The 1998 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 33rd edition of the
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
cycle race and was held from 11 March to 18 March 1998. The race started in
Sorrento
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and finished in
San Benedetto del Tronto
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The race was won by
Rolf Järmann of the
Casino
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team.
Teams
Twenty-three teams participated in the race:
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Route
General classification
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1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
1998 in Italian sport