1999 Tour de Suisse explained

1999 Tour de Suisse
Date:15–24 June 1999
Stages:9 + Prologue
Distance:1401[1]
Unit:km
Time:35h 22' 40"
First:Francesco Casagrande
First Nat:ITA
Second:Laurent Jalabert
Second Nat:FRA
Third:Gilberto Simoni
Third Nat:ITA
Previous:1998
Next:2000

The 1999 Tour de Suisse was the 63rd edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 15 June to 24 June 1999. The race started in Solothurn and finished in Winterthur.[2] The race was won by Francesco Casagrande of the Vini Caldirola team.

Teams

Seventeen teams of up to nine riders started the race:[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[4]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
P15 JuneSolothurn6km (04miles)Individual time trial
116 JuneSolothurn to Lausanne200km (100miles)
217 JuneLausanne to Küssnacht am Rigi220.6km (137.1miles)
318 JuneBellinzona to Chiasso167.5km (104.1miles)
419 JuneBellinzona to Grindelwald171.4km (106.5miles)
520 JuneMeiringen to Meiringen29.5km (18.3miles)Individual time trial
621 JuneKüssnacht am Rigi to Mauren (Liechtenstein)162km (101miles)
722 JuneLandeck (Austria) to Nauders am Reschenpass (Austria)47.5km (29.5miles)
823 JuneNauders am Reschenpass to Arosa168.6km (104.8miles)
924 JuneChur to Winterthur225.2km (139.9miles)

General classification

Final general classification[5]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 1' 04"
3+ 1' 11"
4+ 1' 16"
5+ 1' 45"
6+ 3' 57"
7+ 4' 21"
8+ 4' 21"
9+ 4' 29"
10+ 4' 32"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour) - Tour of Switzerland. BikeRaceInfo. 13 November 2017.
  2. Web site: 63ème Tour de Suisse 1999. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20041028182503/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tds/tds1999.php. 28 October 2004.
  3. News: Complete Starting List. Cycling News. 16 February 2020.
  4. News: 63rd Tour de Suisse, Cat HC. Cycling News. 16 February 2020.
  5. Web site: 1999 Tour de Suisse. First Cycling. 13 November 2017.