Tour de France 1998
Stage 5 · Mario Cipollini
Cholet → Chateauroux
Stage 5 — Mario Cipollini wins Cholet → Chateauroux (252 km)
Stage facts
Cholet → Chateauroux
Stage 4 | Plouay - Cholet
Stage Winner
Mario Cipollini
Yellow Jersey
Stuart O'Grady
Avg Speed
43.4 km/h
Elevation
2,538 m
Difficulty
48
Win Type
Large group sprint
Won How
Sprint of large group
Startlist Quality
1,692
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Mario Cipollini
Race Date
15 Jul 1998
Profile
Flat
Distance
252 km
Avg Speed
43.4 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 5
Yellow Jersey
Stuart O'Grady
Green Jersey
Erik Zabel
Polka-Dot Jersey
Pascal Herve
White Jersey
Stuart O'Grady
Race leadership after stage 5 — Stuart O'Grady
Route & distance
Distance
252.0 km
Start
Cholet
Finish
Chateauroux
Profile
Flat
Date
15 Jul 1998
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
43.4 km/h
Vert. Climbing
2,538 m
Difficulty Score
48
Startlist Quality
1,692
Win Type
Large group sprint
Stage 5 in the 1998 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Enniscothy → Cork
180 km
Jan Svorada
Roscoff → Lorient
206 km
Jens Heppner
Plouay → Cholet
169 km
Jeroen Blijlevens
La Châtre → Brive-la-Gaillarde
227 km
Mario Cipollini
Meyrignac l'Eglise → Corrèze
210 km
Jan Ullrich
Brive-la-Gaillarde → Montauban
58 km
Jacky Durand