The 48th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 25 to May 10, 1998. Only 68 cyclists (out of 93) completed the race.

Stages

1998-04-25: Villavicencio — Villavicencio (5.8 km) PlacePrologueGeneral ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.

1998-04-26: Circuito del Llano (172 km) PlaceStage 1General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-04-27: Villavicencio — Cáqueza (147 km) PlaceStage 2General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-04-28: Funza — Girardot (131 km) PlaceStage 3General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-04-29: Girardot — Neiva (172 km) PlaceStage 4General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-04-30: Neiva — Ibagué (208 km) PlaceStage 5General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-05-01: Circuito del Café — Calle (144 km) PlaceStage 6General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-05-02: Santa Rosa de Cabal — Alto de Santa Helena (229 km) PlaceStage 7General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-05-03: Medellín — Manizales (195 km) PlaceStage 8General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-05-04: Manizales — Dorada (177 km) PlaceStage 9General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-05-05: Puerto Boyacá — Barrancabermeja (202 km) PlaceStage 10General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-05-06: Barrancabermeja — Bucaramanga (124 km) PlaceStage 11General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-05-07: Bucaramanga — Barichara (148.7 km) PlaceStage 12General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-05-08: Barbosa — Duitama (138.9 km) PlaceStage 13General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-05-09: Paipa — Tunja (43.5 km) PlaceStage 14 (Individual Time Trial)General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-05-10: Circuito en Bogotá (104 km) PlaceStage 15General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

Final classification RANK NAMETEAMTIME1. Telecom-Kelme 61:43:142.Petróleo de Colombia+ 8.133.Aguardiente Néctar+ 10.214.Lotería de Boyacá+ 10.445.Lotería de Medellín-EPM+ 11.066.Lotería de Boyacá+ 11.347.Aguardiente Antioqueño+ 11.398.Telecom-Kelme+ 12.409.Lotería de Medellín-EPM+ 12.5010.Petróleo de Colombia+ 12.52

Teams

Telecom — Kelme

Petróleos de Colombia — Energía Pura

Kelme Costa Blanca — Eurosport

Aguardiente Antioqueño — Lotería de Medellín

Ciclistas de Jesucristo

Aguardiente Néctar

Estampados Panamericanos — Distrillantas

Cicloases

Aguardiente Néctar — Ron Santafé

Lotería de Santander — Mixto Telecom

Flavia — Meta — Alcaldía de Cómbita

See also 1998 Clásico RCN

References cyclingnews pedalesybielas( 2009-10-22)