1999 Vuelta a España

1999 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates		4 - 26 September
Stages		22
Distance		3,576 km (2,222 mi)
Winning time		89h 52' 03"
Results
	Winner	Jan Ullrich (GER)	(Team Telekom)
	Second	Igor González de Galdeano (ESP)	(Vitalicio Seguros)
	Third	Roberto Heras (ESP)	(Kelme–Costa Blanca)
	Points	Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL)	(Cofidis)
	Mountains	José María Jiménez (ESP)	(Banesto)
	Sprints	Robert Hunter (RSA)	(Lampre–Daikin)
	Team	Banesto

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

Jersey progress

Notes

Results

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jan Ullrich	Team Telekom	89.52.03
2	Igor González de Galdeano	Vitalicio Seguros	4.15
3	Roberto Heras	Kelme–Costa Blanca	5.57
4	Pavel Tonkov	Mapei–Quick-Step	7.53
5	José Maria Jiménez	Banesto	9.24
6	José Luis Rubiera	Kelme–Costa Blanca	10.13
7	Manuel Beltrán	Banesto	11.20
8	Leonardo Piepoli	Banesto	13.13
9	Ivan Parra	Vitalicio Seguros	16.20
10	Santiago Blanco	Vitalicio Seguros	18.15
11	Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga	ONCE-Deutsche Bank	22.06
12	Frank Vandenbroucke	Cofidis	23.39
13	José Uria Gonzalez	Kelme–Costa Blanca	27.28.00
14	Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez	Euskaltel–Euskadi	29.42.00
15	Aitor Osa	Banesto	31.06.00
16	Txema Del Olmo Zendegi	Euskaltel–Euskadi	31.49.00
17	Felix Garcia Casas	Festina–Lotus	36.34.00
18	Roberto Laiseka	Euskaltel–Euskadi	40.14.00
19	Chann McRae	Mapei–Quick-Step	44.29.00
20	Niki Aebersold	Rabobank	59.04.00
21	Michel Lafis	TVM-Farm Frites	59.43.00
22	Massimo Codol	Lampre-Daikin	1.02.49
23	Daniele Nardello	Mapei–Quick-Step	1.02.58
24	Andrei Zintchenko	Vitalicio Seguros	1.04.08
25	Gianni Faresin	Mapei–Quick-Step	1.06.26
26	Melchor Mauri	Sport Lisboa Benfica	1.06.33
27	Jon Odriozola Mugarza	Banesto	1.11.15
28	Juan C. Vicario Barbera	Fuenlabrada	1.11.25
29	Andrea Tafi	Mapei–Quick-Step	1.14.08
30	Marcus Zberg	Rabobank	1.14.14
31	Kurt van de Wouwer	Lotto–Mobistar	1.14.20
32	Paolo Bettini	Mapei–Quick-Step	1.15.09
33	Grischa Niermann	Rabobank	1.15.10
34	Marcos A. Serrano Rodríguez	ONCE-Deutsche Bank	1.20.53
35	Jörg Jaksche	Team Telekom	1.23.29
36	Nicola Miceli	Liquigas	1.25.36
37	Alex Zülle	Banesto	1.30.18
38	Rolf Aldag	Team Telekom	1.31.03
39	David Garcia Marquina	Vitalicio Seguros	1.31.32
40	Oscar Lopez Uriarte	Sport Lisboa Benfica	1.33.16
41	Andrea Noè	Mapei–Quick-Step	1.34.26
42	Joona Laukka	Sport Lisboa Benfica	1.37.38
43	Laurent Brochard	Lotus-Festina	1.38.39
44	Pedro Diaz Lobato	Fuenlabrada	1.44.53
45	Íñigo Cuesta	ONCE-Deutsche Bank	1.46.24
46	Alexandre Shefer	Riso Scotti-Vinavil	1.46.41
47	Toni Tauler	Kelme–Costa Blanca	1.47.32
48	Oscar Camenzind	Lampre-Daikin	1.48.39
49	Massimiliano Lelli	Cofidis	1.50.55
50	Andrei Teteriouk	Liquigas	1.51.40
51	Stefano Cattai	Team Polti	1.57.24
52	Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta	Euskaltel–Euskadi	1.58.12
53	José Vincente Garcia	Banesto	2.00.15
54	Cristian Moreni	Liquigas	2.01.29
55	Viatcheslav Ekimov	Costa Almería-Amica Chips	2.02.26
56	Álvaro González de Galdeano	Vitalicio Seguros	2.06.02
57	Rafael Diaz Justo	ONCE-Deutsche Bank	2.08.22
58	Mariano Piccoli	Lampre-Daikin	2.08.57
59	Angel Castresana Del Val	Euskaltel–Euskadi	2.12.15
60	Eddy Mazzoleni	Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Cannondale	2.14.27
61	Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero	ONCE-Deutsche Bank	2.24.52
62	Andreas Klöden	Team Telekom	2.29.06
63	Jan Boven	Rabobank	2.31.31
64	Serguei Smetanine	Vitalicio Seguros	2.36.30
65	José Uriarte Zubero	Festina–Lotus	2.36.46
66	Cesar Solaun Solana	Banesto	2.37.14
67	Luis Pérez (cyclist)	ONCE-Deutsche Bank	2.37.22
68	Salvatore Commesso	Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Cannondale	2.38.36
69	Bram de Groot	Rabobank	2.39.10
70	Quintino Fernandez Rodrigues	Sport Lisboa Benfica	2.41.39
71	Alberto Lopez de Munain	Euskaltel–Euskadi	2.49.12
72	Robert Hunter	Lampre-Daikin	2.50.05
73	Oscar Pozzi	Riso Scotti-Vinavil	2.51.02
74	Andreas Klier	TVM-Farm Frites	2.52.38
75	Iker Flores Galarza	Euskaltel–Euskadi	2.53.23
76	Paul Van Hyfte	Lotto–Mobistar	2.53.55
77	Jaime Hernandez Bertran	Festina–Lotus	2.55.50
78	Fabio Roscioli	Costa Almeria-Amica Chips	2.56.21
79	Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa	Fuenlabrada	2.57.00
80	Pascal Hervé	Festina–Lotus	2.59.45
81	Francisco Cabello Luque	Kelme–Costa Blanca	3.02.06
82	Aart Vierhouten	Rabobank	3.02.30
83	Geert van Bondt	TVM-Farm Frites	3.03.33
84	Stefano Verziagi	Fuenlabrada	3.04.48
85	Giovanni Lombardi	Team Telekom	3.05.26
86	Rossano Brasi	Team Polti	3.08.49
87	Ralf Grabsch	Team Telekom	3.09.35
88	Frankie Andreu	U.S. Postal Service	3.12.04
89	Arnoldas Saprykinas	Riso Scotti-Vinavil	3.12.14
90	Danilo Hondo	Team Telekom	3.12.33
91	Glenn Magnusson	U.S. Postal Service	3.13.59
92	Matias Cagigas Amedo	Fuenlabrada	3.16.28
93	Giuseppe Palumbo	Riso Scotti-Vinavil	3.18.21
94	Servais Knaven	TVM-Farm Frites	3.20.34
95	Ángel Edo	Kelme–Costa Blanca	3.21.16
96	Andrés Bermejo Siller	Fuenlabrada	3.21.18
97	Frank Høj	U.S. Postal Service	3.22.28
98	Unai Etxebarria	Euskaltel–Euskadi	3.22.29
99	Remco Van Der Ven	TVM-Farm Frites	3.23.26
100	Mario Traversoni	Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Cannondale	3.23.42
101	José Antonio Garrido	Sport Lisboa Benfica	3.24.31
102	Dirk Baldinger	Team Telekom	3.24.33
103	Giancarlo Raimondi	Liquigas	3.26.34
104	Nieto Fernandez	Fuenlabrada	3.29.31
105	Carlos Golbano	Costa Almeria-Amica Chips	3.32.38
106	Koen Beeckman	Lotto–Mobistar	3.38.27
107	Cristian Salvato	Team Polti	3.40.00
108	Stefano Casagranda	Costa Almeria-Amica Chips	3.43.54
109	Alessandro Pozzi	Costa Almeria-Amica Chips	3.44.40
110	Cesar Perez Padron	Fuenlabrada	3.45.32
111	Marco Gili	Costa Almeria-Amica Chips	3.49.00
112	Julian Dean	U.S. Postal Service	3.53.13
113	Daniel Bayes	Sport Lisboa Benfica	3.56.28
114	Jeroen Blijlevens	TVM-Farm Frites	4.06.40
115	Igor Pugaci	Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Cannondale	4.14.44

KOM Classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	José Maria Jiménez	BAN	133
2	Frank Vandenbroucke	Cofidis	90
3	Roberto Heras	Kelme–Costa Blanca	89

Points Classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Frank Vandenbroucke	Cofidis	129
2	Robert Hunter	LAM	123
3	Igor Gonzalez Galdeano	Vitalicio Seguros	122

Team classification

	Team	Country	Time
1	Banesto	Spain	269.08.49
2	Kelme–Costa Blanca	Spain	15.04
3	Vitalicio Seguros	Spain	23.45