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{{Infobox cycling race report
| name               = 1998 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
| image              = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_size         = 
| series             = 
| race_no            = 
| season_no          = 
| date               = 7–14 June 1998
| stages             = 7 + Prologue
| distance           = 1063.2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/stageraces/DL/dauphine-libere.html|title=Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France|work=BikeRaceInfo|accessdate=10 November 2017}}</ref>
| unit               = km
| time               = 28h 08' 56"
| first              = [[Armand de Las Cuevas]]
| first_nat          = FRA
| first_team         = {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| first_color        = yellow-bluebar
| second             = [[Miguel Ángel Peña]]
| second_nat         = ESP
| second_team        = {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| third              = [[Andrey Teteryuk]]
| third_nat          = KAZ
| third_team         = {{UCI team code|LOT|1998}}
| points             = [[Christophe Moreau]]
| points_nat         = FRA
| points_team        = {{UCI team code|FES|1998}}
| points_color       = green
| mountains          = [[José María Jiménez]]
| mountains_nat      = ESP
| mountains_team     = {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| mountains_color    = white dots on red
| combination        = [[José María Jiménez]]
| combination_nat    = ESP
| combination_team   = {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| combination_color  = 
| team               = {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| previous           = [[1997 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|1997]]
| next               = [[1999 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|1999]]
}}

The '''1998 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré''' was the 50th edition of the cycle race and was held from 7 June to 14 June 1998. The race started in [[Villeurbanne]] and finished in [[Megève]]. The race was won by [[Armand de Las Cuevas]] of the [[Movistar Team (men's team)|Banesto]] team.<ref name="MdC-DL1998">{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_dauphine/dauphine1998.php|title=50ème Dauphiné Libéré 1998|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=French|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040423223909/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_dauphine/dauphine1998.php|archivedate=23 April 2004}}</ref>

==Teams==
Fifteen teams, containing a total of 120 riders, participated in the race:<ref name="MdC-DL1998" />

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* {{UCI team code|TEL|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|FES|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|ALM|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|ONC|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|RAB|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}
* {{UCI team code|LOT|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|FDJ|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|COF|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|KEL|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|USP|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|VIT|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|AUB|1998}}
* {{UCI team code|MUT|1998}}
{{div col end}}

==Route==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Stage characteristics and winners<ref name="MdC-DL1998" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/jun98/dauphine98.html|title=50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC|work=Cycling News|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref>
|-
! Stage
! Date
! Course
! Distance
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type
! Winner
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | P
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 June
| [[Villeurbanne]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| [[File:Time Trial.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]
| [[Individual time trial]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Chris Boardman]]|GBR}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 8 June
| [[Villeurbanne]] to [[Charvieu-Chavagneux]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|190|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|
|
| {{flagathlete|[[Max Sciandri]]|GBR}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 9 June
| [[Charvieu-Chavagneux]] to [[Vals-les-Bains]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|198|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|
|
| {{flagathlete|[[Damien Nazon]]|FRA}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 10 June
| [[Vals-les-Bains]] to [[Mont Ventoux]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|164|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|
|
| {{flagathlete|[[José María Jiménez]]|ESP}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 11 June
| [[Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux]] to Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|41.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| [[File:Time Trial.svg|20px|alt=|link=]]
| [[Individual time trial]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Chris Boardman]]|GBR}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 12 June
| [[Crest, Drôme|Crest]] to [[Grenoble]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|160|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|
|
| {{flagathlete|[[Max Sciandri]]|GBR}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 13 June
| [[Challes-les-Eaux]] to [[Megève]] [[Côte 2000]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|161|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|
|
| {{flagathlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 14 June
| [[Megève]] to Megève
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|144|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|
|
| {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Ángel Peña]]|ESP}}
|}

==Stages==

===Prologue===
'''7 June 1998 – [[Villeurbanne]], {{convert|5|km|1|abbr=on}} ([[Individual time trial|ITT]])'''

{|
|'''Prologue result and general classification after Prologue'''<ref name="MdC-DL1998" /><ref name="CN-P-1">{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/jun98/dauphine981.html|title=50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Prologue & Stage 1|work=Cycling News|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/06/08/MD19980608-051.pdf|title=Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cycling/Dauphine Libere|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=51|date=8 June 1998|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Chris Boardman]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|5' 40"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Christophe Moreau]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|FES|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Laurent Jalabert]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|ONC|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 3"
|}
|}

===Stage 1===
'''8 June 1998 – [[Villeurbanne]] to [[Charvieu-Chavagneux]], {{convert|190|km|1|abbr=on}}'''

{|
|'''Stage 1 result'''<ref name="MdC-DL1998" /><ref name="CN-P-1" /><ref Name="EMD-1">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/06/09/MD19980609-043.pdf|title=Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cycling/Dauphine Libere|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=43|date=9 June 1998|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Max Sciandri]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|FDJ|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|5h 15' 04"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}
| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Christophe Capelle]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|COF|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 30"
|}
||
|'''General classification after Stage 1'''<ref name="CN-P-1" /><ref Name="EMD-1" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|5h 20' 49"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Max Sciandri]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|FDJ|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Chris Boardman]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 25"
|}
|}

===Stage 2===
'''9 June 1998 – [[Charvieu-Chavagneux]] to [[Vals-les-Bains]], {{convert|198|km|1|abbr=on}}'''

{|
|'''Stage 2 result'''<ref name="MdC-DL1998" /><ref name="CN-2">{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/jun98/dauphine982.html|title=50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Stage 2|work=Cycling News|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref><ref Name="EMD-2">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/06/10/MD19980610-047.pdf|title=Ciclismo/Dauphine Libere|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cycling/Dauphine Libere|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=47|date=10 June 1998|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Damien Nazon]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|FDJ|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|5h 03' 48"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Stéphane Barthe]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|ALM|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Christophe Capelle]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|COF|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.
|}
||
|'''General classification after Stage 2'''<ref name="CN-2" /><ref Name="EMD-2" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|10h 24' 37"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Max Sciandri]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|FDJ|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Christophe Moreau]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|FES|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.
|}
|}

===Stage 3===
'''10 June 1998 – [[Vals-les-Bains]] to [[Mont Ventoux]], {{convert|164|km|1|abbr=on}}'''

{|
|'''Stage 3 result'''<ref name="MdC-DL1998" /><ref name="CN-3">{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/jun98/dauphine983.html|title=50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Stage 3|work=Cycling News|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref><ref Name="EMD-3">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/06/11/MD19980611-054.pdf|title=Ciclismo/Dauphine|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cycling/Dauphine|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=54|date=11 June 1998|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[José Maria Jimenez]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|4h 26' 28"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Armand de Las Cuevas]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Ángel Peña]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 31"
|}
||
|'''General classification after Stage 3'''<ref name="CN-3" /><ref Name="EMD-3" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Armand de Las Cuevas]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|14h 52' 45"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[José Maria Jimenez]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 18"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Ángel Peña]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 34"
|}
|}

===Stage 4===
'''11 June 1998 – [[Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux]] to Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, {{convert|41.2|km|1|abbr=on}} ([[Individual time trial|ITT]])'''

{|
|'''Stage 4 result'''<ref name="MdC-DL1998" /><ref name="CN-4">{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/jun98/dauphine984.html|title=50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Stage 4|work=Cycling News|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref><ref Name="EMD-4">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/06/12/MD19980612-052.pdf|title=Ciclismo/Dauphine|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cycling/Dauphine|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=52|date=12 June 1998|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Chris Boardman]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|49' 39"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Gilles Maignan]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|MUT|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 45"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Viatcheslav Ekimov]]|RUS}}
| {{UCI team code|USP|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 03"
|}
||
|'''General classification after Stage 4'''<ref name="CN-4" /><ref Name="EMD-4" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Armand de Las Cuevas]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|15h 45' 02"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Ángel Peña]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 38"
|}
|}

===Stage 5===
'''12 June 1998 – [[Crest, Drôme|Crest]] to [[Grenoble]], {{convert|160|km|1|abbr=on}}'''

{|
|'''Stage 5 result'''<ref name="MdC-DL1998" /><ref name="CN-5">{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/jun98/dauphine985.html|title=50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Stage 5|work=Cycling News|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref><ref Name="EMD-5">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/06/13/MD19980613-053.pdf|title=Ciclismo/Dauphine|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cycling/Dauphine|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=53|date=13 June 1998|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Max Sciandri]]|GBR}}
| {{UCI team code|FDJ|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|4h 12' 00"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Giovanni Lombardi (cyclist)|Giovanni Lombardi]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|TEL|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 26"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Nicolas Jalabert]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|COF|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.
|}
||
|'''General classification after Stage 5'''<ref name="CN-5" /><ref Name="EMD-5" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Armand de Las Cuevas]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|20h 00' 14"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Ángel Peña]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 38"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 48"
|}
|}

===Stage 6===
'''13 May 1998 – [[Challes-les-Eaux]] to [[Megève]] [[Côte 2000]], {{convert|161|km|1|abbr=on}}'''

{|
|'''Stage 6 result'''<ref name="MdC-DL1998" /><ref name="CN-6">{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/jun98/dauphine986.html|title=50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Stage 6|work=Cycling News|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref><ref Name="EMD-6">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/06/14/MD19980614-052.pdf|title=Ciclismo/Dauphine|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cycling/Dauphine|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=52|date=14 June 1998|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|FES|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|4h 47' 34"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Jean-Cyril Robin]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|USP|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Rik Verbrugghe]]|BEL}}
| {{UCI team code|LOT|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.
|}
||
|'''General classification after Stage 6'''<ref name="CN-6" /><ref Name="EMD-6" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Armand de Las Cuevas]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|24h 49' 01"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Ángel Peña]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 34"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|GAN|1998a}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 54"
|}
|}

===Stage 7===
'''14 June 1998 – [[Megève]] to Megève, {{convert|144|km|1|abbr=on}}'''

{|
|'''Stage 7 result'''<ref name="MdC-DL1998" /><ref name="CN-7">{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1998/jun98/dauphine987.html|title=50th Dauphine Libere, Cat HC - Stage 7|work=Cycling News|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref><ref Name="EMD-7">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/06/15/MD19980615-051.pdf|title=Ciclismo/Dauphine|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cycling/Dauphine|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=51|date=15 June 1998|accessdate=12 February 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Ángel Peña]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|3h 19' 55"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[José Maria Jimenez]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Armand de Las Cuevas]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | s.t.
|}
||
|'''General classification after Stage 7'''<ref name="CN-7" /><ref Name="EMD-7" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Armand de Las Cuevas]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|28h 08' 56"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Ángel Peña]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 34"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Andrey Teteryuk]]|KAZ}}
| {{UCI team code|LOT|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 17"
|}
|}

==General classification==

{|
|'''Final general classification'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=15&y=1998|title=1998 Critérium du Dauphiné|work=First Cycling|accessdate=10 November 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Armand de Las Cuevas]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|28h 08' 56"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Ángel Peña]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 34"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Andrey Teteryuk]]|KAZ}}
| {{UCI team code|LOT|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 17"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Dariusz Baranowski]]|POL}}
| {{UCI team code|USP|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 19"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| {{flagathlete|[[José María Jiménez]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|BAN|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 41"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| {{flagathlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|FES|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 45"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| {{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|C.A|1998a}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 56"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| {{flagathlete|[[Thierry Bourguignon]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|AUB|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 13"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| {{flagathlete|[[Patrick Jonker]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|RAB|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 35"
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| {{flagathlete|[[Jean-Cyril Robin]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|USP|1998}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 36"
|}
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/06/07/MD19980607-046.pdf|title=Hoy comienza la Dauphiné Libéré|language=Spanish|trans-title=The Dauphiné Libéré begins today|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=46|date=7 June 1998}}

==External links==
{{cite web|url=http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium98/index.htm|title=Site Officiel|language=French|trans-title=Official site|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051017054944/http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium98/index.htm|archivedate=17 October 2005}}

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