The 2008 Tour de France cycling race is now over, won by Spain's Carlos Sastre, with a time of 87h 52m 52s. Sastre beat second-place finisher Cadel Evans of Australia by only 58 seconds, over a 21 stage course that added up to over 3,500 kilometers (2,175 miles). This entry covers the second half (including mountain stages) of the Tour - for earlier coverage, see
part I. (
27 photos total)
The breakaway group Niki Terpstra (R) of the Netherlands and team Milram and Florent Brard of France and team Cofidis make their way during stage thirteen of the 2008 Tour de France from Narbonne to Nimes on July 18, 2008 in Narbonne, France. (Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
A woman in a wheat field cheers on a pack of riders as they cycle during the fourteenth stage of the 95th Tour de France between Nimes and Digne-Les-Bains, July 19, 2008. (REUTERS/Thierry Roge)
Mark Cavendish of Great Britain, center, grimaces as he strains to win the 13th stage of the Tour de France between Narbonne and Nimes, southern France, Friday July 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
Russian team leader Denis Menchov (Rabobank/Ned), competes, on July 26, 2008, in the 53 km individual time-trial and twentieth stage of the 2008 Tour de France run between Cerilly and Saint-Amand-Montrond. Menchov clocked in 1:05:45. (PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images)
The pack passes through the Lys canyon near the village of Saint-Martin-Lys during the 12th stage of the Tour de France between Lavelanet and Narbonne, southern France, Thursday July 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Stage winner Marcus Burghardt (R) of Germany and team Columbia rides with Romain Feillu of France and team Agritubel in the breakaway group during stage eighteen of the 2008 Tour de France from Bourg-d'Oisans to Saint-Etienne on July 24, 2008 in Saint-Etienne, France. (Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
The pack rides, on July 22, 2008, during the 157 km sixteenth stage of the 2008 Tour de France run between Cuneo (Italy) and Jausiers. French Cyril Dessel (AG2R/Fra) won ahead of French Sandy Casar (Francaise des Jeux/Fra) and Spanish David Arroyo (Caisse d'Epargne/Spa). (PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images)
Frank Schleck of Luxemburg, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey speeds down Croix de Fer pass during the 17th stage of the Tour de France between Embrun and l'Alpe-d'Huez, French Alps, Wednesday July 23, 2008. Schleck lost the jersey to his teammate Carlos Sastre of Spain. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
The yellow jersey group rides, on July 22, 2008, during the 157 km sixteenth stage of the 2008 Tour de France run between Cuneo (Italy) and Jausiers. French Cyril Dessel (AG2R/Fra) won ahead of French Sandy Casar (Francaise des Jeux/Fra) and Spanish David Arroyo (Caisse d'Epargne/Spa). (JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)
