kilometres to win the race, thus becoming just the second Swiss rider triumphant in this race, after Erich Maechler in 1987. At Paris–Roubaix, Cancellara finished second after being out-sprinted by the winner Boonen. In preparation for the second half of the season, Cancellara rode the Tour de Luxembourg and the Tour de Suisse. Cancellara won the prologue of the Tour de Luxembourg and briefly held the overall lead because of the victory. After finishing the Tour de Luxembourg, he started the Tour de Suisse where he saw great success. Cancellara won the seventh and ninth stages through attacks in the closing kilometers of each stage. In addition to the two stage wins, he also won the points classification. Cancellara joined his team at the Tour de France. Cancellara proved to be a valuable asset to the squad as he helped his teammate Carlos Sastre to overall victory at the Tour. Cancellara was later awarded the stage win in the penultimate stage after the initial winner, Stefan Schumacher, tested positive for EPO. In the Olympic Road Race in Beijing, Cancellara was in a chasing group with around before he attacked and successfully bridged the gap to the leading group when was left to race. The race then came down to a sprint finish that was won by the Samuel Sánchez, with Davide Rebellin coming in second and Cancellara coming in third for a bronze medal. However, later it was found that Rebellin had tested positive for Continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA, a third-generation form of erythropoietin) and his medal was removed by both the UCI and the IOC. Cancellara was subsequently promoted to second place, and the initial fourth-place finisher Alexandr Kolobnev was promoted to third place. The riders did not initially receive new medals for their new placings. On 18 December 2010, Cancellara received the same physical medal initially given to Rebellin, in a ceremony held in his hometown of Ittigen, Switzerland. Cancellara's bronze was then given to Kolobnev. Four days after racing the road race, Cancellara raced the time trial event. He won the gold medal by winning the race by over thirty seconds to Swedish rider Gustav Larsson. After finishing with the Olympics, Cancellara decided not to defend his world time trial title in Varese due to mental fatigue. For his successes on the road in the 2008 season, Cancellara was named the Swiss Male Athlete of the