1998 UCI Road World Cup

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]

1998 UCI Road World Cup
Tenth edition of the UCI Road World Cup
Details
Dates21 March – 17 October 1997
LocationEurope
Rounds10
Champions
Individual champion Michele Bartoli (ITA) (Asics–CGA)
Teams' championMapei–Bricobi

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

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
1Mapei–Bricobi76
2Rabobank56
3Casino–Ag2r52
4Team Polti50
5Française des Jeux40

References
  1. "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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