1998 UCI Road World Championships

The 1998 UCI Road World Championships took place in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands, between October 4 and October 11, 1998. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.

1998 UCI Road World Championships

Valkenburg aan de Geul
Venue	Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands
Date(s)	(1998-10-04 - 1998-10-11)4–11 October 1998
Coordinates	50°52′N 5°50′E
Nations participating	52
Events	10

Competitors

A total of 52 nations competed at the 1998 UCI Road World Championships.

• Netherlands (42)

Summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's Events
Men's road race	Oskar Camenzind Switzerland	6h01'30"	Peter van Petegem Belgium	+ 23"	Michele Bartoli Italy	+ 24"
Men's time trial	Abraham Olano Spain	54'32"	Melchior Mauri Spain	+ 37"	Serhiy Honchar Ukraine	+ 47"
Women's Events
Women's road race	Diana Žiliūtė Lithuania	2h35'35"	Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel Netherlands	s.t.	Hanka Kupfernagel Germany	s.t.
Women's time trial	Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel Netherlands	31'51"	Zulfiya Zabirova Russia	s.t.	Hanka Kupfernagel Germany	+ 2"
Men's Under-23 Events
Men's under-23 road race	Ivan Basso Italy	4h30"	Rinaldo Nocentini Italy	+ 16"	Danilo Di Luca Italy	s.t.
Men's under-23 time trial	Thor Hushovd Norway	43'19"	Frédéric Finot France	+ 11"	Gianmario Ortenzi Italy	+ 16"
Men's Junior Events
Men's Junior Road Race	Mark Scanlon Ireland	2h54'36"	Filippo Pozzato Italy	s.t.	Eduard Kiwischow Russia	s.t.
Men's Junior Time Trial	Fabian Cancellara Switzerland	29'39"	Torsten Hiekmann Germany	+ 2"	Filippo Pozzato Italy	+ 7"
Women's Junior Events
Women's Junior Road Race	Tina Liebig Germany	1h46'51"	Olga Zabelinskaya Russia	s.t.	Nathalie Bates Australia	s.t.
Women's Junior Time Trial	Trixi Worrack Germany	23'22"	Olga Zabelinskaya Russia	+ 6"	Geneviève Jeanson Canada	+ 24"

References

• cyclingnews