1998 Clásico RCN
Cycling race
Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | August 14 – August 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,474.8 km (916.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 35h 18' 58" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 38th edition of the annual Clásico RCN, a bicycle stage race, was held from August 14 to August 23, 1998, in Colombia. The race with an UCI rate of 2.4 started in Barrancabermeja and finished in Bogotá with an individual time trial. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" – one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation. There were a total of 95 competitors from 13 teams, with 81 cyclists actually finishing the stage race.
Stages
1998-08-14: Barrancabermeja (6.8 km)
Place | Prologue | General Classification | ||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |
1. | ![]() | 00:07.51 | ![]() | 00:07.51 |
2. | ![]() | +0.06 | ![]() | +0.06 |
3. | ![]() | +0.08 | ![]() | +0.08 |
1998-08-15: Barrancabermeja — Puerto Boyacá (228 km)
Place | Stage 1 | General Classification | ||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |
1. | ![]() | 05:34.16 | ![]() | 05:43.30 |
2. | ![]() | — | ![]() | +0.24 |
3. | ![]() | +4.38 | ![]() | +3.15 |
1998-08-16: Puerto Berrio — Bello (180 km)
Place | Stage 2 | General Classification | ||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |
1. | ![]() | 04:50.14 | ![]() | 10:37.11 |
2. | ![]() | — | ![]() | +0.10 |
3. | ![]() | — | ![]() | +0.13 |
Place | Stage 3 | General Classification | ||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |
1. | ![]() | 03:09.34 | ![]() | 13:47.25 |
2. | ![]() | +0.13 | ![]() | +0.07 |
3. | ![]() | — | ![]() | +0.08 |
Place | Stage 4 | General Classification | ||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |
1. | ![]() | 05:14.44 | ![]() | 19:02.09 |
2. | ![]() | +0.09 | ![]() | +0.07 |
3. | ![]() | +1.03 | ![]() | +0.08 |
1998-08-19: Roldanillo — Buenaventura (208 km)
Place | Stage 5 | General Classification | ||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |
1. | ![]() | 04:27.54 | ![]() | 23:30.36 |
2. | ![]() | — | ![]() | +0.07 |
3. | ![]() | — | ![]() | +0.08 |
1998-08-20: Buenaventura — Pradera (187 km)
Place | Stage 6 | General Classification | ||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |
1. | ![]() | 04:26.07 | ![]() | 27:56.43 |
2. | ![]() | +0.01 | ![]() | +0.07 |
3. | ![]() | — | ![]() | +0.08 |
Place | Stage 7 | General Classification | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Time | Name | Time | |
1. | ![]() | 03:00.57 | ![]() | 30:57.44 |
2. | ![]() | +0.04 | ![]() | +0.07 |
3. | ![]() | — | ![]() | +0.08 |
Place | Stage 8 | General Classification | ||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |
1. | ![]() | 03:44.22 | ![]() | 34:42.09 |
2. | ![]() | — | ![]() | +0.07 |
3. | ![]() | — | ![]() | +0.08 |
1998-08-23: Palacio Presidencial, Bogotá — Alto de Patios, Bogotá (22.1 km)
Place | Stage 9 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | ||
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Name | Time | Name | Time | |
1. | ![]() | 00:36.17 | ![]() | 35:18.58 |
2. | ![]() | +0.08 | ![]() | +0.07 |
3. | ![]() | +0.20 | ![]() | +0.24 |
Final classification
RANK | NAME | TEAM | TIME |
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1. | ![]() | Aguardiente Néctar | 35:18:58 |
2. | ![]() | Lotería de Medellín | + 0.08 |
3. | ![]() | Telecom-Internet-Kelme | + 0.24 |
4. | ![]() | Lotería de Medellín | + 0.29 |
5. | ![]() | Automotriz Carrera | + 0.39 |
6. | ![]() | Automotriz Carrera | + 0.54 |
7. | ![]() | Todos por Boyacá | + 1.14 |
8. | ![]() | Lotería de Boyacá | + 1.24 |
9. | ![]() | Lotería de Boyacá | + 1.28 |
10. | ![]() | Lotería de Medellín | + 1.57 |
See also
References
- cyclingnews