The 48th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 25 to May 10, 1998. Only 68 cyclists (out of 93) completed the race.
Stages
1998-04-25: [[Villavicencio]] — [[Villavicencio]] (5.8 km)
Place
Prologue
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Víctor Hugo Peña
Víctor Hugo Peña
1998-04-26: [[Circuito del Llano]] (172 km)
Place
Stage 1
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Jairo Pérez
Jairo Pérez
2.
Raúl Montaña
Raúl Montaña
3.
Javier Zapata
Fredy González
1998-04-27: [[Villavicencio]] — [[Cáqueza]] (147 km)
Place
Stage 2
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Josef Lontscharitsch
Jairo Pérez
2.
Ariel Martínez
Josef Lontscharitsch
3.
Juan Diego Ramírez
Ariel Martínez
1998-04-28: [[Funza]] — [[Girardot, Cundinamarca|Girardot]] (131 km)
Place
Stage 3
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Fredy González
Jairo Pérez
2.
Raúl Montaña
Josef Lontscharitsch
3.
Javier Zapata
Ariel Martínez
1998-04-29: [[Girardot, Cundinamarca|Girardot]] — [[Neiva, Huila|Neiva]] (172 km)
Place
Stage 4
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Eduardo Hernández
Jairo Pérez
2.
Rafael Brand
Josef Lontscharitsch
3.
Raúl Montaña
Ariel Martínez
1998-04-30: [[Neiva, Huila|Neiva]] — [[Ibagué]] (208 km)
Place
Stage 5
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Javier Pascual
Jairo Pérez
2.
Félix Cárdenas
Javier Pascual
3.
Raúl Montaña
Josef Lontscharitsch
1998-05-01: [[Armenia, Colombia|Circuito del Café]] — [[Armenia, Colombia|Calle]] (144 km)
Place
Stage 6
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Víctor Hugo Peña
Jairo Pérez
2.
Jairo Hernández
Javier Pascual
3.
Gregorio Ladino
Ariel Martínez
1998-05-02: [[Santa Rosa de Cabal]] — [[Santa Helena del Opón|Alto de Santa Helena]] (229 km)
Place
Stage 7
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Jairo Pérez
Jairo Pérez
2.
Raúl Montaña
Raúl Montaña
3.
Javier Zapata
Fredy González
1998-05-03: [[Medellín]] — [[Manizales]] (195 km)
Place
Stage 8
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
José Castelblanco
José Castelblanco
2.
Juan Diego Ramírez
Juan Diego Ramírez
3.
Iván Parra
Iván Parra
1998-05-04: [[Manizales]] — [[Dorada, Nariño|Dorada]] (177 km)
Place
Stage 9
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Víctor Becerra
José Castelblanco
2.
Víctor Hugo Peña
Juan Diego Ramírez
3.
Carlos Contreras
Iván Parra
1998-05-05: [[Puerto Boyacá]] — [[Barrancabermeja]] (202 km)
Place
Stage 10
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Raúl Montaña
José Castelblanco
2.
Ruber Marín
Juan Diego Ramírez
3.
Josef Lontscharitsch
Iván Parra
1998-05-06: [[Barrancabermeja]] — [[Bucaramanga]] (124 km)
Place
Stage 11
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
José Castelblanco
José Castelblanco
2.
Víctor Hugo Peña
Juan Diego Ramírez
3.
Alexis Rojas
Iván Parra
1998-05-07: [[Bucaramanga]] — [[Barichara]] (148.7 km)
Place
Stage 12
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Héctor Palacio
José Castelblanco
2.
Israel Ochoa
Juan Diego Ramírez
3.
Víctor Hugo Peña
Héctor Palacio
1998-05-08: [[Barbosa, Antioquia|Barbosa]] — [[Duitama]] (138.9 km)
Place
Stage 13
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Jairo Hernández
José Castelblanco
2.
Libardo Niño
Juan Diego Ramírez
3.
Alexis Rojas
Héctor Palacio
1998-05-09: [[Paipa]] — [[Tunja]] (43.5 km)
Place
Stage 14 (Individual Time Trial)
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
José Castelblanco
José Castelblanco
2.
Dubán Ramírez
Iván Parra
3.
Iván Parra
Libardo Niño
1998-05-10: [[Bogotá|Circuito en Bogotá]] (104 km)
Place
Stage 15
General Classification
Name
Time
Name
Time
1.
Fredy González
José Castelblanco
2.
Libardo Niño
Iván Parra
3.
Javier Anaya
Libardo Niño
Final classification
RANK
NAME
TEAM
TIME
1.
José Castelblanco
Telecom-Kelme
61:43:14
2.
Iván Parra
Petróleo de Colombia
+ 8.13
3.
Libardo Niño
Aguardiente Néctar
+ 10.21
4.
Israel Ochoa
Lotería de Boyacá
+ 10.44
5.
Juan Diego Ramírez
Lotería de Medellín-EPM
+ 11.06
6.
Miguel Ángel Sanabria
Lotería de Boyacá
+ 11.34
7.
Héctor Palacio
Aguardiente Antioqueño
+ 11.39
8.
Víctor Hugo Peña
Telecom-Kelme
+ 12.40
9.
Argiro Zapata
Lotería de Medellín-EPM
+ 12.50
10.
Alexis Rojas
Petróleo de Colombia
+ 12.52
Teams
;Telecom — Kelme
| COL José Castelblanco
| COL Julio César Aguirre
| COL Víctor Hugo Peña
| COL Jairo Hernández
| COL Ricardo Mesa
| COL Elder Herrera
| COL Federico Muñoz
| COL Hernán Bonilla
| COL Carlos Osorio
| COL Olmedo Capacho
;Petróleos de Colombia — Energía Pura
| COL Álvaro Sierra
| COL Iván Parra
| COL Celio Roncancio
| COL Alexis Rojas
| COL Nélson Rodríguez
| COL Gregorio Ladino
| COL Raúl Gómez Suárez
| COL Ruber Marín
| COL Julio César Rangel
| COL Félix Cárdenas
;Kelme Costa Blanca — Eurosport
| ESP José Santos González
| ESP Daniel Ribera
| ESP Severo Rodríguez
| ESP Eduardo Hernández
;Aguardiente Antioqueño — Lotería de Medellín
| COL Héctor Palacio
| COL Juan Diego Ramírez
| COL Hernán Darío Muñoz
| COL Argiro Zapata
| COL Dubán Ramírez
| COL Ariel Martínez
| COL Héctor Castaño
| COL Ramón García
| COL Germán Ospina
| COL Francisco Orozco
;Ciclistas de Jesucristo
| COL Julio Bernal
| COL Henry Castro
| COL Carlos Díaz
| COL José Ignacio Rodríguez
| COL Juan Barrero
| COL Guillermo Chaparro
| COL Bernardo Pedraza
| COL Rafael Brand
| COL Carlos Saavedra
;Aguardiente Néctar
| COL Raúl Montaña
| COL Libardo Niño
| COL José Luis Vanegas
| COL Elkin Barrera
| COL Fredy González
| COL Juan Fonseca
| COL Edward Ruiz
| COL Freddy Moncada
| COL Miguel Ángel Niño
| COL Juan Alberto Robayo
;Estampados Panamericanos — Distrillantas
| COL Andrés Álvis
| COL Alejandro Rodríguez
| COL Darío Cedano
| COL Henry Pineda
| COL Heberth Gutiérrez
| COL Asdrúbal Patiño
;Cicloases
| COL Leonel Jiménez
| COL Freddy Rincón
| COL José Carrillo
| COL Javier Arcila
| COL Otoniel Soto
| AUT Josef Lontscharitsch
;Aguardiente Néctar — Ron Santafé
| COL Israel Ochoa
| COL Miguel Ángel Sanabria
| COL Luis Espinosa
| COL Ángel Camargo
| COL Víctor Becerra
| COL Ismael Sarmiento
| COL Graciano Fonseca
| COL Jairo Pérez
| COL Giovanny Huertas
| COL Daniel Rincón
;Lotería de Santander — Mixto Telecom
| COL Jair Bernal
| COL Javier Zapata
| COL Álvaro Lozano
| COL Nélson Ramírez
| COL Óscar Jurado
| COL Raúl Saavedra
| COL Javier Anaya
| COL Jaime Pinzón
| COL José David Suárez
;Flavia — Meta — Alcaldía de Cómbita
| SVK Milan Dvorščík
| ESP Javier Pascual
| ESP Francisco León
| COL Jairzinho Gutiérrez
| COL Néstor Bernal
| COL José Florencio Franco
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