2008 Tour Féminin en Limousin

2008 Tour Féminin en Limousin
Race details
Dates	24–27 July 2008
Stages	4
Winning time	9h 50' 34"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Team
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The 2008 Tour Féminin en Limousin was the 4th edition of the Tour Féminin en Limousin, a women's cycling stage race in France. It was rated by the UCI as category 2.2 race, and was held between 24 and 27 July 2008.^[1]

Stages

Stage 1

24 July 2008 – Limoges to Landouge, 4.6 km (2.9 mi), Individual time trial^[2]

Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Vrienden van het Platteland	6' 12"
2	Edwige Pitel (FRA)	Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz	+7"
3	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Vrienden van het Platteland	+10"
4	Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)	Russia national team	+12"
5	An Van Rie (BEL)	Vrienden van het Platteland	+15"

General Classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Vrienden van het Platteland	6' 12"
2	Edwige Pitel (FRA)	Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz	+7"
3	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Vrienden van het Platteland	+10"
4	Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)	Russia national team	+12"
5	An Van Rie (BEL)	Vrienden van het Platteland	+15"

Stage 2

25 July 2008 – Chassenon to Chassenon, 121 km (75.2 mi)^[3]

Stage 2 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Paulina Brzeźna (POL)	Poland national team	3h 21' 24"
2	Edwige Pitel (FRA)	Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz	s.t.
3	Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)	Russia national team	s.t.
4	Rosane Kirch (BRA)	Michela Fanini Record Rox	+1' 06"
5	Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)	Michela Fanini Record Rox	+1' 35"

General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Edwige Pitel (FRA)	Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz	3h 27' 36"
2	Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)	Russia national team	+26"
3	Paulina Brzeźna (POL)	Poland national team	+50"
4	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Vrienden van het Platteland	+ 1' 32"
5	Rosane Kirch (BRA)	Michela Fanini Record Rox	+1' 33"

Stage 3

26 July 2008 – Lauriere to Lauriere, 123 km (76.4 mi)^[4]

Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Yuliya Martisova (RUS)	Russia national team	3h 40' 12"
2	Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)	Russia national team	+47"
3	Edwige Pitel (FRA)	Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz	+47"
4	Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)	Michela Fanini Record Rox	+4 07"
5	Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)	Russia national team	+4' 07"

General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Edwige Pitel (FRA)	Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz	7h 08' 25"
2	Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)	Russia national team	+3"
3	Yulia Martisova (RUS)	Russia national team	+1' 06"
4	Paulina Brzeźna (POL)	Poland national team	+ 3' 56"
5	Rosane Kirch (BRA)	Michela Fanini Record Rox	+5' 03"

Stage 4

27 July 2008 – Ste Feyre to Ste Feyre, 96 km (59.7 mi)^[5]

Stage 4 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)	Russia national team	2h 42' 19"
2	Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)	Russia national team	+1' 34"
3	Sigrid Corneo (SLO)	Ménikini Selle Italia Master Color	+1' 38"
4	Paulina Brzeźna (POL)	Poland national team	+1' 42"
5	Miho Oki (JPN)	Ménikini Selle Italia Master Color	+1' 45"

General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)	Russia national team	9h 50' 34"
2	Edwige Pitel (FRA)	Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz	+1' 53"
3	Yuliya Martisova (RUS)	Russia national team	+3' 01"
4	Paulina Brzeźna (POL)	Poland national team	+5' 48"
5	Rosane Kirch (BRA)	Michela Fanini Record Rox	+6' 56"

Final classifications

General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)	Russia national team	9h 50' 34"
2	Edwige Pitel (FRA)	Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz	+1' 53"
3	Yuliya Martisova (RUS)	Russia national team	+3' 01"
4	Paulina Brzeźna (POL)	Poland national team	+5' 48"
5	Rosane Kirch (BRA)	Michela Fanini Record Rox	+6' 56"
6	An Van Rie (BEL)	Vrienden van het Platteland	+7' 12"
7	Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)	Michela Fanini Record Rox	+7' 15"
8	Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)	Russia national team	+7' 16"
9	Sigrid Corneo (SLO)	Ménikini Selle Italia Master Color	+7' 24"
10	Carlee Taylor (AUS)	Australia national team	+7' 46"

Source^[6]

Points classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)	Russia national team	21
2	Edwige Pitel (FRA)	Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz	17
3	Martine Bras (NED)	Vrienden van het Platteland	12
4	Soreina Trachsel (SUI)	Switzerland national team	10
5	Kaytee Boyd (NZL)	New Zealand national team	8
6	Yuliya Martisova (RUS)	Russia national team	7
7	An Van Rie (BEL)	Vrienden van het Platteland	7
8	Laura Bozzolo (ITA)	Michela Fanini Record Rox	6
9	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Vrienden van het Platteland	5
10	Paulina Brzeźna (POL)	Poland national team	4

Source^[6]

Mountains classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Natalia Boyarskaya (RUS)	Russia national team	47
2	Edwige Pitel (FRA)	Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz	27
3	Rosane Kirch (BRA)	Michela Fanini Record Rox	20
4	An Van Rie (BEL)	Vrienden van het Platteland	12
5	Laura Bozzolo (ITA)	Michela Fanini Record Rox	9

Source^[6]

Youth classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)	Russia national team	9h 57' 49"
2	Carlee Taylor (AUS)	Australia national team	+31"
3	Peta Mullens (AUS)	Australia national team	+1' 25"
4	Jennifer Hohl (SUI)	Switzerland national team	+1' 38"
5	Daiva Tušlaitė (LTU)	Michela Fanini Record Rox	+6' 20"