1998 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile explained

Date:	March 19 – March 29
Stages:	10
Distance:	1495.8
Unit:	km
Time:	33h 42' 18"
First:	José Ramón Uriarte
First Nat:	ESP
First Team:	Festina-Lotus
Second:	Andrei Kivilev
Second Nat:	KAZ
Second Team:	Festina-Lotus
Third:	Marcel Wüst
Third Nat:	GER
Third Team:	Festina-Lotus
Mountains:	Daniel Rogelín
Mountains Nat:	BRA
Mountains Team:	Caloí-Parana
Team:	Aix-en-Provence
Team Nat:	FRA
Next:	1999

The 21st edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 19 to March 29, 1998, in Southern Chile over a distance of 1519 km.

Stages

1999-03-19: Pelluco — Puerto Montt (4.2 km)

Place	Prologue
	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-03-20: Puerto Montt — Osorno (137.4 km)

Place	Stage 1
	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-03-22: Valdivia — Temuco (172.6 km)

Place	Stage 3
	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-03-23: Temuco — Los Angeles (201.2 km)

Place	Stage 4
	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-03-24: Los Angeles — Concepción (143.6 km)

Place	Stage 5
	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-03-25: Concepción — Chillán (164.6 km)

Place	Stage 6
	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-03-26: Chillán — Talca (161.6 km)

Place	Stage 7
	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-03-27: San Clemente — Curicó (100.7 km)

Place	Stage 8-A
	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-03-27: Comallé — Curicó (15.3 km)

Place	Stage 8-B
	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1998-03-29: Santiago (Circuito "Providencia") (71.4 km)

Place	Stage 10
	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

Final Classification

RANK	CYCLIST	TEAM	TIME
1.		Festina-Lotus	33:42.18
2.		Festina-Lotus	+0.15
3.		Festina-Lotus	+0.44
4.		Festina-Lotus	??
5.		Festina-Lotus	??
6.		Giant	??
7.		Caloí	??
8.		Caloí	??
9.		Agro – Adler	??
10.		Festina-Lotus	??

References

• Cyclingnews