkken
3 April Route Adélie de Vitré   France 1.1   Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Française des Jeux
3–5 April Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux   Belgium 2.2   Kris Boeckmans (BEL) Davo–Lotto–Davitamon
4 April Hel van het Mergelland   Netherlands 1.1   Mauro Finetto (ITA) CSF Group–Navigare
4 April GP Miguel Induráin   Spain 1.HC   David de la Fuente (ESP) Fuji–Servetto
5 April Grand Prix de la ville de Nogent-sur-Oise   France 1.2   Martin Pedersen (DEN) Capinordic
5 April Trofeo Banca Popolare di Vicenza   Italy 1.2U   Davide Cimolai (ITA) Team 2000 Veneto Marchiol
7–10 April Circuit de la Sarthe   France 2.1   David Lelay (FRA) Agritubel
10–12 April Circuit des Ardennes International   France 2.2   Dimitri Champion (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller
11 April Tour des Flandres Espoirs   Belgium 1.2Ncup   Jan Ghyselinck (BEL) Belgium (national team)
12 April Klasika Primavera   Spain 1.1   Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne
12 April Grand Prix of Donetsk   Ukraine 1.2   Mart Ojave (EST) Cycling Club Bourgas
12 April Ronde van Drenthe   Netherlands 1.1   Maurizio Biondo (ITA) Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini
12–19 April Presidential Cycling Tour   Turkey 2.1   Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld
13 April Giro del Belvedere   Italy 1.2U   Sacha Modolo (ITA) Zalf Désirée Fior
13 April Rund um Köln   Germany 1.1   Martin Pedersen (DEN) Denmark (national team)
14 April Paris–Camembert   France 1.1   Jimmy Casper (FRA) Besson Chaussures–Sojasun
14 April GP Palio del Recioto   Italy 1.2U   Stefano Locatelli (ITA) De Nardi–Daigo–Bergamasca
14–19 April Tour du Loir-et-Cher   France 2.2   Dmitry Kosyakov (RUS) Katusha Continental Team
15 April Scheldeprijs   Belgium 1.HC   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini
15 April La Côte Picarde   France 1.Ncup   Timofey Kritskiy (RUS) Russia (national team)
16 April Grand Prix de Denain   France 1.1   Jimmy Casper (FRA) Besson Chaussures–Sojasun
16–19 April Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour   France 2.2   Yann Huguet (FRA) Agritubel
18 April Tour du Finistère   France 1.1   Dimitri Champion (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller
18 April Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie   Italy 1.1   Grega Bole (SLO) Amica Chips–Knauf
18 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs   Belgium 1.2U   Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN) Capinordic
18 April ZLM Tour   Netherlands 1.Ncup   Luke Rowe (GBR) Great Britain (national team)
19 April Tro-Bro Léon   France 1.1   Saïd Haddou (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
19 April Rund um Düren   Germany 1.2   Dennis Pohl (GER) Team Kuota–Indeland
22–25 April Giro del Trentino   Italy 2.1   Ivan Basso (ITA) Liquigas
22–26 April Vuelta a Extremadura   Spain 2.2   José Antonio de Segovia (ESP) Supermercados Froiz
25 April Arno Wallaard Memorial   Netherlands 1.2   Lieuwe Westra (NED) Vacansoleil
25 April Belgrade–Banja Luka   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2   Normunds Lasis (LAT) Cycling Club Bourgas
25 April Gran Premio della Liberazione   Italy 1.2U   Sacha Modolo (ITA) Zalf Désirée Fior
25 April – 1 May Tour de Bretagne   France 2.2   Julien Fouchard (FRA) Côtes-d'Armor–Maitre Jacques
26 April Vuelta a La Rioja   Spain 1.1   David García (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia
26 April Ronde van Noord-Holland   Netherlands 1.2   Theo Bos (NED) Rabobank Continental Team
26 April Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines   France 1.2   Pierre Drancourt (FRA) ESEG–Douai
26 April East Midlands Classic   United Kingdom 1.2   Ian Wilkinson (GBR) Team Halfords
28 April – 2 May Vuelta a Asturias   Spain 2.1   Francisco Mancebo (ESP) Rock Racing
1 May Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego   Poland 1.2   Mateusz Taciak (POL) Mroz Continental Team
1 May Meiprijs–Ereprijs Victor De Bruyne   Belgium 1.2   Denis Flahaut (FRA) Landbouwkrediet–Colnago
1 May Rund um den Henninger Turm U23   Germany 1.2U   Jack Bobridge (AUS) Australia (national team)
1 May Rund um den Henninger Turm   Germany 1.HC   Fabian Wegmann (GER) Team Milram
2 May Grand Prix Herning   Denmark 1.2   René Jørgensen (DEN) Designa Køkken
2 May GP Industria & Artigianato   Italy 1.1   Daniele Callegarin (ITA) Centri della Calzatura
2 May Ronde van Overijssel   Netherlands 1.2   Kenny van Hummel (NED) Skil–Shimano
2 May Mayor Cup   Russia 1.2   Mikhail Antonov (RUS) Katusha Continental Team
3 May Giro di Toscana   Italy 1.1   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini
3 May Trophée des Grimpeurs   France 1.1   Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom
3 May Subida al Naranco   Spain 1.1   Romain Sicard (FRA) Orbea
3 May Circuito del Porto   Italy 1.2   Filippo Baggio (ITA) Bottoli Nordelettrica
3 May Memorial Oleg Dyachenko   Russia 1.2   Mikhail Antonov (RUS) Katusha Continental Team
5–10 May Four Days of Dunkirk   France 2.HC   Rui Costa (POR) Caisse d'Epargne
6–10 May Five Rings of Moscow   Russia 2.2   Timofey Kritskiy (RUS) Katusha Continental Team
6–10 May Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia   Italy 2.2   Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) Zalf Désirée Fior
8–10 May Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich   Poland 2.1   Mariusz Witecki (POL) Mróz Continental Team
8–10 May Tour du Haut-Anjou   France 2.2U   Tejay van Garderen (USA) Rabobank Continental Team
9 May Scandinavian Race Uppsala   Sweden 1.2   Jonas Jørgensen (DEN) Capinordic
10 May Omloop der Kempen   Netherlands 1.2   Theo Bos (NED) Rabobank Continental Team
10 May GP Industrie del Marmo   Italy 1.2   Carlos Manarelli (BRA) Marchiol Pasta Montegrappa
12 May GP of Moscow   Russia 1.2   Alexander Khatuntsev (RUS) Moscow
13 May Batavus Prorace   Netherlands 1.1   Kenny van Hummel (NED) Skil–Shimano
14–17 May GP Paredes Rota dos Móveis   Portugal 2.2   Cândido Barbosa (POR) Palmeiras Resort–Tavira
15–17 May Tour de Picardie   France 2.1   Lieuwe Westra (NED) Vacansoleil
16 May GP Copenhagen   Denmark 1.2   Jacob Nielsen (DEN) Glud & Marstrand–Horsens
16 May Dutch Food Valley Classic   Netherlands 1.HC   Kenny van Hummel (NED) Skil–Shimano
17 May Tour de Rijke   Netherlands 1.1   Kenny van Hummel (NED) Skil–Shimano
17–24 May FBD Insurance Ras   Ireland 2.2   Simon Richardson (GBR) Rapha Condor
19–24 May Olympia's Tour   Netherlands 2.2   Jetse Bol (NED) Rabobank Continental Team
20–24 May Circuit de Lorraine   France 2.1   Matteo Carrara (ITA) Vacansoleil
20–24 May Flèche du Sud   Luxembourg 2.2   Simon Zahner (SUI) Bürgis Cycling
21–24 May Ronde de l'Isard   France 2.2U   Alexandre Geniez (FRA) VC La Pomme Marseille
27–31 May Ronde van België   Belgium 2.HC   Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank
27–31 May Bayern Rundfahrt   Germany 2.HC   Linus Gerdemann (GER) Team Milram
29 May Tallinn–Tartu GP   Estonia 1.1   Erki Pütsep (EST) Cycling Club Bourgas
29 May – 1 June Tour de Gironde   France 2.2   Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
29 May – 1 June Tour de Berlin   Germany 2.2U   Franz Schiewer (GER) LKT Team Brandenburg
30 May Tartu GP   Estonia 1.1   Hannes Blank (GER) Continental Team Differdange
30 May GP Kranj   Slovenia 1.1   Gašper Švab (SLO) Sava
30 May Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan   France 1.1   Jérémie Galland (FRA) Besson Chaussures–Sojasun
30 May GP Kooperativa   Slovakia 1.2   Peter Sagan (SVK) Dukla Trenčín–Merida
31 May Boucles de l'Aulne   France 1.1   Maxime Bouet (FRA) Agritubel
31 May Grand Prix Boka   Slovakia 1.2   Juraj Sagan (SVK) Dukla Trenčín–Merida
31 May Paris–Roubaix Espoirs   France 1.2U   Taylor Phinney (USA) Trek–Livestrong
31 May Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano   Italy 1.2U   Alessandro Mazzi (ITA) Zalf Désirée Fior
1 June Neuseen Classics   Germany 1.1   André Greipel (GER) Team Columbia–High Road
1 June Rogaland GP   Norway 1.2   Håvard Nybø (NOR) Sparebanken Vest–Ridley
2 June Trofeo Alcide Degasperi   Italy 1.2   Pavel Kochetkov (RUS) Russia (national team)
2–7 June Baltyk Karkonosze Tour   Poland 2.2   Sergey Kolesnikov (RUS) Moscow
3–7 June Ringerike GP   Norway 2.2   Sergey Firsanov (RUS) Designa Køkken
3–7 June Tour de Luxembourg   Luxembourg 2.HC   Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank
6 June Memorial Marco Pantani   Italy 1.1   Roberto Ferrari (ITA) LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini
6 June GP Triberg-Schwarzwald   Germany 1.1   Heinrich Haussler (GER) Cervélo TestTeam
6–13 June Romanian Cycling Tour   Romania 2.2   Alexey Shchebelin (RUS) SP Tablewere–Gatsoulis Bikes
7 June Coppa della Pace   Italy 1.2   Egor Silin (RUS) Russia (national team)
7 June Coppa Colli Briantei   Italy 1.2   Maurizio Anzalone (ITA) VC Mendrisio
7 June Memorial Ph. Van Coningsloo   Belgium 1.2   Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) NH Tielen
7 June Grand Prix of Aargau Canton    Switzerland 1.HC   Peter Velits (SVK) Team Milram
7–13 June Thüringen Rundfahrt   Germany 2.2U   Stefan Denifl (AUT) Austria (national team)
10–16 June Circuito Montañés   Spain 2.2   Tejay van Garderen (USA) Rabobank Continental Team
11–14 June GP CTT Correios   Portugal 2.1   Adrián Palomares (ESP) Contentpolis–Ampo
11–14 June Ronde de l'Oise   France 2.2   Steven Van Vooren (BEL) An Post–Sean Kelly
12–14 June Delta Tour Zeeland   Netherlands 2.1   Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin–Slipstream
12–21 June Giro Ciclistico d'Italia   Italy 2.2   Cayetano Sarmiento (COL) Colombia (national team)
15–21 June Tour de Serbie   Serbia 2.2   Davide Torosantucci (ITA) Centri della Calzatura
17–21 June Ster Elektrotoer   Netherlands 2.1   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Silence–Lotto
18–20 June Tour of Małopolska   Poland 2.2   Artur Detko (POL) DHL–Author
18–21 June Route du Sud   France 2.1   Przemysław Niemiec (POL) Miche–Silver Cross
18–21 June Tour of Slovenia   Slovenia 2.1   Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Team Saxo Bank
18–21 June Boucles de la Mayenne   France 2.2   Janek Tombak (EST) Cycling Club Bourgas
19–21 June Tour des Pays de Savoie   France 2.2U   Ben Gastauer (LUX) Chambéry Cyclisme Formation
19–21 June Mainfranken-Tour   Germany 2.2U   Sebastian May (GER) Thüringer Energie Team
21 June Raiffeisen GP   Austria 1.2   Markus Eibegger (AUT) Elk Haus
24 June Giro dell'Appennino   Italy 1.1   Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas
24 June Halle–Ingooigem   Belgium 1.1   Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL) Quick-Step
24 June I.W.T. Jong Maar Moedig   Belgium 1.2   Thomas De Gendt (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
1–5 July Course de la Solidarité Olympique   Poland 2.1   Artur Król (POL) Centri della Calzatura
2 July European Road Championships (U23)Time Trial   Belgium CC   Marcel Kittel (GER) Germany (national team)
4 July Tour du Jura    Switzerland 1.2   Roger Beuchat (SUI) Team Neotel
4 July Cronoscalata Gardone Valtrompia   Italy 1.2   Stefano Di Carlo (ITA) Scap Foresi
5 July Tour du Doubs   France 1.1   Yann Huguet (FRA) Agritubel
5 July Giro Ciclistico Valli Aretine   Italy 1.2   Enrico Battaglin (ITA) Zalf Désirée Fior
5 July European Road Championships (U23)Road Race   Belgium CC   Kris Boeckmans (BEL) Belgium (national team)
5–12 July Tour of Austria   Austria 2.HC   Michael Albasini (SUI) Team Columbia–HTC
7 July Trofeo Città di Brescia   Italy 1.2   Andrea Palini (ITA) Gavardo
8–12 July GP Torres Vedras   Portugal 2.2   Héctor Guerra (ESP) Liberty Seguros
10–11 July GP de Gemenc   Hungary 2.2   Žolt Dér (SRB) Centri della Calzatura
12 July Giro del Medio Brenta   Italy 1.2   Christian Delle Stelle (ITA) Bottoli Nordelettrica
17–19 July Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid   Spain 2.1   Héctor Guerra (ESP) Liberty Seguros
18 July Grand Prix Cristal Energie   France 1.2   Martin Pedersen (DEN) Capinordic
19 July Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria   Italy 1.1   Fortunato Baliani (ITA) CSF Group–Navigare
19 July Trophée des Champions   France 1.2   Tony Hurel (FRA) Vendée U
19 July Giro del Casentino   Italy 1.2   Roberto Cesaro (ITA) Ginestra Ceramiche
22–26 July Sachsen Tour   Germany 2.1   Patrik Sinkewitz (GER) PSK Whirlpool–Author
22–26 July Brixia Tour   Italy 2.1   Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini
25 July Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia   Spain 1.1   Jaume Rovira (ESP) Andorra–Grandvalira
25–26 July Grand Prix Bradlo   Slovakia 1.2   Nebojša Jovanović  (SRB) AC Sparta Prague
25–27 July Kreiz Breizh Elites   France 2.2   Antoine Dalibard (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller
25–29 July Tour de Wallonie   Belgium 2.HC   Julien El Fares (FRA) Cofidis
26 July Grand Prix de Pérenchies   France 1.2   Robert Retschke (GER) Continental Team Differdange
26 July Gran Premio Inda   Italy 1.2   Pavel Kochetkov (RUS) Russia (national team)
28 July – 1 August Dookoła Mazowsza   Poland 2.2   Łukasz Bodnar (POL) CCC Polsat Polkowice
29 July – 2 August Tour Alsace   France 2.2   Simon Zahner (SUI) Burgis Cycling Team
29 July – 2 August Danmark Rundt   Denmark 2.HC   Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Team Saxo Bank
31 July Circuito de Getxo   Spain 1.1   Koldo Fernández (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi
1 August Scandinavian Open Road Race   Sweden 1.2   Patrik Stenberg (SWE) Cykelcity.se
1 August GP P-Nivo   Hungary 1.2   Uros Silar (SLO) Sava
2 August Subida a Urkiola   Spain 1.1   Igor Antón (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi
2 August Sparkassen Giro Bochum   Germany 1.1   Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team Columbia–HTC
2 August La Poly Normande   France 1.1   Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) Française des Jeux
2 August Giro del Cigno   Italy 1.2   Paolo Ciavatta (ITA) Monturano–Civitanova Marche
2 August GP Betonexpressz 2000   Hungary 1.2   Gergely Ivanics (HUN) Betonexpressz 2000–Limonta
4–8 August Tour des Pyrénées   France 2.2   Fabio Duarte (COL) Colombia es Pasión Coldeportes
4–8 August Vuelta a León   Spain 2.2   David Belda (ESP) Boyacá es Para Vivirla
5 August GP Folignano   Italy 1.2   Henry Frusto (ITA) Team SCAP Prefabbricati Foresi
5–6 August Paris–Corrèze   France 2.1   Francisco Ventoso (ESP) CarmioOro–A Style
5–9 August Vuelta a Burgos   Spain 2.HC   Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne
5–16 August Volta a Portugal   Portugal 2.HC   David Blanco (ESP) Palmeiras Resort–Tavira
6 August Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese   Italy 1.1   Francesco Ginanni (ITA) Diquigiovanni–Androni
6–8 August Tour of Szeklerland   Romania 2.2   Vitaliy Popkov (UKR) ISD Sport Donetsk
8 August Gran Premio Città di Camaiore   Italy 1.1   Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas
8–12 August Tour de l'Ain   France 2.1   Rein Taaramäe (EST) Cofidis
9 August Trofeo Internazionale Bastianelli   Italy 1.2   Radoslav Rogina (CRO) Loborika
11 August GP Città di Felino   Italy 1.2   Richie Porte (AUS) Praties
12–15 August Mi-Août Bretonne   France 2.2   Frederik Wilmann (NOR) Joker–Bianchi
14 August Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej   Poland 1.2   Tomasz Kiendyś (POL) CCC–Polsat–Polkowice
15 August Memoriał Henryka Łasaka   Poland 1.2   Stefan Schäfer (GER) LKT Team Brandenburg
16 August GP Capodarco   Italy 1.2   Salvatore Mancuso (ITA) Lucchini Arvedi Unidelta
16 August Antwerpse Havenpijl   Belgium 1.2   Jens-Erik Madsen (DEN) Capinordic
16 August Puchar Uzdrowisk Karpackich   Poland 1.2   Matthias Belka (GER) LKT Team Brandenburg
17 August Gara Ciclistica Montappone   Italy 1.2   Stefano Pirazzi (ITA) Palazzago Elledent Rad
18 August Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem   Belgium 1.1   Niko Eeckhout (BEL) An Post–M.Donnelly–Grant Thornton–Sean Kelly
18 August Tre Valli Varesine   Italy 1.HC   Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) Lampre–NGC
18–21 August Tour du Limousin   France 2.1   Mathieu Perget (FRA) Caisse d'Epargne
19 August Coppa Ugo Agostoni   Italy 1.1   Giovanni Visconti (ITA) ISD–NERI
20 August Coppa Bernocchi   Italy 1.1   Luca Paolini (ITA) Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
21–23 August Tour of Ireland   Ireland 2.1   Russell Downing (GBR) Candi TV–Marshalls Pasta RT
22 August Trofeo Melinda   Italy 1.1   Giovanni Visconti (ITA) ISD–NERI
25 August Grand Prix des Marbriers   France 1.2   Robert Retschke (GER) Continental Team Differdange
25–28 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes   France 2.1   Gustav Larsson (SWE) Team Saxo Bank
25–30 August Giro della Valle d'Aosta   Italy 2.2   Thibaut Pinot (FRA) France (national team)
26 August Druivenkoers Overijse   Belgium 1.1   Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) Designa Køkken
26–30 August Grand Prix Tell    Switzerland 2.2   Mathias Frank (SUI) BMC Racing Team
29 August Giro del Veneto   Italy 1.HC   Filippo Pozzato (ITA) Team Katusha
30 August Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre   France 1.1   Jimmy Casper (FRA) Besson Chaussures–Sojasun
30 August Schaal Sels-Merksem   Belgium 1.1   Kris Boeckmans (BEL) Silence–Lotto
2–6 September Tour de Slovaquie   Slovakia 2.2   Leigh Howard (AUS) Australia (national team)
5–13 September Tour de l'Avenir   France 2.Ncup   Romain Sicard (FRA) France (national team A)
6 September Grote Prijs Jef Scherens   Belgium 1.1   Sebastian Langeveld (NED) Rabobank
6 September Giro della Romagna   Italy 1.1   Murilo Fischer (BRA) Liquigas
6 September Ljubljana–Zagreb   Slovenia 1.2   Robert Vrečer (SLO) Adria Mobil
6 September Memorial Davide Fardelli   Italy 1.2   Manuele Boaro (ITA) Zalf Désirée Fior
6–13 September Tour of Bulgaria   Bulgaria 2.2   Ivaïlo Gabrovski (BUL) Heraklion–Nessebar
9 September Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen   Belgium 1.1   Niko Eeckhout (BEL) An Post–Sean Kelly Team
12 September Paris–Brussels   Belgium 1.HC   Matthew Goss (AUS) Team Saxo Bank
12–19 September Tour of Britain   United Kingdom 2.1   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Columbia–HTC
13 September Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt   Germany 1.1   Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) Lampre–NGC
13 September Chrono Champenois   France 1.2   Adriano Malori (ITA) Bottoli Nordelettrica
13 September Grand Prix de Fourmies   France 1.HC   Romain Feillu (FRA) Agritubel
16 September Grand Prix de Wallonie   Belgium 1.1   Nick Nuyens (BEL) Rabobank
17 September Kroz Vojvodina I   Serbia 1.2   Matej Marin (SLO) Perutnina Ptuj
18 September Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen   Belgium 1.1   Steven de Jongh (NED) Quick-Step
18 September Grand Prix de la Somme   France 1.1   Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) Française des Jeux
18 September Kroz Vojvodina II   Serbia 1.2   Ivaïlo Gabrovski (BUL) Heraklion–Nessebar
19 September Prague–Karlovy Vary–Prague   Czech Republic 1.2   Danilo Hondo (GER) PSK Whirlpool–Author
20 September Grand Prix d'Isbergues   France 1.1   Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA) Française des Jeux
20 September Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato   Italy 1.1   Giovanni Visconti (ITA) ISD–NERI
20 September Duo Normand   France 1.2   Nikolay Trusov (RUS)
  Artem Ovechkin (RUS)
Team Katusha
20 September Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin   Italy 1.2   José Bone (ECU) VC Mantovani
23 September Omloop van het Houtland   Belgium 1.1   Graeme Brown (AUS) Rabobank
25–27 September Tour du Gévaudan   France 2.2   David Rösch (GER) Atlas–Romer's Hausbäckerei
29 September Ruota d'Oro   Italy 1.2   Emanuele Moschen (ITA) Lucchini Arvedi Unidelta
1–4 October Circuit Franco-Belge   Belgium 2.1   Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin–Slipstream
2–4 October Cinturó de l'Empordà   Spain 2.2   Francisco Ventoso (ESP) CarmioOro–A Style
3 October Sparkassen Münsterland Giro   Germany 1.1   Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) Team Designa Køkken
3 October Memorial Cimurri   Italy 1.1   Filippo Pozzato (ITA) Team Katusha
4 October Tour de Vendée   France 1.1   Pavel Brutt (RUS) Team Katusha
8 October Paris–Bourges   France 1.1   André Greipel (GER) Team Columbia–HTC
8 October Coppa Sabatini   Italy 1.1   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Silence–Lotto
10 October Giro dell'Emilia   Italy 1.HC   Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank
11 October G.P. Beghelli   Italy 1.1   Francisco Ventoso (ESP) CarmioOro–A Style
11 October Paris–Tours Espoirs   France 1.2U   Mathieu Halleguen (FRA) Côtes d'Armor–Maître Jacques
11 October Paris–Tours   France 1.HC   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Silence–Lotto
13 October Nationale Sluitingsprijs   Belgium 1.1   Denis Flahaut (FRA) Landbouwkrediet–Colnago
15 October Giro del Piemonte   Italy 1.HC   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Silence–Lotto

Final ranking

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There is a competition for the rider, team and country with the most points gained from winning or achieving a high place in the above races.

Individual classification

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Rank Name Points
1   Giovanni Visconti (ITA) 638.2
2   Kenny van Hummel (NED) 601
3   Jimmy Casper (FRA) 575
4   Romain Feillu (FRA) 488
5   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 469.2
6   David Lelay (FRA) 446
7   Luca Paolini (ITA) 377
8   Héctor Guerra (ESP) 366
9   Rubén Plaza (ESP) 360
10   Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) 348

Team classification

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Rank Team Points
1 Agritubel 2088
2 Vacansoleil 1499
3 Liberty Seguros 1326
4 Cervélo TestTeam 1261
5 ISD 1249.79
6 Skil–Shimano 1224
7 Diquigiovanni–Androni 1210
8 Besson Chaussures–Sojasun 1208
9 LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini 1120.8
10 Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce 1029

Nation classification

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Rank Nation Points
1   Italy 3357.6
2   France 3159
3   Spain 2259.4
4   Netherlands 2114.19
5   Germany 2101
6   Slovenia 1854
7   Belgium 1805
8   Russia 1534
9   Portugal 1455
10   Poland 1297

Nation under-23 classification

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Rank Nation under-23 Points
1   Belgium 909
2   France 872
3   Italy 819.98
4   Germany 818.32
5   Russia 692
6   Netherlands 541.59
7   Slovenia 367
8   Denmark 356
9   Slovakia 268
10   Great Britain 259.2
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