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1999 Tour de France

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1999 Tour de France
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Route of the 1999 Tour de France
Race details
Dates July 3–July 25, 1999
Stages 20+Prologue
Distance 3,690.8 km (2,293 mi)
Winning time 91h 32' 16"[1] (40.277 km/h or 25.027 mph)
Palmarès
Winner  Lance Armstrong (USA) (US Postal)
Second  Alex Zülle (Switzerland) (Banesto)
Third  Fernando Escartín (Spain) (Kelme-Costa Blanca)

Points  Erik Zabel (Germany) (Team Telekom)
Mountains  Richard Virenque (France) (Polti)
Youth  Benoît Salmon (France) (Casino-Ag2r Prévoyance)
Team Banesto
1998
2000

The 1999 Tour de France was the 86th Tour de France, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 1999. It was won by Lance Armstrong, his first of 7 consecutive wins, the most in Tour history. There were no French stage winners for the first time since the 1926 Tour de France. Additionally, Mario Cipollini won 4 stages in a row, setting the post-World War II record for consecutive stage wins.

The 1999 edition of Tour de France had two bizarre moments. The first was on stage 2 when a 25 rider pile-up occurred at Passage du Gois. Passage du Gois is a two mile causeway which depending on the tide can be under water. The second bizarre incident was on stage 10, one kilometre from the summit of Alpe d'Huez. Leading Italian rider Giuseppe Guerini was confronted by a spectator holding a camera in the middle of the road. Guerini hit the spectator but recovered and went on to win the stage.

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Participants

The following 20 teams were each allowed to field nine cyclists:[2][3]

† indicates wildcard entries.[4]

After the doping controversies in the 1998 Tour de France, the Tour organisation banned some persons from the race, including cyclist Richard Virenque, Laurent Roux and Philippe Gaumont, manager Manolo Saiz and the entire TVM-Farm Frites team.[2] Virenque's team Polti then appealed at the UCI against this decision, and the UCI then forced the Tour organisation to allow Virenque and Saiz entry in the Tour.[5]

Initially, the Vini Caldirola team had been selected, but after their team leader Serhiy Honchar failed a blood test in the 1999 Tour de Suisse, the tour organisation removed Vini Caldirola from the starting list, and replaced them by Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio, the first reserve team.[4]

Stages

Stage results[3][6]
Stage Date Route Terrain Length Winner
P 3 July Le Puy du Fou Individual time trial 6.8 km (4.2 mi)  Lance Armstrong (USA)
1 4 July MontaiguChallans Plain stage 208.0 km (129.2 mi)  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST)
2 5 July ChallansSaint-Nazaire Plain stage 176.0 km (109.4 mi)  Tom Steels (BEL)
3 6 July NantesLaval Plain stage 194.5 km (120.9 mi)  Tom Steels (BEL)
4 7 July LavalBlois Plain stage 194.5 km (120.9 mi)  Mario Cipollini (ITA)
5 8 July BonnevalAmiens Plain stage 233.5 km (145.1 mi)  Mario Cipollini (ITA)
6 9 July AmiensMaubeuge Plain stage 171.5 km (106.6 mi)  Mario Cipollini (ITA)
7 10 July Avesnes-sur-HelpeThionville Plain stage 227.0 km (141.1 mi)  Mario Cipollini (ITA)
8 11 July MetzMetz Individual time trial 56.5 km (35.1 mi)  Lance Armstrong (USA)
9 13 July Le Grand-BornandSestrières Stage with mountain(s) 213.5 km (132.7 mi)  Lance Armstrong (USA)
10 14 July SestrièresAlpe d'Huez Stage with mountain(s) 220.5 km (137.0 mi)  Giuseppe Guerini (ITA)
11 15 July Le Bourg-d'OisansSaint-Étienne Hilly stage 198.5 km (123.3 mi)  Ludo Dierckxsens (BEL)
12 16 July Saint-GalmierSaint-Flour Hilly stage 201.5 km (125.2 mi)  David Etxebarria (ESP)
13 17 July Saint-FlourAlbi Hilly stage 236.5 km (147.0 mi)  Salvatore Commesso (ITA)
14 18 July CastresSaint-Gaudens Plain stage 199.0 km (123.7 mi)  Dmitri Konychev (RUS)
15 20 July Saint-Gaudens – Piau-Engaly Stage with mountain(s) 173.0 km (107.5 mi)  Fernando Escartín (ESP)
16 21 July LannemezanPau Stage with mountain(s) 192.0 km (119.3 mi)  David Etxebarria (ESP)
17 22 July MourenxBordeaux Plain stage 200.0 km (124.3 mi)  Tom Steels (BEL)
18 23 July JonzacFuturoscope Plain stage 187.5 km (116.5 mi)  Giampaolo Mondini (ITA)
19 24 July FuturoscopeFuturoscope Individual time trial 57.0 km (35.4 mi)  Lance Armstrong (USA)
20 25 July ArpajonParis (Champs-Élysées) Plain stage 143.5 km (89.2 mi)  Robbie McEwen (AUS)

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification
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Mountains classification
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Points classification
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Young rider classification Team classification
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Combativity award
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P Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Mariano Piccoli Lance Armstrong Rik Verbrugghe US Postal
1 Jaan Kirsipuu Jaan Kirsipuu
2 Tom Steels Jaan Kirsipuu Christian Vande Velde
3 Tom Steels
4 Mario Cipollini
5 Mario Cipollini
6 Mario Cipollini
7 Mario Cipollini
8 Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Magnus Bäckstedt
9 Lance Armstrong Richard Virenque Stuart O'Grady Benoît Salmon
10 Giuseppe Guerini ONCE
11 Ludo Dierckxsens Festina
12 David Etxebarria Erik Zabel
13 Salvatore Commesso ONCE
14 Dimitri Konishev Festina
15 Fernando Escartín Banesto
16 David Etxebarria
17 Tom Steels
18 Gianpaolo Mondini
19 Lance Armstrong
20 Robbie McEwen
Final Lance Armstrong Richard Virenque Erik Zabel Benoît Salmon Banesto Jacky Durand
Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions
Other notes
  • The white jersey wasn't actually awarded between 1989 and 1999 - the white column in this table represents the leader in the youth classification.

Results

There were several classifications in the 1999 Tour de France. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.[7]

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.[7]

There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorized some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a polkadot jersey.[7]

The fourth individual classification was the young rider classification, which was not marked by a jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders under 26 years were eligible.[7]

For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The riders in the team that lead this classification wore yellow caps.[8]

For the combativity classification, a jury gave points after each stage to the cyclists they considered most combative. The cyclist with the most votes in all stages lead the classification.

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[3]
Rank Name Team Time
1  Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service 91h 32' 16"
2  Alex Zülle (SUI) Banesto +7' 37"
3  Fernando Escartín (ESP) Kelme +10' 26"
4  Laurent Dufaux (SUI) Saeco +14' 43"
5  Ángel Casero (ESP) Vitalicio Seguros +15' 11"
6  Abraham Olano (ESP) ONCE +16' 47"
7  Daniele Nardello (ITA) Mapei +17' 02"
8  Richard Virenque (FRA) Polti +17' 28"
9  Wladimir Belli (ITA) Festina +17' 37"
10  Andrea Peron (ITA) ONCE +23' 10"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[3][9]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Erik Zabel (GER) Telekom 327
2  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Crédit Agricole 275
3  Christophe Capelle (FRA) Big Mat-Auber 196
4  Tom Steels (BEL) Mapei 188
5  François Simon (FRA) Crédit Agricole 186
6  George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service 166
7  Robbie McEwen (AUS) Rabobank 166
8  Giampaolo Mondini (ITA) Cantina Tollo 141
9  Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina 140
10  Silvio Martinello (ITA) Polti 130

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[3][9]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Richard Virenque (FRA) Polti 279
2  Alberto Elli (ITA) Telekom 226
3  Mariano Piccoli (ITA) Lampre 205
4  Fernando Escartín (ESP) Kelme 194
5  Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal Service 193
6  Alex Zülle (SUI) Banesto 152
7  José Luis Arrieta (ESP) Banesto 141
8  Laurent Dufaux (SUI) Saeco 141
9  Andrea Peron (ITA) ONCE 138
10  Kurt Van De Wouwer (BEL) Lotto 117

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[3][9]
Rank Team Time
1 Banesto 275h 05' 21"
2 ONCE-Deutsche Bank +8' 16"
3 Festina-Lotus +16' 13"
4 Kelme-Costa Blanca +23' 48"
5 Mapei-Quick Step +24' 13"
6 Team Telekom +41' 00"
7 Vitalicio Seguros +42' 44"
8 US Postal +57' 13"
9 Cofidis +58' 02"
10 Lotto-Mobistar +1h 09' 02"

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–5)[3][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Benoit Salmon (FRA) Casino 92h 01' 15"
2  Mario Aerts (BEL) Lotto +10' 22"
3  Francisco Tomas García (ESP) Vitalico Seguros +16' 32"
4  Francisco Mancebo (ESP) Banesto +21' 32"
5  Luis Perez (ESP) ONCE +23' 54

Combativity classification

Final combativity classification (1–3)[3][9]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Jacky Durand (FRA) Lotto 61
2  Stéphane Heulot (FRA) Française des Jeux 55
3  Thierry Gouvenou (FRA) Big Mat-Auber 51

References

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  2. ^ a b "Richard Virenque banned from Tour de France". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 17 June 1999. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/jun17.shtml. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "86ème Tour de France 1999" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. http://memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdf_1978_2005/tdf1999.php. Retrieved 15 August 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "Vini Caldirola now out of Tour". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 19 June 1999. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/jun19.shtml. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
  5. ^ "Virenque in the Tour". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 30 June 1999. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/jun30.shtml. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
  6. ^ Zwegers, Arian. "Tour de France GC Top Ten". CVCC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-10. http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/top_ten.html#1999. Retrieved 15 Aug 2011. 
  7. ^ a b c d Christian, Sarah (2 July 2009). "Tour de France demystified - Evaluating success". RoadCycling.co.nz Ltd. http://www.roadcycling.co.nz/TourdeFrance/tour-de-france-demystified-part-1.html. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  8. ^ Chauner, David; Halstead, Michael (1990). The Tour de France Complete Book of Cycling. Villard. ISBN 0679729364. http://www.faqs.org/faqs/bicycles-faq/part1/section-20.html#b. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 
  9. ^ a b c d e "Tour de France, Grand Tour, Other Classifications after Stage 20". Cyclingnews. Future Publishing Limited. 1999. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/stage20other.html. Retrieved 29 April 2012. 

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