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
Dates	3–9 May 1999
Stages	6 + prologue
Distance	1,102.5 km (685.1 mi)
Winning time	26h 39' 44"
Results
Winner Timothy Jones   Second Tadej Valjavec   Third Stefano Panetta Points Gabriele Balducci Mountains Martin Derganc Youth Tadej Valjavec Sprints Martin Derganc   Team KRKA–Telekom Slovenije
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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

• KRKA–Telekom Slovenije
• Amore & Vita–Giubileo 2000–Beretta
• Cantina Tollo
• Navigare–Gaerne
• Linda McCartney On Tour
• Mróz
• Peugeot Team Berlin
• Joko Velamos

Amateur

• Perutnina Ptuj - Radenska Rog (2 clubs united)
• Savaprojekt Krško
• Perutnina Ptuj
• Sava Kranj
• Van Vliet-Weba-Gazelle
• Elk-Austria
• Kamen Pazin

National

• Ukraine
• Slovak
• Slovenia (young team)

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Length	Type		Winner
0	3 May	Nova Gorica	2.5 km (2 mi)		Prologue	Boštjan Mervar
1	4 May	Nova Gorica – Nova Gorica	185 km (115 mi)		Hilly stage	Gabriele Balducci
2	5 May	Ribnica – Rogaška Slatina	176 km (109 mi)		Plain stage	Josef Lontscharitsch
3	6 May	Radenci – Beltinci	161 km (100 mi)		Plain stage	Enrico Degano
4	7 May	Maribor – Ljubljana	191 km (119 mi)		Intermediate stage	Dario Pieri
5	8 May	Grosuplje – Vršič	202 km (126 mi)		Mountain stage	Timothy Jones
6	9 May	Semič – Novo mesto	185 km (115 mi)		Plain stage	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	Timothy Jones	Amore&Vita	26h 39' 44"
2	Tadej Valjavec	Sava Kranj	+ 1' 49"
3	Stefano Panetta	Navigare - Gaerne	+ 2' 04"
4	Gerrit Glomser	Navigare - Gaerne	+ 2' 06"
5	Massimo Giunti	Cantina Tollo	+ 2' 23"
6	Boštjan Mervar	Krka Telekom	+ 2' 33"
7	Uroš Murn	Krka Telekom	+ 2' 45"
8	Federico Giabbecueci	Cantina Tollo	+ 2' 53"
9	Sandi Šmerc	Savaprojekt Krško	+ 2' 57"
10	Boris Premužič	Perutnina Ptuj-Radenska Rog	+ 3' 16"

Points classification

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

Mountains classification

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

Young rider classification

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

Intermediate sprints classification

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

Team classification

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

External links

• official website
• cyclingnews.com
• procyclingstats.com