Tour de France 1998  |  Prologue. Dublin - Dublin   

85th edition

5.6 km, 11 July 1998

Rider Team Time
1.
Chris BOARDMAN
Crédit Agricole 06'12"
2.
Abraham OLANO MANZANO
Banesto 00'04"
3.
Laurent JALABERT
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank 00'05"
4.
Bobby JULICH
Cofidis
5.
Christophe MOREAU
Festina - Lotus
6.
Jan ULLRICH
Team Deutsche Telekom
7.
Alex ZÜLLE
Festina - Lotus 00'07"
8.
Laurent DUFAUX
Festina - Lotus 00'09"
9.
Andrei TCHMIL
Lotto - Mobistar 00'10"
10.
Viatcheslav EKIMOV
US Postal Service 00'11"
11.
Frankie ANDREU
US Postal Service
12.
Ángel Luis CASERO MORENO
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
13.
Stéphane HEULOT
Francaise des Jeux
14.
Richard VIRENQUE
Festina - Lotus 00'12"
15.
Nicolas JALABERT
Cofidis
16.
Laurent BROCHARD
Festina - Lotus
17.
Servais KNAVEN
TVM - Farm Frites
18.
Mario CIPOLLINI
Saeco - Cannondale 00'13"
19.
Erik DEKKER
Rabobank
20.
Giuseppe DI GRANDE
Mapei - Bricobi
21.
Rik VERBRUGGHE
Lotto - Mobistar
22.
Frédéric MONCASSIN
Crédit Agricole
23.
Bjarne RIIS
Team Deutsche Telekom 00'14"
24.
Stuart O'GRADY
Crédit Agricole 00'15"
25.
Bo HAMBURGER
Casino - Ag2r 00'16"
26.
George HINCAPIE
US Postal Service
27.
Dariusz BARANOWSKI
US Postal Service 00'17"
28.
Emmanuel MAGNIEN
Francaise des Jeux
29.
Patrick JONKER
Rabobank
30.
Christophe AGNOLUTTO
Casino - Ag2r 00'18"
31.
Massimo PODENZANA
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
32.
Jens VOIGT
Crédit Agricole
33.
Peter MEINERT NIELSEN
US Postal Service 00'19"
34.
Alexandr SHEFER
Asics - CGA
35.
Sergei IVANOV
TVM - Farm Frites
36.
Gian Matteo FAGNINI
Saeco - Cannondale
37.
Melcior MAURI PRAT
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
38.
Daniele NARDELLO
Mapei - Bricobi
39.
Johan BRUYNEEL
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank 00'20"
40.
Rolf ALDAG
Team Deutsche Telekom
41.
Andrea TAFI
Mapei - Bricobi
42.
Jacky DURAND
Casino - Ag2r
43.
Philippe GAUMONT
Cofidis
44.
Alberto ELLI
Casino - Ag2r 00'21"
45.
Fabrizio GUIDI
Team Polti
46.
Axel MERCKX
Team Polti
47.
Alexei SIVAKOV
BigMat - Auber 93 00'22"
48.
Jaan KIRSIPUU
Casino - Ag2r
49.
Didier ROUS
Festina - Lotus
50.
Andrei TETERYUK
Lotto - Mobistar
51.
Neil STEPHENS
Festina - Lotus
52.
Leon VAN BON
Rabobank
53.
Santiago BLANCO GIL
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
54.
Luc LEBLANC
Team Polti 00'23"
55.
Stéphane BARTHE
Casino - Ag2r
56.
Bart LEYSEN
Mapei - Bricobi
57.
Rodolfo MASSI
Casino - Ag2r
58.
Marino ALONSO MONJE
Banesto
59.
Peter VAN PETEGEM
TVM - Farm Frites
60.
Beat ZBERG
Rabobank 00'24"
61.
José Luis ARRIETA LUJAMBIO
Banesto
62.
Erik ZABEL
Team Deutsche Telekom
63.
Ludovic AUGER
BigMat - Auber 93
64.
Evgueni BERZIN
Francaise des Jeux
65.
Cédric VASSEUR
Crédit Agricole
66.
Christophe RINERO
Cofidis
67.
Magnus BÄCKSTEDT
Crédit Agricole
68.
Thierry BOURGUIGNON
BigMat - Auber 93
69.
Koos MOERENHOUT
Rabobank 00'25"
70.
Herminio DÍAZ ZABALA
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
71.
Stefano ZANINI
Mapei - Bricobi
72.
Michael BOOGERD
Rabobank
73.
José Vicente GARCÍA ACOSTA
Banesto
74.
Pascal LINO
BigMat - Auber 93
75.
Tyler HAMILTON
US Postal Service
76.
Rossano BRASI
Team Polti
77.
Jeroen BLIJLEVENS
TVM - Farm Frites
78.
Luis PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank 00'26"
79.
Maarten DEN BAKKER
Rabobank
80.
Marcos Antonio SERRANO RODRÍGUEZ
Kelme - Costa Blanca
81.
Pascal HERVÉ
Festina - Lotus
82.
Miguel Ángel PEÑA CÁCERES
Banesto 00'27"
83.
Robbie MCEWEN
Rabobank
84.
Marty JEMISON
US Postal Service
85.
Laurent ROUX
TVM - Farm Frites
86.
Pascal CHANTEUR
Casino - Ag2r
87.
Frédéric GUESDON
Francaise des Jeux
88.
Jens HEPPNER
Team Deutsche Telekom
89.
Bart VOSKAMP
TVM - Farm Frites
90.
Santos GONZÁLEZ CAPILLA
Kelme - Costa Blanca
91.
Christophe MENGIN
Francaise des Jeux
92.
Simone BORGHERESI
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi 00'28"
93.
Fernando ESCARTÍN COTI
Kelme - Costa Blanca
94.
Eddy SEIGNEUR
Crédit Agricole
95.
Georg TOTSCHNIG
Team Deutsche Telekom
96.
Roland MEIER
Cofidis
97.
Jean-Cyril ROBIN
US Postal Service
98.
Mirko CREPALDI
Team Polti
99.
Mario SCIREA
Saeco - Cannondale 00'29"
100.
Rafael DÍAZ JUSTO
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
101.
Jörg JAKSCHE
Team Polti
102.
José Ángel VIDAL MARTÍNEZ
Kelme - Costa Blanca
103.
Tom STEELS
Mapei - Bricobi
104.
José Luis RODRÍGUEZ GARCÍA
Kelme - Costa Blanca
105.
François SIMON
Crédit Agricole
106.
Maximilian SCIANDRI
Francaise des Jeux 00'30"
107.
Sergio BARBERO
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
108.
Laurent DESBIENS
Cofidis
109.
Francesco CASAGRANDE
Cofidis
110.
Prudencio INDURÁIN LARRAYA
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
111.
Filippo SIMEONI
Asics - CGA
112.
Thierry GOUVENOU
BigMat - Auber 93
113.
Vladislav BOBRIK
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa 00'31"
114.
Silvio MARTINELLO
Team Polti
115.
Massimiliano MORI
Saeco - Cannondale
116.
Denis LEPROUX
BigMat - Auber 93
117.
David GARCÍA MARQUINA
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
118.
Riccardo FORCONI
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi 00'32"
119.
Kevin LIVINGSTON
Cofidis
120.
Fabiano FONTANELLI
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
121.
Diego FERRARI
Asics - CGA
122.
Udo BÖLTS
Team Deutsche Telekom
123.
Mario TRAVERSONI
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
124.
Hernán BUENAHORA GUTIÉRREZ
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
125.
Ján SVORADA
Mapei - Bricobi
126.
Eros POLI
Crédit Agricole 00'33"
127.
Ermanno BRIGNOLI
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa
128.
Roberto CONTI
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
129.
José María JIMÉNEZ SASTRE
Banesto 00'34"
130.
Wilfried PEETERS
Mapei - Bricobi
131.
Oliverio RINCÓN QUINTANA
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
132.
Francisco BENÍTEZ ESBRI
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali 00'35"
133.
Sergei OUTCHAKOV
TVM - Farm Frites
134.
Armin MEIER
Festina - Lotus
135.
Manuel BELTRÁN MARTÍNEZ
Banesto
136.
Pascal DERAMÉ
US Postal Service 00'36"
137.
Viatcheslav DJAVANIAN
BigMat - Auber 93
138.
Stefano CASAGRANDA
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa 00'37"
139.
Francisco Javier MAULEÓN UNSUAIN
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
140.
Eddy MAZZOLENI
Saeco - Cannondale
141.
Franck BOUYER
Francaise des Jeux
142.
Franco BALLERINI
Mapei - Bricobi
143.
Laurent MADOUAS
Lotto - Mobistar
144.
Xavier JAN
Francaise des Jeux
145.
Andrea FERRIGATO
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
146.
Carlo Marino BIANCHI
Asics - CGA 00'38"
147.
Joona LAUKKA
Lotto - Mobistar
148.
Roberto SIERRA AGUERO
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
149.
Nicola MINALI
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa
150.
Benoît SALMON
Casino - Ag2r
151.
Dmitri KONYCHEV
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
152.
Lars MICHAELSEN
TVM - Farm Frites 00'39"
153.
Marcelino GARCÍA ALONSO
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
154.
Carlos Alberto CONTRERAS CANO
Kelme - Costa Blanca
155.
Federico DE BENI
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa
156.
Aart VIERHOUTEN
Rabobank
157.
Steven DE JONGH
TVM - Farm Frites
158.
Fabio BALDATO
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa 00'40"
159.
Paul VAN HYFTE
Lotto - Mobistar
160.
Oscar POZZI
Asics - CGA
161.
Alessio BONGIONI
Asics - CGA
162.
José Javier GÓMEZ GOZALO
Kelme - Costa Blanca 00'41"
163.
Francisco Tomás GARCÍA RODRÍGUEZ
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
164.
Francesco FRATTINI
Team Deutsche Telekom
165.
Fabio ROSCIOLI
Asics - CGA
166.
César SOLAUN SOLANA
Banesto
167.
Orlando Sergio Gomes RODRIGUES
Banesto 00'00"
168.
Peter FARAZIJN
Lotto - Mobistar 00'42"
169.
Lylian LEBRETON
BigMat - Auber 93 00'43"
170.
Fabio SACCHI
Team Polti
171.
Geert VERHEYEN
Lotto - Mobistar
172.
Leonardo PIEPOLI
Saeco - Cannondale 00'44"
173.
Roberto PISTORE
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa
174.
Paolo FORNACIARI
Saeco - Cannondale 00'46"
175.
Leonardo GUIDI
Team Polti
176.
Samuele SCHIAVINA
Asics - CGA
177.
Philippe BORDENAVE
BigMat - Auber 93
178.
Kurt VAN DE WOUWER
Lotto - Mobistar
179.
Christian HENN
Team Deutsche Telekom 00'47"
180.
Massimiliano LELLI
Cofidis 00'48"
181.
Marco PANTANI
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
182.
Damien NAZON
Francaise des Jeux
183.
Francisco CABELLO LUQUE
Kelme - Costa Blanca 00'49"
184.
Roberto CARUSO
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa 00'50"
185.
Juan José DE LOS ÁNGELES SEGUÍ
Kelme - Costa Blanca 00'51"
186.
Giuseppe CALCATERRA
Saeco - Cannondale
187.
Massimo DONATI
Saeco - Cannondale
188.
Alain TURICCHIA
Asics - CGA 00'55"
189.
Alessandro SPEZIALETTI
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio - Playbus - Aiwa 01'01"
GC Leader

Stage information

Start, finish: Prologue. Dublin - Dublin

Race Type: Prologue

Distance: 5.6 km

Date: 11 July 1998