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1998 PruTour

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{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 1998 PruTour

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| series =

| race_no =

| season_no =

| date = 23–31 May 1998

| stages = 8 + Prologue

| distance =

| unit = km

| time = 27h 17' 53"

| first = Stuart O'Grady

| first_nat = AUS

| first_team = {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}

| second = Chris Boardman

| second_nat = GBR

| second_team = {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}

| third = Dariusz Baranowski

| third_nat = POL

| third_team = {{UCI team code|USP|1998}}

| previous = 1994

| next = 1999

}}

The 1998 PruTour was the first edition of the Prudential Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 23 May to 31 May 1998. The race started in Stirling and finished in London.{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/may98/uktour98.html|title=Tour of the United Kingdom, Cat. 2.5|work=Cycling News|accessdate=1 March 2018}} The race was won by Stuart O'Grady of the {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}} team.

Route

class="wikitable"

|+Stage characteristics and winners

scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Course

! scope="col" | Distance

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type

! scope="col" | Winner

scope="row" | P

| style="text-align:right;" | 23 May

| Stirling

| {{convert|4.2|km|1|abbr=on}}

| File:Time Trial.svg

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Chris Boardman|GBR}}

scope="row" | 1

| style="text-align:right;" | 24 May

| Edinburgh to Newcastle

| {{convert|210|km|1|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Chris Boardman|GBR}}

scope="row" | 2

| style="text-align:right;" | 25 May

| Gateshead to York

| {{convert|182|km|1|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Stuart O'Grady|AUS}}

scope="row" | 3

| style="text-align:right;" | 26 May

| Manchester to Blackpool

| {{convert|186|km|1|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Jay Sweet|AUS}}

scope="row" | 4

| style="text-align:right;" | 27 May

| Chester to Nottingham

| {{convert|153|km|1|abbr=on}}

| File:Hillystage.svg

| Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Julian Winn|GBR}}

scope="row" | 5

| style="text-align:right;" | 28 May

| Birmingham to Cardiff

| {{convert|58|km|1|abbr=on}}{{refn|group="nb"|The stage was planned to be {{convert|207|km|mi|abbr=on}}, but was abandoned after a fatal accident involving a police escort.{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/may98/uktour983.html#5|title=Stage 5, Birmingham - Cardiff|work=Cycling News|accessdate=16 February 2020}}}}

|

|

| None

scope="row" | 6

| style="text-align:right;" | 29 May

| Bristol to Reading

| {{convert|146|km|1|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}}

scope="row" | 7

| style="text-align:right;" | 30 May

| Chessington to Rochester

| {{convert|161|km|1|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Stuart O'Grady|AUS}}

scope="row" | 8

| style="text-align:right;" | 31 May

| London criterium

| {{convert|170|km|1|abbr=on}}

| File:Plainstage.svg

| Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Jay Sweet|AUS}}

Teams

Eighteen teams of six riders started the race:{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/may98/uktour98.html#start|title=Complete Starting List|work=Cycling News|accessdate=16 February 2020}}

{{div col|colwidth=20em|style=margin-right:20%;}}

  • {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}
  • {{UCI team code|FES|1998}}
  • {{UCI team code|USP|1998}}
  • {{UCI team code|AUB|1998}}
  • Oilme
  • Team Brite Voice
  • {{UCI team code|LIN|1998}}
  • Great Britain
  • England
  • Scotland
  • Wales
  • Ireland
  • Denmark
  • New Zealand
  • Netherlands
  • Australia
  • South Africa
  • {{UCI team code|MDN|1998}}

{{div col end}}

General classification

Final general classification{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/may98/uktour984.html|title=Tour of the United Kingdom, Cat. 2.5 - Final GC|work=Cycling News|accessdate=1 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=77703&wedstrijdvoorloopid=5910|title=Prudential Tour 1998|work=Cycling Archives|accessdate=1 March 2018}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Stuart O'Grady|AUS}}

| {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|27h 17' 53"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Chris Boardman|GBR}}

| {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 46"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Dariusz Baranowski|POL}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1998}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 57"

style="text-align:center;" | 4

| {{flagathlete|Neil Stephens|AUS}}

| {{UCI team code|FES|1998}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 14"

style="text-align:center;" | 5

| {{flagathlete|Tyler Hamilton|USA}}

| {{UCI team code|USP|1998}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 32"

style="text-align:center;" | 6

| {{flagathlete|Carlos Da Cruz|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|AUB|1998}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 33"

style="text-align:center;" | 7

| {{flagathlete|Stéphane Bergès|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|AUB|1998}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 52"

style="text-align:center;" | 8

| {{flagathlete|Chris Newton|GBR}}

| Team Brite Voice

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 52"

style="text-align:center;" | 9

| {{flagathlete|Magnus Bäckstedt|SWE}}

| {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 15"

style="text-align:center;" | 10

| {{flagathlete|Nicki Sørensen|DEN}}

| Denmark

| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 37"

|}

Notes

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References

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Category:May 1998 sports events in the United Kingdom