Debutants
Jonathan McEvoy is the youngest debutant in Tour of Britain in 2008. There are 41 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCEVOY Jonathan | Great Britain | 19y + 36d |
| 2 | MEYER Travis | Southaustralia.com-AIS | 19y + 91d |
| 3 | LLOYD Rhys | Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk | 19y + 228d |
| 4 | MEYER Cameron | Southaustralia.com-AIS | 20y + 240d |
| 5 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | Team Columbia | 21y + 113d |
| 6 | VANSPEYBROUCK Pieter | Chocolade Jacques / Topsport Vlaanderen | 21y + 210d |
| 7 | WILLIAMS Peter | Pinarello Racing Team | 21y + 269d |
| 8 | GODDAERT Kristof | Chocolade Jacques / Topsport Vlaanderen | 21y + 291d |
| 9 | VAN HEERDEN Juan | MTN Energade Road Team | 21y + 349d |
| 10 | MARTIN Dan | Team Garmin - Chipotle | 22y + 18d |
| 11 | MURRAY Tom | Pinarello Racing Team | 22y + 276d |
| 12 | VANDEWALLE Kristof | Chocolade Jacques / Topsport Vlaanderen | 23y + 155d |
| 13 | IMPEY Daryl | Barloworld | 23y + 276d |
| 14 | LOWE Trent | Team Garmin - Chipotle | 23y + 335d |
| 15 | SUTTON Chris | Team Garmin - Chipotle | 23y + 363d |
| 16 | METCALFE Tomas Swift | Palmeiras Resort - Tavira | 25y + 9d |
| 17 | WOOLCOCK Waylon | MTN Energade Road Team | 26y + 61d |
| 18 | BAHATI Rahsaan | Rock Racing | 26y + 207d |
| 19 | CUCINOTTA Claudio | LPR Brakes - Ballan | 26y + 229d |
| 20 | MARQUE Alejandro Manuel | Palmeiras Resort - Tavira | 26y + 320d |
| 21 | REYNÉS Vicente | Team Columbia | 27y + 39d |
| 22 | LEQUATRE Geoffroy | Agritubel | 27y + 69d |
| 23 | ERMETI Giairo | LPR Brakes - Ballan | 27y + 153d |
| 24 | CUMMINGS Steve | Barloworld | 27y + 172d |
| 25 | BOSISIO Gabriele | LPR Brakes - Ballan | 28y + 32d |
| 26 | DE SCHROODER Benny | An Post-M.Donnelly-Grant Thornton-Sean Kelly Team | 28y + 46d |
| 27 | GALLAGHER Stephen | An Post-M.Donnelly-Grant Thornton-Sean Kelly Team | 28y + 60d |
| 28 | HIGHAM Alex | Plowman Craven Racing Team | 29y + 335d |
| 29 | KIRCHEN Kim | Team Columbia | 30y + 66d |
| 30 | EVANS Kevin | MTN Energade Road Team | 30y + 93d |
| 31 | MACDONALD Neil | MTN Energade Road Team | 31y + 192d |
| 32 | MILLAR David | Team Garmin - Chipotle | 31y + 247d |
| 33 | SEVILLA Óscar | Rock Racing | 31y + 344d |
| 34 | HENDERSON Gregory | Team Columbia | 31y + 363d |
| 35 | MCGEE Bradley | CSC ProTeam | 32y + 196d |
| 36 | DI LUCA Danilo | LPR Brakes - Ballan | 32y + 249d |
| 37 | SPEZIALETTI Alessandro | LPR Brakes - Ballan | 33y + 237d |
| 38 | PEÑA Victor Hugo | Rock Racing | 34y + 59d |
| 39 | PETACCHI Alessandro | LPR Brakes - Ballan | 34y + 248d |
| 40 | RODRIGUEZ Fred | Rock Racing | 35y + 4d |
| 41 | BOTERO Santiago | Rock Racing | 35y + 316d |