1998 Clásico RCN

1998 Clásico RCN August 14 – August 23 9 1474.8 km 35h 18' 58" Raúl Montaña COL Aguardiente Néctar Argiro Zapata COL Lotería de Medellín Israel Ochoa COL Lotería de Boyacá Eduardo Graciano MEX México-Cervecería Raúl Montaña COL Aguardiente Néctar Raúl Montaña COL Aguardiente Néctar Empresas Públicas de Medellín COL 1997 1999 The 38th edition of the annual Clásico RCN, a bicycle stage race, was held from August 14 to August 23, 1998, in Colombia. The race with an UCI rate of 2.4 started in Barrancabermeja and finished in Bogotá with an individual time trial. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" – one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation. There were a total of 95 competitors from 13 teams, with 81 cyclists actually finishing the stage race. Stages 1998-08-14: Barrancabermeja (6.8 km) PlacePrologueGeneral ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.Israel Ochoa COL00:07.51Israel Ochoa COL00:07.512.Raúl Montaña COL+0.06Raúl Montaña COL+0.063.Dubán Ramírez COL+0.08Dubán Ramírez COL+0.08 1998-08-15: Barrancabermeja — Puerto Boyacá (228 km) PlaceStage 1General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.Jairo Vega COL05:34.16Carlos Saavedra COL05:43.302.Carlos Saavedra COL—Jairo Vega COL+0.243.Raúl Montaña COL+4.38Israel Ochoa COL+3.15 1998-08-16: Puerto Berrio — Bello (180 km) PlaceStage 2General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.Hernán Darío Muñoz COL04:50.14Hernán Darío Muñoz COL10:37.112.Víctor Becerra COL—Julio Ernesto Bernal COL+0.103.Félix Cárdenas COL—Félix Cárdenas COL+0.13 1998-08-17: Sabaneta — Jardín (124 km) PlaceStage 3General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.Argiro Zapata COL03:09.34Oved Ramírez COL13:47.252.Daniel Rincón COL+0.13Hernán Darío Muñoz COL+0.073.Oved Ramírez COL—Argiro Zapata COL+0.08 1998-08-18: Jardín — Chinchiná (216.6 km) PlaceStage 4General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.Libardo Niño COL05:14.44Oved Ramírez COL19:02.092.Waldo Meza COL+0.09Hernán Darío Muñoz COL+0.073.Ruber Marín COL+1.03Argiro Zapata COL+0.08 1998-08-19: Roldanillo — Buenaventura (208 km) PlaceStage 5General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.Raúl Montaña COL04:27.54Oved Ramírez COL23:30.362.Elder Herrera COL—Hernán Darío Muñoz COL+0.073.Félix Cárdenas COL—Argiro Zapata COL+0.08 1998-08-20: Buenaventura — Pradera (187 km) PlaceStage 6General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.Dubán Ramírez COL04:26.07Oved Ramírez COL27:56.432.Ruber Marín COL+0.01Hernán Darío Muñoz COL+0.073.Fredy González COL—Argiro Zapata COL+0.08 1998-08-21: Guacarí — Armenia (137 km) PlaceStage 7General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.Raúl Montaña COL03:00.57Oved Ramírez COL30:57.442.Israel Ochoa COL+0.04Hernán Darío Muñoz COL+0.073.Ruber Marín COL—Argiro Zapata COL+0.08 1998-08-22: Armenia — Espinal (151 km) PlaceStage 8General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.Raúl Montaña COL03:44.22Oved Ramírez COL34:42.092.Ruber Marín COL—Hernán Darío Muñoz COL+0.073.Israel Ochoa COL—Argiro Zapata COL+0.08 1998-08-23: Palacio Presidencial, Bogotá — Alto de Patios, Bogotá (22.1 km) PlaceStage 9 (Individual Time Trial)General ClassificationNameTimeNameTime1.Álvaro Sierra COL00:36.17Raúl Montaña COL35:18.582.Raúl Montaña COL+0.08Argiro Zapata COL+0.073.Israel Ochoa COL+0.20Israel Ochoa COL+0.24 Final classification RANK NAMETEAMTIME1.Raúl Montaña COL Aguardiente Néctar 35:18:582.Argiro Zapata COLLotería de Medellín+ 0.083.Israel Ochoa COLTelecom-Internet-Kelme+ 0.244.Oved Ramírez COLLotería de Medellín+ 0.295.Álvaro Sierra COLAutomotriz Carrera+ 0.396.Félix Cárdenas COLAutomotriz Carrera+ 0.547.Dubán Ramírez COLTodos por Boyacá+ 1.148.Daniel Rincón COLLotería de Boyacá+ 1.249.Miguel Ángel Sanabria COLLotería de Boyacá+ 1.2810.Héctor Castaño COLLotería de Medellín+ 1.57 See also 1998 Vuelta a Colombia References cyclingnews Category:Clásico RCN Clasico RCN Clasico RCN