1999 Giro d'Italia
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| Dates | May 15 — June 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,757 km (2,334 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 99h 55' 56" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Ivan Gotti (ITA)
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(Team Polti) |
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| Second |
Paolo Savoldelli (ITA)
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(Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Cannondale) | |
| Third |
Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
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(Ballan–Alessio) | |
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Points |
 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
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(ONCE–Deutsche Bank) |
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Mountains |
 Chepe González (COL)
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(Kelme–Costa Blanca) |
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Intergiro |
Fabrizio Guidi (ITA)
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(Team Polti) |
| Team | Vitalicio Seguros | ||
| Team Points | Team Polti | ||
The 1999 Giro d'Italia was the 82nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began on May 15 with a mass-start stage that stretched from Agrigento to Modica. The race came to a close on June 6 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Eighteen teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Ivan Gotti (sub judice )of the Team Polti team. Second and third were the Italians riders Paolo Savoldelli and Gilberto Simoni.
In the race's other classifications, Kelme–Costa Blanca rider Chepe González won the mountains classification, Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE–Deutsche Bank team won the points classification, and Team Polti rider Fabrizio Guidi won the intergiro classification. Vitalicio Seguros finished as the winners of the Trofeo Fast Team classification, ranking each of the eighteen teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. The other team classification, the Trofeo Super Team classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled for each team was won by Team Polti.
A total of 18 teams were invited to participate in the 1999 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 162 cyclists. Out of the 162 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 116 riders made it to the finish in Milan.
The 18 teams that took part in the race were:
The route for the 1999 Giro d'Italia was unveiled by race director Carmine Castellano on 14 November 1998 in Milan. It contained four time trial events, there of which were individual and one a team event. There were eleven stages containing high mountains, of which five had summit finishes: stage 5, to Massiccio del Sirino; stage 8, to Gran Sasso d'Italia; stage 15, to Santuario di Oropa; stage 19, to Alpe di Pampeago; and stage 20, to Madonna di Campiglio. The organizers chose to include one rest day. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 73 km (45 mi) shorter, contained the one more rest day, as well as one more time trial event.
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