1999 Volta a Catalunya explained

1999 Volta a Catalunya
Date:17–24 June 1999
Stages:7 + Prologue
Distance:910[1]
Unit:km
Time:23h 40' 32"
First:Manuel Beltrán
First Nat:ESP
Second:Roberto Heras
Second Nat:ESP
Third:José María Jiménez
Third Nat:ESP
Mountains:Dmitri Konyshev
Mountains Nat:RUS
Sprints:Mariano Piccoli
Sprints Nat:ITA
Previous:1998
Next:2000

The 1999 Volta a Catalunya was the 79th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 17 June to 24 June 1999. The race started in La Pineda and finished at the in Andorra.[2] The race was won by Manuel Beltrán of the Banesto team.

Teams

Fifteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[4]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
P17 JuneLa Pineda to Vila-seca8.1km (05miles)Individual time trial
118 JuneVila-seca Tortosa161.2km (100.2miles)
219 JuneTortosa to Vilanova i la Geltrú172.5km (107.2miles)
320 JuneVilanova i la Geltrú to Barcelona155.6km (96.7miles)Annulled
421 JuneBadalona to Badalona182.4km (113.3miles)
522 JuneEl Masnou to Banyoles174.8km (108.6miles)
623 JuneBanyoles to Els Cortals d'Encamp196.8km (122.3miles)
724 JuneSant Julià de Lòria to 14.2km (08.8miles)Individual time trial

General classification

Final general classification[5]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 57"
3+ 1' 00"
4+ 1' 02"
5+ 1' 44"
6+ 2' 43"
7+ 3' 01"
8+ 3' 13"
9+ 3' 26"
10+ 4' 05"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 21 November 2017.
  2. Web site: 79ème Volta a Catalunya 1999. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040820032058/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_catalogne/catalunya1999.php. 20 August 2004.
  3. News: Complete Starting List - Not Final. Cycling News. 19 February 2020.
  4. News: 79th Volta Catalunya, Cat HC. Cycling News. 19 February 2020.
  5. Web site: 1999 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. First Cycling. 21 November 2017.