The 1999 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 45th edition of the
Vuelta a Andalucía
The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI ...
(Ruta del Sol) cycle race and was held on 14 February to 18 February 1999.
The race started in
Almeria and finished in
Granada
Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence ...
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The race was won by
Javier Pascual Rodríguez
Javier Pascual Rodríguez (born 14 November 1971) is a Spanish former cyclist.
Major results
;1998
: 1st Stage 5 1998 Vuelta a Colombia, Vuelta a Colombia
;1999
: 1st Overall 1999 Vuelta a Andalucía, Vuelta a Andalucía
: 2nd Overall 1999 Vuel ...
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Teams
Nineteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:
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Nürnberger
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Team Cologne
Team Cologne was a German road cycling team that competed professionally between 1998 and 2002.
Major wins
* Hel van het Mergelland: Raymond Meijs (1998, 1999)
* Ronde van Noord-Holland: Jans Koerts (1999)
* Ronde van Drenthe: Jans Koerts (1 ...
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General classification
References
Vuelta a Andalucia
Vuelta a Andalucía by year
1999 in Spanish sport
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