1998 Clásico RCN

The 38th edition of the annual Clásico RCN, a bicycle stage race, was held from August 14 to August 23, 1998, in Colombia. The race with an UCI rate of 2.4 started in Barrancabermeja and finished in Bogotá with an individual time trial. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" – one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation. There were a total of 95 competitors from 13 teams, with 81 cyclists actually finishing the stage race.

Stages

1998-08-14: Barrancabermeja (6.8 km) PlacePrologueGeneral ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-08-15: Barrancabermeja — Puerto Boyacá (228 km) PlaceStage 1General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-08-16: Puerto Berrio — Bello (180 km) PlaceStage 2General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-08-17: Sabaneta — Jardín (124 km) PlaceStage 3General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-08-18: Jardín — Chinchiná (216.6 km) PlaceStage 4General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-08-19: Roldanillo — Buenaventura (208 km) PlaceStage 5General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-08-20: Buenaventura — Pradera (187 km) PlaceStage 6General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-08-21: Guacarí — Armenia (137 km) PlaceStage 7General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-08-22: Armenia — Espinal (151 km) PlaceStage 8General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

1998-08-23: Palacio Presidencial, Bogotá — Alto de Patios, Bogotá (22.1 km) PlaceStage 9 (Individual Time Trial)General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.2.3.

Final classification RANK NAMETEAMTIME1. Aguardiente Néctar 35:18:582.Lotería de Medellín+ 0.083.Telecom-Internet-Kelme+ 0.244.Lotería de Medellín+ 0.295.Automotriz Carrera+ 0.396.Automotriz Carrera+ 0.547.Todos por Boyacá+ 1.148.Lotería de Boyacá+ 1.249.Lotería de Boyacá+ 1.2810.Lotería de Medellín+ 1.57

See also 1998 Vuelta a Colombia

References cyclingnews