1998 UCI Road World Cup

1998 UCI Road World Cup
Tenth edition of the UCI Road World Cup
Details
Dates 21 March – 17 October 1997
Location Europe
Rounds 10
Champions
Individual champion  Michele Bartoli (ITA) (Asics–CGA)
Teams' champion Mapei–Bricobi

The 1998 UCI Road World Cup was the tenth edition of the UCI Road World Cup, cycling's season-long competition of the ten top-tier one-day classics. It was won by Italian classics specialist Michele Bartoli of the Asics–CGA team. Italian team Mapei–Bricobi won the team competition and placed four riders in the individual top-ten.[1]

Bartoli moved into the lead of the World Cup after his win in Liège–Bastogne–Liège,[2] and claimed a second event win at the Grand Prix de Suisse.[3] He ended the competition with 416 points, more than double the points total of the runner-up, Leon van Bon.[1]

Races

Date Race Winner Team
#1 21 March Italy Milan–San Remo  Erik Zabel (GER) Team Telekom
#2 5 April Belgium Tour of Flanders  Johan Museeuw (BEL) Mapei–Bricobi
#3 12 April France Paris–Roubaix  Franco Ballerini (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi
#4 19 April Belgium Liège–Bastogne–Liège  Michele Bartoli (ITA) Asics–CGA
#5 25 April Netherlands Amstel Gold Race  Rolf Järmann (SUI) Casino–Ag2r
#6 8 August Spain Clásica de San Sebastián  Francesco Casagrande (ITA) Cofidis
#7 16 August Germany Hamburg Cyclassics  Leon van Bon (NED) Rabobank
#8 23 August Switzerland Grand Prix de Suisse  Michele Bartoli (ITA) Asics–CGA
#9 4 October France Paris–Tours  Jacky Durand (FRA) Casino–Ag2r
#10 17 October Italy Giro di Lombardia  Oskar Camenzind (SUI) Mapei–Bricobi

Final standings

Individual results

Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Michele Bartoli (ITA) Asics–CGA 416 pts
2  Leon van Bon (NED) Rabobank 190
3  Andrea Tafi (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi 166
4  Stefano Zanini (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi 163
5  Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank 146
6  Andrei Tchmil (UKR) Lotto–Mobistar 137
7  Emmanuel Magnien (FRA) Française des Jeux 134
8  Franco Ballerini (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi 132
9  Rolf Järmann (SUI) Casino–Ag2r 111
10  Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL) Mapei–Bricobi 111

Team classification

Rank Team Points
1Italy Mapei–Bricobi76
2Netherlands Rabobank56
3France Casino–Ag2r52
4Italy Team Polti50
5France Française des Jeux40

References

  1. 1 2 "La Coupe du Monde 1998". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Luik-Bastenaken-Luik, World Cup Round 4 (265.5 kms [sic]). Results and Reports". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "GP Suisse, World Cup Round 8. Switzerland, August 23, 1998". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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