1998_Critérium_du_Dauphiné_Libéré

1998 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Cycling race

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]

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1998 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Race details

Dates

7–14 June 1998

Stages

7 + Prologue

Distance

1,063.2^[1] km (660.6 mi)

Winning time

28h 08' 56"

Results


Winner	Armand de Las Cuevas (FRA)	(Banesto)
Second	Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP)	(Banesto)
Third	Andrey Teteryuk (KAZ)	(Lotto–Mobistar)
Points	Christophe Moreau (FRA)	(Festina–Lotus)
Mountains	José María Jiménez (ESP)	(Banesto)
Combination	José María Jiménez (ESP)	(Banesto)
Team	Banesto

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Teams

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

Team Telekom
Festina–Lotus
Casino–Ag2r
ONCE
Rabobank
Banesto
GAN
Lotto–Mobistar
Française des Jeux
Cofidis
Kelme–Costa Blanca
U.S. Postal Service
Vitalicio Seguros
BigMat–Auber 93
Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne

Route

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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

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"Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere" [Cycling/Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 1998. p. 51. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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"Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere" [Cycling/Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 1998. p. 43. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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"50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Stage 2". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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"50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Stage 3". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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"50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Stage 4". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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"Ciclismo/Dauphine" [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 1998. p. 52. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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"50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Stage 5". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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"50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Stage 6". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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"50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Stage 7". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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External links

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

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Prologue

Stage 1

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Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

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References

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