# 1998 Clásico RCN

The 38th edition of the annual Clásico RCN, a bicycle stage race, was held from August 14 to August 23, 1998, in Colombia. The race with an UCI rate of 2.4 started in Barrancabermeja and finished in Bogotá with an individual time trial. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" – one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation. There were a total of 95 competitors from 13 teams, with 81 cyclists actually finishing the stage race.

## Stages
### 1998-08-14: Barrancabermeja (6.8 km)

| Place | Prologue | Prologue | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | 00:07.51 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | 00:07.51 |
| 2. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | +0.06 | Raúl Montaña (COL) | +0.06 |
| 3. | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | +0.08 | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | +0.08 |

### 1998-08-15: Barrancabermeja — Puerto Boyacá (228 km)

| Place | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Jairo Vega (COL) | 05:34.16 | Carlos Saavedra (COL) | 05:43.30 |
| 2. | Carlos Saavedra (COL) | — | Jairo Vega (COL) | +0.24 |
| 3. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | +4.38 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | +3.15 |

### 1998-08-16: Puerto Berrio — Bello (180 km)

| Place | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | 04:50.14 | Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | 10:37.11 |
| 2. | Víctor Becerra (COL) | — | Julio Ernesto Bernal (COL) | +0.10 |
| 3. | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | — | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | +0.13 |

### 1998-08-17: Sabaneta — Jardín (124 km)

| Place | Stage 3 | Stage 3 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Argiro Zapata (COL) | 03:09.34 | Oved Ramírez (COL) | 13:47.25 |
| 2. | Daniel Rincón (COL) | +0.13 | Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | +0.07 |
| 3. | Oved Ramírez (COL) | — | Argiro Zapata (COL) | +0.08 |

### 1998-08-18: Jardín — Chinchiná (216.6 km)

| Place | Stage 4 | Stage 4 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Libardo Niño (COL) | 05:14.44 | Oved Ramírez (COL) | 19:02.09 |
| 2. | Waldo Meza (COL) | +0.09 | Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | +0.07 |
| 3. | Ruber Marín (COL) | +1.03 | Argiro Zapata (COL) | +0.08 |

### 1998-08-19: Roldanillo — Buenaventura (208 km)

| Place | Stage 5 | Stage 5 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | 04:27.54 | Oved Ramírez (COL) | 23:30.36 |
| 2. | Elder Herrera (COL) | — | Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | +0.07 |
| 3. | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | — | Argiro Zapata (COL) | +0.08 |

### 1998-08-20: Buenaventura — Pradera (187 km)

| Place | Stage 6 | Stage 6 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | 04:26.07 | Oved Ramírez (COL) | 27:56.43 |
| 2. | Ruber Marín (COL) | +0.01 | Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | +0.07 |
| 3. | Fredy González (COL) | — | Argiro Zapata (COL) | +0.08 |

### 1998-08-21: Guacarí — Armenia (137 km)

| Place | Stage 7 | Stage 7 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | 03:00.57 | Oved Ramírez (COL) | 30:57.44 |
| 2. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | +0.04 | Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | +0.07 |
| 3. | Ruber Marín (COL) | — | Argiro Zapata (COL) | +0.08 |

### 1998-08-22: Armenia — Espinal (151 km)

| Place | Stage 8 | Stage 8 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | 03:44.22 | Oved Ramírez (COL) | 34:42.09 |
| 2. | Ruber Marín (COL) | — | Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | +0.07 |
| 3. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | — | Argiro Zapata (COL) | +0.08 |

### 1998-08-23: Palacio Presidencial, Bogotá — Alto de Patios, Bogotá (22.1 km)

| Place | Stage 9 (Individual Time Trial) | Stage 9 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Álvaro Sierra (COL) | 00:36.17 | Raúl Montaña (COL) | 35:18.58 |
| 2. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | +0.08 | Argiro Zapata (COL) | +0.07 |
| 3. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | +0.20 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | +0.24 |

## Final classification

| RANK | NAME | TEAM | TIME |
| 1. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | Aguardiente Néctar | 35:18:58 |
| 2. | Argiro Zapata (COL) | Lotería de Medellín | + 0.08 |
| 3. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | Telecom-Internet-Kelme | + 0.24 |
| 4. | Oved Ramírez (COL) | Lotería de Medellín | + 0.29 |
| 5. | Álvaro Sierra (COL) | Automotriz Carrera | + 0.39 |
| 6. | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | Automotriz Carrera | + 0.54 |
| 7. | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | Todos por Boyacá | + 1.14 |
| 8. | Daniel Rincón (COL) | Lotería de Boyacá | + 1.24 |
| 9. | Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL) | Lotería de Boyacá | + 1.28 |
| 10. | Héctor Castaño (COL) | Lotería de Medellín | + 1.57 |