1998 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
| 1998 UCI Road World Cup, race 4 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 19 April 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 265.5 km (165.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 37' 29" | ||||||||||||
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The 84th running of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycling classic was held on 19 April 1998. It was the fourth leg of the 1998 UCI Road World Cup, coming between Paris–Roubaix and the Amstel Gold Race. Italian Michele Bartoli won the race, for the second year running, after a solo attack at 16 km (9.9 mi) from the finish. As in the previous edition, Frenchman Laurent Jalabert was second; Rodolfo Massi completed the podium. 102 of 193 riders finished the race.