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.
Bartoli moved into the lead of the World Cup after his win in Liège–Bastogne–Liège , and claimed a second event win at the Grand Prix de Suisse . He ended the competition with 416 points, more than double the points total of the runner-up, Léon van Bon and a competition record with the point system in place since 1997 to 2004.
Races
Single races details
Denotes the Classification Leader
In the race results the leader jersey identify the rider who wore the jersey in the race (the leader at the start of the race).
In the general classification table the jersey identify the leader after the race.
21 March 1998 — Milan–San Remo 294 km (182.7 mi)
General classification after Milan–San Remo
5 April 1998 — Tour of Flanders 277 km (172.1 mi)
General classification after Tour of Flanders
12 April 1998 — Paris–Roubaix 266.5 km (165.6 mi)
General classification after Paris–Roubaix
19 April 1998 — Liège–Bastogne–Liège 265.5 km (165.0 mi)
General classification after Liège–Bastogne–Liège
25 April 1998 — Amstel Gold Race 265.5 km (165.0 mi)
General classification after Amstel Gold Race
8 August 1998 — Clásica de San Sebastián 232 km (144.2 mi)
General classification after Clásica de San Sebastián
16 August 1998 — HEW Cyclassics 253 km (157.2 mi)
General classification after HEW Cyclassics
22 August 1998 — Grand Prix de Suisse 243 km (151.0 mi)
General classification after Grand Prix de Suisse
4 October 1998 — Paris–Tours 254 km (157.8 mi)
General classification after Paris–Tours
17 October 1998 — Giro di Lombardia 253 km (157.2 mi)
General classification after Giro di Lombardia
Final standings
Source:
Individual
Points are awarded to the top 25 classified riders. Riders must start at least 6 races to be classified.
The points are awarded for every race using the following system:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
Points
100
70
50
40
36
32
28
24
20
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Top ten position
Blue
Other points position
Purple
Out of points, retired
Red
Did not start (DNS)
Teams
Points are awarded to the top 10 teams. Teams must start at least 8 races to be classified. The first 18 teams in world ranking must start in all races.
The points are awarded for every race using the following system:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
12
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
References
^ "La Coupe du Monde 1998" . memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
"Milan–San Remo results" . 2004-06-01. Archived from the original on 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
"Tour of Flanders results" . 2004-06-01. Archived from the original on 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
"Paris–Roubaix results" . 2004-06-22. Archived from the original on 2004-06-22. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
"Liège–Bastogne–Liège results" . 2004-06-01. Archived from the original on 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
"Luik-Bastenaken-Luik, World Cup round 4 (265.5 kms [sic]). Results and Reports" . autobus.cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 18 April 2017.
"Amstel Gold Race results" . 2004-06-22. Archived from the original on 2004-06-22. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
"Standing after Amstel Gold Race" . 1998-05-24. Archived from the original on 1998-05-24. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
"Clásica de San Sebastián results" . 2004-06-22. Archived from the original on 2004-06-22. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
"1998 Clásica de San Sebastián report" . 2004-06-22. Archived from the original on 2004-06-22. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
"HEW Cyclassics results" . 2004-06-20. Archived from the original on 2004-06-20. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
"HEW-Cyclassics Cup, World Cup Round 7" . autobus.cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 2023-09-11.
"Grand Prix de Suisse results" . 2004-06-02. Archived from the original on 2004-06-02. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
"1998 Grand Prix de Suisse report" . 2004-06-02. Archived from the original on 2004-06-02. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
"GP Suisse, World Cup round 8. Switzerland, August 23, 1998" . autobus.cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 18 April 2017.
"Paris–Tours results" . 2004-06-01. Archived from the original on 2004-06-01. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
"Giro di Lombardia results" . 2004-06-03. Archived from the original on 2004-06-03. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
"UCI Road World Cup 1998 - General Individual Standings" . 2004-12-26. Archived from the original on 2004-12-26. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
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