1998 PruTour
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Dates23–31 May 1998
Stages8 + Prologue
Winning time27h 17' 53"
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| Dates | 23–31 May 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 + Prologue | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 27h 17' 53" | ||||||||||||
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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.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 23 May | Stirling | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Chris Boardman (GBR) |
| 1 | 24 May | Edinburgh to Newcastle | 210 km (130.5 mi) | Chris Boardman (GBR) | ||
| 2 | 25 May | Gateshead to York | 182 km (113.1 mi) |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | ||
| 3 | 26 May | Manchester to Blackpool | 186 km (115.6 mi) | Jay Sweet (AUS) | ||
| 4 | 27 May | Chester to Nottingham | 153 km (95.1 mi) |  |
Hilly stage | Julian Winn (GBR) |
| 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) | ||
| 7 | 30 May | Chessington to Rochester | 161 km (100.0 mi) | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | ||
| 8 | 31 May | London criterium | 170 km (105.6 mi) |  |
Flat stage | Jay Sweet (AUS) |
Teams
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
