1998 Tour de Suisse
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Dates | 16–25 June 1998 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 10 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 1,504[1] km (934.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 37h 06' 26" | ||||||||||||
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The 1998 Tour de Suisse was the 62nd edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 16 June to 25 June 1998. The race started in Biel and finished in Zürich.[2] The race was won by Stefano Garzelli of the Mercatone Uno team.
Teams
Seventeen teams of up to nine riders started the race:[2][3]
Route
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 16 June | Biel | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) | Individual time trial | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | |
2 | 17 June | Biel to Villars-sur-Ollon | 178 km (110.6 mi) | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | ||
3 | 18 June | Aigle to Ulrichen/Obergoms | 159 km (98.8 mi) | Markus Zberg (SUI) | ||
4 | 19 June | Oberwald/Obergoms to Varese | 208 km (129.2 mi) | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ||
5 | 20 June | Varese to Lenzerheide | 230 km (142.9 mi) | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | ||
6 | 21 June | Lenzerheide to Lenzerheide | 156.1 km (97.0 mi) | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | ||
7 | 22 June | Haag to Morschach/Brunnen | 164 km (101.9 mi) | Vladimir Duma (UKR) | ||
8 | 23 June | Brunnen to Huttwil | 180 km (111.8 mi) | Niki Aebersold (SUI) | ||
9 | 24 June | Ittigen | 30 km (18.6 mi) | Individual time trial | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | |
10 | 25 June | Bern to Bern | 180 km (111.8 mi) | Niki Aebersold (SUI) |
General classification
Final general classification[1][2][5]
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References
- ^ a b "Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour) – Tour of Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "62ème Tour de Suisse 1998". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004.
- ^ "Complete Starting List (Revised)". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "63rd Tour de Suisse, Cat HC". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "1998 Tour de Suisse". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 November 2017.