1999 Tour of Slovenia

The 1999 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 6th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑5 stage race held between 3 and 9 May 1999.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

1999 Tour of Slovenia
UCI‑5 race
Race details
Dates3–9 May 1999
Stages6 + prologue
Distance1,102.5 km (685.1 mi)
Winning time26h 39' 44"
Results
Winner Zimbabwe Timothy Jones
  Second Slovenia Tadej Valjavec
  Third Italy Stefano Panetta
Points Italy Gabriele Balducci
Mountains Slovenia Martin Derganc
Youth Slovenia Tadej Valjavec
Sprints Slovenia Martin Derganc
  Team Slovenia KRKA–Telekom Slovenije

The race consisted of opening prologue and actual 6 stages with 1,102 km (685.1 mi) in total.[8][9]

Teams

Total 98 riders (63 finished it) from 10 different countries and 18 teams started the race.

Professional

Amateur

National

Route and stages
Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Length Type Winner
0 3 May Nova Gorica 2.5 km (2 mi) Prologue Slovenia Boštjan Mervar
1 4 May Nova Gorica – Nova Gorica 185 km (115 mi) Hilly stage Italy Gabriele Balducci
2 5 May Ribnica – Rogaška Slatina 176 km (109 mi) Plain stage Austria Josef Lontscharitsch
3 6 May Radenci – Beltinci 161 km (100 mi) Plain stage Italy Enrico Degano
4 7 May Maribor – Ljubljana 191 km (119 mi) Intermediate stage Italy Dario Pieri
5 8 May Grosuplje – Vršič 202 km (126 mi) Mountain stage Zimbabwe Timothy Jones
6 9 May Semič – Novo mesto 185 km (115 mi) Plain stage Italy Moreno Di Biase
Total 1,102.5 km (685.1 mi)

Classification leadership
Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General
classification
 Points
classification
 Mountains
classification
 Young rider
classification
 Intermediate sprints
classification
 Team
classification

0 Boštjan Mervar Boštjan Mervar not available not available not available not available Krka Telekom
1 Gabriele Balducci Marko Derganc Matej Gnezda Marko Derganc
2 Josef Lontscharitsch Josef Lontscharitsch Gerrit Glomser not available
3 Enrico Degano Gabriele Balducci Krka Telekom
4 Dario Pieri Boštjan Mervar Marko Derganc
5 Timothy Jones Timothy Jones not available not available
6 Moreno di Biase Gabriele Balducci Tadej Valjavec Krka Telekom
Final Timothy Jones Gabriele Balducci Martin Derganc Tadej Valjavec Martin Derganc Krka Telekom

Final classification standings
Legend
Denotes the leader of the general classification Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
Denotes the leader of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
Denotes the leader of the int. sprints classification Denotes the leader of the team classification

General classification
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Zimbabwe Timothy Jones Amore&Vita 26h 39' 44"
2 Slovenia Tadej Valjavec Sava Kranj + 1' 49"
3 Italy Stefano Panetta Navigare - Gaerne + 2' 04"
4 Austria Gerrit Glomser Navigare - Gaerne + 2' 06"
5 Italy Massimo Giunti Cantina Tollo + 2' 23"
6 Slovenia Boštjan Mervar Krka Telekom + 2' 33"
7 Slovenia Uroš Murn Krka Telekom + 2' 45"
8 Italy Federico Giabbecueci Cantina Tollo + 2' 53"
9 Slovenia Sandi Šmerc Savaprojekt Krško + 2' 57"
10 Slovenia Boris Premužič Perutnina Ptuj-Radenska Rog + 3' 16"

Points classification
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Italy Gabriele Balducci Navigare - Gaerne 74
2 Italy Moreno di Biase Cantina Tollo 72
3 Slovenia Boštjan Mervar Krka Telekom 71
4 Austria Josef Lontscharitsch Elk-Austria 66
5 Slovenia Uroš Murn Krka Telekom 40

Mountains classification
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Slovenia Martin Derganc Slovenija mladi 20
2 Slovenia Klemen Tušek Slovenija mladi 11
3 Zimbabwe Timothy Jones Amore & Vita 10
4 Italy Stefano Panetta Navigare-Gaerne 7
5 Austria Gerrid Glomser Navigare-Gaerne 7

Young rider classification
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Slovenia Tadej Valjavec Sava Kranj 26h 41' 33"
2 Slovenia Matej Stare Sava Kranj + 5' 35"
3 Slovenia Martin Derganc Slovenija mladi + 7' 32"

Intermediate sprints classification
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Slovenia Martin Derganc Slovenija mladi 38
2 Slovenia Klemen Tušek Slovenija mladi 20
3 Italy Maurizio De Pasquale Amore&Vita 15
4 Italy Andrea Patuelli Navigare-Gaerne 13
5 Austria Gerrid Glomser Navigare-Gaerne 8

Team classification
Rank Team Time
1 Slovenia Krka Telekom
2 Italy Cantina Tollo + 1′ 52″
3 Slovenia Perutnina Ptuj - Radenska Rog + 1′ 58″
4 Slovenia Sava + 9′ 05″
5
... ... ...
8 Slovenia Savaprojekt Krško + 22′ 33″
9 Slovenia Slovenija mladi + 23′ 51″
11 Slovenia Perutnina Ptuj + 38′ 52″

References
  1. "Premužič najuspešnejši". Delo (in Slovenian). 3 May 1999. p. 12.
  2. "Novomeški "James Dean" tvegal vse in osvojil majico". Delo (in Slovenian). 4 May 1999. p. 11.
  3. "Druga etapa Kolesarske dirke po Sloveniji". Delo (in Slovenian). 5 May 1999. p. 10.
  4. "Slovenska ruleta se je srečno končala". Delo (in Slovenian). 6 May 1999. p. 12.
  5. "V slogu svojega vzornika". Delo (in Slovenian). 7 May 1999. p. 12.
  6. "Derganc in Papež "rešila" rumeno majico". Delo (in Slovenian). 8 May 1999. p. 9.
  7. "Junak Vršiča '99 je Timothy Jones - prvak Zimbabveja!". Delo (in Slovenian). 10 May 1999. p. 14.
  8. "Italijani ubranili rumeno majico Zimbabveja". Delo (in Slovenian). 10 May 1999. p. 11.
  9. "Izidi dirke po Sloveniji". Dolenjski list (in Slovenian). 13 May 1999. p. 15.
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