1999 Tour de France

April 2019 May 2019 1999 Tour de France Route of the 1999 Tour de France.png 360px Route of the 1999 Tour de France 3–25 July 1999 20 + Prologue 3870 km 91h 32' 16" Lance Armstrong nonearmstrong Alex Zülle SUI GCE 1999 Fernando Escartín ESP KEL 1999 Erik Zabel GER THR 1999 green Richard Virenque FRA Polti polkadot Benoît Salmon FRA ALM 1999 GCE 1999 Jacky Durand FRA LOT 1999 red_number 1998 2000 The 1999 Tour de France was a multiple stage bicycle race held from 3 to 25 July, and the 86th edition of the Tour de France. It has no overall winner—although American cyclist Lance Armstrong originally won the event, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced in August 2012 that they had disqualified Armstrong from all his results since 1998, including his seven consecutive Tour de France wins from 1999 to 2005 (which were, originally, the most wins in the event's history); the Union Cycliste Internationale confirmed the result. There were no French stage winners for the first time since the 1926 Tour de France. Additionally, Mario Cipollini won four stages in a row, setting the post-World War II record for consecutive stage wins (breaking the record of three, set by Gino Bartali in 1948). Stage 4 set a record for the fastest mass-start stage on the Tour de France which stood until 2026, with an average speed of 50.4 km/h mph on thanks to a strong tailwind. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1999 Tour de France After the doping controversies in the 1998 Tour de France, the Tour organisation banned some riders from the race, including Richard Virenque, Laurent Roux and Philippe Gaumont, manager Manolo Saiz and the entire TVM 1999 team.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/jun17.shtml Richard Virenque banned from Tour de France 17 June 1999 21 August 2011 Future plc Cyclingnews.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090801065157/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/jun17.shtml 1 August 2009 live Virenque's team Polti then appealed at the UCI against this decision, and the UCI then forced the organisers of the Tour, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), to allow Virenque and Saiz entry in the Tour.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/jun30.shtml 30 June 1999 Virenque in the Tour 21 August 2011 Cyclingnews https://web.archive.org/web/20141026043448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/jun30.shtml 26 October 2014 live Initially, the VIN 1999 team had been selected, but after their team leader Serhiy Honchar failed a blood test in the 1999 Tour de Suisse, the ASO removed Vini Caldirola from the starting list, and replaced them by CTA 1999, the first reserve team.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/jun19.shtml 19 June 1999 Vini Caldirola now out of Tour 21 August 2011 Future plc Cyclingnews.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101009224103/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/jun19.shtml 9 October 2010 live Each team was allowed to field nine cyclists.The history of the Tour de France – Year 1999 – The starters http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1999/partants.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20190730133613/https://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1999/partants.html 30 July 2019 live The teams entering the race were: Qualified teams 20em GCE 1999 ALM 1999 CTA 1999 COF 1999 C.A 1999 FES 1999 FDJ 1999 KEL 1999 LOT 1999 MAP 1999 UNO 1999 ONC 1999 POL 1999 RAB 1999 SAE 1999 TEL 1999 VIT 1999 Invited teams 20em AUB 1999 LAM 1999 USP 1999 Pre-race favourites Bookmaker William Hill listed Olano at 3-1 odds, followed by Boogerd at 4–1, Tonkov: 5-1, Armstrong: 6-1, Virenque: 8-1 and Dufaux: 10–1. Route and stages The highest point of elevation in the race was 2642 m ft on at the summit of the Col du Galibier mountain pass on stage 9.Augendre 2016 177–178www.cyclingnews.com presents the Tour de France 1999 – The difficulties http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/tour99.html 23 December 2019 Cyclingnews.com https://web.archive.org/web/20190809122708/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/tour99.html 9 August 2019 live + Stage characteristics and winnersTour de France 1999 – Route http://www.letour.com/1999/us/pendant/carte.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=1999&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&Display= Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20010507114048/http://www.letour.com/1999/us/pendant/carte.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=1999&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&Display= 7 May 2001 dead86ème Tour de France 1999 86th Tour de France 1999 http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf1999.php Mémoire du cyclisme 6 April 2020 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20200405094939/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf1999.php 5 April 2020 liveThe history of the Tour de France – Year 1999 – The stage winners http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1999/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20190730133610/https://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1999/vainqueurs.html 30 July 2019 live Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 3 July Le Puy du Fou 6.8 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Lance Armstrong USAarmstrong On 24 August 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced that they had disqualified Armstrong from all his results since 1998, including his victory in the 1999 Tour de France.Lance Armstrong Receives Lifetime Ban And Disqualification Of Competitive Results For Doping Violations Stemming From His Involvement In The United States Postal Service Pro-Cycling Team Doping Conspiracy http://www.usada.org/lance-armstrong-receives-lifetime-ban-and-disqualification-of-competitive-results-for-doping-violations-stemming-from-his-involvement-in-the-united-states-postal-service-pro-cycling-team-doping-conspi/ 17 October 2016 United States Anti-Doping Agency 24 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104220333/http://www.usada.org/lance-armstrong-receives-lifetime-ban-and-disqualification-of-competitive-results-for-doping-violations-stemming-from-his-involvement-in-the-united-states-postal-service-pro-cycling-team-doping-conspi/ 4 November 2016 live The Union Cycliste Internationale, responsible for the international cycling, confirmed this verdict on 22 October 2012.Lance Armstrong stripped of all seven Tour de France wins by UCI https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/20008520 17 October 2016 BBC News 22 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160908151552/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/20008520 8 September 2016 live 1 4 July Montaigu to Challans 208.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Jaan Kirsipuu EST 2 5 July Challans to Saint-Nazaire 176.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Tom Steels BEL 3 6 July Nantes to Laval 194.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Tom Steels BEL 4 7 July Laval to Blois 194.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Mario Cipollini ITA 5 8 July Bonneval to Amiens 233.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Mario Cipollini ITA 6 9 July Amiens to Maubeuge 171.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Mario Cipollini ITA 7 10 July Avesnes-sur-Helpe to Thionville 227.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Mario Cipollini ITA 8 11 July Metz 56.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Lance Armstrong USAarmstrong 12 July Le Grand-Bornand Rest day 9 13 July Le Grand-Bornand to Sestrières 213.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Lance Armstrong USAarmstrong 10 14 July Sestrières to Alpe d'Huez 220.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Giuseppe Guerini ITA 11 15 July Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Saint-Étienne 198.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Ludo Dierckxsens BEL 12 16 July Saint-Galmier to Saint-Flour 201.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage David Etxebarria ESP 13 17 July Saint-Flour to Albi 236.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Salvatore Commesso ITA 14 18 July Castres to Saint-Gaudens 199.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Dmitri Konychev RUS 19 July Saint-Gaudens Rest day 15 20 July Saint-Gaudens to Piau-Engaly 173.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) Fernando Escartín ESP 16 21 July Lannemezan to Pau 192.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Stage with mountain(s) David Etxebarria ESP 17 22 July Mourenx to Bordeaux 200.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Tom Steels BEL 18 23 July Jonzac to Futuroscope 187.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Gianpaolo Mondini ITA 19 24 July Futuroscope 57.0 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Lance Armstrong USAarmstrong 20 25 July Arpajon to Paris (Champs-Élysées) 143.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Plain stage Robbie McEwen AUS Total 3870 km 0 onAugendre 2016 110 Race overview 1999 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 1999 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20 Following the Festina Affair of the previous year the 1999 edition was billed as the "Tour of Renewal" from the very beginning.1999 Tour de France: The Farce of Renewal Jean François Quenet 27 June 2019 https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/1999-tour-de-france-the-farce-of-renewal/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20190630153448/http://www.cyclingnews.com:80/features/1999-tour-de-france-the-farce-of-renewal/ 30 June 2019 Stage 4 from Laval to Blois over a distance of 194.5 km on set a new record for the fastest massed-start stage on the Tour de France, with the stage won by Mario Cipollini at an average of 50.4 km/h mph on with the help of a tailwind.8 July 1999 Cipollini Sprints to Record Win – Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-08-sp-54125-story.html 18 July 2009 Los Angeles TimesPrice Matilda 2025-07-14 An average of over 50kph for three and a half hours – Tour de France stage 9 becomes second fastest in history https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/an-average-of-over-50kph-for-three-and-a-half-hours-tour-de-france-stage-9-becomes-second-fastest-in-history/ 2025-07-14 Cyclingnews en The record stood until stage 11 of the 2026 race.Collins Ben Waerenskjold takes maiden Tour win in fastest stage https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c78y88pndeqo BBC Sport 15 July 2026 Doping Doping at the 1999 Tour de France Lance Armstrong doping case This tour also saw the mistreatment of Christophe Bassons by his fellow riders of the peloton (notably Armstrong) for speaking out against doping. The 1998 tour had been marred by the Festina doping scandal. Bassons later told Bicycling, "The 1999 Tour was supposed to be the "Tour of Renewal", but I was certain that doping had not disappeared."Bassons: ‘People Now See I Wasn’t Lying’ http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20131104214656/http://bicycling.com/blogs/thisjustin/2012/10/15/bassons-people-now-see-i-wasn%e2%80%99t-lying/ 4 November 2013 , James Startt, Bicycling.com, 15 October 2012 He quit the tour without finishing after "cracking" mentally due to his treatment by the peloton, especially in stage 10.Peddlers - Cycling's Dirty Truth , 54:00, Mark Chapman, including interviews with Tyler Hamilton, Bassons, and others. BBC Radio 5 live, 2012 10 15, retr 2012 10 16 Subsequent to Armstrong's statement to withdraw his fight against United States Anti-Doping Agency's (USADA) charges, on 24 August 2012, the USADA said it would ban Armstrong for life and stripped him of his record seven Tour de France titles.https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/othersports/lance-armstrong-faces-lifetime-ban-from-usada-tour-de-france-titles-in-jeopardy/2012/08/24/053a2320-ed98-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_story.html Lance Armstrong will be banned from cycling by USADA after saying he won't fight doping charges The Washington Post 24 August 2012 24 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121014160449/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/othersports/lance-armstrong-faces-lifetime-ban-from-usada-tour-de-france-titles-in-jeopardy/2012/08/24/053a2320-ed98-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_story.html 14 October 2012 liveUSADA to ban Armstrong for life, strip Tour titles https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usada-to-ban-armstrong-for-life-strip-tour-titles/ CBS News 24 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120824162637/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57499550/usada-to-ban-armstrong-for-life-strip-tour-titles/ 24 August 2012 live Later that day it was confirmed in a USADA statement that Armstrong was banned for life and would be disqualified from any and all competitive results obtained on and subsequent to 1 August 1998, including forfeiture of any medals, titles, winnings, finishes, points and prizes. On 22 October 2012, the Union Cycliste Internationale endorsed the USADA sanctions, and decided not to award victories to any other rider or upgrade other placings in any of the affected events. Other incidents 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. The Passage du Gois is a two-mile causeway which depending on the tide can be under water. A rider came down in the middle of the field during the passage, leading to the crash that cost pre-race favourites Alex Zülle, Christophe Rinero and Michael Boogerd more than five minutes to the lead group.1999 Tour de France stage two: Passage du Gois causes chaos https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/1999-tour-de-france-stage-two-passage-du-gois-causes-chaos-50738 Cycling Weekly 18 June 2019 5 July 1999 https://web.archive.org/web/20170802145047/http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/1999-tour-de-france-stage-two-passage-du-gois-causes-chaos-50738 2 August 2017 live 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.MacLeary John Tour de France great moments: Giuseppe Guerini felled by spectator on Alpe d'Huez https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/7864339/Tour-de-France-great-moments-Giuseppe-Guerini-felled-by-spectator-on-Alpe-dHuez.html The Daily Telegraph 18 June 2019 4 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160814194837/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/7864339/Tour-de-France-great-moments-Giuseppe-Guerini-felled-by-spectator-on-Alpe-dHuez.html 14 August 2016 live Classification leadership and minor prizes There were several classifications in the 1999 Tour de France.Nauright Parrish 2012 452–455 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.Nauright Parrish 2012 452–453 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 led the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.Nauright Parrish 2012 453–454 There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorised 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-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and wore a white jersey with red polka dots.Nauright Parrish 2012 454 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.Nauright Parrish 2012 454–455 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.Nauright Parrish 2012 455 In addition, there was a combativity award given after each mass-start stage to the cyclist considered most combative, who wore a red number bib the next stage. The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave points. The cyclist with the most points from votes in all stages led the combativity classification.van den Akker 2018 211–216 Jacky Durand won this classification, and was given overall the super-combativity award.Augendre 2016 90 The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass the summit of the Col du Galibier on stage 9. This prize was won by José Luis Arrieta.Stage 9, Le Grand Bornand – Sestrières (Italy), 215 kms http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/stage9report.html 2 March 2019 Cyclingnews.com 13 July 1999 https://web.archive.org/web/20180625121145/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/stage9report.html 25 June 2018 liveFischer Jürgen Schneestürme, Triumphe und der erste Tour-Tote Snowstorms, triumphs and the first tour dead https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article577072/Schneestuerme-Triumphe-und-der-erste-Tour-Tote.html 15 November 2019 Die Welt 14 July 1999 de https://web.archive.org/web/20190426133503/https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article577072/Schneestuerme-Triumphe-und-der-erste-Tour-Tote.html 26 April 2019 live +Classification leadership by stageTour de France 1999 – Leaders overview https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/1999/gc/stages/leaders-overview ProCyclingStats 16 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190216224437/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/1999/gc/stages/leaders-overview 16 February 2019 livevan den Akker Pieter Informatie over de Tour de France van 1999 Information about the Tour de France from 1999 http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1999 https://web.archive.org/web/20190302052644/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1999 2 March 2019 nl TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl 2 March 2019 live Stage Winner General classification25px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey. Points classification25px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey Mountains classification25px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots. Young rider classificationwhite-jersey A white jersey was not awarded to the leader of the young rider classification between 1989 and 1999.Nauright Parrish 2012 454–455 Team classification Combativity 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. Award Classification P Lance ArmstrongarmstrongLance ArmstrongarmstrongLance ArmstrongarmstrongMariano PiccoliRik VerbruggheDSC 1999no award 1 Jaan KirsipuuJaan Kirsipuu Thierry Gouvenou Thierry Gouvenou 2 Tom SteelsJaan KirsipuuChristian Vande Velde Jacky Durand 3 Tom Steels Frédéric Guesdon 4 Mario Cipollini Gianpaolo Mondini 5 Mario Cipollini Mariano Piccoli 6 Mario Cipollini François Simon 7 Mario Cipollini Lylian Lebreton 8 Lance ArmstrongarmstrongLance Armstrongarmstrong Magnus Bäckstedt no award 9 Lance ArmstrongarmstrongStuart O'GradyRichard VirenqueBenoît Salmon José Luis Arrieta 10 Giuseppe Guerini ONC 1999 Stéphane Heulot 11 Ludo DierckxsensFES 1999 Rik Verbrugghe 12 David EtxebarriaErik Zabel Massimiliano Lelli 13 Salvatore Commesso ONC 1999 Roland Meier 14 Dimitri Konishev FES 1999 Jacky Durand Jacky Durand 15 Fernando EscartínGCE 1999 Fernando Escartín 16 David Etxebarria Pavel Tonkov 17 Tom Steels Carlos Da Cruz 18 Gianpaolo Mondini Frédéric Bessy 19 Lance Armstrongarmstrong no award 20 Robbie McEwen Anthony Morin FinalLance ArmstrongarmstrongErik Zabelwhite Richard Virenque yes Benoît Salmon GCE 1999white Jacky Durand yes In stage 1, Alex Zülle wore the green jersey. In stages 3 through 6, Tom Steels wore the green jersey. In stage 7, Erik Zabel wore the green jersey. In stage 8, Mario Cipollini wore the green jersey. Final standings Legend 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=Green jersey Denotes the leader of the points classificationRace regulations 1999 7 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=Polka dot jersey Denotes the leader of the mountains classificationRace regulations 1999 7 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. Denotes the winner of the super-combativity awardRace regulations 1999 7 General classification + Final general classification (1–10)The history of the Tour de France – Year 1999 – Stage 20 Arpajon > Paris http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1999/2000/etape.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 4 April 2020 2 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200402222339/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1999/2000/etape.html dead Rank Rider Team Time 1 Lance Armstrong USAarmstrong USP 1999 91h 32' 16" 2 Alex Zülle SUI GCE 1999 + 7' 37" 3 Fernando Escartín ESP KEL 1999 + 10' 26" 4 Laurent Dufaux SUI SAE 1999 + 14' 43" 5 Ángel Casero ESP VIT 1999 + 15' 11" 6 Abraham Olano ESP ONC 1999 + 16' 47" 7 Daniele Nardello ITA MAP 1999 + 17' 02" 8 Richard Virenque FRA 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=Polka dot jersey POL 1999 + 17' 28" 9 Wladimir Belli ITA FES 1999 + 17' 37" 10 Andrea Peron ITA ONC 1999 + 23' 10" Final general classification (11–141) Rank Rider Team Time 11 Kurt Van De Wouwer BEL LOT 1999 + 23' 32" 12 David Etxebarria ESP ONC 1999 + 26' 41" 13 Tyler Hamilton USA USP 1999 + 26' 53" 14 Stéphane Heulot FRA FDJ 1999 + 27' 58" 15 Roland Meier SUI COF 1999 + 28' 44" 16 Benoit Salmon FRA ALM 1999 + 28' 59" 17 Alberto Elli ITA TEL 1999 + 33' 39" 18 Paolo Lanfranchi ITA MAP 1999 + 34' 14" 19 Carlos Contreras COL KEL 1999 + 34' 53" 20 Georg Totschnig AUT TEL 1999 + 37' 10" 21 Mario Aerts BEL LOT 1999 + 39' 21" 22 Giuseppe Guerini ITA TEL 1999 + 39' 29" 23 Gianni Faresin ITA MAP 1999 + 40' 28" 24 Álvaro González de Galdeano ESP VIT 1999 + 43' 39" 25 Marcos Antonio Serrano ESP ONC 1999 + 45' 03" 26 Francisco Tomas García ESP VIT 1999 + 45' 31" 27 Christophe Moreau FRA FES 1999 + 45' 34" 28 Francisco Mancebo ESP GCE 1999 + 50' 31" 29 Luis Perez ESP ONC 1999 + 52' 53" 30 François Simon FRA C.A 1999 + 53' 21" 31 Armin Meier SUI SAE 1999 + 1h 00' 10" 32 Stefano Garzelli ITA UNO 1999 + 1h 00' 45" 33 Javier Pascual Rodríguez ESP KEL 1999 + 1h 01' 20" 34 Massimiliano Lelli ITA COF 1999 + 1h 01' 27" 35 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ ALM 1999 + 1h 02' 23" 36 Kevin Livingston USA USP 1999 + 1h 06' 10" 37 José Castelblanco COL KEL 1999 + 1h 08' 05" 38 Salvatore Commesso ITA SAE 1999 + 1h 09' 15" 39 César Solaun ESP GCE 1999 + 1h 10' 01" 40 Udo Bölts GER TEL 1999 + 1h 11' 51" 41 Steve De Wolf BEL COF 1999 + 1h 11' 54" 42 Frédérick Bessy FRA ALM 1999 + 1h 15' 26" 43 Miguel Ángel Peña ESP GCE 1999 + 1h 19' 26" 44 Laurent Madouas FRA FES 1999 + 1h 20' 42" 45 Geert Verheyen BEL LOT 1999 + 1h 23' 24" 46 José Luis Arrieta ESP GCE 1999 + 1h 24' 29" 47 Francisco Javier Cerezo ESP VIT 1999 + 1h 26' 50" 48 Thierry Bourguignon FRA AUB 1999 + 1h 27' 43" 49 Manuel Fernández ESP MAP 1999 + 1h 30' 20" 50 Mariano Piccoli ITA LAM 1999 + 1h 31' 21" 51 Lylian Lebreton FRA AUB 1999 + 1h 32' 51" 52 Jean-Cyril Robin FRA FDJ 1999 + 1h 33' 14" 53 Marco Fincato ITA UNO 1999 + 1h 36' 57" 54 Jon Odriozola ESP GCE 1999 + 1h 41' 55" 55 Marco Serpellini ITA LAM 1999 + 1h 42' 04" 56 Michael Boogerd NED RAB 1999 + 1h 42' 22" 57 Fabian Jeker SUI FES 1999 + 1h 42' 25" 58 Rafael Díaz Justo ESP ONC 1999 + 1h 43' 36" 59 José Javier Gomez ESP KEL 1999 + 1h 45' 50" 60 Jens Voigt GER C.A 1999 + 1h 47' 47" 61 Santos González ESP ONC 1999 + 1h 48' 21" 62 Dmitri Konychev RUS UNO 1999 + 1h 49' 10" 63 Peter Farazijn BEL COF 1999 + 1h 55' 01" 64 Hernán Buenahora COL VIT 1999 + 1h 55' 33" 65 Frankie Andreu USA USP 1999 + 1h 59' 01" 66 Stefano Cattai ITA POL 1999 + 1h 59' 49" 67 Christophe Oriol FRA ALM 1999 + 2h 01' 06" 68 José Vicente Garcia ESP GCE 1999 + 2h 01' 46" 69 Fabrice Gougot FRA ALM 1999 + 2h 02' 05" 70 Christophe Mengin FRA FDJ 1999 + 2h 04' 03" 71 Rik Verbrugghe BEL LOT 1999 + 2h 04' 31" 72 Marc Lotz NED RAB 1999 + 2h 08' 08" 73 Steffen Wesemann GER TEL 1999 + 2h 09' 22" 74 Stéphane Goubert FRA POL 1999 + 2h 10' 58" 75 José Luis Rebollo ESP ONC 1999 + 2h 12' 57" 76 Prudencio Induráin ESP VIT 1999 + 2h 14' 15" 77 Laurent Brochard FRA FES 1999 + 2h 14' 42" 78 George Hincapie USA USP 1999 + 2h 16' 35" 79 Christophe Rinero FRA COF 1999 + 2h 16' 35" 80 Jörg Jaksche GER TEL 1999 + 2h 16' 44" 81 Giampaolo Mondini ITA CTA 1999 + 2h 17' 34" 82 Gilles Maignan FRA ALM 1999 + 2h 18' 02" 83 Cédric Vasseur FRA C.A 1999 + 2h 18' 23" 84 Maarten den Bakker NED RAB 1999 + 2h 19' 03" 85 Christian Vande Velde USA USP 1999 + 2h 23' 58" 86 Javier Otxoa ESP KEL 1999 + 2h 24' 14" 87 Riccardo Forconi ITA UNO 1999 + 2h 25' 02" 88 Laurent Lefèvre FRA FES 1999 + 2h 25' 08" 89 Erik Zabel GER 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=Green jersey TEL 1999 + 2h 26' 01" 90 Dominique Rault FRA AUB 1999 + 2h 27' 17" 91 Pascal Chanteur FRA ALM 1999 + 2h 28' 00" 92 Elio Aggiano ITA VIT 1999 + 2h 28' 33" 93 Alexei Sivakov RUS AUB 1999 + 2h 29' 40" 94 Stuart O'Grady AUS C.A 1999 + 2h 30' 07" 95 Massimo Giunti ITA CTA 1999 + 2h 30' 25" 96 Thierry Gouvenou FRA AUB 1999 + 2h 32' 11" 97 Patrick Jonker AUS RAB 1999 + 2h 32' 20" 98 David Navas ESP GCE 1999 + 2h 33' 31" 99 Fabio Sacchi ITA POL 1999 + 2h 33' 39" 100 Laurent Desbiens FRA COF 1999 + 2h 34' 01" 101 José Angel Vidal ESP KEL 1999 + 2h 34' 22" 102 Jaime Hernández ESP FES 1999 + 2h 36' 04" 103 Davide Bramati ITA MAP 1999 + 2h 36' 15" 104 Tom Steels BEL MAP 1999 + 2h 36' 28" 105 Anthony Morin FRA FDJ 1999 + 2h 36' 37" 106 Frédérick Guesdon FRA FDJ 1999 + 2h 37' 27" 107 Erik Dekker NED RAB 1999 + 2h 38' 05" 108 Fabien De Waele BEL LOT 1999 + 2h 39' 21" 109 Beat Zberg SUI RAB 1999 + 2h 39' 29" 110 Kai Hundertmarck GER TEL 1999 + 2h 39' 32" 111 Ludovic Auger FRA AUB 1999 + 2h 39' 38" 112 Peter Wuyts BEL LOT 1999 + 2h 39' 50" 113 Marco Pinotti ITA LAM 1999 + 2h 40' 00" 114 Silvio Martinello ITA POL 1999 + 2h 43' 14" 115 Christophe Capelle FRA AUB 1999 + 2h 45' 17" 116 Lars Michaelsen DEN FDJ 1999 + 2h 46' 20" 117 Claude Lamour FRA COF 1999 + 2h 46' 26" 118 Rolf Huser SUI FES 1999 + 2h 47' 27" 119 Chris Boardman GBR C.A 1999 + 2h 47' 48" 120 Mirko Crepaldi ITA POL 1999 + 2h 49' 14" 121 Henk Vogels jr AUS C.A 1999 + 2h 49' 17" 122 Robbie McEwen AUS RAB 1999 + 2h 49' 23" 123 Sébastien Hinault FRA C.A 1999 + 2h 51' 03" 124 Sergio Barbero ITA UNO 1999 + 2h 51' 09" 125 Gabriele Colombo ITA CTA 1999 + 2h 51' 43" 126 Carlos De La Cruz FRA AUB 1999 + 2h 51' 48" 127 Rossano Brasi ITA POL 1999 + 2h 52' 01" 128 Thierry Marichal BEL LOT 1999 + 2h 54' 06" 129 Juan José de los Ángeles ESP KEL 1999 + 2h 54' 40" 130 Sebastien Demarbaix BEL LOT 1999 + 2h 58' 32" 131 Marcus Ljungqvist SWE CTA 1999 + 3h 00' 09" 132 Anthony Langella FRA C.A 1999 + 3h 02' 20" 133 Bart Leysen BEL MAP 1999 + 3h 03' 11" 134 Massimiliano Napolitano ITA UNO 1999 + 3h 05' 09" 135 Pedro Horrillo ESP VIT 1999 + 3h 05' 31" 136 Jan Schaffrath GER TEL 1999 + 3h 05' 41" 137 Luca Mazzanti ITA CTA 1999 + 3h 06' 28" 138 Alessandro Baronti ITA CTA 1999 + 3h 07' 07" 139 Thierry Loder FRA COF 1999 + 3h 11' 55" 140 Pascal Deramé FRA USP 1999 + 3h 14' 19" 141 Jacky Durand FRA 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. LOT 1999 + 3h 19' 09" Points classification +Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1Erik Zabel GER 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=Green jersey TEL 1999 323 2Stuart O'Grady AUS C.A 1999 275 3Christophe Capelle FRA AUB 1999 196 4Tom Steels BEL MAP 1999 188 5François Simon FRA C.A 1999 186 6George Hincapie USA USP 1999 166 7Robbie McEwen AUS RAB 1999 166 8Giampaolo Mondini ITA CTA 1999 141 9Christophe Moreau FRA FES 1999 140 10Silvio Martinello ITA POL 1999 130 Mountains classification +Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1Richard Virenque FRA 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=Polka dot jersey POL 1999 279 2Alberto Elli ITA TEL 1999 226 3Mariano Piccoli ITA LAM 1999 205 4Fernando Escartín ESP KEL 1999 194 5Lance Armstrong USAarmstrong USP 1999 193 6Alex Zülle SUI GCE 1999 152 7José Luis Arrieta ESP GCE 1999 141 8Laurent Dufaux SUI SAE 1999 141 9Andrea Peron ITA ONC 1999 138 10Kurt Van De Wouwer BEL LOT 1999 117 Young rider classification +Final young rider classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1Benoit Salmon FRA ALM 1999 92h 01' 15" 2Mario Aerts BEL LOT 1999 + 10' 22" 3Francisco Tomas García ESP VIT 1999 + 16' 32" 4Francisco Mancebo ESP GCE 1999 + 21' 32" 5Luis Perez ESP ONC 1999 + 23' 54" 6Salvatore Commesso ITA SAE 1999 + 40' 16" 7Steve De Wolf BEL COF 1999 + 42' 55" 8José Javier Gomez ESP KEL 1999 + 1h 16' 51" 9Rik Verbrugghe BEL LOT 1999 + 1h 35' 32" 10Jörg Jaksche GER TEL 1999 + 1h 47' 45" Team classification +Final team classification (1–10)http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/stage20other.html Tour de France, Grand Tour, Other Classifications after Stage 20 Cyclingnews.com 1999 29 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120223174111/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/tour99/stage20other.html 23 February 2012 live Rank Team Time 1 BAN 1999 275h 05' 21" 2 ONC 1999 + 8' 16" 3 FES 1999 + 16' 13" 4 KEL 1999 + 23' 48" 5 MAP 1999 + 24' 13" 6 TEL 1999 + 41' 00" 7 VIT 1999 + 42' 44" 8 USP 1999 + 57' 13" 9 COF 1999 + 58' 02" 10 LOT 1999 + 1h 09' 02" Combativity classification +Final combativity classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1Jacky Durand FRA 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib. LOT 1999 61 2Stéphane Heulot FRA FDJ 1999 55 3Thierry Gouvenou FRA AUB 1999 51 4Anthony Morin FRA FDJ 1999 46 5François Simon FRA C.A 1999 42 6Fernando Escartín ESP KEL 1999 40 7Lylian Lebreton FRA AUB 1999 40 8Frédéric Guesdon FRA FDJ 1999 40 9Alberto Elli ITA TEL 1999 39 10Mariano Piccoli ITA LAM 1999 36 Notes References 30em Bibliography Jacques Augendre Jacques Augendre http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf Guide historique Historical guide 2016 fr 27 October 2016 Tour de France Paris Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160817121602/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf 17 August 2016 live Nauright John Parrish Charles Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=IkLYDgTnMxEC 2012 ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara, California 978-1-59884-300-2 Race regulations http://www.letour.com/1999/us/media/reglement.pdf Tour de France Paris Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20030713071855/http://www.letour.com/1999/us/media/reglement.pdf 13 July 2003 dead 27 October 2016 1999 Race regulations 1999 van den Akker Pieter Tour de France Rules and Statistics: 1903–2018 https://books.google.com/books?id=09sxwQEACAAJ 2018 Self-published 978-1-79398-080-9 Further reading Abt Samuel Samuel Abt Lance Armstrong's Comeback from Cancer: A Scrapbook of the Tour de France Winner's Dramatic Career https://archive.org/details/lancearmstrongsc0000abts registration 2000 Cycle Publishing San Francisco 978-1-892495-25-9 Mapping Le Tour Ellis Bacon HarperCollins Publishers Glasgow 2014 212–213 9780007543991 872700415 Wilcockson John John Wilcockson Pelkey Charles Lance Armstrong and the 1999 Tour de France https://books.google.com/books?id=kXRYAAAAYAAJ 1999 VeloPress Boulder, Colorado 978-1-884737-69-5 External links https://web.archive.org/web/19991001214047/http://www.letour.com/1999/us/ 1 October 1999 Official website 1999 Tour de France at Cyclingnews.com 1999 Tour de France P 10 11 20 Category:Tour de France by year Tour de France Tour de France