Debutants
Vladimir Forero is the youngest debutant in Volta a Portugal in 1998. There are 71 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FORERO Vladimir | Kross - Selle Italia | 20y + 285d |
| 2 | ZUBELDIA Haimar | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 21y + 131d |
| 3 | SOUSA ALVES Célio Cristiano | Paredes Movel - Ecop - W52 | 21y + 132d |
| 4 | ANDRADE Pedro Manuel Oliveira | Recer - Boavista | 21y + 142d |
| 5 | FALTUS Richard | ZVVZ - DLD | 21y + 209d |
| 6 | COSTA Alexandre Miguel Pinho | Paredes Movel - Ecop - W52 | 21y + 269d |
| 7 | QUITÉRIO César Antunes | Paredes Movel - Ecop - W52 | 22y + 21d |
| 8 | SOUSA Rui | Gresco - Tavira | 22y + 24d |
| 9 | LEFÈVRE Laurent | Festina - Lotus | 22y + 39d |
| 10 | DOS SANTOS Virgílio Martins | Paredes Movel - Ecop - W52 | 22y + 73d |
| 11 | BATTISTEL Giacomo | Cantina Tollo - Alexia Alluminio | 22y + 218d |
| 12 | SOEÍRO Pedro Miguel Miranda | Paredes Movel - Ecop - W52 | 22y + 333d |
| 13 | PEJCHA Milos | ZVVZ - DLD | 22y + 333d |
| 14 | PANETTA Stefano | Scrigno - Gaerne | 22y + 352d |
| 15 | SEVERINO Vitor Nelson Ferreira | LA - Pecol | 23y + 0d |
| 16 | MURN Uroš | KRKA - Telekom Slovenije | 23y + 182d |
| 17 | HRUŠKA Jan | ZVVZ - DLD | 23y + 187d |
| 18 | FRUTTI Matteo | Mapei - Bricobi | 23y + 193d |
| 19 | PETROV Atanas | Gresco - Tavira | 23y + 198d |
| 20 | CAVAGNIS Oscar | Cantina Tollo - Alexia Alluminio | 23y + 241d |
| 21 | GUILLAMÓN Juan Carlos | Gresco - Tavira | 23y + 259d |
| 22 | AURIEMMA Christian | Scrigno - Gaerne | 23y + 303d |
| 23 | GIUNTI Massimo | Cantina Tollo - Alexia Alluminio | 24y + 12d |
| 24 | MAGNANI Marco | Cantina Tollo - Alexia Alluminio | 24y + 40d |
| 25 | VASILEV Krassimir | Gresco - Tavira | 24y + 126d |
| 26 | SGAMBELLURI Roberto | Brescialat | 24y + 126d |
| 27 | FIORONI Leandro | Mobilvetta - Northwave | 24y + 136d |
| 28 | HUNT Jeremy | Banesto | 24y + 151d |
| 29 | LATASA David | Banesto | 24y + 177d |
| 30 | MIHOLJEVIĆ Vladimir | KRKA - Telekom Slovenije | 24y + 204d |
| 31 | BUGALLO Aitor | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 24y + 246d |
| 32 | FOIS Valentino | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | 24y + 321d |
| 33 | MERVAR Boštjan | KRKA - Telekom Slovenije | 24y + 322d |
| 34 | KIVILEV Andrei | Festina - Lotus | 24y + 323d |
| 35 | BELOKI Joseba | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 24y + 363d |
| 36 | KEJVAL Miloslav | ZVVZ - DLD | 25y + 30d |
| 37 | FRATTINI Cristiano | Brescialat | 25y + 115d |
| 38 | CHAURREAU Íñigo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 25y + 118d |
| 39 | VAINŠTEINS Romāns | Kross - Selle Italia | 25y + 160d |
| 40 | ŠTANGELJ Gorazd | KRKA - Telekom Slovenije | 25y + 195d |
| 41 | TRENTI Guido | Cantina Tollo - Alexia Alluminio | 25y + 226d |
| 42 | RAIMONDI Giancarlo | Brescialat | 25y + 255d |
| 43 | MORENI Cristian | Brescialat | 25y + 262d |
| 44 | ETXEBARRIA Unai | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 25y + 262d |
| 45 | DALLA COSTA Oscar | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | 25y + 284d |
| 46 | REBOLLO José Luis | Recer - Boavista | 25y + 306d |
| 47 | AXELSSON Niklas | Scrigno - Gaerne | 26y + 87d |
| 48 | DUMA Vladimir | Scrigno - Gaerne | 26y + 161d |
| 49 | FERNANDES Philippe | Gresco - Tavira | 26y + 306d |
| 50 | BABAITSEV Artour | ZVVZ - DLD | 26y + 321d |
| 51 | BANFI Mauro | Brescialat | 26y + 331d |
| 52 | CAMENZIND Oscar | Mapei - Bricobi | 26y + 332d |
| 53 | MARTINS Paulo Jorge Teixeira | Gresco - Tavira | 27y + 12d |
| 54 | ARRIETA José Luis | Banesto | 27y + 56d |
| 55 | FERNÁNDEZ GINÉS Manuel | Banesto | 27y + 166d |
| 56 | TROMBETTA Guido | Mobilvetta - Northwave | 27y + 194d |
| 57 | ODRIOZOLA Jon | Banesto | 27y + 227d |
| 58 | CAMIN Claudio | Brescialat | 28y + 159d |
| 59 | LÓPEZ Oscar | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 28y + 167d |
| 60 | MEIER Armin | Festina - Lotus | 28y + 280d |
| 61 | AYARZAGUENA Iñaki | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 29y + 11d |
| 62 | ROSSATO Mirko | Scrigno - Gaerne | 29y + 246d |
| 63 | CHUMANOV Pavel | KRKA - Telekom Slovenije | 29y + 269d |
| 64 | LANFRANCHI Paolo | Mapei - Bricobi | 30y + 16d |
| 65 | DE LAS CUEVAS Armand | Banesto | 30y + 45d |
| 66 | BERNAL Jair Humberto | Kross - Selle Italia | 30y + 179d |
| 67 | ZAINA Enrico | Brescialat | 30y + 317d |
| 68 | URIARTE José Ramón | Festina - Lotus | 31y + 201d |
| 69 | TEBALDI Valerio | Mobilvetta - Northwave | 33y + 39d |
| 70 | PINTARIČ Robert | KRKA - Telekom Slovenije | 33y + 138d |
| 71 | HERVÉ Pascal | Festina - Lotus | 34y + 28d |