The 2008 Volta a Portugal wraps up with a 31.2 km time trial.

Tought the shortest road stage of the race, the penultimate day of the 2008 Volta a Portugal will certainly test the riders’ weary legs with five climbs and a finish on high.
The climbs include in order of appearance: category 2 Lameira, category 1 Alto do Viso, category 1 Alto do Velao, category 2 Cavernelhe and […]

Today’s sharply rolling stage 8 is 169.5 km long and includes four climbs: the category 2 Covide, the category 2 Canicada, the category 3 Santa Leocadia and the category 3 Fojos.
Today’s stage is schedule to start at 13:00 and finish at 17:20.

Today’s final stage works its way back to the Limoges by way of the Lac de Saint Pardoux, Saint Victurnien and Verneuil sur Vienne. The traditional Beaublanc finishing circuit in Limoges includes five ascents of the short Mas Blanc before a probable sprint finish.
Today’s stage starts at 12:10 and finishes between 16:15-16:40.

The first of the final series of mountain days, stage seven includes two climbs and is 177.8 km long. The first climb comes at 127 km and is the category 3 Balazar. The category 2 finishing climb is the Monte Nª Srª Assunção.
Today’s stage is scheduled to start at 12:45 and finish at 17:20.

The longest stage of the Tour du Limousin also happens to the be the most difficult. Today’s 183.6 km course includes the Cote d’Aubazine that is 6 km long with grades of up to 10%. Just 15 km from the finish, the Cote d’Yssandon could well decide the outcome of the day.
Today’s stage starts at […]

The “calm before the storm,” today’s 170.6 km stage is rolling to flat and gives the riders one more day to work out their legs before the mountains hit.
Today’s stage is scheduled to start at 13:15 and finish at 17:20.

Other than the côte de Peyrat de Bellac, today’s 183 km stage doesn’t include much in the way off challenges. Mostly flat to rolling, this is a good day for the sprinters to shine.
Today’s stage starts at 12:15 and finishes between 16:24-16:49.