The 53rd edition of the Vuelta a España was held 5 to 27 September 1998 and began in Córdoba and ended in Madrid. The 1998 Vuelta had 22 stages over 3,774 km (2,345 mi) with the winning average speed of 40.262 km/h (25.018 mph). Spaniard Abraham Olano took the leader’s jersey after the first individual time trial with 41 seconds over Frenchman Laurent Jalabert. Olano’s lead in the mountains decreased each stage as teammate José María Jiménez marked Olano’s rivals and took several stage wins in the process until Jiménez took the jersey from Olano on the final mountain stage to Alto de Navacerrada with Olano in third place at 38 seconds. On the following day’s individual time trial, Olano took back the lead to win the only Grand Tour of his career.
The race also saw the astonishing comeback of Lance Armstrong after he was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer in 1996. Armstrong’s fourth-place finish was stripped by USADA in 2012 due to doping.
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Dates | 6–27 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,774 km (2,345 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 93h 44′ 08″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 5 September | Córdoba | 161.7 km (100 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
2 | 6 September | Córdoba to Cádiz | 234.6 km (146 mi) | Flat stage | |||
3 | 7 September | Cádiz to Estepona | 192.6 km (120 mi) | Flat stage | |||
4 | 8 September | Málaga to Granada | 173.5 km (108 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
5 | 9 September | Olula del Río to Murcia | 165.5 km (103 mi) | Flat stage | |||
6 | 10 September | Murcia to Xorret de Catí | 201.5 km (125 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
7 | 11 September | Alicante to Valencia | 185 km (115 mi) | Flat stage | |||
8 | 12 September | Palma de Mallorca | 181.5 km (113 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
9 | 13 September | Alcúdia | 39.5 km (25 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
14 September | Province of Barcelona | Rest day | |||||
10 | 15 September | Vic to Estación de Pal (Andorra) | 199.3 km (124 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
11 | 16 September | Andorra la Vella (Andorra) to Cerler | 186 km (116 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
12 | 17 September | Benasque to Jaca, Canfranc International station | 187 km (116 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
13 | 18 September | Sabiñánigo | 208.5 km (130 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
14 | 19 September | Biescas to Zaragoza | 145.5 km (90 mi) | Flat stage | |||
15 | 20 September | Zaragoza to Soria | 178.7 km (111 mi) | Flat stage | |||
16 | 21 September | Soria to Laguna Negra de Neila | 143.7 km (89 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
17 | 22 September | Burgos to León | 188.5 km (117 mi) | Flat stage | |||
18 | 23 September | León to Salamanca | 223 km (139 mi) | Flat stage | |||
19 | 24 September | Ávila to Segovia | 170.4 km (106 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
20 | 25 September | Segovia to Alto de Navacerrada | 206 km (128 mi) | Mountain stage | |||
21 | 26 September | Fuenlabrada | 39 km (24 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
22 | 27 September | Madrid | 163 km (101 mi) | Flat stage | |||
Total | 3,774 km (2,345 mi) |
Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Sprints rider classification
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Team classification |
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1 | Markus Zberg | Markus Zberg | Markus Zberg | Francisco Cerezo | Giancarlo Raimondi | Mapei–Bricobi |
2 | Jeroen Blijlevens | |||||
3 | Jaan Kirsipuu | Laurent Jalabert | Jaan Kirsipuu | Laurent Jalabert | ||
4 | Fabrizio Guidi | Fabrizio Guidi | Giovanni Lombardi | |||
5 | Jeroen Blijlevens | Jeroen Blijlevens | Lotto–Mobistar | |||
6 | José María Jiménez | José María Jiménez | Banesto | |||
7 | Giovanni Lombardi | Giancarlo Raimondi | ||||
8 | Fabrizio Guidi | |||||
9 | Abraham Olano | Abraham Olano | Laurent Jalabert | ONCE | ||
10 | José María Jiménez | José María Jiménez | Banesto | |||
11 | José María Jiménez | |||||
12 | Gianni Bugno | |||||
13 | Andrei Zintchenko | Fabrizio Guidi | ||||
14 | Marcel Wüst | |||||
15 | Andrei Zintchenko | |||||
16 | José María Jiménez | |||||
17 | Marcel Wüst | |||||
18 | Fabrizio Guidi | |||||
19 | Roberto Heras | |||||
20 | Andrei Zintchenko | José María Jiménez | ||||
21 | Alex Zülle | Abraham Olano | ||||
22 | Markus Zberg | |||||
Final | Abraham Olano | Fabrizio Guidi | José María Jiménez | Giancarlo Raimondi | Banesto |
Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification | ||
Denotes the leader of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the sprints classification |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Banesto | 93h 44′ 08″ | |
2 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1′ 23″ | |
3 | Banesto | + 2′ 12″ | |
DSQ | |||
5 | ONCE | + 2′ 37″ | |
6 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 2′ 58″ | |
7 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 5′ 51″ | |
8 | Festina–Lotus | + 6′ 05″ | |
9 | Brescialat–Liquigas | + 8′ 58″ | |
10 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 10′ 17″ |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Team Polti | 206 | |
2 | ONCE | 158 | |
3 | Banesto | 127 | |
4 | Festina–Lotus | 124 | |
5 | Post Swiss Team | 115 | |
6 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 108 | |
7 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 102 | |
8 | Brescialat–Liquigas | 102 | |
9 | Vitalicio Seguros | 101 | |
10 | Banesto | 96 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Banesto | 184 | |
2 | ONCE | 93 | |
3 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 92 | |
4 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 75 | |
5 | Festina–Lotus | 62 | |
6 | Festina–Lotus | 60 | |
7 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 59 | |
8 | Vitalicio Seguros | 56 | |
9 | Mapei–Bricobi | 54 | |
10 | Estepona en Marcha–Brepac | 48 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Brescialat–Liquigas | 53 | |
2 | Team Polti | 40 | |
3 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 29 | |
4 | ONCE | 27 | |
5 | Team Polti | 14 | |
6 | Vitalicio Seguros | 12 | |
7 | Brescialat–Liquigas | 11 | |
8 | Brescialat–Liquigas | 10 | |
9 | Festina–Lotus | 9 | |
10 | Casino–Ag2r | 9 |
Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | Banesto | 281h 14′ 43″ |
2 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 8′ 58″ |
3 | Festina–Lotus | + 28′ 59″ |
4 | Vitalicio Seguros | + 46′ 10″ |
5 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1h 04′ 17″ |
6 | ONCE | + 1h 06′ 36″ |
7 | Avianca–Telecom | + 1h 41′ 49″ |
8 | Casino–Ag2r | + 2h 30′ 29″ |
9 | Brescialat–Liquigas | + 2h 48′ 23″ |
10 | Post Swiss Team | + 3h 07′ 14″ |