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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 20, 1999 |
Milan-San Remo |
Andrei Tchmil (Bel) |
294 km |
| April 4, 1999 |
Tour of Flanders |
Peter Van Petegem (Bel) |
269 km |
| April 11, 1999 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Andre Tafi (Ita) |
273 km |
April 18, 1999 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) |
263 km |
| May 15-June 6, 1999 |
Giro d'Italia |
Ivan Gotti (Ita) |
22 Stages,
3,757 km |
| July3-25, 1999 |
Tour de France |
N/A |
20 Stages,
3,686 km |
| Sept 4-26, 1999 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
21 Stages,
3,545 km |
| October 10, 1999 |
World
Championships |
Oscar Freire (Spa) |
Verona, Italy 260 km |
October 16, 1999 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Mirko Celestino (Ita) |
Varese-Bergamo,
262 km |
• February 28 - US President William Clinton impeached by the House was acquitted by the Senate.
• Littleton, Colorado - two Columbine High School teenagers opened fire on teachers and fellow students, killing 12 students and 1 teacher before committing suicide.
• Kosovo War - NATO forces entered the civil war between the Serbian Military and the Serbian Liberation Army (KLA). Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic, indicted during the conflict for war crimes and human rights violations, was beaten back by NATO forces.
Notable Deaths -
King Hussein of Jordan, 1935-1999, died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 63.
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