1998 Clásico RCN

1998 Clásico RCN
Race details
Dates	August 14 – August 23
Stages	9
Distance	1,474.8 km (916.4 mi)
Winning time	35h 18' 58"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Combination
	Team
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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)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	00:07.51	Israel Ochoa (COL)	00:07.51
2.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	+0.06	Raúl Montaña (COL)	+0.06
3.	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	+0.08	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	+0.08

1998-08-15: Barrancabermeja — Puerto Boyacá (228 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Jairo Vega (COL)	05:34.16	Carlos Saavedra (COL)	05:43.30
2.	Carlos Saavedra (COL)	—	Jairo Vega (COL)	+0.24
3.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	+4.38	Israel Ochoa (COL)	+3.15

1998-08-16: Puerto Berrio — Bello (180 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL)	04:50.14	Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL)	10:37.11
2.	Víctor Becerra (COL)	—	Julio Ernesto Bernal (COL)	+0.10
3.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	—	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+0.13

1998-08-17: Sabaneta — Jardín (124 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Argiro Zapata (COL)	03:09.34	Oved Ramírez (COL)	13:47.25
2.	Daniel Rincón (COL)	+0.13	Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL)	+0.07
3.	Oved Ramírez (COL)	—	Argiro Zapata (COL)	+0.08

1998-08-18: Jardín — Chinchiná (216.6 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Libardo Niño (COL)	05:14.44	Oved Ramírez (COL)	19:02.09
2.	Waldo Meza (COL)	+0.09	Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL)	+0.07
3.	Ruber Marín (COL)	+1.03	Argiro Zapata (COL)	+0.08

1998-08-19: Roldanillo — Buenaventura (208 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	04:27.54	Oved Ramírez (COL)	23:30.36
2.	Elder Herrera (COL)	—	Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL)	+0.07
3.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	—	Argiro Zapata (COL)	+0.08

1998-08-20: Buenaventura — Pradera (187 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	04:26.07	Oved Ramírez (COL)	27:56.43
2.	Ruber Marín (COL)	+0.01	Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL)	+0.07
3.	Fredy González (COL)	—	Argiro Zapata (COL)	+0.08

1998-08-21: Guacarí — Armenia (137 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	03:00.57	Oved Ramírez (COL)	30:57.44
2.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	+0.04	Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL)	+0.07
3.	Ruber Marín (COL)	—	Argiro Zapata (COL)	+0.08

1998-08-22: Armenia — Espinal (151 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	03:44.22	Oved Ramírez (COL)	34:42.09
2.	Ruber Marín (COL)	—	Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL)	+0.07
3.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	—	Argiro Zapata (COL)	+0.08

1998-08-23: Palacio Presidencial, Bogotá — Alto de Patios, Bogotá (22.1 km)

Place	Stage 9 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	00:36.17	Raúl Montaña (COL)	35:18.58
2.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	+0.08	Argiro Zapata (COL)	+0.07
3.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	+0.20	Israel Ochoa (COL)	+0.24

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	Aguardiente Néctar	35:18:58
2.	Argiro Zapata (COL)	Lotería de Medellín	+ 0.08
3.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	Telecom-Internet-Kelme	+ 0.24
4.	Oved Ramírez (COL)	Lotería de Medellín	+ 0.29
5.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	Automotriz Carrera	+ 0.39
6.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	Automotriz Carrera	+ 0.54
7.	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	Todos por Boyacá	+ 1.14
8.	Daniel Rincón (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 1.24
9.	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 1.28
10.	Héctor Castaño (COL)	Lotería de Medellín	+ 1.57

References

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