1999 Vuelta a Venezuela explained

1999 Vuelta a Venezuela
Date:	August 31 – September 12
Stages:	13
Distance:	1845.5
Unit:	km
Time:	47h 37' 52"
Speed:	38.7561
First:	Rui Lavarinhas
First Nat:	POR
First Team:	Maia - Cin
First Color:	red
Second:	Martín Garrido
Second Nat:	ARG
Second Team:	Matesica - Abóboda
Third:	Jaime Pinzón
Third Nat:	COL
Third Team:	Selle Italia
Points:	Henry Menéses
Points Nat:	VEN
Points Team:	Triple Gordo Gobernacíon
Combination:	Martín Garrido
Combination Nat:	ARG
Combination Team:	Matesica - Abóboda
Mountains:	Rodolfo Camacho
Mountains Nat:	COL
Mountains Team:	Triple Gordo
Team:	Lotería de Táchira
Team Nat:	VEN
Previous:	1998
Next:	2000

The 36th edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from August 31 to September 12, 1999. The stage race started in Punto Fijo, and ended in Carúpano.

1999-08-31: Punto Fijo Circuito (125 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-01: Falcón — Tucacas (205 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-02: Tucacas — San Felipe (150 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-03: San Felipe — Acarigua (150 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-04: Acarigua — San Carlos (82 km)

Place	Stage 5-A		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-04: San Carlos Circuito (83 km)

Place	Stage 5-B		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-05: San Carlos — San Juan de los Morros (195 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-06: Ortiz — Chaguaramas (124 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-07: Chaguaramas — Chaguaramas (33 km)

Place	Stage 8 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-08: Zaraza — Cantaura (128.5 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-09: Anaco — Cantaura (110 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-10: Anaco — Cumaná (192 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-11: Cumaná — Carúpano (142 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

1999-09-12: Carúpano Circuito (140 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		Maia - Cin	47:37.52
2.		Matesica - Abóboda	+ 3.33
3.		Selle Italia	+ 3.37
4.			+ 4.47
5.			+ 4.51
6.			+ 5.00
7.			+ 8.25
8.			+ 10.42
9.			+ 10.45
10.			+ 11.41

References

• cyclebase results
• 1999 results