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]
Tenth edition of the UCI Road World Cup | |
Details | |
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Dates | 21 March – 17 October 1997 |
Location | Europe |
Races | 10 |
Champions | |
Individual champion | ![]() |
Teams' champion | Mapei–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 |
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21 March | Milan–San Remo | ![]() |
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Team Telekom | Report |
5 April | Tour of Flanders | ![]() |
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Mapei–Bricobi | Report |
12 April | Paris–Roubaix | ![]() |
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Mapei–Bricobi | Report |
19 April | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | ![]() |
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Asics–CGA | Report |
25 April | Amstel Gold Race | ![]() |
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Casino–Ag2r | Report |
8 August | Clásica de San Sebastián | ![]() |
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Cofidis | Report |
16 August | Hamburg Cyclassics | ![]() |
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Rabobank | Report |
23 August | Grand Prix de Suisse | ![]() |
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Asics–CGA | Report |
4 October | Paris–Tours | ![]() |
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Casino–Ag2r | Report |
17 October | Giro di Lombardia | ![]() |
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Mapei–Bricobi | Report |
Final standings
Individual results
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Asics–CGA | 416 pts |
2 | ![]() |
Rabobank | 190 |
3 | ![]() |
Mapei–Bricobi | 166 |
4 | ![]() |
Mapei–Bricobi | 163 |
5 | ![]() |
Rabobank | 146 |
6 | ![]() |
Lotto–Mobistar | 137 |
7 | ![]() |
Française des Jeux | 134 |
8 | ![]() |
Mapei–Bricobi | 132 |
9 | ![]() |
Casino–Ag2r | 111 |
10 | ![]() |
Mapei–Bricobi | 111 |
Team classification
Rank | Team | Points |
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1 | Mapei–Bricobi | 76 |
2 | Rabobank | 56 |
3 | Casino–Ag2r | 52 |
4 | Team Polti | 50 |
5 | Française des Jeux | 40 |
References
- "La Coupe du Monde 1998". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- "Luik-Bastenaken-Luik, World Cup Round 4 (265.5 kms [sic]). Results and Reports". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- "GP Suisse, World Cup Round 8. Switzerland, August 23, 1998". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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