1998 Tour of Slovenia

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]

1998 Tour of Slovenia
UCI‑5 race
Race details
Dates4–10 May 1998
Stages7 + prologue
Distance1,085 km (674.2 mi)
Winning time26h 28' 01"
Results
Winner Slovenia Branko Filip
  Second Slovenia Gorazd Štangelj
  Third Bulgaria Pavel Shumanov
Points Slovenia Andrej Hauptman
Mountains Slovenia Igor Kranjec
Youth Slovenia Mitja Mahorič
Sprints Slovenia Igor Kranjec
  Team Slovenia KRKA–Telekom Slovenije

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

National

Route and stages
Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Length Type Winner
0 4 May Ptuj 3.4 km (2 mi) Prologue Germany Olaf Pollack
1 5 May Radenci – Beltinci 198 km (123 mi) Plain stage Germany Olaf Pollack
2 6 May Maribor – Kranj 168 km (104 mi) Intermediate stage Slovenia Andrej Hauptman
3 7 May Krško – Brežice – Krško 18 km (11 mi) Time trial Slovenia Valter Bonča
4 7 May Semič – Metlika – Semič 85 km (53 mi) Plain stage Italy Maurizio De Pasquale
5 8 May Ribnica – Nova Gorica 230 km (143 mi) Intermediate stage Italy Simone Zucchi
6 9 May Nova Gorica – Vršič – Ljubljana 206 km (128 mi) Mountain stage Italy Simone Mori
7 10 May Grosuplje – Novo mesto 177 km (110 mi) Hilly stage Slovenia Andrej Hauptman
Total 1,085 km (674.2 mi)

Classification leadership
Classification leadership by stage
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 Slovenia Branko Filip Krka Telekom 26h 38' 01"
2 Slovenia Gorazd Štangelj Krka Telekom + 4"
3 Bulgaria Pavel Shumanov Krka Telekom + 9"
4 Slovenia Valter Bonča PP&RR + 21"
5 Poland Cezary Zamana Mroz + 33"
6 Poland Andrzej Sypytkowski Mroz + 33"
7 Czech Republic Tomáš Konečný ZVVS + 38"
8 Slovenia Saša Sviben Krka Telekom + 50"
9 Czech Republic Miloslav Kejval ZVVS + 51"
10 Slovenia Rajko Petek Sava + 1' 13"

Points classification
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Slovenia Andrej Hauptman PP&RR 97
2 Italy Simone Zucchi Amore & Vita 75
3 Czech Republic Tomáš Konečný ZVVS 74
4 Slovenia Gorazd Štangelj Krka Telekom 71
5 Slovenia Boštjan Mervar Krka Telekom 65

Mountains classification
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Slovenia Igor Kranjec PP&RR 18
2 Croatia Martin Čotar Sava 14
3 Italy Maurizio De Pasquale Amore & Vita 13

Young rider classification
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Slovenia Mitja Mahorič PP&RR 26h 39' 43"
2 Czech Republic Richard Faltus aZVVS
3 Slovenia Tadej Valjavec Sava

Intermediate sprints classification
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Slovenia Igor Kranjec PP&RR 24
2 Croatia Martin Čotak Sava 16
3 United Kingdom Julian Clark Linda McCartney 11

Team classification
Rank Team Time
1 Slovenia Krka Telekom 79h 55′ 02″
2 Poland Mroz + 55″
3 Slovenia Perutnina Ptuj - Radenska Rog + 1′ 20″
4 Czech Republic ZVVS + 2′ 21″
5 Italy Amore & Vita + 5′ 22″
... ... ...
6 Slovenia Sava + 1h 07′ 10″
10 Slovenia Hit Casino + 1h 25′ 54″

References
  1. "Na Ptuju le Krka Telekom z vso močjo". Delo (in Slovenian). 4 May 1998. p. 16.
  2. "Po Sloveniji od Ptuja do Novega mesta". Delo (in Slovenian). 4 May 1998. p. 11.
  3. "Prolog na Ptuju in rumena majica Nemcu Pollacku". Delo (in Slovenian). 5 May 1998. p. 17.
  4. "Spet Pollackova poskočnica. Veter pokopal upe PP&RR?". Delo (in Slovenian). 6 May 1998. p. 13.
  5. "Slovenski dan: Hauptmanue etapa, Štangelj v rumenem". Delo (in Slovenian). 7 May 1998. p. 17.
  6. "Jezni Bonča junak vožnje na kronometer Krško '98". Delo (in Slovenian). 8 May 1998. p. 11.
  7. "Maraton v znamenju Kranjca. Bo o Vršiču odločila zapora?". Delo (in Slovenian). 9 May 1998. p. 6.
  8. "Branko Filip je do konca ubranil rumeno majico". Delo (in Slovenian). 11 May 1998. p. 11.
  9. "Srečko Glivar se le ni zmotil: Filipu pristoji rumena majica". Delo (in Slovenian). 11 May 1998. p. 15.
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