1998 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

1998 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates	7–14 June 1998
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,063.2 km (660.6 mi)
Winning time	28h 08' 56"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Combination
	Team
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The 1998 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 50th edition of the cycle race and was held from 7 June to 14 June 1998. The race started in Villeurbanne and finished in Megève. The race was won by Armand de Las Cuevas of the Banesto team.^[2]

Teams

Fifteen teams, containing a total of 120 riders, participated in the race:^[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]^[3]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
P	7 June	Villeurbanne	5 km (3.1 mi)	Individual time trial	Chris Boardman (GBR)
1	8 June	Villeurbanne to Charvieu-Chavagneux	190 km (120 mi)		Max Sciandri (GBR)
2	9 June	Charvieu-Chavagneux to Vals-les-Bains	198 km (123 mi)		Damien Nazon (FRA)
3	10 June	Vals-les-Bains to Mont Ventoux	164 km (102 mi)		José María Jiménez (ESP)
4	11 June	Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux	41.2 km (25.6 mi)	Individual time trial	Chris Boardman (GBR)
5	12 June	Crest to Grenoble	160 km (99 mi)		Max Sciandri (GBR)
6	13 June	Challes-les-Eaux to Megève Côte 2000	161 km (100 mi)		Richard Virenque (FRA)
7	14 June	Megève to Megève	144 km (89 mi)		Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP)

Stages

Prologue

7 June 1998 – Villeurbanne, 5 km (3.1 mi) (ITT)

Prologue result and general classification after Prologue^[2]^[4]^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Chris Boardman (GBR)	GAN	5' 40"
2	Christophe Moreau (FRA)	Festina–Lotus	s.t.
3	Laurent Jalabert (FRA)	ONCE	+ 3"

Stage 1

8 June 1998 – Villeurbanne to Charvieu-Chavagneux, 190 km (118.1 mi)

Stage 1 result^[2]^[4]^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Max Sciandri (GBR)	Française des Jeux	5h 15' 04"
2	Jens Voigt (GER)	GAN	s.t.
3	Christophe Capelle (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 1' 30"

General classification after Stage 1^[4]^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jens Voigt (GER)	GAN	5h 20' 49"
2	Max Sciandri (GBR)	Française des Jeux	+ 2"
3	Chris Boardman (GBR)	GAN	+ 1' 25"

Stage 2

9 June 1998 – Charvieu-Chavagneux to Vals-les-Bains, 198 km (123.0 mi)

Stage 2 result^[2]^[7]^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Damien Nazon (FRA)	Française des Jeux	5h 03' 48"
2	Stéphane Barthe (FRA)	Casino–Ag2r	s.t.
3	Christophe Capelle (FRA)	Cofidis	s.t.

General classification after Stage 2^[7]^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jens Voigt (GER)	GAN	10h 24' 37"
2	Max Sciandri (GBR)	Française des Jeux	+ 2"
3	Christophe Moreau (FRA)	Festina–Lotus	s.t.

Stage 3

10 June 1998 – Vals-les-Bains to Mont Ventoux, 164 km (101.9 mi)

Stage 3 result^[2]^[9]^[10]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	José Maria Jimenez (ESP)	Banesto	4h 26' 28"
2	Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA)	Banesto	s.t.
3	Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP)	Banesto	+ 31"

General classification after Stage 3^[9]^[10]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA)	Banesto	14h 52' 45"
2	José Maria Jimenez (ESP)	Banesto	+ 18"
3	Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP)	Banesto	+ 34"

Stage 4

11 June 1998 – Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, 41.2 km (25.6 mi) (ITT)

Stage 4 result^[2]^[11]^[12]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Chris Boardman (GBR)	GAN	49' 39"
2	Gilles Maignan (FRA)	Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne	+ 45"
3	Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)	U.S. Postal Service	+ 1' 03"

General classification after Stage 4^[11]^[12]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA)	Banesto	15h 45' 02"
2	Jens Voigt (GER)	GAN	+ 2"
3	Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP)	Banesto	+ 38"

Stage 5

12 June 1998 – Crest to Grenoble, 160 km (99.4 mi)

Stage 5 result^[2]^[13]^[14]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Max Sciandri (GBR)	Française des Jeux	4h 12' 00"
2	Giovanni Lombardi (ITA)	Team Telekom	+ 1' 26"
3	Nicolas Jalabert (FRA)	Cofidis	s.t.

General classification after Stage 5^[13]^[14]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA)	Banesto	20h 00' 14"
2	Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP)	Banesto	+ 38"
3	Jens Voigt (GER)	GAN	+ 48"

Stage 6

13 May 1998 – Challes-les-Eaux to Megève Côte 2000, 161 km (100.0 mi)

Stage 6 result^[2]^[15]^[16]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Richard Virenque (FRA)	Festina–Lotus	4h 47' 34"
2	Jean-Cyril Robin (FRA)	U.S. Postal Service	+ 1"
3	Rik Verbrugghe (BEL)	Lotto–Mobistar	s.t.

General classification after Stage 6^[15]^[16]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA)	Banesto	24h 49' 01"
2	Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP)	Banesto	+ 34"
3	Jens Voigt (GER)	GAN	+ 54"

Stage 7

14 June 1998 – Megève to Megève, 144 km (89.5 mi)

Stage 7 result^[2]^[17]^[18]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP)	Banesto	3h 19' 55"
2	José Maria Jimenez (ESP)	Banesto	s.t.
3	Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA)	Banesto	s.t.

General classification after Stage 7^[17]^[18]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA)	Banesto	28h 08' 56"
2	Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP)	Banesto	+ 34"
3	Andrey Teteryuk (KAZ)	Lotto–Mobistar	+ 2' 17"

General classification

Final general classification^[19]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA)	Banesto	28h 08' 56"
2	Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP)	Banesto	+ 34"
3	Andrey Teteryuk (KAZ)	Lotto–Mobistar	+ 2' 17"
4	Dariusz Baranowski (POL)	U.S. Postal Service	+ 2' 19"
5	José María Jiménez (ESP)	Banesto	+ 2' 41"
6	Richard Virenque (FRA)	Festina–Lotus	+ 2' 45"
7	Jens Voigt (GER)	GAN	+ 2' 56"
8	Thierry Bourguignon (FRA)	BigMat–Auber 93	+ 4' 13"
9	Patrick Jonker (AUS)	Rabobank	+ 4' 35"
10	Jean-Cyril Robin (FRA)	U.S. Postal Service	+ 4' 36"

References

External links

"Site Officiel" [Official site] (in French). Archived from the original on 17 October 2005.

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