1998 Three Days of De Panne

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1998 Three Days of De Panne
Race details
Dates31 March–2 April 1998
Stages3
Distance536.3 [1]  km (333.2 mi)
Winning time12h 45' 45"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Michele Bartoli  (ITA)
  SecondFlag of France.svg  Emmanuel Magnien  (FRA)
  ThirdFlag of Russia.svg  Viatcheslav Ekimov  (RUS)
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The 1998 Three Days of De Panne was the 22nd edition of the Three Days of De Panne cycle race and was held on 31 March to 2 April 1998. The race started in Harelbeke and finished in De Panne. [2] [3] The race was won by Michele Bartoli.

Harelbeke Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Harelbeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste. On January 1, 2006, Harelbeke had a total population of 26,172. The total area is 29.14 km² which gives a population density of 898 inhabitants per km². Inhabitants consider their hometown to be a "Weireldstad", which also led to a monthly "Harelbekedag" amongst the students of Harelbeke who are studying in Ghent

De Panne Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

De Panne is a town and a municipality located on the North Sea coast of the Belgian province of West Flanders. There it borders France, which implies that it is the westernmost location of Belgium.

Michele Bartoli road bicycle racer

Michele Bartoli is a retired Italian road racing cyclist. Bartoli was a professional from 1992 until 2004 and was one of the most successful single-day classics specialists of his generation, especially in the Italian and Belgian races. On his palmarès are three of the five monuments of cycling – five in total: the 1996 Tour of Flanders, the 1997 and 1998 Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the 2002 and 2003 Giro di Lombardia. He won the UCI Road World Cup in 1997 and 1998. From 10 October 1998 until 6 June 1999, Bartoli was number one on the UCI Road World Rankings.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4]
RankRiderTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Bartoli  (ITA)12h 45' 45"
2Flag of France.svg  Emmanuel Magnien  (FRA)+ 15"
3Flag of Russia.svg  Viatcheslav Ekimov  (RUS)+ 22"
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Rolf Sørensen  (DEN)+ 24"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Fabrizio Guidi  (ITA)+ 31"
6Flag of France.svg  Nicolas Jalabert  (FRA)+ 38"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Casarotto  (ITA)+ 42"
8Flag of the United States.svg  George Hincapie  (USA)+ 45"
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tristan Hoffman  (NED)+ 1' 01"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Serpellini  (ITA)+ 1' 26"

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