1998 UCI Road World Cup explained
| 1998 UCI Road World Cup |
| Edition: | 10 |
| Competition: | UCI Road World Cup |
| Dates: | 21 March – 17 October 1998 |
| Location: | Europe |
| Rounds: | 10 |
| Previous: | 1997 |
| Next: | 1999 |
The 1998 UCI Road World Cup was the tenth edition of the UCI Road World Cup, cycling's season-long competition of the ten top-tier one-day classics. It was won by Italian classics specialist Michele Bartoli of the team. Italian team won the team competition and placed four riders in the individual top-ten.[1]
Bartoli moved into the lead of the World Cup after his win in Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and claimed a second event win at the Grand Prix de Suisse. He ended the competition with 416 points, more than double the points total of the runner-up, Léon van Bon and a competition record with the point system in place since 1997 to 2004.[1]
Races
Single races details
| Denotes the Classification Leader | |
In the race results the leader jersey identify the rider who wore the jersey in the race (the leader at the start of the race).In the general classification table the jersey identify the leader after the race.
21 March 1998 — Milan–San Remo 294km (183miles)[2] | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | |
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| 2 | | | s.t. |
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| 3 | | | s.t. |
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| 4 | | | s.t. |
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| 5 | | | s.t. |
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| 6 | | | s.t. |
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| 7 | | | s.t. |
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| 8 | | | s.t. |
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| 9 | | | s.t. |
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| 10 | | | s.t. | |
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| | General classification after Milan–San Remo | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | | 100 |
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| 2 | | | 70 |
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| 3 | | | 50 |
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| 4 | | | 40 |
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| 5 | | | 36 |
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| 6 | | | 32 |
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| 7 | | | 28 |
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| 8 | | | 24 |
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| 9 | | | 20 |
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| 10 | | | 16 | |
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5 April 1998 — Tour of Flanders 277km (172miles)[3] | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | |
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| 2 | | | + 43" |
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| 3 | | | s.t. |
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| 4 | | | s.t. |
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| 5 | | | s.t. |
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| 6 | | | s.t. |
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| 7 | | | s.t. |
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| 8 | | | s.t. |
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| 9 | | | s.t. |
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| 10 | | | s.t. | |
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| | General classification after Tour of Flanders | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | | 110 |
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| 2 | | | 110 |
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| 3 | | | 100 |
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| 4 | | | 100 |
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| 5 | | | 86 |
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| 6 | | | 64 |
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| 7 | | | 56 |
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| 8 | | | 50 |
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| 9 | | | 32 |
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| 10 | | | 32 | |
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12 April 1998 — Paris–Roubaix 266.5km (165.6miles)[4] | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | |
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| 2 | | | + 4' 16" |
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| 3 | | | + 4' 19" |
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| 4 | | | + 4' 49" |
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| 5 | | | s.t. |
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| 6 | | | + 4' 50" |
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| 7 | | | + 4' 52" |
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| 8 | | | + 6' 34" |
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| 9 | | | s.t. |
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| 10 | | | s.t. | |
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| | General classification after Paris–Roubaix | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | | 124 |
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| 2 | | | 115 |
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| 3 | | | 110 |
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| 4 | | | 100 |
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| 5 | | | 100 |
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| 6 | | | 99 |
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| 7 | | | 86 |
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| 8 | | | 73 |
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| 9 | | | 70 |
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| 10 | | | 66 | |
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19 April 1998 — Liège–Bastogne–Liège 265.5km (165miles)[5] | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | |
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| 2 | | | + 1' 13" |
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| 3 | | | + 1' 21" |
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| 4 | | | s.t. |
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| 5 | | | s.t. |
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| 6 | | | + 1' 35" |
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| 7 | | | + 1' 44" |
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| 8 | | | + 1' 47" |
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| 9 | | | s.t. |
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| 10 | | | + 2' 04" | |
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| | General classification after Liège–Bastogne–Liège [6] | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | | 156 |
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| 2 | | | 124 |
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| 3 | | | 124 |
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| 4 | | | 118 |
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| 5 | | | 105 |
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| 6 | | | 100 |
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| 7 | | | 100 |
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| 8 | | | 86 |
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| 9 | | | 81 |
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| 10 | | | 73 | |
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25 April 1998 — Amstel Gold Race 265.5km (165miles)[7] | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | |
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| 2 | | | s.t. |
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| 3 | | | + 21" |
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| 4 | | | s.t. |
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| 5 | | | s.t. |
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| 6 | | | + 32" |
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| 7 | | | s.t. |
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| 8 | | | + 2' 27" |
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| 9 | | | s.t. |
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| 10 | | | s.t. | |
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| | General classification after Amstel Gold Race[8] | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | | 206 |
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| 2 | | | 132 |
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| 3 | | | 130 |
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| 4 | | | 129 |
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| 5 | | | 118 |
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| 6 | | | 110 |
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| 7 | | | 100 |
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| 8 | | | 100 |
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| 9 | | | 98 |
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| 10 | | | 86 | |
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8 August 1998 — Clásica de San Sebastián 232km (144miles)[9] | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | |
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| 2 | | | s.t. |
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| 3 | | | + 2" |
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| 4 | | | + 1' 15" |
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| 5 | | | s.t. |
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| 6 | | | + 1' 20" |
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| 7 | | | s.t. |
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| 8 | | | + 1' 43" |
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| 9 | | | s.t. |
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| 10 | | | s.t. | |
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| | General classification after Clásica de San Sebastián[10] | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | | 206 |
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| 2 | | | 151 |
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| 3 | | | 132 |
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| 4 | | | 130 |
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| 5 | | | 129 |
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| 6 | | | 118 |
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| 7 | | | 110 |
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| 8 | | | 110 |
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| 9 | | | 100 |
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| 10 | | | 100 | |
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16 August 1998 — HEW Cyclassics 253km (157miles)[11] | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | |
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| 2 | | | s.t. |
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| 3 | | | s.t. |
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| 4 | | | s.t. |
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| 5 | | | s.t. |
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| 6 | | | s.t. |
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| 7 | | | s.t. |
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| 8 | | Die Continentale-Olympia | s.t. |
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| 9 | | | s.t. |
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| 10 | | | s.t. | |
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| | General classification after HEW Cyclassics[12] | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | | 276 |
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| 2 | | | 181 |
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| 3 | | | 151 |
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| 4 | | | 132 |
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| 5 | | | 130 |
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| 6 | | | 129 |
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| 7 | | | 118 |
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| 8 | | | 110 |
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| 9 | | | 110 |
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| 10 | | | 104 | |
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22 August 1998 — Grand Prix de Suisse 243km (151miles)[13] | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | |
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| 2 | | | s.t. |
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| 3 | | | s.t. |
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| 4 | | | s.t. |
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| 5 | | | s.t. |
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| 6 | | | s.t. |
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| 7 | | | s.t. |
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| 8 | | | s.t. |
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| 9 | | | + 12" |
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| 10 | | | + 23" | |
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| | General classification after Grand Prix de Suisse [14] [15] | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | | 376 |
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| 2 | | | 181 |
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| 3 | | | 151 |
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| 4 | | | 150 |
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| 5 | | | 135 |
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| 6 | | | 132 |
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| 7 | | | 130 |
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| 8 | | | 123 |
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| 9 | | | 111 |
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| 10 | | | 110 | |
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4 October 1998 — Paris–Tours 254km (158miles)[16] | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | |
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| 2 | | | + 2" |
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| 3 | | | + 31" |
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| 4 | | | s.t. |
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| 5 | | | s.t. |
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| 6 | | | s.t. |
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| 7 | | | s.t. |
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| 8 | | | s.t. |
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| 9 | | | s.t. |
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| 10 | | | + 32" | |
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| | General classification after Paris–Tours | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | | 376 |
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| 2 | | | 190 |
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| 3 | | | 163 |
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| 4 | | | 150 |
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| 5 | | | 137 |
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| 6 | | | 132 |
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| 7 | | | 130 |
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| 8 | | | 111 |
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| 9 | | | 111 |
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| 10 | | | 104 | |
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| 17 October 1998 — Giro di Lombardia 253km (157miles)[17] | | General classification after Giro di Lombardia | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | | 416 |
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| 2 | | | 190 |
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| 3 | | | 166 |
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| 4 | | | 163 |
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| 5 | | | 146 |
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| 6 | | | 137 |
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| 7 | | | 134 |
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| 8 | | | 132 |
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| 9 | | | 111 |
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| 10 | | | 111 | |
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Final standings
Source:[18]
Individual
Points are awarded to the top 25 classified riders. Riders must start at least 6 races to be classified.
The points are awarded for every race using the following system:
| Rider | Team | MSR | ToF | ROU | LBL | AGR | CSS | HEW | SUI | TOU | LOM | Pts. |
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| 1 | | | 24 | 32 | DNS | 100 | 50 | 0 | 70 | 100 | 0 | 40 | 416 |
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| 2 | | | 5 | 0 | 40 | DNS | 12 | 24 | 100 | 0 | 9 | DNS | 190 |
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| 3 | | | 0 | 0 | 70 | DNS | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | DNS | 16 | 166 |
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| 4 | | | 40 | 70 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | DNS | 5 | 40 | 0 | 163 |
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| 5 | | | 0 | DNS | DNS | 36 | 40 | 0 | DNS | 0 | 0 | 70 | 146 |
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| 6 | | | 36 | 50 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 137 |
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| 7 | | | 70 | 40 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 134 |
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| 8 | | | 0 | 24 | 100 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNS | DNS | 132 |
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| 9 | | | 10 | 0 | DNS | 0 | 100 | DNS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 |
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| 10 | | | 0 | 0 | DNS | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 70 | DNS | DNS | 111 |
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| 11 | | | 0 | 8 | DNS | 20 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
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| 12 | | | 28 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | DNS | DNS | 91 |
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| 13 | | | DNS | 0 | 0 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 40 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
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| 14 | | | 0 | DNS | DNS | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | DNS | DNS | 70 |
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| 15 | | | 13 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 14 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 69 |
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| 16 | | | 0 | 0 | 14 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
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| 17 | | | DNS | 13 | 0 | DNS | 14 | 0 | DNS | 16 | 12 | 0 | 55 |
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| 18 | | | 16 | 0 | DNS | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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| 19 | | | 0 | DNS | DNS | 28 | 10 | DNS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
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| 20 | | | 14 | 5 | DNS | 4 | 15 | DNS | 0 | 0 | DNS | 10 | 48 |
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| Race winners not eligible for general classification |
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| Rider | Team | MSR | ToF | ROU | LBL | AGR | CSS | HEW | SUI | TOU | LOM | Pts. |
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| - | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | 40 | 11 | 100 | 0 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 151 |
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| - | | | 100 | 0 | 0 | DNS | 0 | DNS | 4 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 104 |
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| - | | | 0 | 100 | 0 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 100 |
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| - | | | DNS | 0 | 0 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 100 | DNS | 100 |
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| - | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 100 | 100 | |
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| | Key |
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| Colour | Result |
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| Gold | Winner | | Silver | 2nd place | | Bronze | 3rd place | | Green | Top ten position | | Blue | Other points position | | Purple | Out of points, retired | | Red | Did not start (DNS) | |
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Teams
Points are awarded to the top 10 teams. Teams must start at least 8 races to be classified. The first 18 teams in world ranking must start in all races.
The points are awarded for every race using the following system:
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: La Coupe du Monde 1998. memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. 18 April 2017. French.
- Web site: 2004-06-01 . Milan–San Remo results . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040601052211/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/msr98/msr_result_98.htm . 2004-06-01 .
- Web site: 2004-06-01 . Tour of Flanders results . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040601050308/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/flanders98/flanders_result_98.htm . 2004-06-01 .
- Web site: 2004-06-22 . Paris–Roubaix results . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040622062807/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/pr98/pr_result_98.htm . 2004-06-22 .
- Web site: 2004-06-01 . Liège–Bastogne–Liège results . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040601051417/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/lbl98/lbl_result_98.htm . 2004-06-01 .
- Web site: Luik-Bastenaken-Luik, World Cup round 4 (265.5 kms [sic]). Results and Reports ]. 18 April 2017 . autobus.cyclingnews.com.
- Web site: 2004-06-22 . Amstel Gold Race results . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040622180117/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/ag98/ag_result_98.htm . 2004-06-22 .
- Web site: 1998-05-24 . Standing after Amstel Gold Race . https://web.archive.org/web/19980524080318/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/worldcup_standings.htm . 1998-05-24 . 2023-09-07.
- Web site: 2004-06-22 . Clásica de San Sebastián results . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040622065938/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/san98/san_result_98.htm . 2004-06-22 .
- Web site: 2004-06-22 . 1998 Clásica de San Sebastián report . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040622210448/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/san98/san_report_98.htm . 2004-06-22 .
- Web site: 2004-06-20 . HEW Cyclassics results . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040620225742/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/hew98/hew_result_98.htm . 2004-06-20 .
- Web site: HEW-Cyclassics Cup, World Cup Round 7 . 2023-09-11 . autobus.cyclingnews.com.
- Web site: 2004-06-02 . Grand Prix de Suisse results . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040602145703/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/gps98/gps_result_98.htm . 2004-06-02 .
- Web site: 2004-06-02 . 1998 Grand Prix de Suisse report . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040602163816/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/gps98/gps_report_98.htm . 2004-06-02 .
- Web site: GP Suisse, World Cup round 8. Switzerland, August 23, 1998 . 18 April 2017 . autobus.cyclingnews.com.
- Web site: 2004-06-01 . Paris–Tours results . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040601053744/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/pt98/pt_result_98.htm . 2004-06-01 .
- Web site: 2004-06-03 . Giro di Lombardia results . 2023-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040603195216/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/gdl98/gdl_result_98.htm . 2004-06-03 .
- Web site: 2004-12-26 . UCI Road World Cup 1998 - General Individual Standings . 2023-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041226164527/http://www.uci.ch/english/road/world_cup/pre_2000/worldcup_standings_final98.htm . 2004-12-26 .
