1998 Tour of Slovenia

1998 Tour of Slovenia

UCI‑5 race
Race details
Dates	4–10 May 1998
Stages	7 + prologue
Distance	1,085 km (674.2 mi)
Winning time	26h 28' 01"
Results
Winner Branko Filip   Second Gorazd Štangelj   Third Pavel Shumanov Points Andrej Hauptman Mountains Igor Kranjec Youth Mitja Mahorič Sprints Igor Kranjec   Team KRKA–Telekom Slovenije

The 1998 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 5th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑5 stage race held between 4 and 10 May 1998.[1][2][3][4][5]

The race consisted of prologue and actual 7 stages with 1,085 km (674.2 mi) in total.[6][7]

Teams

Total 98 riders (62 finished it) from 13 different countries and 16 teams started the race.[8][9]

Professional

• KRKA–Telekom Slovenije
• Amore & Vita–ForzArcore
• Kross–Selle Italia
• Linda McCartney On Tour
• Mróz
• ZVVZ–DLD
• Agro–Adler Brandenburg

Amateur

• Perutnina Ptuj - Radenska Rog (2 clubs united)
• Savaprojekt
• Hit Casino
• Sava

National

• Slovak
• Croatia
• Bulgaria
• United Kingdom
• Ukraine

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Length	Type		Winner
0	4 May	Ptuj	3.4 km (2 mi)		Prologue	Olaf Pollack
1	5 May	Radenci – Beltinci	198 km (123 mi)		Plain stage	Olaf Pollack
2	6 May	Maribor – Kranj	168 km (104 mi)		Intermediate stage	Andrej Hauptman
3	7 May	Krško – Brežice – Krško	18 km (11 mi)		Time trial	Valter Bonča
4	7 May	Semič – Metlika – Semič	85 km (53 mi)		Plain stage	Maurizio De Pasquale
5	8 May	Ribnica – Nova Gorica	230 km (143 mi)		Intermediate stage	Simone Zucchi
6	9 May	Nova Gorica – Vršič – Ljubljana	206 km (128 mi)		Mountain stage	Simone Mori
7	10 May	Grosuplje – Novo mesto	177 km (110 mi)		Hilly stage	Andrej Hauptman
Total		1,085 km (674.2 mi)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Intermediate sprints classification	Team classification
0	Olaf Pollack	Olaf Pollack	not available	not available	Tadej Valjavec	not available	not available
1	Olaf Pollack			Uroš Murn		Rik Reinerink
2	Andrej Hauptman	Gorazd Štangelj			Mitja Mahorič	Marko Baloh	Mroz
3	Valter Bonča	Branko Filip		not available	not available	not available	not available
4	Maurizio De Pasquale
5	Simone Zucchi		Andrej Hauptman	Igor Kranjec		Martin Čotak
6	Simone Mori			not available		not available
7	Andrej Hauptman			Igor Kranjec	Mitja Mahorič	Igor Kranjec	Krka Telekom
Final		Branko Filip	Andrej Hauptman	Igor Kranjec	Mitja Mahorič	Igor Kranjec	Krka Telekom

Final classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the leader of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
	Denotes the leader of the points classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
	Denotes the leader of the int. sprints classification		Denotes the leader of the team classification

General classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Branko Filip	Krka Telekom	26h 38' 01"
2	Gorazd Štangelj	Krka Telekom	+ 4"
3	Pavel Shumanov	Krka Telekom	+ 9"
4	Valter Bonča	PP&RR	+ 21"
5	Cezary Zamana	Mroz	+ 33"
6	Andrzej Sypytkowski	Mroz	+ 33"
7	Tomáš Konečný	ZVVS	+ 38"
8	Saša Sviben	Krka Telekom	+ 50"
9	Miloslav Kejval	ZVVS	+ 51"
10	Rajko Petek	Sava	+ 1' 13"

Points classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Andrej Hauptman	PP&RR	97
2	Simone Zucchi	Amore & Vita	75
3	Tomáš Konečný	ZVVS	74
4	Gorazd Štangelj	Krka Telekom	71
5	Boštjan Mervar	Krka Telekom	65

Mountains classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Igor Kranjec	PP&RR	18
2	Martin Čotar	Sava	14
3	Maurizio De Pasquale	Amore & Vita	13

Young rider classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mitja Mahorič	PP&RR	26h 39' 43"
2	Richard Faltus	aZVVS
3	Tadej Valjavec	Sava

Intermediate sprints classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Igor Kranjec	PP&RR	24
2	Martin Čotak	Sava	16
3	Julian Clark	Linda McCartney	11

Team classification

Rank	Team	Time
1	Krka Telekom	79h 55′ 02″
2	Mroz	+ 55″
3	Perutnina Ptuj - Radenska Rog	+ 1′ 20″
4	ZVVS	+ 2′ 21″
5	Amore & Vita	+ 5′ 22″
...	...	...
6	Sava	+ 1h 07′ 10″
10	Hit Casino	+ 1h 25′ 54″

References

1. "Na Ptuju le Krka Telekom z vso močjo". Delo (in Slovenian). 4 May 1998. p. 16.
2. "Po Sloveniji od Ptuja do Novega mesta". Delo (in Slovenian). 4 May 1998. p. 11.
3. "Prolog na Ptuju in rumena majica Nemcu Pollacku". Delo (in Slovenian). 5 May 1998. p. 17.
4. "Spet Pollackova poskočnica. Veter pokopal upe PP&RR?". Delo (in Slovenian). 6 May 1998. p. 13.
5. "Slovenski dan: Hauptmanue etapa, Štangelj v rumenem". Delo (in Slovenian). 7 May 1998. p. 17.
6. "Jezni Bonča junak vožnje na kronometer Krško '98". Delo (in Slovenian). 8 May 1998. p. 11.
7. "Maraton v znamenju Kranjca. Bo o Vršiču odločila zapora?". Delo (in Slovenian). 9 May 1998. p. 6.
8. "Branko Filip je do konca ubranil rumeno majico". Delo (in Slovenian). 11 May 1998. p. 11.
9. "Srečko Glivar se le ni zmotil: Filipu pristoji rumena majica". Delo (in Slovenian). 11 May 1998. p. 15.

External links

• Official website
• cyclingnews.com
• procyclingstats.com