1998 Tour of Flanders

The 82nd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 5 April 1998. Belgian Johan Museeuw won his third victory in the monument classic.[1] The race started in Bruges for the first time and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).

Race details
Dates5 April 1998
Stages1
Distance277 km (172.1 mi)
Winning time6h 50' 02"
Results
  Winner  Johan Museeuw (BEL) (Mapei-Bricobi)
  Second  Stefano Zanini (ITA) (Mapei-Bricobi)
  Third  Andrei Tchmil (BEL) (Lotto-Mobistar)

Course

Johan Museeuw broke clear from a select group on Tenbosse, a climb in Brakel at 26 km from the finish. Peter Van Petegem, realizing the danger, counterattacked, but was caught again. Museeuw powered on over the Muur and Bosberg to the finish, while his Mapei team controlled the race with three riders in the pursuit group. His team mate Zanini won the sprint for second place before Andrei Tchmil. Museeuw became the fourth rider to win the Tour of Flanders three times, equalling the race record of Achiel Buysse, Fiorenzo Magni and Eric Leman.

Climbs

There were fifteen categorized climbs:

Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Johan Museeuw (BEL) Mapei–Bricobi 6h 50' 02"
2  Stefano Zanini (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi + 43"
3  Andrei Tchmil (BEL) Lotto–Mobistar s.t.
4  Emmanuel Magnien (FRA) Française des Jeux s.t.
5  Peter Van Petegem (BEL) TVM–Farm Frites s.t.
6  Michele Bartoli (ITA) ASICS s.t.
7  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) U.S. Postal Service s.t.
8  Franco Ballerini (ITA) Mapei–Bricobi s.t.
9  Gianluca Bortolami (ITA) Festina–Lotus s.t.
10  Wilfried Peeters (BEL) Mapei–Bricobi s.t.

References
  1. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1998 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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