1999 Vuelta a España explained

1999 Vuelta a España
Date:4–26 September
Stages:22
Distance:3576
Unit:km
Time:89h 52' 03"
Speed:39.449
First:Jan Ullrich
First Nat:GER
First Color:gold
Second:Igor González de Galdeano
Second Nat:ESP
Third:Roberto Heras
Third Nat:ESP
Points:Frank Vandenbroucke
Points Nat:BEL
Points Color:silver
Mountains:José María Jiménez
Mountains Nat:ESP
Mountains Color:whitegold
Sprints:Robert Hunter
Sprints Nat:RSA
Sprints Color:blue
Previous:1998
Next:2000

The 1999 Vuelta a España was the 54th edition of the Vuelta a España, taking place from 4 September starting in Murcia and finishing in Madrid on 26 September 1999. It consisted of 21 stages over 3576km (2,222miles), ridden at an average speed of 39.449km/h. The favourites were Laurent Jalabert, Alex Zülle, Jan Ullrich and defending champion Abraham Olano. In the end, Ullrich won the race.[1]

Teams and riders

See main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1999 Vuelta a España.

Route

List of stages[2] [3]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
P4 SeptemberMurcia – Murcia6.1km (03.8miles)Individual time trial
15 SeptemberMurcia – Benidorm179km (111miles)
26 SeptemberAlicante – Albacete206km (128miles)
37 SeptemberLa Roda – Fuenlabrada229.5km (142.6miles)
48 SeptemberLas Rozas – Salamanca185.6km (115.3miles)
59 SeptemberBéjar – Ciudad Rodrigo160km (100miles)
610 SeptemberSalamanca – Salamanca46.4km (28.8miles)Individual time trial
711 SeptemberSalamanca – León217km (135miles)
812 SeptemberLeón – Alto de l'Angliru175.6km (109.1miles)
913 SeptemberGijón – Los Corrales de Buelna185.8km (115.5miles)
14 SeptemberRest day
1015 SeptemberZaragoza – Zaragoza183.2km (113.8miles)
1116 SeptemberHuesca – Val d'Aran/201km (125miles)
1217 SeptemberSort – Arcalis (Andorra)147.4km (91.6miles)
1318 SeptemberAndorra la Vella (Andorra) – Castellar del Riu (Rasos de Peguera)149km (93miles)
1419 SeptemberBarcelona – Barcelona94.4km (58.7miles)
1520 SeptemberLa Sénia – Valencia193.4km (120.2miles)
1621 SeptemberValencia – Teruel200.4km (124.5miles)
1722 SeptemberBronchales – Guadalajara225km (140miles)
1823 SeptemberGuadalajara – 166.3km (103.3miles)
1924 SeptemberSan Lorenzo de El Escorial – Ávila184.6km (114.7miles)
2025 SeptemberEl Tiemblo – Ávila46.5km (28.9miles)Individual time trial
2126 SeptemberMadrid – Madrid163km (101miles)
Total3576km (2,222miles)

Jersey progress

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points Classification
Mountains Classification
Intermediate Sprint Classification
Team Classification
Prol. (ITT)Igor González de GaldeanoIgor González de GaldeanoN/AN/AN/AN/A
1Robert HunterJacky DurandRobert HunterSerguei OutschakovRobert Hunter
2Marcel WüstPascal HervéCésar García
3Marcel WüstMarcel WüstMarcel WüstGerman Nieto
4Marcel Wüst
5Jan UllrichAbraham OlanoLaurent Brochard
6 (ITT)Abraham Olano
7Marcel Wüst
8José María JiménezJosé María Jiménez
9Laurent BrochardLaurent BrochardRobert Hunter
10Serguei Outschakov
11Daniele Nardello
12Igor González de GaldeanoJan UllrichJosé María Jiménez
13Alex Zülle
14Fabio Roscioli
15Viatcheslav Ekimov
16Frank Vandenbroucke
17Cristian MoreniRobert Hunter
18Roberto LaisekaIgor González de Galdeano
19Frank Vandenbroucke
20 (ITT)Jan Ullrich
21Jeroen BlijlevensFrank Vandenbroucke
StageWinnerJan UllrichFrank VandenbrouckeJosé María JiménezRobert Hunter

Results

Final General Classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1 89:52:03
2 4:15
3 5:57
4 7:53
5 9:24
6 10:13
7 11:20
8 13:13
9 Iván Parra16:20
10 18:15
11 22:06
12 23:39
13 27:28
14 29:42
15 31:06
16 31:49
17 36:34
18 40:14
19 44:29
20 59:04
21 Michel Lafis59:43
22 1:02:49
23 1:02:58
24 1:04:08
25 1:06:26
26 1:06:33
27 1:11:15
28 Fuenlabrada1:11:25
29 1:14:08
30 1:14:14
31 1:14:20
32 1:15:09
33 1:15:10
34 1:20:53
35 1:23:29
36 1:25:36
37 1:30:18
38 1:31:03
39 1:31:32
40 1:33:16
41 1:34:26
42 1:37:38
431:38:39
44 Fuenlabrada 1:44:53
45 1:46:24
46 1:46:41
47 1:47:32
48 1:48:39
49 1:50:55
50 1:51:40
511:57:24
52 1:58:12
53 2:00:15
54 2:01:29
55 Costa Almería–Amica Chips2:02:26
56 2:06:02
57 2:08:22
58 2:08:57
59 2:12:15
60 2:14:27
61 2:24:52
62 2:29:06
63 2:31:31
64 2:36:30
65 2:36:46
66 2:37:14
67 2:37:22
68 2:38:36
69 2:39:10
702:41:39
71 2:49:12
72 2:50:05
73 Riso Scotti–Vinavil2:51:02
74 2:52:38
75 2:53:23
76 2:53:55
77 2:55:50
78 2:56:21
79Fuenlabrada 2:57:00
80 2:59:45
81 3:02:06
82 3:02:30
83 3:03:33
84 Fuenlabrada 3:04:48
85 3:05:26
86 3:08:49
87 3:09:35
88 3:12:04
89 Riso Scotti–Vinavil 3:12:14
90 3:12:33
91 3:13:59
92 Fuenlabrada 3:16:28
93 Riso Scotti–Vinavil3:18:21
94 3:20:34
95 3:21:16
96 Fuenlabrada 3:21:18
97 3:22:28
98 3:22:29
99 3:23:26
100 3:23:42
101 3:24:31
102 3:24:33
103 3:26:34
104 Fuenlabrada 3:29:31
105 3:32:38
106 3:38:27
107 3:40:00
108 Costa Almería–Amica Chips3:43:54
109 Costa Almería–Amica Chips3:44:40
110 Fuenlabrada3:45:32
111 Costa Almería–Amica Chips3:49:00
112 3:53:13
113 3:56:28
114 4:06:40
1154:14:44

KOM Classification

CyclistTeamPoints
1 José María Jiménez BAN133
2 Frank Vandenbroucke90
389

Points Classification

CyclistTeamPoints
1 Frank Vandenbroucke129
2 Robert HunterLAM123
3 Igor González Galdeano122

Team classification

TeamCountryTime
1Banesto269.08.49
215.04
3 23.45

Notes and References

  1. News: Vuelta'99 – Clasificaciones . . 27 September 1999 . 47 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201117124059/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1999/09/27/MD19990927-047.pdf . 17 November 2020 . live.
  2. Web site: 1999 » 54th Vuelta a Espana. Procyclingstats. 25 July 2018.
  3. Web site: 54ème Vuelta a España 1999. Memoire du cyclisme. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20041025144338/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1999.php. 25 October 2004.

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