1999 Vuelta a Colombia

1999 Vuelta a Colombia
Race details
Dates	June 13 – June 27
Stages	15
Distance	2,300 km (1,429 mi)
Winning time	51h 38' 19"
Results

The 49th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from June 13 to June 27, 1999.

Stages

1999-06-13: Circuito en Manizales (120 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Javier Zapata (COL)	2:48.25	Javier Zapata (COL)	2:48.25
2.	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	—	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	+0.04
3.	Alexis Rojas (COL)	—	Alexis Rojas (COL)	+0.06

1999-06-14: Manizales — Pereira (102.3 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Javier Pascual (ESP)	2:13.03	Javier Pascual (ESP)	5:01.16
2.	Ruber Marín (COL)	—	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	+0.02
3.	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	—	Javier Zapata (COL)	+0.02

1999-06-15: Armenia — Cali (179.3 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Ruber Marín (COL)	4:13.00	Ruber Marín (COL)	9:14.11
2.	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	+0.01	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	+0.01
3.	Yosvany Falcón (CUB)	+0.01	Javier Pascual (ESP)	+0.05

1999-06-16: Cali — Cartago (181.7 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Fredy González (COL)	4:17.25	Alexis Rojas (COL)	13:31.43
2.	Alexis Rojas (COL)	—	Fredy González (COL)	—
3.	Ricardo Mesa (COL)	—	Víctor Niño (COL)	+0.10

1999-06-17: Cartago — La Pintada (164.6 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	3:49.58	Alexis Rojas (COL)	17:21.01
2.	Jhon García (COL)	—	Fredy González (COL)	—
3.	Alessio Girelli (ITA)	—	Víctor Niño (COL)	+0.10

1999-06-18: Santa Fé de Antioquia — Alto del Toyó (78 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	2:49.54	Alexis Rojas (COL)	17:21.01
2.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+0.10	Fredy González (COL)	—
3.	Hernán Bonilla (COL)	+0.12	Víctor Niño (COL)	+0.10

1999-06-19: Santa Fé de Antioquia — Edificio Inteligente (150 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Chepe González (COL)	4:23.49	Alexis Rojas (COL)	24:38.56
2.	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	—	Víctor Niño (COL)	+0.10
3.	Elder Herrera (COL)	+1.12	Ricardo Mesa (COL)	+0.37

1999-06-20: Medellín — Medellín (31.5 km)

Place	Stage 8 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	41.16	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	25:21.38
2.	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	+0.24	Víctor Niño (COL)	+0.42
3.	Javier Zapata (COL)	+1.17	Alexis Rojas (COL)	+1.10

1999-06-21: Bello — Puerto Berrío (177.4 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	4:02.31	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	29:24.09
2.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	—	Víctor Niño (COL)	+0.42
3.	Ruber Marín (COL)	—	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	+1.07

1999-06-22: Puerto Berrío — Barrancabermeja (159.8 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Jairo Pérez (COL)	3:35.17	Víctor Niño (COL)	33:03.16
2.	Julio Ernesto Bernal (COL)	+0.47	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	+0.25
3.	Germán Ospina (COL)	+0.48	Alexis Rojas (COL)	+0.28

1999-06-23: Barrancabermeja — Bucaramanga (124.2 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Federico Muñoz (COL)	3:03.47	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	36:07.24
2.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	—	Alexis Rojas (COL)	+0.07
3.	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	—	Ricardo Mesa (COL)	+0.52

1999-06-24: Bucaramanga — Barichara (148.7 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	3:43.05	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	39:51.08
2.	Argiro Zapata (COL)	—	Alexis Rojas (COL)	+0.13
3.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+0.02	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+0.28

1999-06-25: San Gil — Tunja (188.3 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	5:21.55	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	45:13.06
2.	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	+0.03	Alexis Rojas (COL)	+0.20
3.	Alexis Rojas (COL)	+0.08	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+0.44

1999-06-26: Tunja — Zipaquirá (171.8 km)

Place	Stage 14		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	4:07.03	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	49:22.02
2.	Ramón García (COL)	+0.01	Alexis Rojas (COL)	+0.20
3.	Ismael Sarmiento (COL)	+0.03	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+0.44

1999-06-27: Circuito en Bogotá (100.8 km)

Place	Stage 15		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	2:14.12	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	51:38.19
2.	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.39	Alexis Rojas (COL)	+0.20
3.	Elder Herrera (COL)	—	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+0.44

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	Kelme-Costa Blanca	51:38:19
2.	Alexis Rojas (COL)	Aguardiente Cristal-Chec	+ 0.20
3.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	Lotería de Santander	+ 0.44
4.	Ricardo Mesa (COL)	Nacional Orbitel	+ 1.11
5.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	Aguardiente Néctar	+ 1.12
6.	Héctor Castaño (COL)	Nacional Orbitel	+ 2.00
7.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	Aguardiente Néctar	+ 2.14
8.	Argiro Zapata (COL)	Empresas Públicas de Medellín	+ 2.57
9.	Víctor Niño (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 3.05
10.	Julio César Aguirre (COL)	Nacional Orbitel	+ 3.11

References

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