Of the famous cycling road race, the 2008 Tour de France marked the 95th version.

Due to the doping scandals of the 2007 Tour de France, team Astana was not included in this race. To compete took 2007’s champion, race officials’ refusal to allow Team Astana, Alberto Contador, out of the running. The new favorites were Denis Menchov, Alejandro Valverde, Damiano Cunego, Carlos Sastre, and Cadel Evans, due to this team’s absence.

There were no time bonuses awarded for intermediate sprints or for winning stages, unlike previous years. this year, there were only fifty-one miles of time trials. As usual, the race took place almost entirely in France with a small percentage in Italy.

Bernhard Kohl was the King of Mountains; however, after the race it came out that he had taken a doping product. King of Mountains title is no longer his. The best young riders were Andy Schleck (first), Roman Kreuziger (second), and Vincenzo Nibali (third).

For Best Sprinter, Oscar Freire earned the Green Jersey. Carlos Sastre was the overall winner of the Tour de France 2008, who completed the race in eighty-seven hours, fifty-two minutes, and fifty-two seconds. Cadel Evans and Bernhard Kohl were in second and third respectively.

In three years, Carlos Sastre’s victory gave Spaniards their third victory.