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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
 Jan Ullrich
VaE Sept 4 - Sept 26, 1999 |
3,548.7 Km |
Starters: 189 |
Finishers: 115 |
Average Speed: 39.449 km/h x
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Bahamontes Tantrum, a Belgian Takes the Victory
The 54th Vuelta a Espana was held from September 4 to September 26, 1999. The race consisted of twenty-one stages plus a Prologue covering a total of 3,548.7 km. The race started in Murcia with hot temperatures of southern Spain. The heat would play a factor early in the race. As the race turned north at the end of the first week the hot weather changed to rain and high winds.
SPECIAL NOTE: The Vuelta's three Classification Jerseys in place since 1955 were changed in 1999:
The Race Leader's "Maillot Amarillo" (Yellow Jersey)  changed to the "Jersey de Oro" (Golden Jersey)  . |
The Points Leader's Blue Jersey  changed to a Silver Jersey  . |
The KoM Leader's Green Jersey  changed to the White Jersey with Gold sleeves  . |
Twenty-six years old German Jan Ullrich was not one of the pre-race favorites because of his bad early season. By the end of the first week the big German was beginning to ride very well.
1999 Vuelta a Espana Race Route Details |
Teams:
- Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria
- Banesto
- Cofidis
- Euskaltel-Euskadi
- Festina-Lotus
- Fuenlabrada-Cafés Toscaf
- Kelme-Costa Blanca
- Lampre-Daikin-Colnago
- Liquigas-Pata
- Lotto-Mobistar
- Mapei-Quickstep
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- ONCE-Deutsche Bank
- Polti
- Rabobank ProTeam
- Riso Scotti-Vinavil
- Saeco-Cannondale
- Sport Lisboa/Benfica
- Team Telekom
- TVM-Farm Frites
- US Postal Service
- Vitalicio Seguros-Gr Generali
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Race Summary:
Prologue: Vitalicio Seguros’ Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano won the 6.1 km Individual Time Trial. He was the first wearer of the new "Jersey de Oro".
Stage 6: Defending Vuelta champion Abraham Olano won the second Individual Time Trial on the sixth stage and took the race lead.
Abraham Olano during the Time Trial
Stage 8: Olano was injured in a bad crash. He remounted and finished the stage to retain the race lead.
Stage 12: 147 km from Sort to Arcalis (Andorra), Jan Ullrich rode away from Olano on the finishing climb and finished the stage 7’22” ahead of the injured race leader. Ullrich took over the race lead.
Ullrich (L) attacking Olano (R)
Stage 14: Olano lost additional time on stage 13. With broken ribs the brave Spaniard painfully abandoned the race prior to stage 14.
Breakaway on Stage 19: (L to R) Vandenbroucke, Ullrich, Jimenez, Heras, Gonzalez Galdeano
Stage 21: Ullrich and his Telekom team controlled the race until the finish in Madrid. The Big German rolled across the finish line with 4’15” lead on second placed Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano to gain the Vuelta victory.
Final Podium: 2nd Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (L), Jan Ullrich (C), 3rd Roberto Heras (R)
Post Race Notes:
After his Vuelta victory Germany's Jan Ullrich continued his strong late season racing in the World Championships. He won the Rainbow Jersey in the Individual Time Trial by several second over Sweden's Michael Andersson.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue Murcia, 6.1 km ITT |
Igor Gonzalez/Galdeano (Spa) |
Igor Gonzalez/Galdeano (Spa) |
Stage 1 Murcia-Benidorm, 179 km |
Robert Hunter (RSA) |
Jacky Durand (Fra) |
Stage 2 Alicante-Albacete, 206 km |
Marcel Wust (Ger) |
Jacky Durand (Fra) |
Stage 3 La Roda-Fuenlabrada, 233 km |
Marcel Wust (Ger) |
Marcel Wust (Ger) |
Stage 4 Las Rozas-Salamanca, 185.6 km |
Marcel Wust (Ger) |
Marcel Wust (Ger) |
Stage 5 Bejar-Cuidad Rodrigo, 160 km |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
Abraham Olano (Spa) |
Stage 6 Salamanca-Salamanca, 46.4 km ITT |
Abraham Olano (Spa) |
Abraham Olano (Spa) |
Stage 7 Salamanca-Leon, 217 km |
Marcel Wust (Ger) |
Abraham Olano (Spa) |
Stage 8 Leon-Alto del Angliru, 175.6 km |
Jose-Maria Jimenez (Spa) |
Abraham Olano (Spa) |
Stg 9 Gijon-Los Corrales de Buelna, 185.8 km |
Laurent Brochard (Fra) |
Abraham Olano (Spa) |
Stage 10 Zaragoza-Zaragoza, 183.2 km |
Serguei Outchakov (Ukr) |
Abraham Olano (Spa) |
St 11 Huesca-Val d'Aran/Plat de Beret, 201 km |
Daniele Nardello (Ita) |
Abraham Olano (Spa) |
Stage 12 Sort-Andorra/Arcalis, 147.4 km |
Igor Gonzalez/Galdeano (Spa) |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
Stage 13 Andorra-Castellar del Riu, 149 km |
Alex Zulle (Sui) |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
Stage 14 Circuit Barcelona/Montjuich, 94.4 km* |
Fabio Roscioli (Ita) |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
Stage 15 La Senia-Valencia, 193.4 km |
Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
Stage 16 Valencia-Teruel, 200.4 km |
Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
Stg 17 Los Bronchales-Guadalajara, 225 km |
Cristian Moreni (Ita) |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
St 18 Guadalajara-Alto de Abantos, 166.3 km |
Roberto Laiseka (Spa) |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
St 19 S. Lorenzo d’El Escorial-Avila, 184.6 km |
Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
Stage 20 El Tiemblo-Avila, 46.5 km ITT |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
Stage 21 Madrid-Madrid, 163 km |
Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
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BEST CLIMBER PRIZE |
Jose-Maria Jimenez (Spa) |
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POINTS COMPETITION |
Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) |
General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Jan ULLRICH (Ger) |
Team Telekom |
89h 52' 03" |
2 |
Igor Gonzalez-Galdeano (Spa) |
Vitalicio Seguros-Gr Generali |
+4'15" |
3 |
Roberto Heras (Spa) |
Kelme-Costa Blanca |
+5'57" |
4 |
Pavel Tonkov (Rus) |
Mapei-Quickstep |
+7'53" |
5 |
Jose-Maria Jimenez (Spa) |
Banesto |
+9'24" |
6 |
Jose-Luis Rubiera (Spa) |
Kelme-Costa Blanca |
+10'13" |
7 |
Manuel Beltran (Spa) |
Banesto |
+11'20" |
8 |
Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) |
Banesto |
+13'13" |
9 |
Ivan Parra (Col) |
Vitalicio Seguros-Gr Generali |
+16'20" |
10 |
Santiago Blanco (Spa) |
Vitalicio Seguros-Gr Generali |
+18'15" |
11 |
Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) |
+22'06" |
64 |
Serguei Smetanine (Rus) |
+2h36'30" |
12 |
Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) |
+23'39" |
65 |
Jose-Ramon Uriarte (Spa) |
+2h36'46" |
13 |
Jose Uria (Spa) |
+27'28" |
66 |
Cesar Solaun (Spa) |
+2h37'14" |
14 |
Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) |
+29'42" |
67 |
Luis Perez-Rodriguez (Spa) |
+2h37'22" |
15 |
Aitor Osa (Spa) |
+31'06" |
68 |
Salvatore Commesso (Ita) |
+2h38'36" |
16 |
Txema Del Olmo (Spa) |
+31'49" |
69 |
Bram De Groot (Ned) |
+2h39'10" |
17 |
Felix Garcia-Casas (Spa) |
+36'34" |
70 |
Quintino Rodrigues (Por) |
+2h41'39" |
18 |
Roberto Laiseka (Spa) |
+40'14" |
71 |
Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) |
+2h49'12" |
19 |
Chann McRae (USA) |
+44'29" |
72 |
Robert Hunter (RSA) |
+2h50'05" |
20 |
Niki Aebersold (Sui) |
+59'04" |
73 |
Oscar Pozzi (Ita) |
+2h51'02" |
21 |
Michel Lafis (Swe) |
+59'43" |
74 |
Andreas Klier (Ger) |
+2h52'38" |
22 |
Massimo Codol (Ita) |
+1h02'49" |
75 |
Igor Flores (Spa) |
+2h53'23" |
23 |
Daniele Nardello (Spa) |
+1h02'58" |
76 |
Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) |
+2h53'55" |
24 |
Andrei Zintchenko (Spa) |
+1h04'08" |
77 |
Jaime-Javier Hernandez (Spa) |
+2h55'50" |
25 |
Gianni Faresin (Spa) |
+1h06'26" |
78 |
Fabio Roscioli (Ita) |
+2h56'21" |
26 |
Melchor Mauri (Spa) |
+1h06'33" |
79 |
Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) |
+2h57'00" |
27 |
Jon Odriozola (Spa) |
+1h11'15" |
80 |
Pascal Herve (Fra) |
+2h59'45" |
28 |
Juan-Carlos Vicario (Spa) |
+1h11'25" |
81 |
Francisco Cabello (Spa) |
+3h02'06" |
29 |
Andrea Tafi (Ita) |
+1h14'08" |
82 |
Aart Vierhouten (Ned) |
+3h02'30" |
30 |
Marcus Zberg (Sui) |
+1h14'14" |
83 |
Geert Van Bondt (Bel) |
+3h03'33" |
31 |
Kurt Van de Wouwer (Bel) |
+1h14'20" |
84 |
Stefano Verziagi (Ita) |
+3h04'48" |
32 |
Paolo Bettini (Ita) |
+1h15'09" |
85 |
Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) |
+3h05'26" |
33 |
Grischa Niermann (Ger) |
+1h15'10" |
86 |
Rossano Brasi (Ita) |
+3h08'49" |
34 |
Marcos-Antonio Serrano (Spa) |
+1h20'53" |
87 |
Ralph Grabsch (Ger) |
+3h09'35" |
35 |
Jorg Jaksche (Ger) |
+1h23'29" |
88 |
Frankie Andreu (USA) |
+3h12'04" |
36 |
Nicola Miceli (Ita) |
+1h25'36" |
89 |
Arnoldas Saprykinas (Lit) |
+3h12'14" |
37 |
Alex Zulle (Sui) |
+1h30'18" |
90 |
Danilo Hondo (Ger) |
+3h12'33" |
38 |
Rolf Aldag (Ger) |
+1h31'03" |
91 |
Glenn Magnusson (Swe) |
+3h13'59" |
39 |
David Garcia (Spa) |
+1h31'32" |
92 |
Matias Cagigas (Spa) |
+3h16'28" |
40 |
Oscar Lopez (Spa) |
+1h33'16" |
93 |
Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) |
+3h18'21" |
41 |
Andrea Noe (Ita) |
+1h34'26" |
94 |
Servais Knaven (Ned) |
+3h20'34" |
42 |
Joona Laukka (Fin) |
+1h37'38" |
95 |
Angel Edo (Spa) |
+3h21'16" |
43 |
Laurent Brochard (Fra) |
+1h38'39" |
96 |
Andres Bermejo (Spa) |
+3h21'18" |
44 |
Pedro Diaz-Lobato (Spa) |
+1h44'53" |
97 |
Frank Hoj (Den) |
+3h22'28" |
45 |
Inigo Cuesta (Spa) |
+1h46'24" |
98 |
Unai Etxebarria (Ven) |
+3h22'29" |
46 |
Alexandre Shefer (Kaz) |
+1h46'41" |
99 |
Remco Van der Ven (Ned) |
+3h23'26" |
47 |
Toni Tauler (Spa) |
+1h47'32" |
100 |
Mario Traversoni (Ita) |
+3h23'42" |
48 |
Oscar Camenzind (Sui) |
+1h48'39" |
101 |
Jose-Antonio Garrido (Spa) |
+3h24'31" |
49 |
Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) |
+1h50'55" |
102 |
Dirk Baldinger (Ger) |
+3h24'33" |
50 |
Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) |
+1h51'40" |
103 |
Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) |
+3h26'34" |
51 |
Stefano Cattai (Ita) |
+1h57'24" |
104 |
German Nieto (Spa) |
+3h29'31" |
52 |
Ramon Gonzalez-Arrieta (Spa) |
+1h58'12" |
105 |
Carlos Golbano (Spa) |
+3h32'28" |
53 |
Jose-Vic Garcia-Acosta (Spa) |
+2h00'15" |
106 |
Koen Beeckman (Bel) |
+3h38'27" |
54 |
Cristian Moreni (Ita) |
+2h01'29" |
107 |
Cristian Salvato (Ita) |
+3h40'00" |
55 |
Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) |
+2h02'26" |
108 |
Stefano Casagranda (Ita) |
+3h43'54" |
56 |
Alv Gonzalez-Galdeano (Spa) |
+2h06'02" |
109 |
Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) |
+3h44'40" |
57 |
Rafael Diaz-Justo (Spa) |
+2h08'22" |
110 |
Cesar Perez-Padron (Spa) |
+3h45'32" |
58 |
Mariano Piccoli (Ita) |
+2h08'57" |
111 |
Marco Gili (Ita) |
+3h49'00" |
59 |
Ang Castresana Del Val (Spa) |
+2h12'15" |
112 |
Julian Dean (Nzl) |
+3h53'13" |
60 |
Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) |
+2h14'27" |
113 |
Daniel Bayes (Spa) |
+3h56'28" |
61 |
Miguel Mar-Perdiguero (Spa) |
+2h24'52" |
114 |
Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) |
+4h06'40" |
62 |
Andreas Kloden (Ger) |
+2h29'06" |
115 |
Igor Pugaci (Mol) |
+4h14'44" |
63 |
Jan Boven (Ned) |
+2h31'31" |
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Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Jose-Maria JIMENEZ (Spa) |
Banesto |
133 |
2 |
Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) |
Cofidis |
90 |
3 |
Roberto Heras (Spa) |
Kelme-Costa Blanca |
89 |
4 |
Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) |
Euskaltel-Euskadi |
86 |
5 |
Igor Gonzalez-Galdeano (Spa) |
Vitalicio Seguros |
67 |
6 |
Laurent Brochard (Fra) |
Festina-Lotus |
66 |
7 |
Jose Manuel Uria (Spa) |
Kelme-Costa Blanca |
59 |
8 |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
Team Telekom |
57 |
9t |
Felix Garcia-Casas (Spa) |
Festina-Lotus |
53 |
Jon Odriozola (Spa) |
Banesto |
11 |
Pavel Tonkov (Rus) |
Mapei-Quickstep |
52 |
12 |
Manuel Beltran (Spa) |
Banesto |
50 |
13 |
Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) |
Banesto |
49 |
14 |
Nicola Miceli (Ita) |
Liquigas-Pata |
44 |
15 |
Daniele Nardello (Spa) |
Mapei-Quickstep |
40 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Frank VANDENBROUCKE (Bel) |
Cofidis |
129 |
2 |
Robert Hunter (RSA) |
Lampre-Daikin-Colnago |
123 |
3 |
Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) |
Vitalicio Seguros |
122 |
4 |
Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
Team Telekom |
116 |
5 |
Roberto Heras (Spa) |
Kelme-Costa Blanca |
96 |
6 |
Jose-Maria Jimenez (Spa) |
Banesto |
85 |
7 |
Glenn Magnusson (Swe) |
US Postal Service |
70 |
8 |
Pavel Tonkov (Rus) |
Mapei-Quickstep |
67 |
9 |
Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) |
Team Telekom |
63 |
10 |
Fabio Roscioli (Ita) |
Amica Chips-Costa de Almeria |
60 |
11 |
Mario Traversoni (Ita) |
Saeco-Cannondale |
60 |
12 |
Jose-Luis Rubiera (Spa) |
Kelme-Costa Blanca |
59 |
13 |
Miguel Martin-Perdiguero (Spa) |
ONCE-Deutsche Bank |
57 |
14 |
Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) |
ONCE-Deutsche Bank |
53 |
15 |
Andrei Zintchenko (Spa) |
Vitalicio Seguros-Gr Generali |
51 |
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