The 1998 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 5th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑5 stage race held between 4 and 10 May 1998.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Dates | 4–10 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 + prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,085 km (674.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 26h 28' 01" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race consisted of prologue and actual 7 stages with 1,085 km (674.2 mi) in total.[6][7]
Teams
editTotal 98 riders (62 finished it) from 13 different countries and 16 teams started the race.[8][9]
Professional
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KRKA–Telekom Slovenije
Amore & Vita–ForzArcore- Kross–Selle Italia
Linda McCartney On Tour
Mróz
ZVVZ–DLD
Agro–Adler Brandenburg
Amateur
edit- Perutnina Ptuj - Radenska Rog (2 clubs united)
- Savaprojekt
- Hit Casino
- Sava
National
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Slovak
Croatia
Bulgaria- United Kingdom
Ukraine
Route and stages
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Length | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 May | Ptuj | 3.4 km (2 mi) | 
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Prologue |  Olaf Pollack
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| 1 | 5 May | Radenci – Beltinci | 198 km (123 mi) | 
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Plain stage | Olaf Pollack
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| 2 | 6 May | Maribor – Kranj | 168 km (104 mi) | 
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Intermediate stage |  Andrej Hauptman
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| 3 | 7 May | Krško – Brežice – Krško | 18 km (11 mi) |
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Time trial | Valter Bonča
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| 4 | 7 May | Semič – Metlika – Semič | 85 km (53 mi) |
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Plain stage |  Maurizio De Pasquale
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| 5 | 8 May | Ribnica – Nova Gorica | 230 km (143 mi) |
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Intermediate stage | Simone Zucchi
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| 6 | 9 May | Nova Gorica – Vršič – Ljubljana | 206 km (128 mi) | 
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Mountain stage | Simone Mori
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| 7 | 10 May | Grosuplje – Novo mesto | 177 km (110 mi) | 
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Hilly stage | Andrej Hauptman
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| Total | 1,085 km (674.2 mi) | ||||||
Classification leadership
edit| Stage | Winner | General classification 
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Points classification 
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Mountains classification 
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Young rider classification 
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Intermediate sprints classification 
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Team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Olaf Pollack | Olaf Pollack | not available | not available | Tadej Valjavec | not available | not available |
| 1 | Olaf Pollack | Uroš Murn | Rik Reinerink | ||||
| 2 | Andrej Hauptman | Gorazd Štangelj | Mitja Mahorič | Marko Baloh | Mroz | ||
| 3 | Valter Bonča | Branko Filip | not available | not available | not available | not available | |
| 4 | Maurizio De Pasquale | ||||||
| 5 | Simone Zucchi | Andrej Hauptman | Igor Kranjec | Martin Čotak | |||
| 6 | Simone Mori | not available | not available | ||||
| 7 | Andrej Hauptman | Igor Kranjec | Mitja Mahorič | Igor Kranjec | Krka Telekom | ||
| Final | Branko Filip | Andrej Hauptman | Igor Kranjec | Mitja Mahorič | Igor Kranjec | Krka Telekom | |
Final classification standings
edit| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Denotes the leader of the general classification | 
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Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the leader of the points classification | 
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
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Denotes the leader of the int. sprints classification | Denotes the leader of the team classification | |
General classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branko Filip
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Krka Telekom | 26h 38' 01" |
| 2 | Gorazd Štangelj
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Krka Telekom | + 4" |
| 3 |  Pavel Shumanov
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Krka Telekom | + 9" |
| 4 | Valter Bonča
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PP&RR | + 21" |
| 5 |  Cezary Zamana
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Mroz | + 33" |
| 6 | Andrzej Sypytkowski
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Mroz | + 33" |
| 7 |  Tomáš Konečný
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ZVVS | + 38" |
| 8 | Saša Sviben
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Krka Telekom | + 50" |
| 9 | Miloslav Kejval
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ZVVS | + 51" |
| 10 | Rajko Petek
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Sava | + 1' 13" |
Points classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrej Hauptman
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PP&RR | 97 |
| 2 | Simone Zucchi
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Amore & Vita | 75 |
| 3 | Tomáš Konečný
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ZVVS | 74 |
| 4 | Gorazd Štangelj
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Krka Telekom | 71 |
| 5 | Boštjan Mervar
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Krka Telekom | 65 |
Mountains classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Kranjec
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PP&RR | 18 |
| 2 |  Martin Čotar
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Sava | 14 |
| 3 | Maurizio De Pasquale
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Amore & Vita | 13 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitja Mahorič
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PP&RR | 26h 39' 43" |
| 2 | Richard Faltus
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aZVVS | |
| 3 | Tadej Valjavec
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Sava |
Intermediate sprints classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Kranjec
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PP&RR | 24 |
| 2 | Martin Čotak
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Sava | 16 |
| 3 |  Julian Clark
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Linda McCartney | 11 |
Team classification
edit| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krka Telekom
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79h 55′ 02″ |
| 2 | Mroz
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+ 55″ |
| 3 | Perutnina Ptuj - Radenska Rog
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+ 1′ 20″ |
| 4 | ZVVS
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+ 2′ 21″ |
| 5 | Amore & Vita
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+ 5′ 22″ |
| ... | ... | ... |
| 6 | Sava
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+ 1h 07′ 10″ |
| 10 | Hit Casino
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+ 1h 25′ 54″ |
References
edit- ^ "Na Ptuju le Krka Telekom z vso močjo". Delo (in Slovenian). 4 May 1998. p. 16.
- ^ "Po Sloveniji od Ptuja do Novega mesta". Delo (in Slovenian). 4 May 1998. p. 11.
- ^ "Prolog na Ptuju in rumena majica Nemcu Pollacku". Delo (in Slovenian). 5 May 1998. p. 17.
- ^ "Spet Pollackova poskočnica. Veter pokopal upe PP&RR?". Delo (in Slovenian). 6 May 1998. p. 13.
- ^ "Slovenski dan: Hauptmanue etapa, Štangelj v rumenem". Delo (in Slovenian). 7 May 1998. p. 17.
- ^ "Jezni Bonča junak vožnje na kronometer Krško '98". Delo (in Slovenian). 8 May 1998. p. 11.
- ^ "Maraton v znamenju Kranjca. Bo o Vršiču odločila zapora?". Delo (in Slovenian). 9 May 1998. p. 6.
- ^ "Branko Filip je do konca ubranil rumeno majico". Delo (in Slovenian). 11 May 1998. p. 11.
- ^ "Srečko Glivar se le ni zmotil: Filipu pristoji rumena majica". Delo (in Slovenian). 11 May 1998. p. 15.