The 21st edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 19 to March 29, 1998, in Southern Chile over a distance of 1519 km.

Stages

1999-03-19: Pelluco — Puerto Montt (4.2 km)

PlacePrologue
NameTime
1.Sebastián Medan (FRA)4.56.21
2.Marcel Wüst (GER)5.01.47
3.Gustavo Figueredo (URU)5.03.49

1999-03-20: Puerto Montt — Osorno (137.4 km)

PlaceStage 1
NameTime
3:00.52
2.Bert Grabsch (GER)+0.04
3.Gonzalo Garrido (CHI)+0.06

1999-03-21: Osorno — Valdivia (137.4 km)

PlaceStage 1
NameTime
1.Richard Rodríguez (CHI)

1999-03-22: Valdivia — Temuco (172.6 km)

PlaceStage 3
NameTime
1.Rodrigo Galvan (ARG)4:11.12
2.Olaf Pollack (GER)+0.04
3.Marcel Wüst (GER)+0.06

1999-03-23: Temuco — Los Angeles (201.2 km)

PlaceStage 4
NameTime
1.Danilo Hondo (GER)4:26.01
2.Hernández Quadri (BRA)+0.04
3.Rodrigo Galvan (ARG)+0.06

1999-03-24: Los Angeles — Concepción (143.6 km)

PlaceStage 5
NameTime
1.Ángel Pérez (CHI)3:04.58
2.Marcel Wüst (GER)+0.04
3.Luciano Pagliarini (BRA)+0.06

1999-03-25: Concepción — Chillán (164.6 km)

PlaceStage 6
NameTime
1.Marcel Wüst (GER)4:04.23
2.Olaf Pollack (GER)+0.04
3.Ángel Pérez (CHI)+0.05

1999-03-26: Chillán — Talca (161.6 km)

PlaceStage 7
NameTime
1.Rodrigo Galvan (ARG)3:36.11
2.Ángel Pérez (CHI)+0.04
3.Víctor Garrido (CHI)+0.06

1999-03-27: San Clemente — Curicó (100.7 km)

PlaceStage 8-A
NameTime
1.Marcel Wüst (GER)1:52.03
2.Danilo Hondo (GER)+0.02
3.Luciano Pagliarini (BRA)+0.04

1999-03-27: Comallé — Curicó (15.3 km)

PlaceStage 8-B
NameTime
1.Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)20.10
2.Gustavo Figueredo (URU)
3.Márcio May (BRA)+0.02

1999-03-28: Curicó — Rancagua (188 km)

PlaceStage 9
NameTime
1.Marcel Wüst (GER)

1998-03-29: Santiago (Circuito "Providencia") (71.4 km)

PlaceStage 10
NameTime
1.Rodrigo Galvan (ARG)1:38.21
2.Danilo Hondo (GER)+0.04
3.José Ramón Uriarte (ESP)+0.06

Final Classification

RANKCYCLISTTEAMTIME
1.José Ramón Uriarte (ESP)Festina-Lotus33:42.18
2.Andrei Kivilev (KAZ)Festina-Lotus+0.15
3.Marcel Wüst (GER)Festina-Lotus+0.44
4.Thierry Laurent (FRA)Festina-Lotus??
5.Laurent Lefèvre (FRA)Festina-Lotus??
6.Rodrigo Galvan (ARG)Giant??
7.Hernández Cuadri (BRA)Caloí??
8.Glauber Souza (BRA)Caloí??
9.Bert Grabsch (GER)Agro – Adler??
10.Sebastián Medan (FRA)Festina-Lotus??