The 1998 PruTour was the first edition of the Prudential Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 23 May to 31 May 1998. The race started in Stirling and finished in London.[1] The race was won by Stuart O'Grady of the GAN team.
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| Dates | 23–31 May 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 + Prologue | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 27h 17' 53" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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Route edit
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 23 May | Stirling | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Chris Boardman (GBR)
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| 1 | 24 May | Edinburgh to Newcastle | 210 km (130.5 mi) | Chris Boardman (GBR)
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| 2 | 25 May | Gateshead to York | 182 km (113.1 mi) |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS)
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| 3 | 26 May | Manchester to Blackpool | 186 km (115.6 mi) | Jay Sweet (AUS)
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| 4 | 27 May | Chester to Nottingham | 153 km (95.1 mi) | 
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Hilly stage | Julian Winn (GBR)
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| 5 | 28 May | Birmingham |
58 km (36.0 mi)[nb 1] | None | ||
| 6 | 29 May | Bristol to Reading | 146 km (90.7 mi) |  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
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| 7 | 30 May | Chessington to Rochester | 161 km (100.0 mi) | Stuart O'Grady (AUS)
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| 8 | 31 May | London criterium | 170 km (105.6 mi) | 
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Flat stage | Jay Sweet (AUS)
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Teams edit
Eighteen teams of six riders started the race:[3]
- GAN
- Festina–Lotus
- U.S. Postal Service
- BigMat–Auber 93
- Oilme
- Team Brite Voice
- Linda McCartney On Tour
- Great Britain
- England
- Scotland
- Wales
- Ireland
- Denmark
- New Zealand
- Netherlands
- Australia
- South Africa
- Mobilvetta Design–Northwave
General classification edit
Final general classification[4][5]
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Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Tour of the United Kingdom, Cat. 2.5". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Stage 5, Birmingham - Cardiff". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Complete Starting List". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Tour of the United Kingdom, Cat. 2.5 - Final GC". Cycling News. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Prudential Tour 1998". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 1 March 2018.