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 in Andorra.^[2] The race was won by Manuel Beltrán of the Banesto team.

Teams

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

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]^[4]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		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	14.2 km (8.8 mi)	Individual time trial	Manuel Beltrán (ESP)

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"