| UCI‑5 race | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 4–10 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 + prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,085 km (674.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 26h 28' 01" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 5th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑5 stage race held between 4 and 10 May 1998.[1][2][3][4][5]
The race consisted of prologue and actual 7 stages with 1,085 km (674.2 mi) in total.[6][7]
Teams
Total 98 riders (62 finished it) from 13 different countries and 16 teams started the race.[8][9]
Professional
Amateur
 Perutnina Ptuj - Radenska Rog (2 clubs united) Perutnina Ptuj - Radenska Rog (2 clubs united)
 Savaprojekt Savaprojekt
 Hit Casino Hit Casino
 Sava Sava
National
 Slovak Slovak
 Croatia Croatia
 Bulgaria Bulgaria
 United Kingdom United Kingdom
 Ukraine Ukraine
Route and stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Length | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 May | Ptuj | 3.4 km (2 mi) |  | Prologue |  Olaf Pollack | |
| 1 | 5 May | Radenci – Beltinci | 198 km (123 mi) |  | Plain stage |  Olaf Pollack | |
| 2 | 6 May | Maribor – Kranj | 168 km (104 mi) |  | Intermediate stage |  Andrej Hauptman | |
| 3 | 7 May | Krško – Brežice – Krško | 18 km (11 mi) |  | Time trial |  Valter Bonča | |
| 4 | 7 May | Semič – Metlika – Semič | 85 km (53 mi) |  | Plain stage |  Maurizio De Pasquale | |
| 5 | 8 May | Ribnica – Nova Gorica | 230 km (143 mi) |  | Intermediate stage |  Simone Zucchi | |
| 6 | 9 May | Nova Gorica – Vršič – Ljubljana | 206 km (128 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Simone Mori | |
| 7 | 10 May | Grosuplje – Novo mesto | 177 km (110 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Andrej Hauptman | |
| Total | 1,085 km (674.2 mi) | ||||||
Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Points classification  | Mountains classification  | Young rider classification  | Intermediate sprints classification  | Team classification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Olaf Pollack | Olaf Pollack | not available | not available | Tadej Valjavec | not available | not available | 
| 1 | Olaf Pollack | Uroš Murn | Rik Reinerink | ||||
| 2 | Andrej Hauptman | Gorazd Štangelj | Mitja Mahorič | Marko Baloh | Mroz | ||
| 3 | Valter Bonča | Branko Filip | not available | not available | not available | not available | |
| 4 | Maurizio De Pasquale | ||||||
| 5 | Simone Zucchi | Andrej Hauptman | Igor Kranjec | Martin Čotak | |||
| 6 | Simone Mori | not available | not available | ||||
| 7 | Andrej Hauptman | Igor Kranjec | Mitja Mahorič | Igor Kranjec | Krka Telekom | ||
| Final | Branko Filip | Andrej Hauptman | Igor Kranjec | Mitja Mahorič | Igor Kranjec | Krka Telekom | |
Final classification standings
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|  | Denotes the leader of the general classification |  | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification | 
|  | Denotes the leader of the points classification |  | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification | 
|  | Denotes the leader of the int. sprints classification | Denotes the leader of the team classification | |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Branko Filip  | Krka Telekom | 26h 38' 01" | 
| 2 |  Gorazd Štangelj | Krka Telekom | + 4" | 
| 3 |  Pavel Shumanov | Krka Telekom | + 9" | 
| 4 |  Valter Bonča | PP&RR | + 21" | 
| 5 |  Cezary Zamana | Mroz | + 33" | 
| 6 |  Andrzej Sypytkowski | Mroz | + 33" | 
| 7 |  Tomáš Konečný | ZVVS | + 38" | 
| 8 |  Saša Sviben | Krka Telekom | + 50" | 
| 9 |  Miloslav Kejval | ZVVS | + 51" | 
| 10 |  Rajko Petek | Sava | + 1' 13" | 
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andrej Hauptman  | PP&RR | 97 | 
| 2 |  Simone Zucchi | Amore & Vita | 75 | 
| 3 |  Tomáš Konečný | ZVVS | 74 | 
| 4 |  Gorazd Štangelj | Krka Telekom | 71 | 
| 5 |  Boštjan Mervar | Krka Telekom | 65 | 
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Igor Kranjec   | PP&RR | 18 | 
| 2 |  Martin Čotar | Sava | 14 | 
| 3 |  Maurizio De Pasquale | Amore & Vita | 13 | 
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mitja Mahorič  | PP&RR | 26h 39' 43" | 
| 2 |  Richard Faltus | aZVVS | |
| 3 |  Tadej Valjavec | Sava | 
Intermediate sprints classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Igor Kranjec   | PP&RR | 24 | 
| 2 |  Martin Čotak | Sava | 16 | 
| 3 |  Julian Clark | Linda McCartney | 11 | 
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Krka Telekom | 79h 55′ 02″ | 
| 2 |  Mroz | + 55″ | 
| 3 |  Perutnina Ptuj - Radenska Rog | + 1′ 20″ | 
| 4 |  ZVVS | + 2′ 21″ | 
| 5 |  Amore & Vita | + 5′ 22″ | 
| ... | ... | ... | 
| 6 |  Sava | + 1h 07′ 10″ | 
| 10 |  Hit Casino | + 1h 25′ 54″ | 
References
- ↑ "Na Ptuju le Krka Telekom z vso močjo". Delo (in Slovenian). 4 May 1998. p. 16.
- ↑ "Po Sloveniji od Ptuja do Novega mesta". Delo (in Slovenian). 4 May 1998. p. 11.
- ↑ "Prolog na Ptuju in rumena majica Nemcu Pollacku". Delo (in Slovenian). 5 May 1998. p. 17.
- ↑ "Spet Pollackova poskočnica. Veter pokopal upe PP&RR?". Delo (in Slovenian). 6 May 1998. p. 13.
- ↑ "Slovenski dan: Hauptmanue etapa, Štangelj v rumenem". Delo (in Slovenian). 7 May 1998. p. 17.
- ↑ "Jezni Bonča junak vožnje na kronometer Krško '98". Delo (in Slovenian). 8 May 1998. p. 11.
- ↑ "Maraton v znamenju Kranjca. Bo o Vršiču odločila zapora?". Delo (in Slovenian). 9 May 1998. p. 6.
- ↑ "Branko Filip je do konca ubranil rumeno majico". Delo (in Slovenian). 11 May 1998. p. 11.
- ↑ "Srečko Glivar se le ni zmotil: Filipu pristoji rumena majica". Delo (in Slovenian). 11 May 1998. p. 15.
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