The 1998 Vuelta a España was the 53rd edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Córdoba on 5 September, and Stage 11 occurred on 16 September with a stage to Cerler. The race finished in Madrid on 27 September.

Stage 1 5 September 1998 — Córdoba to Córdoba,

Stage 1 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 s.t. 4 + 9" 5 s.t. 6 + 10" 7 + 12" 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 2 6 September 1998 — Córdoba to Cádiz,

Stage 2 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1" 3 + 4" 4 + 5" 5 + 9" 6 + 10" 7 + 11" 8 + 12" 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 3 7 September 1998 — Cádiz to Estepona,

Stage 3 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 6" 4 + 7" 5 + 8" 6 + 12" 7 + 13" 8 + 14" 9 + 15" 10 s.t.

Stage 4 8 September 1998 — Málaga to Granada,

Stage 4 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 4 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 5" 4 + 12" 5 + 13" 6 + 18" 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 + 19" 10 s.t.

Stage 5 9 September 1998 — Olula del Río to Murcia,

Stage 5 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 5 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 5" 4 + 12" 5 + 13" 6 s.t. 7 + 16" 8 + 18" 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 6 10 September 1998 — Murcia to Xorret de Catí,

Stage 6 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 27" 3 + 47" 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 31" 3 + 36" 4 + 58" 5 + 59" 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 7 11 September 1998 — Alicante to Valencia,

Stage 7 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 7 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 31" 3 + 34" 4 + 58" 5 + 59" 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 8 12 September 1998 — Palma de Mallorca to Palma de Mallorca,

Stage 8 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 8 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 31" 3 + 33" 4 + 56" 5 + 58" 6 s.t. 7 + 59" 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 9 13 September 1998 — Alcúdia to Alcúdia, (ITT)

Stage 9 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 41" 3 4 + 1' 06" 5 + 1' 12" 6 + 1' 32" 7 + 1' 47" 8 + 1' 51" 9 + 1' 53" 10 + 1' 54"General classification after Stage 9 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 41" 3 + 1' 08" 4 + 1' 30" 5 + 1' 48" 6 + 2' 06" 7 + 2' 20" 8 + 2' 25" 9 s.t. 10 + 2' 35"

Rest day 14 September 1998 — Province of Barcelona

Stage 10 15 September 1998 — Vic to Estación de Pal,

Stage 10 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 16" 3 + 1' 26" 4 + 1' 31" 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 10 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 41" 3 + 1' 10" 4 + 1' 36" 5 + 2' 06" 6 + 2' 18" 7 + 2' 20" 8 + 2' 25" 9 + 2' 43" 10 + 2' 44"

Stage 11 16 September 1998 — Andorra la Vella to Cerler,

Stage 11 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 + 13" 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 + 19" 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General classification after Stage 11 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 35" 3 + 51" 4 + 1' 17" 5 + 2' 01" 6 + 2' 09" 7 + 2' 19" 8 + 2' 24" 9 + 2' 44" 10 + 2' 47"

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