1998 PruTour

April 2022 1998 PruTour 23–31 May 1998 8 + Prologue km 27h 17' 53" Stuart O'Grady AUS GAN 1998a Chris Boardman GBR GAN 1998a Dariusz Baranowski POL USP 1998 1994 1999 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.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/may98/uktour98.html Tour of the United Kingdom, Cat. 2.5 Cycling News 1 March 2018 The race was won by Stuart O'Grady of the GAN 1998a team. Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 23 May Stirling 4.2 km 1 on 20px|link=|alt= Individual time trial Chris Boardman GBR 1 24 May Edinburgh to Newcastle 210 km 1 on Chris Boardman GBR 2 25 May Gateshead to York 182 km 1 on Stuart O'Grady AUS 3 26 May Manchester to Blackpool 186 km 1 on Jay Sweet AUS 4 27 May Chester to Nottingham 153 km 1 on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Julian Winn GBR 5 28 May Birmingham to Cardiff 58 km 1 on"nb" The stage was planned to be 207 km mi on, but was abandoned after a fatal accident involving a police escort.https://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/may98/uktour983.html#5 Stage 5, Birmingham - Cardiff Cycling News 16 February 2020 None 6 29 May Bristol to Reading 146 km 1 on Viatcheslav Ekimov RUS 7 30 May Chessington to Rochester 161 km 1 on Stuart O'Grady AUS 8 31 May London criterium 170 km 1 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Jay Sweet AUS Teams Eighteen teams of six riders started the race:https://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/may98/uktour98.html#start Complete Starting List Cycling News 16 February 2020 20em margin-right:20%; GAN 1998a FES 1998 USP 1998 AUB 1998 Oilme Team Brite Voice LIN 1998 Great Britain England Scotland Wales Ireland Denmark New Zealand Netherlands Australia South Africa MDN 1998 General classification Final general classificationhttps://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/may98/uktour984.html Tour of the United Kingdom, Cat. 2.5 - Final GC Cycling News 1 March 2018http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=77703&wedstrijdvoorloopid=5910 https://web.archive.org/web/20180301164410/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=77703&wedstrijdvoorloopid=5910 usurped 1 March 2018 Prudential Tour 1998 Cycling Archives 1 March 2018 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Stuart O'Grady AUS GAN 1998a 27h 17' 53" 2 Chris Boardman GBR GAN 1998a + 46" 3 Dariusz Baranowski POL USP 1998 + 57" 4 Neil Stephens AUS FES 1998 + 1' 14" 5 Tyler Hamilton USA USP 1998 + 1' 32" 6 Carlos Da Cruz FRA AUB 1998 + 1' 33" 7 Stéphane Bergès FRA AUB 1998 + 1' 52" 8 Chris Newton GBR Team Brite Voice + 1' 52" 9 Magnus Bäckstedt SWE GAN 1998a + 2' 15" 10 Nicki Sørensen DEN Denmark + 2' 37" Notes "nb" References 30em 1998 Tour of Britain Tour of Britain Category:May 1998 sports events in the United Kingdom