The 1999 Vuelta a España was the 54th Edition of 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 3,576 km (2,222 mi), ridden at an average speed of 39.449 km/h (24.512 mph). The favourites were Laurent Jalabert, Alex Zülle, Jan Ullrich and defending champion Abraham Olano. In the end, Ullrich won the race.
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Dates | 4–26 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,576 km (2,222 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 89h 52′ 03″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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P | 4 September | Murcia – Murcia | 6.1 km (4 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
1 | 5 September | Murcia – Benidorm | 179 km (111 mi) | ||||
2 | 6 September | Alicante – Albacete | 206 km (128 mi) | ||||
3 | 7 September | La Roda – Fuenlabrada | 229.5 km (143 mi) | ||||
4 | 8 September | Las Rozas – Salamanca | 185.6 km (115 mi) | ||||
5 | 9 September | Béjar – Ciudad Rodrigo | 160 km (99 mi) | ||||
6 | 10 September | Salamanca – Salamanca | 46.4 km (29 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
7 | 11 September | Salamanca – León | 217 km (135 mi) | ||||
8 | 12 September | León – Alto de l’Angliru | 175.6 km (109 mi) | ||||
9 | 13 September | Gijón – Los Corrales de Buelna | 185.8 km (115 mi) | ||||
14 September | Rest day | ||||||
10 | 15 September | Zaragoza – Zaragoza | 183.2 km (114 mi) | ||||
11 | 16 September | Huesca – Val d’Aran/Pla de Beret | 201 km (125 mi) | ||||
12 | 17 September | Sort – Arcalis (Andorra) | 147.4 km (92 mi) | ||||
13 | 18 September | Andorra la Vella (Andorra) – Castellar del Riu (Rasos de Peguera) | 149 km (93 mi) | ||||
14 | 19 September | Barcelona – Barcelona | 94.4 km (59 mi) | ||||
15 | 20 September | La Sénia – Valencia | 193.4 km (120 mi) | ||||
16 | 21 September | Valencia – Teruel | 200.4 km (125 mi) | ||||
17 | 22 September | Bronchales – Guadalajara | 225 km (140 mi) | ||||
18 | 23 September | Guadalajara – Alto de Abantos | 166.3 km (103 mi) | ||||
19 | 24 September | San Lorenzo de El Escorial – Ávila | 184.6 km (115 mi) | ||||
20 | 25 September | El Tiemblo – Ávila | 46.5 km (29 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
21 | 26 September | Madrid – Madrid | 163 km (101 mi) | ||||
Total | 3,576 km (2,222 mi) |
Stage | Winner | General classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Intermediate Sprint Classification | Team Classification |
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Prol. (ITT) | Igor González de Galdeano | Igor González de Galdeano | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1 | Robert Hunter | Jacky Durand | Robert Hunter | Serguei Outschakov | Robert Hunter | ONCE–Deutsche Bank |
2 | Marcel Wüst | Pascal Hervé | César García | |||
3 | Marcel Wüst | Marcel Wüst | Marcel Wüst | German Nieto | ||
4 | Marcel Wüst | |||||
5 | Jan Ullrich | Abraham Olano | Laurent Brochard | |||
6 (ITT) | Abraham Olano | |||||
7 | Marcel Wüst | |||||
8 | Jose Maria Jimenez | Jose Maria Jimenez | Vitalicio Seguros | |||
9 | Laurent Brochard | Laurent Brochard | Robert Hunter | |||
10 | Serguei Outschakov | |||||
11 | Daniele Nardello | |||||
12 | Igor González de Galdeano | Jan Ullrich | Jose Maria Jimenez | |||
13 | Alex Zülle | |||||
14 | Fabio Roscioli | |||||
15 | Viatcheslav Ekimov | |||||
16 | Frank Vandenbroucke | |||||
17 | Cristian Moreni | Robert Hunter | ||||
18 | Roberto Laiseka | Igor González de Galdeano | Banesto | |||
19 | Frank Vandenbroucke | |||||
20 (ITT) | Jan Ullrich | |||||
21 | Jeroen Blijlevens | Frank Vandenbroucke | ||||
Stage | Winner | Jan Ullrich | Frank Vandenbroucke | Jose Maria Jimenez | Robert Hunter | Banesto |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Team Telekom | 89:52:03 | |
2 | Vitalicio Seguros | 4:15 | |
3 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 5:57 | |
4 | Mapei–Quick-Step | 7:53 | |
5 | Banesto | 9:24 | |
6 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 10:13 | |
7 | Banesto | 11:20 | |
8 | Banesto | 13:13 | |
9 | Vitalicio Seguros | 16:20 | |
10 | Vitalicio Seguros | 18:15 | |
11 | ONCE-Deutsche Bank | 22:06 | |
12 | Cofidis | 23:39 | |
13 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 27:28 | |
14 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 29:42 | |
15 | Banesto | 31:06 | |
16 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 31:49 | |
17 | Festina–Lotus | 36:34 | |
18 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 40:14 | |
19 | Mapei–Quick-Step | 44:29 | |
20 | Rabobank | 59:04 | |
21 | TVM-Farm Frites | 59:43 | |
22 | Lampre-Daikin | 1:02:49 | |
23 | Mapei–Quick-Step | 1:02:58 | |
24 | Vitalicio Seguros | 1:04:08 | |
25 | Mapei–Quick-Step | 1:06:26 | |
26 | Sport Lisboa Benfica | 1:06:33 | |
27 | Banesto | 1:11:15 | |
28 | Fuenlabrada | 1:11:25 | |
29 | Mapei–Quick-Step | 1:14:08 | |
30 | Rabobank | 1:14:14 | |
31 | Lotto–Mobistar | 1:14:20 | |
32 | Mapei–Quick-Step | 1:15:09 | |
33 | Rabobank | 1:15:10 | |
34 | ONCE-Deutsche Bank | 1:20:53 | |
35 | Team Telekom | 1:23:29 | |
36 | Liquigas | 1:25:36 | |
37 | Banesto | 1:30:18 | |
38 | Team Telekom | 1:31:03 | |
39 | Vitalicio Seguros | 1:31:32 | |
40 | Sport Lisboa Benfica | 1:33:16 | |
41 | Mapei–Quick-Step | 1:34:26 | |
42 | Sport Lisboa Benfica | 1:37:38 | |
43 | Lotus-Festina | 1:38:39 | |
44 | Fuenlabrada | 1:44:53 | |
45 | ONCE-Deutsche Bank | 1:46:24 | |
46 | Riso Scotti-Vinavil | 1:46:41 | |
47 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 1:47:32 | |
48 | Lampre-Daikin | 1:48:39 | |
49 | Cofidis | 1:50:55 | |
50 | Liquigas | 1:51:40 | |
51 | Team Polti | 1:57:24 | |
52 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 1:58:12 | |
53 | Banesto | 2:00:15 | |
54 | Liquigas | 2:01:29 | |
55 | Costa Almería–Amica Chips | 2:02:26 | |
56 | Vitalicio Seguros | 2:06:02 | |
57 | ONCE-Deutsche Bank | 2:08:22 | |
58 | Lampre-Daikin | 2:08:57 | |
59 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 2:12:15 | |
60 | Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Cannondale | 2:14:27 | |
61 | ONCE-Deutsche Bank | 2:24:52 | |
62 | Team Telekom | 2:29:06 | |
63 | Rabobank | 2:31:31 | |
64 | Vitalicio Seguros | 2:36:30 | |
65 | Festina–Lotus | 2:36:46 | |
66 | Banesto | 2:37:14 | |
67 | ONCE-Deutsche Bank | 2:37:22 | |
68 | Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Cannondale | 2:38:36 | |
69 | Rabobank | 2:39:10 | |
70 | Sport Lisboa Benfica | 2:41:39 | |
71 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 2:49:12 | |
72 | Lampre-Daikin | 2:50:05 | |
73 | Riso Scotti-Vinavil | 2:51:02 | |
74 | TVM-Farm Frites | 2:52:38 | |
75 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 2:53:23 | |
76 | Lotto–Mobistar | 2:53:55 | |
77 | Festina–Lotus | 2:55:50 | |
78 | Costa Almería–Amica Chips | 2:56:21 | |
79 | Fuenlabrada | 2:57:00 | |
80 | Festina–Lotus | 2:59:45 | |
81 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 3:02:06 | |
82 | Rabobank | 3:02:30 | |
83 | TVM-Farm Frites | 3:03:33 | |
84 | Fuenlabrada | 3:04:48 | |
85 | Team Telekom | 3:05:26 | |
86 | Team Polti | 3:08:49 | |
87 | Team Telekom | 3:09:35 | |
88 | U.S. Postal Service | 3:12:04 | |
89 | Riso Scotti-Vinavil | 3:12:14 | |
90 | Team Telekom | 3:12:33 | |
91 | U.S. Postal Service | 3:13:59 | |
92 | Fuenlabrada | 3:16:28 | |
93 | Riso Scotti-Vinavil | 3:18:21 | |
94 | TVM-Farm Frites | 3:20:34 | |
95 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 3:21:16 | |
96 | Fuenlabrada | 3:21:18 | |
97 | U.S. Postal Service | 3:22:28 | |
98 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 3:22:29 | |
99 | TVM-Farm Frites | 3:23:26 | |
100 | Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Cannondale | 3:23:42 | |
101 | Sport Lisboa Benfica | 3:24:31 | |
102 | Team Telekom | 3:24:33 | |
103 | Liquigas | 3:26:34 | |
104 | Fuenlabrada | 3:29:31 | |
105 | Costa Almería–Amica Chips | 3:32:38 | |
106 | Lotto–Mobistar | 3:38:27 | |
107 | Team Polti | 3:40:00 | |
108 | Costa Almería–Amica Chips | 3:43:54 | |
109 | Costa Almería–Amica Chips | 3:44:40 | |
110 | Fuenlabrada | 3:45:32 | |
111 | Costa Almería–Amica Chips | 3:49:00 | |
112 | U.S. Postal Service | 3:53:13 | |
113 | Sport Lisboa Benfica | 3:56:28 | |
114 | TVM-Farm Frites | 4:06:40 | |
115 | Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Cannondale | 4:14:44 |
Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1 | BAN | 133 | |
2 | Cofidis | 90 | |
3 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 89 |
Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1 | Cofidis | 129 | |
2 | LAM | 123 | |
3 | Vitalicio Seguros | 122 |
Team | Country | Time | |
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1 | Banesto | 269.08.49 | |
2 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 15.04 | |
3 | Vitalicio Seguros | 23.45 |