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Dates | 16–25 June 1998 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 10 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 1,504[1] km (934.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 37h 06' 26" | ||||||||||||
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The 1998 Tour de Suisse was the 62nd edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 16 June to 25 June 1998. The race started in Biel and finished in Zürich.[2] The race was won by Stefano Garzelli of the Mercatone Uno team.
Seventeen teams of up to nine riders started the race:[2][3]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 16 June | Biel | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) | Individual time trial | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | |
2 | 17 June | Biel to Villars-sur-Ollon | 178 km (110.6 mi) | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | ||
3 | 18 June | Aigle to Ulrichen/Obergoms | 159 km (98.8 mi) | Markus Zberg (SUI) | ||
4 | 19 June | Oberwald/Obergoms to Varese | 208 km (129.2 mi) | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ||
5 | 20 June | Varese to Lenzerheide | 230 km (142.9 mi) | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | ||
6 | 21 June | Lenzerheide to Lenzerheide | 156.1 km (97.0 mi) | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | ||
7 | 22 June | Haag to Morschach/Brunnen | 164 km (101.9 mi) | Vladimir Duma (UKR) | ||
8 | 23 June | Brunnen to Huttwil | 180 km (111.8 mi) | Niki Aebersold (SUI) | ||
9 | 24 June | Ittigen | 30 km (18.6 mi) | Individual time trial | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | |
10 | 25 June | Bern to Bern | 180 km (111.8 mi) | Niki Aebersold (SUI) |
Final general classification[1][2][5]
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