1999 Volta a Catalunya

The 1999 Volta a Catalunya was the 79th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 17 June to 24 June 1999. The race started in La Pineda and finished at the Alto de la Rabassa [fr] in Andorra.^[2] The race was won by Manuel Beltrán of the Banesto team.

1999 Volta a Catalunya

Race details
Dates	17–24 June 1999
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	910[1] km (565.4 mi)
Winning time	23h 40' 32"
Results
Winner  Manuel Beltrán (ESP) (Banesto)   Second  Roberto Heras (ESP) (Kelme–Costa Blanca)   Third  José María Jiménez (ESP) (Banesto)   Mountains  Dmitri Konyshev (RUS) (Mercatone Uno–Bianchi)   Sprints  Mariano Piccoli (ITA) (Lampre–Daikin)   Team Banesto
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Teams

Fifteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:^[3]

• Vitalicio Seguros
• Team Telekom
• Kelme–Costa Blanca
• Mercatone Uno–Bianchi
• Banesto
• Mapei–Quick-Step
• ONCE–Deutsche Bank
• TVM–Farm Frites
• Saeco–Cannondale
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Lotto–Mobistar
• Fuenlabrada
• Lampre–Daikin
• Festina–Lotus
• U.S. Postal Service

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2][4]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	17 June	La Pineda to Vila-seca	8.1 km (5.0 mi)		Individual time trial	Ángel Casero (ESP)
1	18 June	Vila-seca Tortosa	161.2 km (100.2 mi)			Mario Cipollini (ITA)
2	19 June	Tortosa to Vilanova i la Geltrú	172.5 km (107.2 mi)			Mario Cipollini (ITA)
3	20 June	Vilanova i la Geltrú to Barcelona	155.6 km (96.7 mi)			Annulled[nb 1]
4	21 June	Badalona to Badalona	182.4 km (113.3 mi)			Erik Zabel (GER)
5	22 June	El Masnou to Banyoles	174.8 km (108.6 mi)			Erik Zabel (GER)
6	23 June	Banyoles to Els Cortals d'Encamp	196.8 km (122.3 mi)			Roberto Heras (ESP)
7	24 June	Sant Julià de Lòria to Alto de la Rabassa [fr]	14.2 km (8.8 mi)		Individual time trial	Manuel Beltrán (ESP)

General classification

Final general classification[2][6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Manuel Beltrán (ESP) Banesto 23h 40' 32" 2  Roberto Heras (ESP) Kelme–Costa Blanca + 57" 3  José María Jiménez (ESP) Banesto + 1' 00" 4  Joseba Beloki (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 02" 5  Georg Totschnig (AUT) Team Telekom + 1' 44" 6  Roberto Laiseka (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 2' 43" 7  Fernando Escartín (ESP) Kelme–Costa Blanca + 3' 01" 8  Hernán Buenahora (COL) Vitalicio Seguros + 3' 13" 9  Ángel Casero (ESP) Vitalicio Seguros + 3' 26" 10  Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 4' 05"

Notes

1. The stage was annulled as a mark of respect to Manuel Sanroma, who suffered a fatal crash towards the end of the previous stage.^[5]