1998 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile

The 21st edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 19 to March 29, 1998, in Southern Chile over a distance of 1519 km.

Race details
Dates	March 19 – March 29
Stages	10
Distance	1,495.8 km (929.4 mi)
Winning time	33h 42' 18"
Results
Winner  José Ramón Uriarte (ESP) (Festina-Lotus)   Second  Andrei Kivilev (KAZ) (Festina-Lotus)   Third  Marcel Wüst (GER) (Festina-Lotus)   Mountains  Daniel Rogelín (BRA) (Caloí-Parana)   Team Aix-en-Provence

Stages

1999-03-19: Pelluco — Puerto Montt (4.2 km)

Place	Prologue
	Name	Time
1.	Sebastián Medan (FRA)	4.56.21
2.	Marcel Wüst (GER)	5.01.47
3.	Gustavo Figueredo (URU)	5.03.49

1999-03-20: Puerto Montt — Osorno (137.4 km)

Place	Stage 1
	Name	Time
3:00.52
2.	Bert Grabsch (GER)	+0.04
3.	Gonzalo Garrido (CHI)	+0.06

1999-03-21: Osorno — Valdivia (137.4 km)

Place	Stage 1
	Name	Time
1.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)

1999-03-22: Valdivia — Temuco (172.6 km)

Place	Stage 3
	Name	Time
1.	Rodrigo Galvan (ARG)	4:11.12
2.	Olaf Pollack (GER)	+0.04
3.	Marcel Wüst (GER)	+0.06

1999-03-23: Temuco — Los Angeles (201.2 km)

Place	Stage 4
	Name	Time
1.	Danilo Hondo (GER)	4:26.01
2.	Hernández Quadri (BRA)	+0.04
3.	Rodrigo Galvan (ARG)	+0.06

1999-03-24: Los Angeles — Concepción (143.6 km)

Place	Stage 5
	Name	Time
1.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	3:04.58
2.	Marcel Wüst (GER)	+0.04
3.	Luciano Pagliarini (BRA)	+0.06

1999-03-25: Concepción — Chillán (164.6 km)

Place	Stage 6
	Name	Time
1.	Marcel Wüst (GER)	4:04.23
2.	Olaf Pollack (GER)	+0.04
3.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	+0.05

1999-03-26: Chillán — Talca (161.6 km)

Place	Stage 7
	Name	Time
1.	Rodrigo Galvan (ARG)	3:36.11
2.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	+0.04
3.	Víctor Garrido (CHI)	+0.06

1999-03-27: San Clemente — Curicó (100.7 km)

Place	Stage 8-A
	Name	Time
1.	Marcel Wüst (GER)	1:52.03
2.	Danilo Hondo (GER)	+0.02
3.	Luciano Pagliarini (BRA)	+0.04

1999-03-27: Comallé — Curicó (15.3 km)

Place	Stage 8-B
	Name	Time
1.	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	20.10
2.	Gustavo Figueredo (URU)	—
3.	Márcio May (BRA)	+0.02

1999-03-28: Curicó — Rancagua (188 km)

Place	Stage 9
	Name	Time
1.	Marcel Wüst (GER)

1998-03-29: Santiago (Circuito "Providencia") (71.4 km)

Place	Stage 10
	Name	Time
1.	Rodrigo Galvan (ARG)	1:38.21
2.	Danilo Hondo (GER)	+0.04
3.	José Ramón Uriarte (ESP)	+0.06

Final Classification

RANK	CYCLIST	TEAM	TIME
1.	José Ramón Uriarte (ESP)	Festina-Lotus	33:42.18
2.	Andrei Kivilev (KAZ)	Festina-Lotus	+0.15
3.	Marcel Wüst (GER)	Festina-Lotus	+0.44
4.	Thierry Laurent (FRA)	Festina-Lotus	??
5.	Laurent Lefèvre (FRA)	Festina-Lotus	??
6.	Rodrigo Galvan (ARG)	Giant	??
7.	Hernández Cuadri (BRA)	Caloí	??
8.	Glauber Souza (BRA)	Caloí	??
9.	Bert Grabsch (GER)	Agro - Adler	??
10.	Sebastián Medan (FRA)	Festina-Lotus	??

References

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