96th Paris - Roubaix (World Cup)
Sunday , April 12, 1998
Paris-Roubaix podium history | 1997 edition | 1999 edition
266.5 km. 192 starters, 49 classified finishers. Another 17 riders finished outside time limit
With about 65 kilometers to go, 8 riders broke away and Franco Ballerini left that group another 15 kilometers later. He soloed into the Roubaix velodrome with more than 4 minutes in hand.
Franco Ballerini wins
Ballerini has made good his escape.
- Franco Ballerini (Mapei) 6hr 57min 49sec. 38.27 km/hr
- Andrea Tafi (Mapei) @ 4min 16sec
- Wilfried Peeters (Mapei) @ 4min 19sec
- Leon Van Bon (Rabobank) @ 4min 49sec
- Frédéric Moncassin (GAN) s.t.
- Rolf Sorensen (Rabobank) @ 4min 50sec
- Magnus Backstedt (GAN) @ 4min 52sec
- Bart Leysen (Mapei) @ 6min 34sec
- Gianluca Bortolami (Festina) s.t.
- Henk Vogels (GAN) s.t.
- Thierry Gouvenou (Big Mat-Auber 93) s.t.
- Ludo Dierckxsens (Lotto-Mobistar) @ 6min 35sec
- Andrei Tchmil (Lotto-Mobistar) @ 8min 34sec
- Michael Rich (Saeco) @ 9min 12sec
- Christophe Capelle (Cofidis) s.t.
- Biagio Conte (Scrigno-Gaerne) s.t.
- Peter Van Petegem (TVM-Farm Frites) s.t.
- Mario Aerts (Lotto-Mobistar) @ 9min 14sec
- Tristan Hoffman (TVM-Farm Frites) @ 11min 0sec
- Stuart O'Grady (GAN) s.t.
- Emmanuel Magnien (FDJ) @ 11min 18sec
- Viatcheslav Ekimov (US postal) s.t.
- Jan Schaffrath (Telekom) s.t.
- Tom Steels (Mapei) @ 11min 19sec
- Aart Vierhouten (Rabobank) @ 13min 2sec
- Alexei Sivakov (Big Mat-Auber 93) s.t.
- Hendrik Van dDyck (TVM-Farm Frites) @ 14min 42sec
- Bruno Boscardin (Festina) @ 15min 28sec
- Lars Michaelsen (TVM-Farm Frites) @ 15min 33sec
- Martin Hvastija (Cantina Tollo) s.t.
- Johan Capiot (TVM-Farm Frites) s.t.
- Anthony Rokia (Polti) s.t.
- Nicola Loda (Ballan) s.t.
- Wim Feys (Lotto-Mobistar) s.t.
- Max Van Heeswijk (Rabobank) @ 15min 38sec
- Thierry Marichal (Lotto-Mobistar) s.t.
- Rolf Aldag (Telekom) s.t.
- Ludovic Auger (Big Mat-Auber 93) s.t.
- Servais Knaven (TVM-Farm Frites) s.t.
- Geert Van Bondt (TVM-Farm Frites) @ 15min 43sec
- Marco Serpellini (Brescialat-Liquigas) @ @ 15min 46sec
- Eros Poli (GAN) @ 17min 53sec
- Christophe Mengin (FDJ) @ 17min 43sec
- Peter Farazijn (Lotto-Mobistar) @ 19min 29sec
- Davide Casarotto (Scrigno-Gaerne) s.t.
- Marc Wauters (Rabobank) s.t.
- Jan Kirsipuu (Casino) @ 19min 30sec
- Viatcheslav Djavanian (Big Mat-Auber 93) s.t.
- Dario Pieri (Scrigno-Gaerne) @ 19min 31sec