Stage 8: September 7, 2008: Andorra - Pla de Beret (152 km):
1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      04:24:58
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        0.34
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                        
4 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
5 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  0.39
6 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
7 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                              
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                  
9 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    
10 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             
11 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              
12 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                
13 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                       1.22
14 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  1.23
15 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               
16 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                
17 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                               
18 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                      1.36
19 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    1.40
20 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       
21 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                2.03
22 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                        
23 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                     2.27
24 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                    2.53
25 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 2.55
26 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                            
27 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
28 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              
29 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            3.24
30 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                 
31 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   4.13
32 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 
33 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    
34 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               
35 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   4.48
36 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                        
37 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                                 
38 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    
39 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                                 
40 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     5.22
41 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                 5.48
42 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  6.23
43 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                7.09
44 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                       7.10
45 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                              7.13
46 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                               8.09
47 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                         
48 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                          
49 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                              
50 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                      8.21
51 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 10.14
52 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                          11.43
53 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                     
54 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                
55 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            
56 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                
57 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                       
58 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                
59 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     
60 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                   
61 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                             
62 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  
63 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          
64 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                              
65 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                                  
66 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                             
67 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                    
68 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                               
69 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        
70 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         
71 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                  
72 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                           
73 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                
74 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                
75 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              
76 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
77 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        
78 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     
79 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                               
80 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  
81 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                          19.00
82 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                             
83 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                      
84 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                            
85 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               
86 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 
87 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                                
88 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                              
89 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                             
90 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                        
91 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               
92 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                                  
93 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
94 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                         
95 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     
96 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                    
97 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                               
98 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 
99 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                           
100 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               
101 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                                
102 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                               23.15
103 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                              
104 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                       
105 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                            
106 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                
107 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                           
108 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
109 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
110 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
111 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                  
112 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                              
113 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
114 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
115 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                
116 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                        
117 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                              
118 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
119 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                        
120 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 
121 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                            
122 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
123 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                                
124 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                   
125 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         
126 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
127 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                            
128 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  
129 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
130 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         
131 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                         
132 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                        
133 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                   
134 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   
135 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      
136 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                    
137 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                
138 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
139 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           
140 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                             
141 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                             
142 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                             
143 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram                                            
144 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                           
145 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                   
146 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                          
147 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                              
148 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                              
149 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                       
150 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                             
151 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                             
152 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                      
153 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                           
154 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          
155 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                           
156 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                    
157 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                        
158 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
159 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                                             
160 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                 
161 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                              
162 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole

Overall rankings after stage 8:
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana      28:20:03
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                     0.21
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        0.49
4 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           1.27
5 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            1.59
6 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            2.12
7 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            2.23
8 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              2.43
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                              3.11
10 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                            3.35
11 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 4.03
12 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 4.05
13 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                4.24
14 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                    5.06
15 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                          6.11
16 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       6.41
17 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           7.51
18 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                      9.07
19 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                              9.25
20 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                              9.50
21 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           10.07
22 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      10.24
23 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                    10.45
24 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 10.49
25 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           11.13
26 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                      13.46
27 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    14.48
28 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              15.08
29 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                     15.27
30 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                 15.44
31 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                15.55
32 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               16.12
33 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                          17.21
34 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               17.23
35 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                     18.34
36 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           18.54
37 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                              19.20
38 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        19.43
39 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                          19.49
40 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                             20.40
41 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   21.16
42 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                21.29
43 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             21.55
44 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                      22.25
45 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                22.30
46 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                        23.36
47 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                           23.45
48 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              25.12
49 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 25.22
50 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                             25.45
51 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    26.39
52 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                          26.48
53 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 26.59
54 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                 27.15
55 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     28.10
56 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    28.47
57 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                 28.56
58 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         29.18
59 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            29.41
60 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                31.00
61 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            31.32
62 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                        31.38
63 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                   32.12
64 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                       32.36
65 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                            33.27
66 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          34.01
67 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                              35.49
68 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      36.05
69 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                                 
70 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                             36.18
71 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            36.28
72 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           38.57
73 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                    39.03
74 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   39.26
75 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               40.03
76 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  40.20
77 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                40.31
78 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                            40.34
79 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  41.41
80 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 42.20
81 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            42.30
82 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                         44.15
83 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   44.20
84 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                               46.02
85 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                           46.35
86 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                         46.51
87 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                     47.03
88 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                       47.04
89 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             47.18
90 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 47.42
91 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                48.03
92 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     48.23
93 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 48.43
94 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                       48.57
95 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           49.23
96 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                      50.16
97 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                          50.24
98 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    50.37
99 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                           50.53
100 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                         51.13
101 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   51.15
102 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                            51.32
103 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                         52.33
104 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems           52.48
105 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            53.18
106 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                54.10
107 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                            54.24
108 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                             54.52
109 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   55.31
110 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 55.52
111 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                              56.25
112 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    56.45
113 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  56.56
114 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               59.16
115 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                              1.00.17
116 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                      1.00.42
117 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                1.01.33
118 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    1.02.39
119 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  1.02.47
120 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                   1.02.55
121 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            1.03.13
122 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                 1.04.02
123 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                           1.04.21
124 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram                                      1.04.48
125 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    1.05.17
126 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                       1.06.37
127 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        1.07.10
128 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.07.59
129 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.08.01
130 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.08.59
131 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  1.09.15
132 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 1.09.23
133 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                    1.10.07
134 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur              1.11.27
135 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                     1.11.46
136 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                      1.11.48
137 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.12.08
138 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                  1.12.12
139 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    1.12.17
140 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     1.12.23
141 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     1.12.41
142 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                                       1.13.06
143 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                1.13.48
144 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                             1.14.17
145 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                 1.14.44
146 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             1.16.03
147 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.16.17
148 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                       1.16.23
149 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                             1.16.45
150 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                           1.17.05
151 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           1.17.41
152 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        1.18.16
153 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   1.18.17
154 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                       1.19.35
155 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                     1.19.51
156 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                          1.20.22
157 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     1.20.57
158 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                      1.21.14
159 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                        1.22.55
160 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                        1.24.31
161 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       1.25.45
162 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                      1.26.45

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