| Route of the 1999 Tour de France | |||
| Race details | |||
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| 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 | (US Postal) | ||
| Second | (Banesto) | ||
| Third | (Kelme-Costa Blanca) | ||
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| Points | (Team Telekom) | ||
| Mountains | (Polti) | ||
| Youth | (Casino-Ag2r Prévoyance) | ||
| Team | Banesto | ||
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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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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]
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 3 July | Le Puy du Fou | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) | ||
| 1 | 4 July | Montaigu – Challans | 208.0 km (129.2 mi) | ||
| 2 | 5 July | Challans – Saint-Nazaire | 176.0 km (109.4 mi) | ||
| 3 | 6 July | Nantes – Laval | 194.5 km (120.9 mi) | ||
| 4 | 7 July | Laval – Blois | 194.5 km (120.9 mi) | ||
| 5 | 8 July | Bonneval – Amiens | 233.5 km (145.1 mi) | ||
| 6 | 9 July | Amiens – Maubeuge | 171.5 km (106.6 mi) | ||
| 7 | 10 July | Avesnes-sur-Helpe – Thionville | 227.0 km (141.1 mi) | ||
| 8 | 11 July | Metz – Metz | 56.5 km (35.1 mi) | ||
| 9 | 13 July | Le Grand-Bornand – Sestrières | 213.5 km (132.7 mi) | ||
| 10 | 14 July | Sestrières – Alpe d'Huez | 220.5 km (137.0 mi) | ||
| 11 | 15 July | Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Saint-Étienne | 198.5 km (123.3 mi) | ||
| 12 | 16 July | Saint-Galmier – Saint-Flour | 201.5 km (125.2 mi) | ||
| 13 | 17 July | Saint-Flour – Albi | 236.5 km (147.0 mi) | ||
| 14 | 18 July | Castres – Saint-Gaudens | 199.0 km (123.7 mi) | ||
| 15 | 20 July | Saint-Gaudens – Piau-Engaly | 173.0 km (107.5 mi) | ||
| 16 | 21 July | Lannemezan – Pau | 192.0 km (119.3 mi) | ||
| 17 | 22 July | Mourenx – Bordeaux | 200.0 km (124.3 mi) | ||
| 18 | 23 July | Jonzac – Futuroscope | 187.5 km (116.5 mi) | ||
| 19 | 24 July | Futuroscope – Futuroscope | 57.0 km (35.4 mi) | ||
| 20 | 25 July | Arpajon – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | 143.5 km (89.2 mi) |
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.
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Postal Service | 91h 32' 16" | |
| 2 | Banesto | +7' 37" | |
| 3 | Kelme | +10' 26" | |
| 4 | Saeco | +14' 43" | |
| 5 | Vitalicio Seguros | +15' 11" | |
| 6 | ONCE | +16' 47" | |
| 7 | Mapei | +17' 02" | |
| 8 | Polti | +17' 28" | |
| 9 | Festina | +17' 37" | |
| 10 | ONCE | +23' 10" |
| Final general classification (11–141) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 | Lotto | +23' 32" | |
| 12 | ONCE | +26' 41" | |
| 13 | US Postal Service | +26' 53" | |
| 14 | Française des Jeux | +27' 58" | |
| 15 | Cofidis | +28' 44" | |
| 16 | Casino | +28' 59" | |
| 17 | Telekom | +33' 39" | |
| 18 | Mapei | +34' 14" | |
| 19 | Kelme | +34' 53" | |
| 20 | Telekom | +37' 10" | |
| 21 | Lotto | +39' 21" | |
| 22 | Telekom | +39' 29" | |
| 23 | Mapei | +40' 28" | |
| 24 | Vitalico Seguros | +43' 39" | |
| 25 | ONCE | +45' 03" | |
| 26 | Vitalico Seguros | +45' 31" | |
| 27 | Festina | +45' 34" | |
| 28 | Banesto | +50' 31" | |
| 29 | ONCE | +52' 53" | |
| 30 | Crédit Agricole | +53' 21" | |
| 31 | Saeco | +1h 00' 10" | |
| 32 | Mercatone Uno | +1h 00' 45" | |
| 33 | Kelme | +1h 01' 20" | |
| 34 | Cofidis | +1h 01' 27" | |
| 35 | Casino | +1h 02' 23" | |
| 36 | US Postal Service | +1h 06' 10" | |
| 37 | Kelme | +1h 08' 05" | |
| 38 | Saeco | +1h 09' 15" | |
| 39 | Banesto | +1h 10' 01" | |
| 40 | Telekom | +1h 11' 51" | |
| 41 | Cofidis | +1h 11' 54" | |
| 42 | Casino | +1h 15' 26" | |
| 43 | Banesto | +1h 19' 26" | |
| 44 | Festina | +1h 20' 42" | |
| 45 | Lotto | +1h 23' 24" | |
| 46 | Banesto | +1h 24' 29" | |
| 47 | Vitalico Seguros | +1h 26' 50" | |
| 48 | Big Mat-Auber | +1h 27' 43" | |
| 49 | Mapei | +1h 30' 20" | |
| 50 | Lampre | +1h 31' 21" | |
| 51 | Big Mat-Auber | +1h 32' 51" | |
| 52 | Française des Jeux | +1h 33' 14" | |
| 53 | Mercatone Uno | +1h 36' 57" | |
| 54 | Banesto | +1h 41' 55" | |
| 55 | Lampre | +1h 42' 04" | |
| 56 | Rabobank | +1h 42' 22" | |
| 57 | Festina | +1h 42' 25" | |
| 58 | ONCE | +1h 43' 36" | |
| 59 | Kelme | +1h 45' 50" | |
| 60 | Crédit Agricole | +1h 47' 47" | |
| 61 | ONCE | +1h 48' 21" | |
| 62 | Mercatone Uno | +1h 49' 10" | |
| 63 | Cofidis | +1h 55' 01" | |
| 64 | Vitalico Seguros | +1h 55' 33" | |
| 65 | US Postal Service | +1h 59' 01" | |
| 66 | Polti | +1h 59' 49" | |
| 67 | Casino | +2h 01' 06" | |
| 68 | Banesto | +2h 01' 46" | |
| 69 | Casino | +2h 02' 05" | |
| 70 | Française des Jeux | +2h 04' 03" | |
| 71 | Lotto | +2h 04' 31" | |
| 72 | Rabobank | +2h 08' 08" | |
| 73 | Telekom | +2h 09' 22" | |
| 74 | Polti | +2h 10' 58" | |
| 75 | ONCE | +2h 12' 57" | |
| 76 | Vitalico Seguros | +2h 14' 15" | |
| 77 | Festina | +2h 14' 42" | |
| 78 | US Postal Service | +2h 16' 35" | |
| 79 | Cofidis | +2h 16' 35" | |
| 80 | Telekom | +2h 16' 44" | |
| 81 | Cantina Tollo | +2h 17' 34" | |
| 82 | Casino | +2h 18' 02" | |
| 83 | Crédit Agricole | +2h 18' 23" | |
| 84 | Rabobank | +2h 19' 03" | |
| 85 | US Postal Service | +2h 23' 58" | |
| 86 | Kelme | +2h 24' 14" | |
| 87 | Mercatone Uno | +2h 25' 02" | |
| 88 | Festina | +2h 25' 08" | |
| 89 | Telekom | +2h 26' 01" | |
| 90 | Big Mat-Auber | +2h 27' 17" | |
| 91 | Casino | +2h 28' 00" | |
| 92 | Vitalico Seguros | +2h 28' 33" | |
| 93 | Big Mat-Auber | +2h 29' 40" | |
| 94 | Crédit Agricole | +2h 30' 07" | |
| 95 | Cantina Tollo | +2h 30' 25" | |
| 96 | Big Mat-Auber | +2h 32' 11" | |
| 97 | Rabobank | +2h 32' 20" | |
| 98 | Banesto | +2h 33' 31" | |
| 99 | Polti | +2h 33' 39" | |
| 100 | Cofidis | +2h 34' 01" | |
| 101 | Kelme | +2h 34' 22" | |
| 102 | Festina | +2h 36' 04" | |
| 103 | Mapei | +2h 36' 15" | |
| 104 | Mapei | +2h 36' 28" | |
| 105 | Française des Jeux | +2h 36' 37" | |
| 106 | Française des Jeux | +2h 37' 27" | |
| 107 | Rabobank | +2h 38' 05" | |
| 108 | Lotto | +2h 39' 21" | |
| 109 | Rabobank | +2h 39' 29" | |
| 110 | Telekom | +2h 39' 32" | |
| 111 | Big Mat-Auber | +2h 39' 38" | |
| 112 | Lotto | +2h 39' 50" | |
| 113 | Lampre | +2h 40' 00" | |
| 114 | Polti | +2h 43' 14" | |
| 115 | Big Mat-Auber | +2h 45' 17" | |
| 116 | Française des Jeux | +2h 46' 20" | |
| 117 | Cofidis | +2h 46' 26" | |
| 118 | Festina | +2h 47' 27" | |
| 119 | Crédit Agricole | +2h 47' 48" | |
| 120 | Polti | +2h 49' 14" | |
| 121 | Crédit Agricole | +2h 49' 17" | |
| 122 | Rabobank | +2h 49' 23" | |
| 123 | Crédit Agricole | +2h 51' 03" | |
| 124 | Mercatone Uno | +2h 51' 09" | |
| 125 | Cantina Tollo | +2h 51' 43" | |
| 126 | Big Mat-Auber | +2h 51' 48" | |
| 127 | Polti | +2h 52' 01" | |
| 128 | Lotto | +2h 54' 06" | |
| 129 | Kelme | +2h 54' 40" | |
| 130 | Lotto | +2h 58' 32" | |
| 131 | Cantina Tollo | +3h 00' 09" | |
| 132 | Crédit Agricole | +3h 02' 20" | |
| 133 | Mapei | +3h 03' 11" | |
| 134 | Mercatone Uno | +3h 05' 09" | |
| 135 | Vitalico Seguros | +3h 05' 31" | |
| 136 | Telekom | +3h 05' 41" | |
| 137 | Cantina Tollo | +3h 06' 28" | |
| 138 | Cantina Tollo | +3h 07' 07" | |
| 139 | Cofidis | +3h 11' 55" | |
| 140 | US Postal Service | +3h 14' 19" | |
| 141 | Lotto | +3h 19' 09" | |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telekom | 327 | |
| 2 | Crédit Agricole | 275 | |
| 3 | Big Mat-Auber | 196 | |
| 4 | Mapei | 188 | |
| 5 | Crédit Agricole | 186 | |
| 6 | US Postal Service | 166 | |
| 7 | Rabobank | 166 | |
| 8 | Cantina Tollo | 141 | |
| 9 | Festina | 140 | |
| 10 | Polti | 130 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polti | 279 | |
| 2 | Telekom | 226 | |
| 3 | Lampre | 205 | |
| 4 | Kelme | 194 | |
| 5 | US Postal Service | 193 | |
| 6 | Banesto | 152 | |
| 7 | Banesto | 141 | |
| 8 | Saeco | 141 | |
| 9 | ONCE | 138 | |
| 10 | Lotto | 117 |
| 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" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casino | 92h 01' 15" | |
| 2 | Lotto | +10' 22" | |
| 3 | Vitalico Seguros | +16' 32" | |
| 4 | Banesto | +21' 32" | |
| 5 | ONCE | +23' 54 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotto | 61 | |
| 2 | Française des Jeux | 55 | |
| 3 | Big Mat-Auber | 51 |
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