Debutants
Bas Stamsnijder is the youngest debutant in Tour de Hokkaido in 2008. There are 20 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STAMSNIJDER Bas | Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten - Elshof | 18y + 287d |
| 2 | MORTON Angus | Drapac - Porsche Development Program | 19y + 62d |
| 3 | VAN ZANDBEEK Ronan | Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten - Elshof | 19y + 350d |
| 4 | TAKENOUCHI Yu | Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team | 20y + 10d |
| 5 | WAKUMOTO Masaki | Matrix Powertag | 20y + 28d |
| 6 | FUKUDA Shinpei | Team Bridgestone Anchor | 20y + 294d |
| 7 | VAN RUITENBEEK Emmanuel | Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten - Elshof | 21y + 174d |
| 8 | ONODERA Ken | Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team | 22y + 246d |
| 9 | MUNRO Casey | Drapac - Porsche Development Program | 23y + 231d |
| 10 | VAN LEIJEN Joost | Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten - Elshof | 24y + 53d |
| 11 | CRAWFORD Jai | Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team | 25y + 38d |
| 12 | HOOGERLAND Johnny | Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten - Elshof | 25y + 121d |
| 13 | GAROFALO Vincenzo | Nippo - Endeka | 26y + 37d |
| 14 | SHINAGAWA Masahiro | Aisan Racing Team | 26y + 209d |
| 15 | SANO Junya | Nippo - Endeka | 26y + 246d |
| 16 | POLLOCK Rhys | Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team | 28y + 181d |
| 17 | THUAUX Phillip | Drapac - Porsche Development Program | 29y + 64d |
| 18 | MCDONALD Peter | Drapac - Porsche Development Program | 29y + 355d |
| 19 | LI Fuyu | Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team | 30y + 125d |
| 20 | MIORIN Devis | Nippo - Endeka | 32y + 171d |