OLANO AND CHAVA LEAD TO SUCCESS
1998 – Banesto
1998 - Banesto Maillot

Banesto
1998

The relay doesn’t take long to arrive and the team achieves another final victory in a Grand Tour. Abraham Olano imposes himself in the Vuelta a España as Chava Jiménez –who notches three stages and the KOM classification- finishes in 3rd place. The ITT rainbow jersey by Olano closes a colossal season, the winningest from the team in its history: 37 victories.

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Team

Alonso, Marino (ES)
Arrieta, José Luis (ES)
Barbosa, Cândido (PT)
Beltrán, Manuel (ES)
De las Cuevas, Armand (FR)
Fdez Ginés, Manuel (ES)
Gª Acosta, Chente (ES)
Garmendia, Aitor (ES)
Hunt, Jeremy (UK)
Jiménez, Eladio (ES)
Lastras, Pablo (ES)
Latasa, David (ES)
Odriozola, Jon (ES)
Olano, Abraham (ES)
Osa, Aitor (ES)
Osa, Unai (ES)
Peña, Miguel Ángel (ES)
Rodrigues, Orlando (PT)
Solaun, César (ES)
Jiménez, José María (ES)
Mancebo, Francisco (ES)
Navas, David (ES)

Directors

Echávarri, José Miguel
Unzué, Eusebio
Jaimerena, José Luis
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37 Wins

  1. 1st La Vuelta Abraham Olano
  2. 1st Critérium du Dauphiné Armand De las Cuevas
  3. 1st Euskal Bizikleta Abraham Olano
  4. 1st GP Portugal Telecom Cândido Barbosa
  5. 1st Route d'Occitanie Armand De las Cuevas
  6. 1st Vuelta a Aragón Aitor Garmendia
  7. 1st Vuelta a Burgos Abraham Olano
  8. 1st Vuelta a Castilla y León Aitor Garmendia
  9. 1st Vuelta a La Rioja Abraham Olano
  10. 1st World Championships Abraham Olano
  11. 1st Spanish ITT Championships Abraham Olano
  12. 1st GP Eddy Merckx Chente Gª Acosta
  13. 1st GP Eddy Merckx Abraham Olano
  14. 1st GP Miguel Indurain Francisco Mancebo
  15. 1st Challenge Mallorca (3. stage) Jeremy Hunt
  16. 1st Critérium du Dauphiné (3. stage) José María Jiménez
  17. 1st Critérium du Dauphiné (7. stage) Miguel Ángel Peña
  18. 1st Euskal Bizikleta (4. stage) Abraham Olano
  19. 1st GP Jornal de Noticias (5. stage) Orlando Rodrigues
  20. 1st GP Portugal Telecom (1. stage) Cândido Barbosa
  21. 1st GP Portugal Telecom (3. stage) Cândido Barbosa
  22. 1st GP Portugal Telecom (4. stage) Cândido Barbosa
  23. 1st La Vuelta (10. stage) José María Jiménez
  24. 1st La Vuelta (11. stage) José María Jiménez
  25. 1st La Vuelta (16. stage) José María Jiménez
  26. 1st La Vuelta (6. stage) José María Jiménez
  27. 1st La Vuelta (9. stage) Abraham Olano
  28. 1st Route d'Occitanie (2. stage) Armand De las Cuevas
  29. 1st Volta a Galicia (2. stage) Abraham Olano
  30. 1st Volta a Portugal (10. stage) Jeremy Hunt
  31. 1st Volta a Portugal (14. stage) Jeremy Hunt
  32. 1st Volta ao Alentejo (3. stage) César Solaun
  33. 1st Volta ao Alentejo (4. stage) Cândido Barbosa
  34. 1st Vuelta Asturias (5. stage) José María Jiménez
  35. 1st Vuelta a Aragón (2. stage) Aitor Garmendia
  36. 1st Vuelta a Burgos (1. stage) Abraham Olano
  37. 1st Vuelta a Castilla y León (2. stage) Aitor Garmendia