Giro d'Italia 1998 - 18 Alpe di Pampeago Tonkov

Giro d'Italia 1998 - 18, Selva di Val Gardena - Alpe di Pampeago, 115 kms: 1. TONKOV PAVEL RUS MAPEI - BRICOBI 3.36.53 (31.8) 2. PANTANI MARCO ITA MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI 0.01 3. MICELI NICOLA ITA RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF. 0.44 4. ZUELLE ALEX SUI FESTINA WATCHES 0.58 5. GUERINI GIUSEPPE ITA TEAM POLTI 1.07 6. CAMENZIND OSKAR SUI MAPEI - BRICOBI 1.15 7. BETTINI PAOLO ITA ASICS - CGA 2.00 8. CLAVERO DANIEL ESP VITALICIO SEGUROS 2.15 9. NOE' ANDREA ITA ASICS - CGA 2.15 10. SECCHIARI FRANCESCO ITA SCRIGNO 2.21 11. CODOL MASSIMO ITA MAPEI - BRICOBI 2.32 12. FARESIN GIANNI ITA MAPEI - BRICOBI 2.39 13. RUBIERA J.LUIS ESP KELME - COSTA BLANCA 2.50 14. GONZALES 'CHEPE' JOSE COL KELME 3.13 15. GARZELLI STEFANO ITA MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI 4.03 16. TRONCA AMILCARE ITA BALLAN 4.14 17. PODENZANA MASSIMO ITA MERCATONE UNO 4.41 18. PIEPOLI LEONARDO ITA SAECO - CANNONDALE 4.48 19. GARCIA FELIX M. ESP FESTINA WATCHES 4.48 20. DE PAOLI DANIELE ITA ROS MARY - AMICA CHIPS 5.13 21. JEKER FABIAN SUI FESTINA WATCHES 5.35 22. MEIER ARMIN SUI FESTINA WATCHES 5.35 23. FRIGO DARIO ITA SAECO - CANNONDALE 5.39 24. GONTCHAR SERGUEI UKR CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA 5.43 25. BOBRIK VLADISLAV RUS RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF. 6.04 26. PICCOLI MARIANO ITA BRESCIALAT - LIQUIGAS 6.19 27. SGAMBELLURI ROBERTO ITA BRESCIALAT - LIQUIGAS 6.19 28. SIMONI GILBERTO ITA CANTINA TOLLO - ALEXIA 6.25 29. SAVOLDELLI PAOLO ITA SAECO - CANNONDALE 6.38 30. MOLLER CLAUS MICHAEL DEN TVM - FARM FRITES 6.47 GC after Stage 18: 1. PANTANI MARCO ITA MERCATONE UNO - BIANCHI 83.48.46 2. TONKOV PAVEL RUS MAPEI - BRICOBI 0.27 3. GUERINI GIUSEPPE ITA TEAM POLTI 1.47 4. ZUELLE ALEX SUI FESTINA WATCHES 2.08 5. CAMENZIND OSKAR SUI MAPEI - BRICOBI 5.37 6. MICELI NICOLA ITA RISO SCOTTI - MG MAGLIF. 8.07 7. CLAVERO DANIEL ESP VITALICIO SEGUROS 11.59 8. BETTINI PAOLO ITA ASICS - CGA 13.10 9. RUBIERA J.LUIS ESP KELME - COSTA BLANCA 13.23 10. GONTCHAR SERGUEI UKR CANTINA TOLLO 15.28 Stage 18 Brief Marco Pantani retained the maillot rose after finishing second on the 18th stage to his principle rival, Pavel Tonkov. The Russian won the second stage in the Dolomites, a 115 kms journey between Selva di Val Gardena and Alpe di Pampeago in the slow time of 3.36.53 for an average of 31.8 km/h. Marco Pantani conceded only one second to Tonkov whereas Nicola Miceli was back at 44 seconds. The holder of the leader's jersey for 10 days, Swiss Alex Zülle took 4th place at 58 seconds. He is now 2.08 down on GC to Pantani but there is still the last ITT to come.