1999 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 1999 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 51st edition of the cycle race and was held from 6 June to 13 June 1999. The race started in Autun and finished in Aix-les-Bains. The race was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the Casino team.^[2]

1999 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Race details
Dates	6–13 June 1999
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,146.4[1] km (712.3 mi)
Winning time	30h 25' 19"
Results
Winner  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance)   Second  Jonathan Vaughters (USA) (U.S. Postal Service)   Third  Wladimir Belli (ITA) (Festina–Lotus) Points  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance) Mountains  Wladimir Belli (ITA) (Festina–Lotus)
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Teams

Twelve teams, containing a total of 96 riders, participated in the race:^[2]

• Banesto
• Lotto–Mobistar
• U.S. Postal Service
• Festina–Lotus
• Crédit Agricole
• BigMat–Auber 93
• Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance
• Cofidis
• Française des Jeux
• Vitalicio Seguros
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Home Market–Charleroi [fr]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	6 June	Autun	6.8 km (4.2 mi)		Individual time trial	Lance Armstrong (USA)[nb 1]
1	7 June	Autun to La Tour-de-Salvagny	208 km (129 mi)			Christophe Oriol (FRA)
2	8 June	Lyon to Privas	164 km (102 mi)			Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
3	9 June	Bédoin to Mont Ventoux	21.6 km (13.4 mi)		Individual time trial	Jonathan Vaughters (USA)
4	10 June	Beaumes-de-Venise to Digne-les-Bains	203 km (126 mi)			Laurent Desbiens (FRA)
5	11 June	Digne-les-Bains to Grenoble	213 km (132 mi)			Laurent Madouas (FRA)
6	12 June	Challes-les-Eaux to Passy Plaine-Joux [fr]	177 km (110 mi)			David Moncoutié (FRA)
7	13 June	Sallanches to Aix-les-Bains	153 km (95 mi)			Christophe Bassons (FRA)

General classification

Final general classification[3][4] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance 30h 25' 19" 2  Jonathan Vaughters (USA) U.S. Postal Service + 1' 14" 3  Wladimir Belli (ITA) Festina–Lotus + 3' 48" 4  Joseba Beloki (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 3' 57" 5  Stéphane Heulot (FRA) Française des Jeux + 4' 35" 6  Kevin Livingston (USA) U.S. Postal Service + 4' 47" 7  Unai Osa (ESP) Banesto + 4' 48" 8  Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service + 5' 27"[nb 1] 9  François Simon (FRA) Crédit Agricole + 6' 37" 10  Gilles Bouvard (FRA) Home Market–Ville de Charleroi + 6' 41"

Notes

1. In 2012, Lance Armstrong was disqualified from his position in the race. He was stripped of all results after 1 August 1998, as a consequence of the Lance Armstrong doping case.