| Penniverpa festina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Therevidae |
| Genus: | Penniverpa |
| Species: | P. festina |
| Binomial name | |
| Penniverpa festina (Coquillett, 1893) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Penniverpa festina is a species of stiletto flies in the family Therevidae. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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The 1998 Tour de France was the 85th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,875 km (2,408 mi) race was composed of 21 stages and a prologue. It started on 11 July in Ireland before taking an anti-clockwise route through France to finish in Paris on 2 August. Marco Pantani of Mercatone Uno–Bianchi won the overall general classification, with Team Telekom's Jan Ullrich, the defending champion, and Cofidis rider Bobby Julich finishing on the podium in second and third respectively.
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