1998 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 21st edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
The Vuelta Chile is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Chile since 1976. It's the most important race in the South American country alongside the Vuelta Ciclista Por Un Chile Lider, established in 1997.-History:...

was held from March 19 to March 29, 1998 in Southern Chile over a distance of 1519 km.

1999-03-19: Pelluco — Puerto Montt
Puerto Montt
Puerto Montt is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region. The commune spans an area of and had a population of 175,938 in 2002. It is located 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago...

(4.2 km)

Place	Prologue
Place	Name	Time
1.	\|4.56.21
2.	\|5.01.47
3.	\|5.03.49

1999-03-20: Puerto Montt
Puerto Montt
Puerto Montt is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Region. The commune spans an area of and had a population of 175,938 in 2002. It is located 1,055 km to the south of the capital, Santiago...

— Osorno
Osorno, Chile
Osorno is a city and commune in southern Chile and capital of Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region. It had a population of 145,475, as of the 2002 census...

(137.4 km)

Place	Stage 1
Place	Name	Time
1.	\|3:00.52
2.	\|+0.04
3.	\|+0.06

1999-03-21: Osorno
Osorno, Chile
Osorno is a city and commune in southern Chile and capital of Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region. It had a population of 145,475, as of the 2002 census...

— Valdivia
Valdivia, Chile
Valdivia is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia and Cau-Cau Rivers, approximately east of the coastal towns of Corral and Niebla...

(137.4 km)

Place	Stage 1
Place	Name	Time
1.	\|

1999-03-22: Valdivia
Valdivia, Chile
Valdivia is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia and Cau-Cau Rivers, approximately east of the coastal towns of Corral and Niebla...

— Temuco
Temuco
Temuco is a city and commune, capital of the Cautín Province and of the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The name comes from the Mapudungun language, meaning "temu water"; "temu" is a tree used by Mapuches for medicinal purposes. The city is located 670 km south of Santiago...

(172.6 km)

Place	Stage 3
Place	Name	Time
1.	\|4:11.12
2.	\|+0.04
3.	\|+0.06

1999-03-23: Temuco
Temuco
Temuco is a city and commune, capital of the Cautín Province and of the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The name comes from the Mapudungun language, meaning "temu water"; "temu" is a tree used by Mapuches for medicinal purposes. The city is located 670 km south of Santiago...

— Los Angeles (201.2 km)

Place	Stage 4
Place	Name	Time
1.	\|4:26.01
2.	\|+0.04
3.	\|+0.06

1999-03-24: Los Angeles — Concepción
Concepción, Chile
Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...

(143.6 km)

Place	Stage 5
Place	Name	Time
1.	\|3:04.58
2.	\|+0.04
3.	\|+0.06

1999-03-25: Concepción
Concepción, Chile
Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...

— Chillán
Chillán
Chillán is a city in the Biobío Region of Chile located about south of the country's capital, Santiago, near the geographical center of the country. It is the capital of Ñuble Province and, with a population of approximately 170,000 people , the most populated urban center of this province...

(164.6 km)

Place	Stage 6
Place	Name	Time
1.	\|4:04.23
2.	\|+0.04
3.	\|+0.05

1999-03-26: Chillán
Chillán
Chillán is a city in the Biobío Region of Chile located about south of the country's capital, Santiago, near the geographical center of the country. It is the capital of Ñuble Province and, with a population of approximately 170,000 people , the most populated urban center of this province...

— Talca
Talca
Talca is a city and commune in Chile located about south of Santiago, and is the capital of both Talca Province and Maule Region . As of the 2002 census, the city had a population of 193,755....

(161.6 km)

Place	Stage 7
Place	Name	Time
1.	\|3:36.11
2.	\|+0.04
3.	\|+0.06

1999-03-27: San Clemente
San Clemente, Chile
San Clemente is a city and commune administered by the municipality of San Clemente, located in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region.-Demographics:...

— Curicó
Curicó
Curicó , meaning "Black Waters" in Mapudungun , is the capital city of the Curicó Province, part of the Maule Region in Chile's central valley....

(100.7 km)

Place	Stage 8-A
Place	Name	Time
1.	\|1:52.03
2.	\|+0.02
3.	\|+0.04

1999-03-27: Comallé — Curicó
Curicó
Curicó , meaning "Black Waters" in Mapudungun , is the capital city of the Curicó Province, part of the Maule Region in Chile's central valley....

(15.3 km)

Place	Stage 8-B
Place	Name	Time
1.	\|20.10
2.	\|—
3.	\|+0.02

1999-03-28: Curicó
Curicó
Curicó , meaning "Black Waters" in Mapudungun , is the capital city of the Curicó Province, part of the Maule Region in Chile's central valley....

— Rancagua
Rancagua
Rancagua is a city and commune in central Chile, part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It had a 2002 population of 214,344...

(188 km)

Place	Stage 9
Place	Name	Time
1.	\|

1998-03-29: Santiago (Circuito "Providencia")
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

(71.4 km)

Place	Stage 10
Place	Name	Time
1.	\|1:38.21
2.	\|+0.04
3.	\|+0.06

Final Classification

RANK	TEAM	TIME
1.	Festina-Lotus Festina cycling team Festina is a former professional cycling team that was active in the professional peloton from 1989 to 2001. The team was sponsored by the watch manufacturers Festina Lotus AV.-Beginnings:...	33:42.18
2.	Festina-Lotus Festina cycling team Festina is a former professional cycling team that was active in the professional peloton from 1989 to 2001. The team was sponsored by the watch manufacturers Festina Lotus AV.-Beginnings:...	+0.15
3.	Festina-Lotus Festina cycling team Festina is a former professional cycling team that was active in the professional peloton from 1989 to 2001. The team was sponsored by the watch manufacturers Festina Lotus AV.-Beginnings:...	+0.44
4.	Festina-Lotus Festina cycling team Festina is a former professional cycling team that was active in the professional peloton from 1989 to 2001. The team was sponsored by the watch manufacturers Festina Lotus AV.-Beginnings:...	??
5.	Festina-Lotus Festina cycling team Festina is a former professional cycling team that was active in the professional peloton from 1989 to 2001. The team was sponsored by the watch manufacturers Festina Lotus AV.-Beginnings:...	??
6.	Bliss Sport	??
7.	Caloí	??
8.	Caloí	??
9.	Agro - Adler	??
10.	Festina-Lotus Festina cycling team Festina is a former professional cycling team that was active in the professional peloton from 1989 to 2001. The team was sponsored by the watch manufacturers Festina Lotus AV.-Beginnings:...	??

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1999-03-24: Los Angeles — ConcepciónConcepción, ChileConcepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants... (143.6 km)

1999-03-27: Comallé — CuricóCuricóCuricó , meaning "Black Waters" in Mapudungun , is the capital city of the Curicó Province, part of the Maule Region in Chile's central valley.... (15.3 km)

1998-03-29: Santiago (Circuito "Providencia")Santiago, ChileSantiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... (71.4 km)

Final Classification

1999-03-24: Los Angeles — Concepción
Concepción, Chile
Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...

(143.6 km)

1999-03-27: Comallé — Curicó
Curicó
Curicó , meaning "Black Waters" in Mapudungun , is the capital city of the Curicó Province, part of the Maule Region in Chile's central valley....

(15.3 km)

1998-03-29: Santiago (Circuito "Providencia")
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

(71.4 km)