1998 PruTour
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Dates | 23–31 May 1998 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 8 + Prologue | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 27h 17' 53" | ||||||||||||
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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.[1] The race was won by Stuart O'Grady of the GAN team.
Route[]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 23 May | Stirling | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
1 | 24 May | Edinburgh to Newcastle | 210 km (130.5 mi) | ![]() | ||
2 | 25 May | Gateshead to York | 182 km (113.1 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 26 May | Manchester to Blackpool | 186 km (115.6 mi) | ![]() | ||
4 | 27 May | Chester to Nottingham | 153 km (95.1 mi) | ![]() |
Hilly stage | ![]() |
5 | 28 May | Birmingham |
58 km (36.0 mi)[nb 1] | None | ||
6 | 29 May | Bristol to Reading | 146 km (90.7 mi) | ![]() | ||
7 | 30 May | Chessington to Rochester | 161 km (100.0 mi) | ![]() | ||
8 | 31 May | London criterium | 170 km (105.6 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() |
Teams[]
Eighteen teams of six riders started the race:[3]
- GAN
- Festina–Lotus
- U.S. Postal Service
- BigMat–Auber 93
- Linda McCartney On Tour
- Great Britain
- England
- Scotland
- Wales
- Ireland
- Denmark
- New Zealand
- Netherlands
- Australia
- South Africa
- Mobilvetta Design–Northwave
General classification[]
Final general classification[4][5]
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Notes[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Tour of the United Kingdom, Cat. 2.5". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Stage 5, Birmingham - Cardiff". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Complete Starting List". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Tour of the United Kingdom, Cat. 2.5 - Final GC". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Prudential Tour 1998". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
Categories:
- Tour of Britain
- 1998 in road cycling
- 1998 in British sport
- May 1998 sports events in the United Kingdom