1999 Giro d'Italia

1999 Giro d'Italia 15 May — 6 June 1999 22 3757 km 99h 55' 56" Ivan Gotti ITA pink POL 1999 Paolo Savoldelli ITA SAE 1999 Gilberto Simoni ITA ALB 1999 Laurent Jalabert FRA violet ONC 1999 Chepe González COL green POL 1999 Fabrizio Guidi ITA POL 1999 blue VIT 1999 POL 1999 1998 2000 The 1999 Giro d'Italia was the 82nd edition of the Giro. It began on 15 May with a mass-start stage that stretched from Agrigento to Modica. The race came to a close on 6 June with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Eighteen teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Ivan Gotti (sub judice http://sport.sky.it/sport/ciclismo/2016/03/23/pantani-avvocato-de-rensis-chiede-assegnazione-giro-99.html February 2022)of the POL 1999 team. Second and third were the Italians riders Paolo Savoldelli and Gilberto Simoni. Marco Pantani is credited with four high mountain stage victories. Late in the race Marco Pantani was accused of using EPO and was expelled either as the result of a failed doping control, or due to a conspiracy involving drug tests being manipulated.https://www.marca.com/en/more-sports/2016/03/14/56e73e82ca4741b2728b45e3.html Cycling: Forlí public prosecutor's case based on phone tapping and testimony of mafia member La Camorra faked Pantani's blood tests Stefano Rosso Marca Photo by Reuters 14 March 2016 11 July 2022 In the race's other classifications, KEL 1999 rider Chepe González won the mountains classification, Laurent Jalabert of the ONC 1999 team won the points classification, and Team Polti rider Fabrizio Guidi won the intergiro classification. VIT 1999 finished as the winners of the Trofeo Fast Team classification, ranking each of the eighteen teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. The other team classification, the Trofeo Super Team classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled for each team was won by Team Polti. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1999 Giro d'Italia A total of 18 teams were invited to participate in the 1999 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 162 cyclists. Out of the 162 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 116 riders made it to the finish in Milan.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/giro99/stage22.html Stage 22 Brief Cycling News 1999-06-06 2012-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205637/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/giro99/stage22.html 4 March 2016 live The 18 teams that took part in the race were: 22em Amica Chips–Costa de Almería ALB 1999 GCE 1999 ACQ 1999 KEL 1999 LAM 1999 Liquigas–Pata MAP 1999 UNO 1999 MDN 1999 PAN 1999 ONC 1999 Riso Scotti–Vinavil SAE 1999 POL 1999 TVM 1999 VIN 1999 VIT 1999 Route and stages right|thumb|Madonna di Campiglio hosted the finish of the 175 km 0 on twentieth stage.|alt=A mountain lodge. The route for the 1999 Giro d'Italia was unveiled by race director Carmine Castellano on 14 November 1998 in Milan.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/11/15/MD19981115-032.pdf 'Made in Pantani' es 15 November 1998 32 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Made in Pantani https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085301/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/11/15/MD19981115-032.pdf 4 March 2016 live http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1997/11/23/MD19971123-043.pdf La prueba soñada por todos los escaladores es 15 November 1998 33 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 The event dreamed by all climbers https://web.archive.org/web/20190709152149/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/HEM/1998/11/15/MD19981115-033.pdf 9 July 2019 live It contained four time trial events, there of which were individual and one a team event. There were eleven stages containing high mountains, of which five had summit finishes: stage 5, to Massiccio del Sirino; stage 8, to Gran Sasso d'Italia; stage 15, to Santuario di Oropa; stage 19, to Alpe di Pampeago; and stage 20, to Madonna di Campiglio. The organizers chose to include one rest day. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 73 km 0 on shorter, contained the one more rest day, as well as one more time trial event. +Stage characteristics and winnershttp://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/giro99/giro99.html 82nd Giro d'Italia, Grand Tour Cycling News 19 October 2018http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdi/tdi1999.php 82ème Giro d'Italia 1999 Memoire du cyclisme fr https://web.archive.org/web/20041025162936/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdi/tdi1999.php 25 October 2004StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner115 MayAgrigento to Modica 175 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Ivan Quaranta ITA216 MayNoto to Catania 133 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Mario Cipollini ITA317 MayCatania to Messina 176 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Jeroen Blijlevens NED418 MayVibo Valentia to Terme Luigiane 186 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Laurent Jalabert FRA519 MayTerme Luigiane to Massiccio del Sirino 144 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) José Jaime González COL620 MayLauria to Foggia 257 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Romāns Vainšteins LAT721 MayFoggia to Lanciano 153 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Jeroen Blijlevens NED822 MayPescara to Gran Sasso d'Italia 253 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Marco Pantani ITA923 MayAncona to Ancona 32 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Laurent Jalabert FRA1024 MayAncona to Sansepolcro 189 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Mario Cipollini ITA1125 MaySansepolcro to Cesenatico 125 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Ivan Quaranta ITA1226 MayCesenatico to Sassuolo 168 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Mario Cipollini ITA1327 MaySassuolo to Rapallo 243 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Richard Virenque FRA28 May Rest day1429 MayBra to Borgo San Dalmazzo 187 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Paolo Savoldelli ITA1530 MayRacconigi to Santuario di Oropa 160 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Marco Pantani ITA1631 MayBiella to Lumezzane 232 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Laurent Jalabert FRA171 JuneLumezzane to Castelfranco Veneto 215 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Mario Cipollini ITA182 JuneTreviso to Treviso 45 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Serhiy Honchar UKR193 JuneCastelfranco Veneto to Alpe di Pampeago 166 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Marco Pantani ITA204 JunePredazzo to Madonna di Campiglio 175 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Marco Pantani ITA215 JuneMadonna di Campiglio to Aprica 190 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Roberto Heras ESP226 JuneDarfo Boario Terme to Milan 170 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Fabrizio Guidi ITA Total 3757 km 0 on Race overview Defending champion Marco Pantani, leading the general classification in Madonna di Campiglio (20th stage), was disqualified for an excessive hematocrit level before stage 21. The entire Mercatone Uno–Bianchi (Pantani's team) withdrew from the Giro. This left the race open for Gotti to capture his second overall title and wear the final pink jersey as Giro Champion for the 2nd time in three years. Classification leadership right|thumb|alt=A mountain in the distance.|The Passo di Gavia was the Cima Coppi for the 1999 edition of the Giro. Four different jerseys were worn during the 1999 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.Laura Weislo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 Giro d'Italia classifications demystified 13 May 2008 Cycling News 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 8 May 2013 live For the points classification, which awarded a purple (or cyclamen) jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15; additional points could also be won in intermediate sprints. The green jersey was awarded to the mountains classification leader. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded more points than the other first category climbs. The intergiro classification was marked by a blue jersey. The calculation for the intergiro is similar to that of the general classification, in each stage there is a midway point that the riders pass through a point and where their time is stopped. As the race goes on, their times compiled and the person with the lowest time is the leader of the intergiro classification and wears the blue jersey. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time. The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run. Stage Winner General classification25px|link=|alt= Points classification25px|link=|alt= Mountains classification25px|link=|alt= Intergiro classification25px|link=|alt=Trofeo Fast Team 1 Ivan Quaranta Ivan Quaranta Ivan Quaranta Paolo Bettini ? UNO 1999 2 Mario Cipollini Mario Cipollini SAE 1999 3 Jeroen Blijlevens Jeroen Blijlevens PAN 1999 4 Laurent Jalabert SAE 1999 5 José Jaime González Laurent Jalabert 6 Romāns Vainšteins POL 1999 7 Jeroen Blijlevens 8 Marco Pantani Marco Pantani GCE 1999 9 Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert 10 Mario Cipollini 11 Ivan Quaranta 12 Mario Cipollini 13 Richard Virenque Chepe González 14 Paolo Savoldelli Marco Pantani 15 Marco Pantani Marco Pantani VIT 1999 16 Laurent Jalabert 17 Mario Cipollini 18 Serhiy Honchar 19 Marco Pantani Marco Pantani 20 Marco Pantani 21 Roberto Heras Ivan Gotti Laurent Jalabert 22 Fabrizio Guidi Chepe González Final Ivan Gotti Laurent Jalabert Chepe González Fabrizio Guidi VIT 1999 Final standings Legend   20px|alt=Pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   20px|alt=Green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification   20px|alt=Purple jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification   20px|alt=Blue jersey   Denotes the winner of the Intergiro classification General classification RiderTeamTime 1 Ivan Gotti ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey POL 1999 99h 55' 56" 2 Paolo Savoldelli ITA SAE 1999 + 3' 35" 3 Gilberto Simoni ITA ALB 1999 + 3' 36" 4 Laurent Jalabert FRA ONC 1999 + 5' 16" 5 Roberto Heras ESP KEL 1999 + 7' 47" 6 Niklas Axelsson SWE COG 1999 + 9' 38" 7 Serhiy Honchar UKR VIN 1999 + 12' 07" 8 Daniele De Paoli ITA Amica Chips–Costa de Almería + 14' 20" 9 Daniel Clavero ESP VIT 1999 + 15' 53" 10 Roberto Sgambelluri ITA Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio Italia + 17' 31" Points classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Laurent Jalabert FRA 20px|alt=Purple jersey ONC 1999 175 2 Fabrizio Guidi ITA 20px|alt=Blue jersey POL 1999 170 3 Massimo Strazzer ITA Mobilvetta Design–Northwave 126 4 Paolo Savoldelli ITA SAE 1999 117 5 Ivan Gotti ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey POL 1999 110 6 Gian Matteo Fagnini ITA SAE 1999 96 7 Gilberto Simoni ITA ALB 1999 94 8 Matteo Tosatto ITA ALB 1999 88 9 Serhiy Honchar UKR VIN 1999 87 10 Oscar Camenzind SUI LAM 1999 82 Mountains classification RiderTeamPoints 1Chepe González COL 20px|alt=Green jerseyPOL 1999 61 2Mariano Piccoli ITALAM 1999 45 3Paolo Bettini ITA MAP 1999 44 4 Ivan Gotti ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey POL 1999 33 5 Gilberto Simoni ITA ALB 1999 6Roberto Heras ESPKEL 1999 26 7 Laurent Jalabert FRA 20px|alt=Purple jersey ONC 1999 25 8Hernán Buenahora COL VIT 1999 18 9Gabriele Missaglia ITALAM 1999 14 10Richard Virenque FRAPOL 1999 13 Intergiro classification RiderTeamTime 1Fabrizio Guidi ITA 20px|alt=Blue jerseyPOL 1999 58h 47' 30" 2Massimo Strazzer ITAMobilvetta Design–Northwave + 2" 3Gian Matteo Fagnini ITA SAE 1999 + 24" 4 Biagio Conte ITA Liquigas 2' 02" 5 Matteo Tosatto ITA ALB 1999 + 2' 13" Trofeo Fast Team classification TeamTime 1VIT 1999 300h 39' 35" 2KEL 1999 + 22' 11" 3POL 1999 + 22' 45" 4LAM 1999 + 29' 16" 5ONC 1999 + 58' 57" 6Amica Chips–Costa de Almería + 1h 15' 16" 7Liquigas–Pata + 1h 15' 18" 8PAN 1999 + 1h 47' 23"9Cantina Tollo-Alexia Alluminio Italia + 1h 56' 17" 10SAE 1999 + 1h 59' 41" Trofeo Super Team classification TeamPoints 1POL 1999 1243 2SAE 1999 1136 3ONC 1999 1034 4ALB 1999 676 5KEL 1999 663 References Citations 30em External links Cyclingnews.com: 1999 Giro d'Italia 1999 Giro d'Italia 1 11 12 22 1999 Category:1999 in Italian sport Category:1999 in road cycling Category:May 1999 sports events in Europe Category:June 1999 sports events in Europe