The Men's Under-23 Individual Road Race at the 1998 UCI Road World Championships was held on October 9, 1998, in Valkenburg, Netherlands, over a total distance of 172 kilometres (10 x 17.2 km laps). There were a total number of 180 starters, with 130 cyclists actually finishing the race.
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| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | October 9, 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 172 km (106.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 04h 00' 29" | ||||||||||||
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Final classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
 Ivan Basso (ITA)
|
04:00:29 |
|
Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)
|
+ 00.16 |
|
Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
|
s.t. |
| 4. |  Alexandre Usov (BLR)
|
s.t. |
| 5. |  Thor Hushovd (NOR)
|
s.t. |
| 6. |  René Haselbacher (AUT)
|
s.t. |
| 7. |  Hernán Antolinez (COL)
|
s.t. |
| 8. |  Sasa Gajicic (YUG)
|
+ 00.17 |
| 9. |  Frédéric Finot (FRA)
|
s.t. |
| 10. |  Matej Stare (SLO)
|
s.t. |
| 11. |  Martin Elmiger (SUI)
|
s.t. |
| 12. |  Stephan Schreck (GER)
|
s.t. |
| 13. |  Christophe Brandt (BEL)
|
s.t. |
| 14. |  Andrejus Smirnovas (LTU)
|
s.t. |
| 15. | Marius Sabaliaskas (LTU)
|
s.t. |
| 16. |  Benoît Joachim (LUX)
|
s.t. |
| 17. | Dave Bruylandts (BEL)
|
s.t. |
| 18. |  Mathew Hayman (AUS)
|
s.t. |
| 19. | Tadej Valjavec (SLO)
|
s.t. |
| 20. | Cadel Evans (AUS)
|
s.t. |
| 21. |  Kjell Carlström (FIN)
|
s.t. |
| 22. |  Karsten Kroon (NED)
|
s.t. |
| 23. |  Jaroslaw Ryszewski (POL)
|
s.t. |
| 24. |  Dmitri Gaynytdinov (RUS)
|
s.t. |
| 25. |  Michael Reihs (DEN)
|
+ 00.18 |