The 48th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia

Vuelta a Colombia

The Vuelta a Colombia is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation.The first Vuelta a Colombia was held in 1951...

was held from April 25 to May 10, 1998. Only 68 cyclists (out of 93) completed the race.

1998-04-25: Villavicencio

Villavicencio

Villavicencio is a city and municipality in Colombia, capital of the Department of Meta, with 361,058 inhabitants. The city is located at 4°08S, 73°40W, 75 km southeast of the Colombian capital city of Bogotá by the Guatiquía river...

 — Villavicencio

Villavicencio

Villavicencio is a city and municipality in Colombia, capital of the Department of Meta, with 361,058 inhabitants. The city is located at 4°08S, 73°40W, 75 km southeast of the Colombian capital city of Bogotá by the Guatiquía river...

 (5.8 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|00:06.52	|00:06.52

1998-04-26: Circuito del Llano

Llano

Llano is the Spanish word for plain. It may refer to:* Llano, California* Llano Estacado, a region in northwest Texas and eastern New Mexico* Llano, Texas, a small city in Llano County, Texas* Llano County, Texas* Llano River, a Texan river...

 (172 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:38.07	|05:37.57
2.	|+4.31	|+4.37
3.	|—	|+4.38

1998-04-27: Villavicencio

Villavicencio

Villavicencio is a city and municipality in Colombia, capital of the Department of Meta, with 361,058 inhabitants. The city is located at 4°08S, 73°40W, 75 km southeast of the Colombian capital city of Bogotá by the Guatiquía river...

 — Cáqueza

Caqueza

Caqueza is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

 (147 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:58.26	|09:37.14
2.	|—	|+3.37
3.	|+0.29	|+3.42

1998-04-28: Funza

Funza

Funza is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca....

 — Girardot

Girardot, Cundinamarca

Girardot is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is home to a number of recreational and vacational spots, mainly visited by people from Bogotá, as it is located at less than three hours drive from the city but enjoys a tropical climate .Girardot is the second...

 (131 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|02:35.54	|12:13.08
2.	|—	|+3.36
3.	|—	|+3.43

1998-04-29: Girardot

Girardot, Cundinamarca

Girardot is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. It is home to a number of recreational and vacational spots, mainly visited by people from Bogotá, as it is located at less than three hours drive from the city but enjoys a tropical climate .Girardot is the second...

 — Neiva (172 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:17.12	|16:30.37
2.	|—	|+3.35
3.	|+0.29	|+3.43

1998-04-30: Neiva — Ibagué

Ibagué

Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...

 (208 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:10.26	|21:45.02
2.	|—	|+0.14
3.	|+3.59	|+3.35

1998-05-01: Circuito del Café

Armenia, Colombia

Armenia is the capital of Quindío, a department in Colombia. The city is located at coordinates 4.5170° north, 75.6830° west, 290 kilometers west of Bogotá. Armenia is a mid-size city located between Bogotá, Medellín and Cali, the 3 largest Colombian cities. The city's area code for phone calls is...

 — Calle

Calle

Calle means "street" in Spanish.Street soccer is also commonly referred to as "Calle".Calle can also refer to the following items:-People:*Humberto De la Calle*Calle Johansson*Calle Jularbo*Andres Garcia La Calle*Sophie Calle-Music and media:...

 (144 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:07.07	|24:52.14
2.	|+0.03	|+1.17
3.	|—	|+3.43

1998-05-02: Santa Rosa de Cabal

Santa Rosa de Cabal

Santa Rosa de Cabal is a town and municipality in the Risaralda Department, west central Colombia, on the western slopes of the Andean Cordillera Central. It is a commercial and manufacturing centre for the fertile agricultural and pastoral hinterland...

 — Alto de Santa Helena

Santa Helena del Opón

Santa Helena del Opón is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia....

 (229 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:38.07	|30:20.21
2.	|+4.31	|+4.37
3.	|—	|+4.38

1998-05-03: Medellín

Medellín

Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...

 — Manizales

Manizales

Manizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....

 (195 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|06:25.05	|37:27.00
2.	|+0.32	|+1.41
3.	|+0.35	|+1.57

1998-05-04: Manizales

Manizales

Manizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....

 — Dorada (177 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:44.04	|42:11.09
2.	|+0.05	|+1.41
3.	|—	|+1.57

1998-05-05: Puerto Boyacá

Puerto Boyacá

Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the Magdalena River in the Boyacá Department, where is also considered a Special Handling Zone due to its port status. Its main industries are oil exploration and processing...

 — Barrancabermeja

Barrancabermeja

Barrancabermeja is a city and municipality in Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia. It is located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the Middle Magdalena region, 110 km west of Bucaramanga. Founded in 1536, Barrancabermeja is home of the biggest petroleum refinery in Colombia,...

 (202 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:48.54	|48:00.03
2.	|—	|+1.41
3.	|—	|+1.57

1998-05-06: Barrancabermeja

Barrancabermeja

Barrancabermeja is a city and municipality in Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia. It is located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the Middle Magdalena region, 110 km west of Bucaramanga. Founded in 1536, Barrancabermeja is home of the biggest petroleum refinery in Colombia,...

 — Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...

 (124 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:08.43	|51:08.37
2.	|+4.50	|+6.49
3.	|+4.52	|+7.06

1998-05-07: Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...

 — Barichara

Barichara

Barichara is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.- External links :*...

 (148.7 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:56.20	|54:49.40
2.	|—	|+6.49
3.	|—	|+6.58

1998-05-08: Barbosa

Barbosa, Antioquia

Barbosa is a town and municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. Situated 39 km from the city of Medellín, it is one of the municipalities of the Metropolitan Area of Medellín. It is known as the Gateway to the Northeast, famous for its lakes and streams. A traditional Pineapple Festival...

 — Duitama (138.9 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:43.34	|58:33.14
2.	|—	|+6.49
3.	|—	|+7.03

1998-05-09: Paipa

Paipa

Paipa is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Tundama Province a subregion of Boyaca.- Location :Paipa is located to 15 km of Duitama...

 — Tunja

Tunja

Tunja is a city and municipality located in the central part of Colombia, in the region of "Alto Chicomocha". As of the 2005 Census it had 152,419 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Department of Boyacá and part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. It is approximately 145 km...

 (43.5 km)

Place	Stage 14 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|01:01.40	|59:34.54
2.	|+0.44	|+8.13
3.	|+0.57	|+10.25

1998-05-10: Circuito en Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

 (104 km)

Place	Stage 15		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|02:08.20	|61:43.42
2.	|—	|+8.13
3.	|—	|+10.21

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		Telecom-Kelme	61:43:14
2.		Petróleo de Colombia	+ 8.13
3.		Aguardiente Néctar	+ 10.21
4.		Lotería de Boyacá	+ 10.44
5.		Lotería de Medellín-EPM	+ 11.06
6.		Lotería de Boyacá	+ 11.34
7.		Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 11.39
8.		Telecom-Kelme	+ 12.40
9.		Lotería de Medellín-EPM	+ 12.50
10.		Petróleo de Colombia	+ 12.52

Teams

Telecom — Kelme

1.   José Castelblanco
   José Castelblanco
   José Joaquim Castelblanco Romero is a professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Don José" during his career.-Career:1992199419961997...
   
   
2.   Julio César Aguirre
   Julio César Aguirre
   Julio César Aguirre Cabrera is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2003.-Career:1994...
   
   
3.   Víctor Hugo Peña
   Víctor Hugo Peña
   Víctor Hugo Peña Grisales is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist. He is named after both his father Hugo and the more famous author Victor Hugo. He rides for the Rock Racing professional cycling team...
   
   
4.   Jairo Hernández
   Jairo Hernández (cyclist)
   Jairo de Jesús Hernández Montoya is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19901993...
   
   
5.   Ricardo Mesa
6.   Elder Herrera
   Elder Herrera
   Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921995Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia....
   
   
7.   Federico Muñoz
   Federico Muñoz
   Federico Muñoz Fernández is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1988 to 2004.-Career:1993...
   
   
8.   Hernán Bonilla
9.   Carlos Osorio
10.   Olmedo Capacho

Petróleos de Colombia — Energía

11.   Álvaro Sierra
    Álvaro Sierra
    Álvaro Sierra Peña is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199019911993 19941995...
    
    
12.   Iván Parra
    Iván Parra
    Iván Ramiro Parra Pinto is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for Colombian Continental cycling team Colombia es Pasión. Iván comes from a Colombian cycling family...
    
    
13.   Celio Roncancio
    Celio Roncancio
    Celio Roberto Roncancio González is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 1997.-Career:1994...
    
    
14.   Alexis Rojas
    Alexis Rojas
    José Alexis Rojas Díaz is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1995José Alexis Rojas Díaz is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1995...
    
    
15.   Nélson Rodríguez
16.   Gregorio Ladino
    Gregorio Ladino
    Gregorio Ladino Vega is a male road cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1996.-Career:19951997...
    
    
17.   Raúl Gómez Suárez
18.   Ruber Marín
    Ruber Marín
    Ruber Alveiro Marín Valencia is a Colombian cyclist who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
    
    
19.   Julio César Rangel
    Julio César Rangel
    Julio César Rangel Melo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1996199719992002Julio César Rangel Melo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1996...
    
    
20.   Félix Cárdenas
    Félix Cárdenas
    Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld until the team's demise.-Palmarès:*1996...
    
    

Kelme Costa Blanca — Eurosport

21.   José Santos González
22.   Daniel Ribera
23.   Severo Rodríguez
24.   Eduardo Hernández
26.   Francisco Cabello
    Francisco Cabello
    Francisco Cabello Luque was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from 1990 to 2006.- Palmarès :19921994...
    
    
27.   Juan José de los Ángeles
28.   Carlos Contreras
    Carlos Alberto Contreras
    Carlos Alberto Contreras Caño is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1996Carlos Alberto Contreras Caño is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1996Carlos Alberto Contreras Caño is a retired male road...
    
    

Aguardiente Antioqueño — Lotería de Medellín

31.   Héctor Palacio
    Héctor Palacio
    Héctor Ivan Palacio Montoya, born 12 May 1969 in Envigado, is a former professional Colombian cyclist.During the 1992 Olympic Games, Palacio represented Colombia in the individual road race, where he ended 52nd.-References:...
    
    
32.   Juan Diego Ramírez
    Juan Diego Ramírez
    Juan Diego Ramírez Calderón is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19941995Juan Diego Ramírez Calderón is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:...
    
    
33.   Hernán Darío Muñoz
    Hernán Darío Muñoz
    Hernán Darío Muñoz Giraldo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1996.-Career:1997...
    
    
34.   Argiro Zapata
    Argiro Zapata
    Argiro Alberto Zapata Franco is a retied male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199419961997...
    
    
35.   Dubán Ramírez
    Dubán Ramírez
    Dubán Alberto Ramírez Rodríguez is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 1998...
    
    
36.   Ariel Martínez
37.   Héctor Castaño
    Héctor Castaño
    Héctor Manuel Castaño Betancurt is a retied male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1994199619992000-References:...
    
    
38.   Ramón García
    Ramón Fernando García
    Ramón Fernando García is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19961999-References:...
    
    
39.   Germán Ospina
    Germán Ospina
    Germán Alirio Ospina Castro is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1996 to 1997.-Career:19951996...
    
    
40.   Francisco Orozco

Ciclistas de Jesucristo

41.   Julio Bernal
42.   Henry Castro
43.   Carlos Díaz
44.   José Ignacio Rodríguez
    José Ignacio Rodríguez
    José Ignacio Rodríguez Valbuena is a Venezuelan model who was won the title of Mister Venezuela on 2005. He resigned of his title of Mister Venezuela on 2006.-External links:***...
    
    
45.   Juan Barrero
46.   Guillermo Chaparro
47.   Bernardo Pedraza
48.   Rafael Brand
49.   Carlos Saavedra

Aguardiente Néctar

51.   Raúl Montaña
    Raúl Montaña
    Raúl Alexander Montaña Herrera is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1994.-Career:199219931995...
    
    
52.   Libardo Niño
    Libardo Niño
    Libardo Niño Corredor is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 76th place in the Men's Individual Road Race. Colombia competed with three cyclists in this event; the other ones being José Robles and Héctor Palacio...
    
    
53.   José Luis Vanegas
54.   Elkin Barrera
    Elkin Barrera
    Elkin Gilberto Barrera Chapparo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1995 to 2000.-Career:1995...
    
    
55.   Fredy González
    Fredy González
    Freddy Excelino González Martínez , also known as Fredy González, is a Colombian road racing cyclist. He is a two-time winner of the maglia verde , awarded to the best cyclist in the King of the Mountains category in the Giro d'Italia . His victories came in the 2001 and 2003 races...
    
    
56.   Juan Fonseca
57.   Edward Ruiz
58.   Freddy Moncada
    Freddy Moncada
    Freddy Alonso Moncada Torres is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921993199419971998 ganador de etapa en vuelta a mejico2000-References:...
    
    
59.   Miguel Ángel Niño
    Miguel Ángel Niño
    Miguel Ángel Niño Corredor is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19961997...
    
    
60.   Juan Alberto Robayo

Estampados Panamericanos — Distrillantas

61.   Andrés Álvis
62.   Alejandro Rodríguez
63.   Darío Cedano
64.   Henry Pineda
65.   Herbert Gutiérrez
    Herbert Gutiérrez
    Herbert Gutiérrez García is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. His first name is sometimes also spelled as Héberth.-Career:1996...
    
    
66.   Asdrúbal Patiño

Cicloases

71.   Leonel Jiménez
72.   Freddy Rincón
73.   José Carrillo
74.   Javier Arcila
75.   Otoniel Soto
76.   Josef Lontscharitsch
    Josef Lontscharitsch
    Josef Lontscharitsch is a retired Austrian male road cyclist.-Career:19871989Josef Lontscharitsch is a retired Austrian male road cyclist.-Career:1987...
    
    

Aguardiente Néctar — Ron Santafé

81.   Israel Ochoa
    Israel Ochoa
    Israel Antonio Ochoa Plazas is a retired male professional racing cyclist from Colombia, who was nicknamed El Rápido during his career.-Career:1993199419951996...
    
    
82.   Miguel Ángel Sanabria
    Miguel Ángel Sanabria
    Miguel Ángel Sanabria Acevedo was a male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1990 to 1998...
    
    
83.   Luis Espinosa
    Luis Espinosa
    Luis Edgar Espinosa Sepúlveda is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1992 to 1997.-Career:19911992...
    
    
84.   Ángel Camargo
    Ángel Camargo
    Ángel Yesid Camargo Ochoa is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1992 to 1998.-Career:199019911992 19931994-References:...
    
    
85.   Víctor Becerra
86.   Ismael Sarmiento
    Ismael Sarmiento
    José Ismael Sarmiento Riaño is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Pocholo" during his career.-Career:199519961998...
    
    
87.   Graciano Fonseca
    Graciano Fonseca
    Graciano Fonseca Fuken is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199620002001...
    
    
88.   Jairo Pérez
    Jairo Pérez
    Jairo Pérez Suárez is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Arles Castro and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit...
    
    
89.   Giovanny Huertas
90.   Daniel Rincón
    Daniel Rincón
    José Daniel Rincón Quintana is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He is the younger brother of Oliverio Rincón.-Career:199820002001...
    
    

Lotería de Santander — Mixto Telecom

91.   Jair Bernal
    Jair Bernal
    Jair Humberto Bernal Sepúlveda is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19891992...
    
    
92.   Javier Zapata
    Javier de Jesús Zapata
    Javier de Jesús Zapata Villada is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004...
    
    
93.   Álvaro Lozano
    Álvaro Lozano
    Álvaro Lozano Moncada is a Colombian road racing cyclist.-Career:19901991199319941996Álvaro Lozano Moncada is a Colombian road racing cyclist....
    
    
94.   Nélson Ramírez
95.   Óscar Jurado
96.   Raúl Saavedra
97.   Javier Anaya
98.   Jaime Pinzón
99.   José David Suárez

Flavia — Meta — Alcaldía de Cómbita

101.   Milan Dvorscik
102.   Javier Pascual
103.   Francisco León
104.   Jairzinho Gutiérrez
105.   Néstor Bernal
106.   José Florencio Franco