1998 Vuelta a Andalucía

Cycling race

Race details

Dates

15–19 February 1998

Stages

Distance

839.9^[1] km (521.9 mi)

Winning time

21h 39' 58"

Results

	Winner	Marcelino García (ESP)
	Second	Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
	Third	David Etxebarria (ESP)

← 1997

1999 →

The 1998 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 44th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta del Sol) cycle race and was held on 15 February to 19 February 1998.^[2] The race started in Seville and finished in Granada.^[2] The race was won by Marcelino García.^[3]

Teams

Nineteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:^[4]

Team Telekom
ONCE
Banesto
Mapei–Bricobi
Casino–Ag2r
U.S. Postal Service
Estepona en Marcha–Brepac
Kelme–Costa Blanca
Gerolsteiner
Euskaltel–Euskadi
Lotto–Mobistar
TVM–Farm Frites
Troiamarisco
Rabobank
Palmans–Ideal
Française des Jeux
Cofidis
Continental–Olympia [ca]
Vitalicio Seguros

General classification

Final general classification^[5]^[6]^[7]

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Marcelino García (ESP)	21h 39' 58"
2	Laurent Jalabert (FRA)	+ 5"
3	David Etxebarria (ESP)	+ 10"
4	Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL)	+ 15"
5	Francisco Cabello (ESP)	+ 27"
6	Ginés Salmerón (ESP)	+ 32"
7	Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)	s.t.
8	Andrei Tchmil (UKR)	+ 36"
9	Juan Miguel Mercado (ESP)	s.t.
10	Frédéric Bessy (FRA)	s.t.

References

^ "Vuelta a Andalucia-Ruta del Sol (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "44th Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia (Ruta del Sol), Cat 2.3". Cycling News. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
^ "44ème Ruta del Sol 1998". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004.
^ "Complete Starting List". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^ "Vuelta a Andalucia (Ruta Del Sol)". WVCycling. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
^ "1998 Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol". First Cycling. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
^ "44th Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia (Ruta del Sol), Cat 2.3". Cycling News. Retrieved 9 April 2019.