The 2008 Monte Paschi Eroica was the second edition of the
Monte Paschi Eroica, later named Strade Bianche, held on 8 March 2008.[1] It is a professional
road bicycle race in
Tuscany, Italy, starting in
Gaiole in Chianti and finishing in
Siena. The race was 181 km, including seven sectors of strade bianche, totaling 56,1 km of gravel road.[2]
Swiss rider
Fabian Cancellara won the race in a two-man sprint with
Alessandro Ballan. The duo had caught early Canadian escapee
Ryder Hesjedal at nine kilometer from the finish and headed into Siena's
Piazza del Campo, where Cancellara took the win after hitting the front with 150 metres to go. 63 riders finished.[3]