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2008 French Road Cycling Cup

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The 2008 French Road Cycling Cup is the 17th edition of the French Road Cycling Cup. It started on February 24 with the Tour du Haut Var and finished on October 9 with Paris–Bourges. Jérôme Pineau of Bouygues Télécom won the overall competition, despite not winning any of the races.

Events

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Date Event Winner Team Series leader
February 24 Tour du Haut Var  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)
March 23 Cholet-Pays de Loire  Janek Tombak (EST) Mitsubishi–Jartazi
April 6 Grand Prix de Rennes  Mikhaylo Khalilov (UKR) Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce  Jimmy Casper (FRA)
April 15 Paris–Camembert  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne  Jérôme Pineau (FRA)
April 17 Grand Prix de Denain  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team High Road  Jimmy Casper (FRA)
April 19 Tour du Finistère  David Lelay (FRA) Bretagne–Armor Lux
April 20 Tro-Bro Léon  Frédéric Guesdon (FRA) Française des Jeux
May 4 Trophée des Grimpeurs  David Lelay (FRA) Bretagne–Armor Lux  David Lelay (FRA)
May 31 Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan  Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Bouygues Télécom
August 3 Polynormande  Arnaud Gérard (FRA) Française des Jeux  Jérôme Pineau (FRA)
August 31 Châteauroux Classic  Anthony Ravard (FRA) Agritubel
September 21 Grand Prix d'Isbergues  William Bonnet (FRA) Crédit Agricole
October 5 Tour de Vendée  Koldo Fernández (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi
October 9 Paris–Bourges  Bernhard Eisel (AUT) Team Columbia
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