Dates August 14 – August 23 Distance 1,474.8 km (916.4 mi) Winner Raúl Montaña (COL) | Stages 9 Winning time 35h 18' 58" Second Argiro Zapata (COL) | |
The 38th edition of the annual Clásico RCN, a bicycle stage race, was held from August 14 to August 23, 1998, in Colombia. The race with an UCI rate of 2.4 started in Barrancabermeja and finished in Bogotá with an individual time trial. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" – one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation. There were a total of 95 competitors from 13 teams, with 81 cyclists actually finishing the stage race.
References
1998 Clásico RCN Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA