The 1998 UCI Road World Cup was the tenth edition of the
UCI Road World Cup, cycling's season-long competition of the ten top-tier
one-day classics. It was won by Italian classics specialist
Michele Bartoli of the team. Italian team won the team competition and placed four riders in the individual top-ten.
Bartoli moved into the lead of the World Cup after his win in
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and claimed a second event win at the
Grand Prix de Suisse
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. He ended the competition with 416 points, more than double the points total of the runner-up,
Léon van Bon and a competition record with the point system in place since 1997 to 2004.
Races
Single races details
''In the race results the leader jersey identify the rider who wore the jersey in the race (the leader at the start of the race).''
''In the general classification table the jersey identify the leader after the race.''
Final standings
Source:
Individual
Points are awarded to the top 25 classified riders. Riders must start at least 6 races to be classified.
The points are awarded for every race using the following system:
Teams
Points are awarded to the top 10 teams. Teams must start at least 8 races to be classified. The first 18 teams in world ranking must start in all races.
The points are awarded for every race using the following system:
References
External links
Complete results from Cyclingbase.com Final classification for individuals and teams from memoire-du-cyclisme.eu
{{1998 UCI Road World Cup
UCI Road World Cup (men)