Tour de France 1999
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General | |||
output | 86th Tour de France | ||
Stages | 21st | ||
date | July 3rd - 25th, 1999 | ||
overall length | 3,870 km | ||
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begin | Puy du Fou | ||
target | Paris | ||
Teams | 20th | ||
Driver at the start | 180 | ||
Driver at the finish | 141 | ||
Average speed | 42.437 km / h | ||
Result | |||
winner | Declared vacant | ||
Second |
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Third |
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Scoring |
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Mountain scoring |
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Young talent evaluation |
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Most combative driver |
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Team evaluation |
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◀ 1998 | 2000 ▶ | ||
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The 86th Tour de France began on July 3, 1999 in Puy du Fou and ended on July 25, 1999 in Paris . It consisted of 21 stages with a total length of 3,870 km and led through France, Italy and Spain. 141 of 180 riders who started reached the finish.
The overall ranking was won by Lance Armstrong ( US Postal Service ) ahead of Alex Zülle ( Banesto ) and Fernando Escartín ( Kelme-Costa Blanca ), the points ranking was won by Erik Zabel ( Deutsche Telekom ), the mountain ranking won by Richard Virusque ( Polti ) and Jacky was the most combative driver Durand ( Lotto Mobistar ) awarded.
Lance Armstrong was stripped of his successes on August 24, 2012 by the USADA and on October 22, 2012 by the UCI for doping .
Summary
Before the race
The last two winners and last year's best Marco Pantani ( Mercatone Uno-Bianchi ) and Jan Ullrich ( Deutsche Telekom ) did not start. Marco Pantani was absent after being disqualified from the Giro d'Italia , while Jan Ullrich was absent after falling on the Germany Tour .
The shirt number 1 was therefore worn by Bobby Julich, who was third in the previous year ( Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone ). Other prominent participants were last year's winner of the points classification Erik Zabel (Deutsche Telekom), last year's winner of the mountain classification Christophe Rinero (Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone) and last year's most combative driver Jacky Durand ( Lotto-Mobistar ).
The race
Lance Armstrong ( US Postal Service ) won the prologue on July 3rd in Puy du Fou . The 27-year-old American made his comeback there after missing the last two editions of the Tour de France due to testicular cancer .
The first week of racing was then characterized by flat stages. A mass fall occurred on the Passage du Gois ; co-favorite Alex Zülle ( Banesto ) lost over six minutes. The sprinter Mario Cipollini ( Saeco-Cannondale ) meanwhile set two new records with an average speed of more than 50 km / h on the fourth stage and ultimately four stage wins in a row.
The individual time trial on July 11th in Metz won again Lance Armstrong; the co-favorite Fernando Escartín ( Kelme-Costa Blanca ) lost over six minutes.
The second week of the race began with the Alpine stages on July 13th to Sestrières and on July 14th to L'Alpe d'Huez . The 9th stage won Lance Armstrong; Alex Zülle lost 0:31 min and Fernando Escartín lost 1:26 min. Giuseppe Guerini ( Deutsche Telekom ) won the 10th stage - despite a collision with a spectator - while Lance Armstrong, Alex Zülle and Fernando Escartín crossed the finish line at the same time.
The third week of the race began with the Pyrenees stages on July 20th to Piau-Engaly and on July 21st to Pau . Fernando Escartín won the 15th stage; Alex Zülle lost 2:01 minutes and Lance Armstrong lost 2:10 minutes. The 16th stage was won by David Etxebarria ( ONCE-Deutsche Bank ), while Lance Armstrong, Alex Zülle and Fernando Escartín crossed the finish line at the same time.
The individual time trial on July 24th at Futuroscope was again won by Lance Armstrong; Fernando Escartín lost again over four minutes.
The final stage on July 25th to Paris was won by Robbie McEwen ( Rabobank ). On the Champs-Élysées , Lance Armstrong, Alex Zülle and Fernando Escartín were also the winners, second and third in the overall standings, Erik Zabel (Deutsche Telekom) as the winner of the points classification, Richard Virusque ( Polti ) as the winner of the mountain classification and Jacky Durand ( Lotto Mobistar ) honored as the most combative driver.
After the race
The career of Lance Armstrong ( US Postal Service ) has always been accompanied by doping rumors . During the race, L'Équipe reported that traces of a prohibited substance had been found in one of his doping samples, but for which he had been able to produce a prescription.
Later investigations revealed that Lance Armstrong had used the banned substances corticosteroids , EPO , HGH and testosterone, as well as the banned method of blood doping, during his career . He was therefore subsequently disqualified on August 24, 2012 by the USADA and on October 22, 2012 by the UCI .
route
stage | date | Start finish | km | Type |
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prolog | 3rd of July | Puy du Fou | 6.8 | EZF | Declared vacant | |
1st stage | July 4th | Montaigu - Challans | 208 | MS | Jaan Kirsipuu | |
2nd stage | 5th July | Challans - Saint-Nazaire | 176 | MS | Tom Steels | |
3rd stage | July 6th | Nantes - Laval | 194.5 | MS | ||
4th stage | 7th of July | Laval - Blois | 191 | MS | Mario Cipollini | |
5th stage | 8th of July | Bonneval - Amiens | 233.5 | MS | ||
6th stage | July 9 | Amiens - Maubeuge | 171.5 | MS | ||
7th stage | 10th of July | Avesnes-sur-Helpe - Thionville | 227 | MS | ||
8th stage | July 11th | Metz - Metz | 56.5 | EZF | Declared vacant | |
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9th stage | July 13th | Le Grand-Bornand - Sestrières | 213.5 | MS | Declared vacant | |
10th stage | July 14th | Sestrières - L'Alpe d'Huez | 220.5 | MS | Giuseppe Guerini | |
11th stage | 15th of July | Le Bourg-d'Oisans - Saint-Etienne | 198.5 | MS | Ludo Dierckxsens | |
12th stage | 16th of July | Saint-Galmier - Saint-Flour | 201.5 | MS | David Etxebarria | |
13th stage | 17th July | Saint-Flour- Albi | 236.5 | MS | Salvatore Commesso | |
14th stage | July 18th | Castres - Saint-Gaudens | 199 | MS | Dimitri Konyshev | |
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15th stage | 20th of July | Saint-Gaudens - Piau-Engaly | 173 | MS | Fernando Escartín | |
16th stage | 21 July | Lannemezan - Pau | 192 | MS | David Etxebarria | |
17th stage | 22nd of July | Mourenx - Bordeaux | 200 | MS | Tom Steels | |
18th stage | July 23 | Jonzac - Futuroscope | 187 | MS | Gianpaolo Mondini | |
19th stage | 24th July | Futuroscope - Futuroscope | 57 | EZF | Declared vacant | |
20th stage | July 25th | Arpajon - Paris | 143.5 | MS | Robbie McEwen |
Teams and drivers
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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1 |
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2 |
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41 | 62 | 31 |
3 |
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100 | 75 | 39 |
4th |
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63 | 70 | 64 |
5 |
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117 | 31 | |
6th |
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34 | 26th | 23 |
7th |
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139 | ||
8th |
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15th | 47 | 13 |
9 |
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79 | 95 |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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11 |
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32 | 57 | 29 |
12 |
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13 |
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124 | 86 | |
14th |
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15th |
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16 |
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53 | ||
17th |
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87 | 68 | 74 |
18th |
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62 | 18th | 11 |
19th |
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134 |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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21st |
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89 | 1 | |
22nd |
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40 | 48 | |
23 |
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17th | 34 | 2 |
24 |
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22nd | 53 | 19th |
25th |
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110 | ||
26th |
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80 | 61 | |
27 |
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136 | ||
28 |
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20th | 67 | 60 |
29 |
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73 | 27 |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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31 |
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32 |
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103 | ||
33 |
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23 | 44 | 56 |
34 |
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49 | 63 | |
35 |
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18th | 49 | 25th |
36 |
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133 | ||
37 |
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38 |
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7th | 59 | 54 |
39 |
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104 | 4th |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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41 |
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56 | ||
42 |
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107 | 79 | 77 |
43 |
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84 | 34 | |
44 |
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97 | ||
45 |
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72 | 72 | 79 |
46 |
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122 | 6th | 33 |
47 |
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48 |
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49 |
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109 | 65 |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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51 |
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6th | 29 | 35 |
52 |
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58 | ||
53 |
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12 | 19th | 12 |
54 |
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55 |
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61 | 93 | 55 |
56 |
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29 | 51 | 61 |
57 |
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10 | 99 | 9 |
58 |
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75 | ||
59 |
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25th | 77 | 37 |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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61 |
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62 |
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127 | 76 | |
63 |
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66 | ||
64 |
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120 | 80 | |
65 |
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74 | 41 | |
66 |
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114 | 10 | |
67 |
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68 |
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99 | 33 | |
69 |
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8th | 30th | 1 |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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71 |
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72 |
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73 |
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38 | 22nd | 57 |
74 |
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4th | 40 | 8th |
75 |
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76 |
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31 | 87 | 52 |
77 |
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78 |
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79 |
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No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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81 |
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21st | 74 | 66 |
82 |
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108 | 23 | |
83 |
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130 | 86 | |
84 |
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141 | 35 | 44 |
85 |
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128 | ||
86 |
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11 | 45 | 10 |
87 |
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71 | 39 | 32 |
88 |
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45 | 88 | |
89 |
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112 | 28 |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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91 |
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35 | 15th | 17th |
92 |
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93 |
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42 | 50 | 36 |
94 |
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91 | 36 | |
95 |
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69 | 81 | 40 |
96 |
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97 |
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82 | 89 | |
98 |
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67 | ||
99 |
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16 | 90 | 83 |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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101 |
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55 | 32 | 68 |
102 |
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103 |
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104 |
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105 |
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50 | 17th | 3 |
106 |
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113 | 51 | |
107 |
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108 |
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109 |
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No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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111 |
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3 | 20th | 4th |
112 |
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37 | 64 | 49 |
113 |
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19th | 73 | 15th |
114 |
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129 | ||
115 |
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59 | 20th | |
116 |
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86 | 26th | |
117 |
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33 | 60 | 62 |
118 |
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119 |
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101 |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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121 |
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5 | 48 | 47 |
122 |
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92 | 13 | 69 |
123 |
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64 | ||
124 |
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47 | 85 | 73 |
125 |
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26th | 69 | 22nd |
126 |
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24 | 84 | 27 |
127 |
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135 | 71 | |
128 |
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76 | ||
129 |
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No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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131 |
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30th | 5 | 42 |
132 |
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133 |
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119 | ||
134 |
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123 | 24 | 81 |
135 |
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132 | ||
136 |
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94 | 2 | |
137 |
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83 | 85 | |
138 |
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121 | 41 | |
139 |
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60 | 42 | 87 |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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141 |
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9 | 21st | 18th |
142 |
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77 | 21st | |
143 |
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102 | ||
144 |
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118 | 80 | |
145 |
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57 | 50 | |
146 |
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88 | 66 | 67 |
147 |
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44 | 78 | |
148 |
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27 | 9 | 58 |
149 |
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No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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151 |
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52 | 43 | 84 |
152 |
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153 |
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154 |
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106 | 52 | 76 |
155 |
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14th | 37 | 16 |
156 |
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70 | 25th | 63 |
157 |
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116 | 11 | |
158 |
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105 | 82 | 71 |
159 |
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No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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161 |
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2 | 14th | 6th |
162 |
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46 | 95 | 7th |
163 |
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164 |
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68 | 83 | 70 |
165 |
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28 | 89 | |
166 |
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98 | ||
167 |
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54 | 24 | |
168 |
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43 | 58 | 46 |
169 |
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39 | 65 |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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171 |
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172 |
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138 | ||
173 |
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125 | 92 | |
174 |
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175 |
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95 | 72 | |
176 |
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131 | 98 | 45 |
177 |
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137 | 78 | |
178 |
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179 |
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81 | 8th | 14th |
No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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181 |
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- | - | - |
182 |
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65 | 91 | 43 |
183 |
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140 | 97 | 82 |
184 |
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13 | 54 | 59 |
185 |
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78 | 7th | |
186 |
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36 | 30th | |
187 |
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188 |
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85 | 96 | 88 |
189 |
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No. | Surname | GW | PW | BW |
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191 |
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111 | 38 | |
192 |
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48 | 56 | 28 |
193 |
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115 | 3 | |
194 |
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126 | 16 | |
195 |
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96 | 46 | 75 |
196 |
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51 | 63 | 38 |
197 |
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90 | ||
198 |
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93 | 55 | |
199 |
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Abbreviations: GW = overall ranking (rank), PW = points ranking (rank), BW = mountain ranking (rank)
Scoring jerseys in the course of the tour
stage |
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1st stage | Declared vacant | Declared vacant | Mariano Piccoli |
2nd stage | Jaan Kirsipuu | ||
3rd stage | Jaan Kirsipuu | ||
4th stage | |||
5th stage | |||
6th stage | |||
7th stage | |||
8th stage | |||
9th stage | Declared vacant | ||
10th stage | Stuart O'Grady | Richard virusesque | |
11th stage | |||
12th stage | |||
13th stage | Erik Zabel | ||
14th stage | |||
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Result | Declared vacant | Erik Zabel | Richard virusesque |
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Web links
- Tour de France 1999 in the LeTour.fr database
- Tour de France 1999 in the ProCyclingStats.com database