1998 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

1998 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Host city Middelfart, Denmark
Date(s)  (1998-01-31)January 31, 1998
Events 3
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The 1998 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Middelfart, Denmark on Saturday January 31, 1998. The course was dry, hard and technical. Weather conditions were sunny, but freezing (-2°C).

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Belgium 2215
2   Switzerland 1001
3  Italy 0101
4  Denmark 0011
=  Czech Republic 0011

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's elite race
 Mario De Clercq (BEL) 01:04:06  Erwin Vervecken (BEL) + 1:04  Henrik Djernis (DEN) + 1:07
Men's under-23 race
 Sven Nys (BEL) 52:14  Bart Wellens (BEL) + 0:24  Petr Dlask (CZE) + 0:29
Men's junior race
 Michael Baumgartner (SUI) 38:56  Stefano Toffoletti (ITA) + 0:03  Davy Commeyne (BEL) + 0:03

Men's Elite

Held on Sunday January 31, 1998. Being the main event of the day, over 10,000 people had come to watch nine laps (27.675 kilometres) of cyclo-cross. Mario De Clercq got an early lead and managed to widen it lap by lap. Meanwhile in the background his fellow countryman Erwin Vervecken was controlling the chasing group with ease, sacrificing personal gain for the nation. Parrying every attack, Vervecken managed to play out his own cards in the final climb and raced to a silver medal. Henrik Djernis took the bronze with Daniele Pontoni crashing while trying to pass the Dane in the last line.[1][2]

RANK 1998 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSTIME
 Mario De Clercq (BEL) 01:04:06
 Erwin Vervecken (BEL) + 1:04
 Henrik Djernis (DEN) + 1:07
4.  Daniele Pontoni (ITA) + 1:07
5.  Radomír Šimůnek, Sr. (CZE) + 1:19
6.  Emmanuel Magnien (FRA) + 1:23
7.  Dieter Runkel (SUI) + 1:55
8.  Christophe Mengin (FRA) + 1:55
9.  Richard Groenendaal (NED) + 2:28
10.  Beat Wabel (SUI) + 2:31

Men's Under 23

Held on Sunday January 31, 1998. The gathered crowd of 5,000 saw a repeat of the year before with Sven Nys and Bart Wellens claiming gold and silver. Petr Dlask completed the podium. The riders had to complete seven laps, totalling up to 22.5 kilometres.[3][4]

RANK 1998 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS U23TIME
 Sven Nys (BEL) 52:14
 Bart Wellens (BEL) + 0:24
 Petr Dlask (CZE) + 0:29
4  Klaus Nielsen (DEN) + 0:45
5  Guillaume Benoist (FRA) + 0:47
6  Pawel Prosek (CZE) + 0:59
7  Maarten Nijland (NED) + 1:08
8  Raymond Lubberman (NED) + 1:10
9  Fabrizio Dall'Oste (ITA) + 1:12
10  Tim Johnson (USA) + 1:12

Men's Junior

Held on January 31, 1998.[5][6]

RANK 1998 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNIORTIME
 Michael Baumgartner (SUI) 38:56
 Stefano Toffoletti (ITA) + 0:03
 Davy Commeyne (BEL) + 0:03
4  Martin Ocasek (CZE) + 0:05
5  Sven Vanthourenhout (BEL) + 0:09
6  Björn Schröder (GER) + 0:09
7  Tilo Schüler (GER) + 0:16
8  Tomas Trunschka (CZE) + 0:16
9  Pavel Bartos (CZE) + 0:16
10  Grégory Rast (SUI) + 0:16

Notes

  1. ↑ Men's Elite Results, UCI archive.
  2. ↑ Men's Elite Report, UCI archive.
  3. ↑ Men's Under 23 Results, UCI archive.
  4. ↑ Men's Under 23 Report, UCI archive.
  5. ↑ Men's Junior Results, UCI archive.
  6. ↑ Men's Junior Report, UCI archive.

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