The 82nd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 5 April 1998. Belgian Johan Museeuw won his third victory in the monument classic.[1][2] The race started in Bruges for the first time and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).[3]
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| Dates | 5 April 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 277 km (172.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 50' 02" | ||||||||||||
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Course
editJohan Museeuw broke clear from a select group on Tenbosse, a climb in Brakel at 26 km from the finish.
Peter Van Petegem, realizing the danger, counterattacked, but was caught again. Museeuw powered on over the Muur and Bosberg to the finish, while his Mapei team controlled the race with three riders in the pursuit group. His team mate Zanini won the sprint for second place before Andrei Tchmil. Museeuw became the fourth rider to win the Tour of Flanders three times, equalling the race record of Achiel Buysse, Fiorenzo Magni and Eric Leman.[4]
Climbs
editThere were fifteen categorized climbs:
Results
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 |  Johan Museeuw (BEL)
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Mapei–Bricobi | 6h 50' 02" |
| 2 |  Stefano Zanini (ITA)
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Mapei–Bricobi | + 43" |
| 3 | Andrei Tchmil (BEL)
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Lotto–Mobistar | s.t. |
| 4 |  Emmanuel Magnien (FRA)
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Française des Jeux | s.t. |
| 5 | Peter Van Petegem (BEL)
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TVM–Farm Frites | s.t. |
| 6 | Michele Bartoli (ITA)
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ASICS | s.t. |
| 7 |  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
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U.S. Postal Service | s.t. |
| 8 | Franco Ballerini (ITA)
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Mapei–Bricobi | s.t. |
| 9 | Gianluca Bortolami (ITA)
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Festina–Lotus | s.t. |
| 10 | Wilfried Peeters (BEL)
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Mapei–Bricobi | s.t. |
External links
edit- Recap of the race on Flemish television Archived 2015-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
References
edit- ^ "Tour of Flanders results". 2004-06-01. Archived from the original on 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1998 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "1998 Tour of Flanders info". 2004-06-03. Archived from the original on 2004-06-03. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ "1998 Tour of Flanders report". 2004-06-01. Archived from the original on 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
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