1998 Vuelta a Colombia

1998 Vuelta a Colombia
Race details
Dates	April 25 – May 10, 1998
Stages	15
Distance	2,438.1 km (1,515 mi)
Winning time	61h 43' 14"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Mountains
	Combination
	Team

The 48th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 25 to May 10, 1998. Only 68 cyclists (out of 93) completed the race.

Stages

1998-04-25: Villavicencio — Villavicencio (5.8 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Víctor Hugo Peña (COL)	00:06.52	Víctor Hugo Peña (COL)	00:06.52

1998-04-26: Circuito del Llano (172 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Jairo Pérez (COL)	05:38.07	Jairo Pérez (COL)	05:37.57
2.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	+4.31	Raúl Montaña (COL)	+4.37
3.	Javier Zapata (COL)	—	Fredy González (COL)	+4.38

1998-04-27: Villavicencio — Cáqueza (147 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Josef Lontscharitsch (AUT)	03:58.26	Jairo Pérez (COL)	09:37.14
2.	Ariel Martínez (COL)	—	Josef Lontscharitsch (AUT)	+3.37
3.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+0.29	Ariel Martínez (COL)	+3.42

1998-04-28: Funza — Girardot (131 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Fredy González (COL)	02:35.54	Jairo Pérez (COL)	12:13.08
2.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	—	Josef Lontscharitsch (AUT)	+3.36
3.	Javier Zapata (COL)	—	Ariel Martínez (COL)	+3.43

1998-04-29: Girardot — Neiva (172 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Eduardo Hernández (ESP)	04:17.12	Jairo Pérez (COL)	16:30.37
2.	Rafael Brand (COL)	—	Josef Lontscharitsch (AUT)	+3.35
3.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	+0.29	Ariel Martínez (COL)	+3.43

1998-04-30: Neiva — Ibagué (208 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Javier Pascual (ESP)	04:10.26	Jairo Pérez (COL)	21:45.02
2.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	—	Javier Pascual (ESP)	+0.14
3.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	+3.59	Josef Lontscharitsch (AUT)	+3.35

1998-05-01: Circuito del Café — Calle (144 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Víctor Hugo Peña (COL)	03:07.07	Jairo Pérez (COL)	24:52.14
2.	Jairo Hernández (COL)	+0.03	Javier Pascual (ESP)	+1.17
3.	Gregorio Ladino (COL)	—	Ariel Martínez (COL)	+3.43

1998-05-02: Santa Rosa de Cabal — Alto de Santa Helena (229 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Jairo Pérez (COL)	05:38.07	Jairo Pérez (COL)	30:20.21
2.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	+4.31	Raúl Montaña (COL)	+4.37
3.	Javier Zapata (COL)	—	Fredy González (COL)	+4.38

1998-05-03: Medellín — Manizales (195 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Castelblanco (COL)	06:25.05	José Castelblanco (COL)	37:27.00
2.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+0.32	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+1.41
3.	Iván Parra (COL)	+0.35	Iván Parra (COL)	+1.57

1998-05-04: Manizales — Dorada (177 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Víctor Becerra (COL)	04:44.04	José Castelblanco (COL)	42:11.09
2.	Víctor Hugo Peña (COL)	+0.05	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+1.41
3.	Carlos Contreras (COL)	—	Iván Parra (COL)	+1.57

1998-05-05: Puerto Boyacá — Barrancabermeja (202 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	05:48.54	José Castelblanco (COL)	48:00.03
2.	Ruber Marín (COL)	—	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+1.41
3.	Josef Lontscharitsch (AUT)	—	Iván Parra (COL)	+1.57

1998-05-06: Barrancabermeja — Bucaramanga (124 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Castelblanco (COL)	03:08.43	José Castelblanco (COL)	51:08.37
2.	Víctor Hugo Peña (COL)	+4.50	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+6.49
3.	Alexis Rojas (COL)	+4.52	Iván Parra (COL)	+7.06

1998-05-07: Bucaramanga — Barichara (148.7 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	03:56.20	José Castelblanco (COL)	54:49.40
2.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	—	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+6.49
3.	Víctor Hugo Peña (COL)	—	Héctor Palacio (COL)	+6.58

1998-05-08: Barbosa — Duitama (138.9 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Jairo Hernández (COL)	03:43.34	José Castelblanco (COL)	58:33.14
2.	Libardo Niño (COL)	—	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+6.49
3.	Alexis Rojas (COL)	—	Héctor Palacio (COL)	+7.03

1998-05-09: Paipa — Tunja (43.5 km)

Place	Stage 14 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Castelblanco (COL)	01:01.40	José Castelblanco (COL)	59:34.54
2.	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	+0.44	Iván Parra (COL)	+8.13
3.	Iván Parra (COL)	+0.57	Libardo Niño (COL)	+10.25

1998-05-10: Circuito en Bogotá (104 km)

Place	Stage 15		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Fredy González (COL)	02:08.20	José Castelblanco (COL)	61:43.42
2.	Libardo Niño (COL)	—	Iván Parra (COL)	+8.13
3.	Javier Anaya (COL)	—	Libardo Niño (COL)	+10.21

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	José Castelblanco (COL)	Telecom-Kelme	61:43:14
2.	Iván Parra (COL)	Petróleo de Colombia	+ 8.13
3.	Libardo Niño (COL)	Aguardiente Néctar	+ 10.21
4.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 10.44
5.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	Lotería de Medellín-EPM	+ 11.06
6.	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 11.34
7.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 11.39
8.	Víctor Hugo Peña (COL)	Telecom-Kelme	+ 12.40
9.	Argiro Zapata (COL)	Lotería de Medellín-EPM	+ 12.50
10.	Alexis Rojas (COL)	Petróleo de Colombia	+ 12.52

Teams

Telecom — Kelme

Petróleos de Colombia — Energía Pura

Kelme Costa Blanca — Eurosport

José Santos González
Daniel Ribera
Severo Rodríguez
Eduardo Hernández
Francisco Cabello
Juan José de los Ángeles
Carlos Contreras

Aguardiente Antioqueño — Lotería de Medellín

Ciclistas de Jesucristo

Julio Bernal
Henry Castro
Carlos Díaz
José Ignacio Rodríguez
Juan Barrero
Guillermo Chaparro
Bernardo Pedraza
Rafael Brand
Carlos Saavedra

Aguardiente Néctar

Raúl Montaña
Libardo Niño
José Luis Vanegas
Elkin Barrera
Fredy González
Juan Fonseca
Edward Ruiz
Freddy Moncada
Miguel Ángel Niño
Juan Alberto Robayo

Estampados Panamericanos — Distrillantas

Andrés Álvis
Alejandro Rodríguez
Darío Cedano
Henry Pineda
Heberth Gutiérrez
Asdrúbal Patiño

Cicloases

Leonel Jiménez
Freddy Rincón
José Carrillo
Javier Arcila
Otoniel Soto
Josef Lontscharitsch

Aguardiente Néctar — Ron Santafé

Lotería de Santander — Mixto Telecom

Jair Bernal
Javier Zapata
Álvaro Lozano
Nélson Ramírez
Óscar Jurado
Raúl Saavedra
Javier Anaya
Jaime Pinzón
José David Suárez

Flavia — Meta — Alcaldía de Cómbita

Milan Dvorščík
Javier Pascual
Francisco León
Jairzinho Gutiérrez
Néstor Bernal
José Florencio Franco

References

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