1998 Vuelta a Andalucía

The 1998 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 44th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta del Sol) cycle race and was held on 15 February to 19 February 1998.[2] The race started in Seville and finished in Granada.[2] The race was won by Marcelino García.[3]

1998 Vuelta a Andalucía
Race details
Dates15–19 February 1998
Stages5
Distance839.9[1] km (521.9 mi)
Winning time21h 39' 58"
Results
  Winner  Marcelino García (ESP)
  Second  Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
  Third  David Etxebarria (ESP)
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Teams edit

Nineteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:[4]

General classification edit

Final general classification[5][6][7]
Rank Rider Time
1   Marcelino García (ESP) 21h 39' 58"
2   Laurent Jalabert (FRA) + 5"
3   David Etxebarria (ESP) + 10"
4   Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL) + 15"
5   Francisco Cabello (ESP) + 27"
6   Ginés Salmerón (ESP) + 32"
7   Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) s.t.
8   Andrei Tchmil (UKR) + 36"
9   Juan Miguel Mercado (ESP) s.t.
10   Frédéric Bessy (FRA) s.t.

References edit

  1. ^ "Vuelta a Andalucia-Ruta del Sol (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "44th Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia (Ruta del Sol), Cat 2.3". Cycling News. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. ^ "44ème Ruta del Sol 1998". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004.
  4. ^ "Complete Starting List". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Vuelta a Andalucia (Ruta Del Sol)". WVCycling. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  6. ^ "1998 Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol". First Cycling. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  7. ^ "44th Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia (Ruta del Sol), Cat 2.3". Cycling News. Retrieved 9 April 2019.