| 1998 UCI Road World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 6, 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 32.9 km (20.44 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 00h 43' 20" | ||||||||||||
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The Men's Under-23 Individual Time Trial at the 1998 UCI Road World Championships was held on October 6, 1998, from Maastricht to Vilt, Netherlands, over a total distance of 32.9 kilometres. There were a total number of 65 entries, with two non-starters: Gordon Bearman (New Zealand) and Dmitri Parfimovich (Russia).
| Rank | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |  Thor Hushovd (NOR) | 00:43.20 |
 |  Frédéric Finot (FRA) | + 03,51 |
 |  Gianmario Ortenzi (ITA) | + 10,64 |
| 4. |  David George (RSA) | + 16,82 |
| 5. |  László Bodrogi (HUN) | + 21,00 |
| 6. |  Sébastien Wolski (POL) | + 34,38 |
| 7. |  Raimondas Vilcinskas (LTU) | + 48,96 |
| 8. |  Denis Bondarenko (RUS) | + 51,06 |
| 9. |  Cadel Evans (AUS) | + 53,05 |
| 10. |  Florian Wiesinger (AUT) | + 57,43 |
| 11. |  David Zabriskie (USA) | + 1.00,44 |
| 12. | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | + 1.06,64 |
| 13. | Oleg Yukov (RUS) | + 1.11,30 |
| 14. |  Ondrej Slobodnik (SVK) | + 1.16,37 |
| 15. |  Stephan Schreck (GER) | + 1.17,00 |
| 16. |  Martin Cotar (CRO) | + 1.18,01 |
| 17. | Thorsten Rund (GER) | + 1.20,00 |
| 18. |  Geoffrey Demeyere (BEL) | + 1.20,11 |
| 19. | Brent Aucutt (USA) | + 1.20,14 |
| 20. | Mathew Hayman (AUS) | + 1.21,42 |
| 21. |  Marcel Duijn (NED) | + 1.30,05 |
| 22. |  Marlon Pérez (COL) | + 1.34,12 |
| 23. |  Sandro Güttinger (SUI) | + 1.43,20 |
| 24. | Florent Brard (FRA) | + 1.45,16 |
| 25. |  Christian Poos (LUX) | + 1.49,09 |
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