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.
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.
Races Date Race Country Winner TeamWorld Cup Leader Leader's Team Report 21 March Milan–San Remo Report 5 April Tour of Flanders Report 12 April Paris–Roubaix Report 19 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège Report 25 April Amstel Gold Race Report 8 August Clásica de San Sebastián Report 16 August HEW Cyclassics Report 23 August Grand Prix de Suisse Report 4 October Paris–Tours Report 17 October Giro di Lombardia Report
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 RiderTeamTime12s.t.3s.t.4s.t.5s.t.6s.t.7s.t.8s.t.9s.t.10s.t.General classification after Milan–San Remo RiderTeamPoints1 1002703504405366327288249201016 5 April 1998 — Tour of Flanders RiderTeamTime12 + 43"3s.t.4s.t.5s.t.6s.t.7s.t.8s.t.9s.t.10s.t.General classification after Tour of Flanders RiderTeamPoints1 1102110310041005866647568509321032 12 April 1998 — Paris–Roubaix RiderTeamTime12 + 4' 16"3 + 4' 19"4 + 4' 49"5s.t.6 + 4' 50"7 + 4' 52"8 + 6' 34"9s.t.10s.t.General classification after Paris–Roubaix RiderTeamPoints1 12421153110410051006997868739701066 19 April 1998 — Liège–Bastogne–Liège RiderTeamTime12 + 1' 13"3 + 1' 21"4s.t.5s.t.6 + 1' 35"7 + 1' 44"8 + 1' 47"9s.t.10 + 2' 04"General classification after Liège–Bastogne–Liège RiderTeamPoints1 1562124312441185105610071008869811073 25 April 1998 — Amstel Gold Race RiderTeamTime12s.t.3 + 21"4s.t.5s.t.6 + 32"7s.t.8 + 2' 27"9s.t.10s.t.General classification after Amstel Gold Race RiderTeamPoints1 20621323130412951186110710081009981086 8 August 1998 — Clásica de San Sebastián RiderTeamTime12s.t.3 + 2"4 + 1' 15"5s.t.6 + 1' 20"7s.t.8 + 1' 43"9s.t.10s.t.General classification after Clásica de San Sebastián RiderTeamPoints1 2062151313241305129611871108110910010100 16 August 1998 — HEW Cyclassics RiderTeamTime12 s.t.3 s.t.4s.t.5s.t.6 s.t.7s.t.8Die Continentale-Olympia s.t.9s.t.10s.t.General classification after HEW Cyclassics RiderTeamPoints1 2762181315141325130612971188110911010104 22 August 1998 — Grand Prix de Suisse RiderTeamTime1 2s.t.3 s.t.4s.t.5s.t.6 s.t.7s.t.8 s.t.9 + 12"10 + 23"General classification after Grand Prix de Suisse RiderTeamPoints1 3762181315141505135613271308123911110110 4 October 1998 — Paris–Tours RiderTeamTime12 + 2"3 + 31"4s.t.5s.t.6 s.t.7s.t.8 s.t.9s.t.10 + 32"General classification after Paris–Tours RiderTeamPoints1 3762190316341505137613271308111911110104 17 October 1998 — Giro di Lombardia RiderTeamTime12 + 6"3Ros Mary–Amica Chips + 1' 21"4 s.t.5s.t.6 + 1' 57"7 + 3' 50"8 s.t.9s.t.10s.t.General classification after Giro di Lombardia RiderTeamPoints1 4162190316641635146613771348132911110111
Final standings Source:
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: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th Points100705040363228242016151413121110987654321 RiderTeamMSRToFROULBLAGRCSSHEWSUITOULOMPts.1 2432DNS1005007010004041625040DNS122410009DNS19030070DNS040040DNS16166440700800DNS540016350DNSDNS36400DNS00701466365013624006201377704059600004134802410008000DNSDNS1329100DNS0100DNS00101111000DNS3245070DNSDNS1111108DNS207000000981228369050013DNSDNS9113DNS00DNSDNSDNS40500090140DNSDNS007000DNSDNS701513DNSDNSDNSDNS1402801469160014DNSDNSDNS500006417DNS130DNS140DNS161205518160DNS5204090054190DNSDNS2810DNS100004820145DNS415DNS00DNS1048Race winners not eligible for general classificationRiderTeamMSRToFROULBLAGRCSSHEWSUITOULOMPts.-DNSDNSDNS40111000DNSDNSDNS151-10000DNS0DNS4DNSDNSDNS104-01000DNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS100-DNS00DNSDNSDNSDNSDNS100DNS100-DNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS100100KeyColourResultGoldWinnerSilver2nd placeBronze3rd placeGreenTop ten positionBlueOther points positionPurpleOut of points, retiredRedDid not start (DNS)
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: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points12987654321 TeamsMSRToFROULBLAGRCSSHEWSUITOULOMPts.14121288120128076236879350685631200912000127524940348253125056901270600040
References
External links Complete results from Cyclingbase.com Final classification for individuals and teams from memoire-du-cyclisme.eu