The 1998 PruTour was the first edition of the Prudential Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 23 May to 31 May 1998. The race started in Stirling and finished in London. The race was won by Stuart O'Grady of the team.
Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 23 May Stirling Individual time trial 1 24 May Edinburgh to Newcastle 2 25 May Gateshead to York 3 26 May Manchester to Blackpool 4 27 May Chester to Nottingham Hilly stage 5 28 May Birmingham to Cardiff None 6 29 May Bristol to Reading 7 30 May Chessington to Rochester 8 31 May London criterium Flat stage
Teams Eighteen teams of six riders started the race:
Oilme Team Brite Voice
Great Britain England Scotland Wales Ireland Denmark New Zealand Netherlands Australia South Africa
General classification
Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 46" 3 + 57" 4 + 1' 14" 5 + 1' 32" 6 + 1' 33" 7 + 1' 52" 8 Team Brite Voice + 1' 52" 9 + 2' 15" 10 Denmark + 2' 37"
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