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| Dates | 15–24 June 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 9 + Prologue | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,401[1] km (870.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 35h 22' 40" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The1999 Tour de Suisse was the 63rd edition of theTour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 15 June to 24 June 1999. The race started inSolothurn and finished inWinterthur.[2] The race was won byFrancesco Casagrande of theVini Caldirola team.
Seventeen teams of up to nine riders started the race:[2][3]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 15 June | Solothurn | 6 km (3.7 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
| 1 | 16 June | Solothurn toLausanne | 200 km (124.3 mi) |  Pascal Richard (SUI) | ||
| 2 | 17 June | Lausanne toKüssnacht am Rigi | 220.6 km (137.1 mi) |  Silvio Martinello (ITA) | ||
| 3 | 18 June | Bellinzona toChiasso | 167.5 km (104.1 mi) | Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) | ||
| 4 | 19 June | Bellinzona toGrindelwald | 171.4 km (106.5 mi) | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) | ||
| 5 | 20 June | Meiringen to Meiringen | 29.5 km (18.3 mi) | | Individual time trial |  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) |
| 6 | 21 June | Küssnacht am Rigi toMauren (Liechtenstein) | 162 km (100.7 mi) |  Matthew White (AUS) | ||
| 7 | 22 June | Landeck (Austria) toNauders am Reschenpass (Austria) | 47.5 km (29.5 mi)[nb 1] | Oscar Camenzind (SUI) | ||
| 8 | 23 June | Nauders am Reschenpass toArosa | 168.6 km (104.8 mi) | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) | ||
| 9 | 24 June | Chur toWinterthur | 225.2 km (139.9 mi) | Maurizio De Pasquale (ITA) | ||
Final general classification[2][6]
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