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{{Infobox Cycling race report
| name               = 1999 Vuelta a Colombia
| image              =
| image_caption      =
| date               = June 13–27, 1999
| series             =
| stages             = 15
| distance           = 2300
| unit               = km
| time               = 51h 38' 19"
| speed              = 44.5403
| first              = [[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]
| first_nat          = COL
| first_team         = Kelme-Costa Blanca
| first_color        = red
| second             = [[Alexis Rojas]]
| second_nat         = COL
| second_team        = Aguardiente Cristal-Chec
| third              = [[Félix Cárdenas]]
| third_nat          = COL
| third_team         = Lotería de Santander
| points             =
| points_nat         =
| points_team        =
| mountains          = [[Félix Cárdenas]]
| mountains_nat      = COL
| mountains_team     = Lotería de Santander
| combination        = [[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]
| combination_nat    = COL
| combination_team   = Kelme-Costa Blanca
| team = Aguardiente Néctar
| team_nat = COL
| previous           = [[1998 Vuelta a Colombia|1998]]
| next               = [[2000 Vuelta a Colombia|2000]]
}}

The 49th edition of the '''[[Vuelta a Colombia]]''' was held from June 13 to June 27, 1999.

== Stages ==
=== 1999-06-13: [[Manizales|Circuito en Manizales]] (120 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 1
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier de Jesús Zapata|Javier Zapata]]|COL}}||{{center|2:48.25}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier de Jesús Zapata|Javier Zapata]]|COL}}||{{center|2:48.25}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.04}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.06}}
|}

=== 1999-06-14: [[Manizales]] — [[Pereira, Colombia|Pereira]] (102.3 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 2
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Pascual Llorente|Javier Pascual]]|ESP}}||{{center|2:13.03}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Pascual Llorente|Javier Pascual]]|ESP}}||{{center|5:01.16}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruber Marín]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.02}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier de Jesús Zapata|Javier Zapata]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.02}}
|}

=== 1999-06-15: [[Armenia, Colombia|Armenia]] — [[Cali]] (179.3 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 3
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruber Marín]]|COL}}||{{center|4:13.00}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruber Marín]]|COL}}||{{center|9:14.11}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.01}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.01}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Yosvany Falcón]]|CUB}}||{{center|+0.01}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier Pascual Llorente|Javier Pascual]]|ESP}}||{{center|+0.05}}
|}

=== 1999-06-16: [[Cali]] — [[Cartago, Colombia|Cartago]] (181.7 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 4
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Fredy González]]|COL}}||{{center|4:17.25}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|13:31.43}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Fredy González]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Ricardo Mesa]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Victor Niño Corredor|Víctor Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.10}}
|}

=== 1999-06-17: [[Cartago, Colombia|Cartago]] — [[La Pintada, Colombia|La Pintada]] (164.6 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 5
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Raúl Montaña]]|COL}}||{{center|3:49.58}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|17:21.01}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Jhon García]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Fredy González]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Alessio Girelli]]|ITA}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Victor Niño Corredor|Víctor Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.10}}
|}

=== 1999-06-18: [[Antioquia Department|Santa Fé de Antioquia]] — [[Alto del Toyó]] (78 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 6
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Héctor Palacio]]|COL}}||{{center|2:49.54}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|17:21.01}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Félix Cárdenas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.10}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Fredy González]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Hernán Bonilla]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.12}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Victor Niño Corredor|Víctor Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.10}}
|}

=== 1999-06-19: [[Antioquia Department|Santa Fé de Antioquia]] — [[Edificio Inteligente]] (150 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 7
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Chepe González]]|COL}}||{{center|4:23.49}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|24:38.56}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Dubán Ramírez]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Victor Niño Corredor|Víctor Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.10}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|+1.12}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ricardo Mesa]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.37}}
|}

=== 1999-06-20: [[Medellín]] — [[Medellín]] (31.5 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 8 (Individual Time Trial)
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Dubán Ramírez]]|COL}}||{{center|41.16}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dubán Ramírez]]|COL}}||{{center|25:21.38}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.24}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Victor Niño Corredor|Víctor Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.42}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Javier de Jesús Zapata|Javier Zapata]]|COL}}||{{center|+1.17}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|+1.10}}
|}

=== 1999-06-21: [[Bello, Antioquia|Bello]] — [[Puerto Berrío]] (177.4 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 9
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|4:02.31}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Dubán Ramírez]]|COL}}||{{center|29:24.09}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Félix Cárdenas]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Victor Niño Corredor|Víctor Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.42}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Ruber Marín]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|+1.07}}
|}

=== 1999-06-22: [[Puerto Berrío]] — [[Barrancabermeja]] (159.8 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 10
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Jairo Pérez (cyclist)|Jairo Pérez]]|COL}}||{{center|3:35.17}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Victor Niño Corredor|Víctor Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|33:03.16}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Julio Ernesto Bernal]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.47}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.25}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Germán Ospina]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.48}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.28}}
|}

=== 1999-06-23: [[Barrancabermeja]] — [[Bucaramanga]] (124.2 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 11
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Federico Muñoz]]|COL}}||{{center|3:03.47}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|36:07.24}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Israel Ochoa]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.07}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ricardo Mesa]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.52}}
|}

=== 1999-06-24: [[Bucaramanga]] — [[Barichara]] (148.7 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 12
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Miguel Ángel Sanabria]]|COL}}||{{center|3:43.05}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|39:51.08}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Argiro Zapata]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.13}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Félix Cárdenas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.02}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Félix Cárdenas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.28}}
|}

=== 1999-06-25: [[San Gil]] — [[Tunja]] (188.3 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 13
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Israel Ochoa]]|COL}}||{{center|5:21.55}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|45:13.06}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.03}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.20}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.08}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Félix Cárdenas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.44}}
|}

=== 1999-06-26: [[Tunja]] — [[Zipaquirá]] (171.8 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 14
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Raúl Montaña]]|COL}}||{{center|4:07.03}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|49:22.02}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Ramón Fernando García|Ramón García]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.01}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.20}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Ismael Sarmiento]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.03}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Félix Cárdenas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.44}}
|}

=== 1999-06-27: [[Bogotá|Circuito en Bogotá]] (100.8 km) ===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 15
!colspan="2"|General Classification
|-
!Name!!Time
!Name!!Time
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Raúl Montaña]]|COL}}||{{center|2:14.12}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}||{{center|51:38.19}}
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Libardo Niño]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.39}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.20}}
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Elder Herrera]]|COL}}||{{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Félix Cárdenas]]|COL}}||{{center|+0.44}}
|}

== Final classification ==
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" width="80%"
|-
!RANK
!NAME
!TEAM
!TIME
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Alberto Contreras]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Kelme-Costa Blanca
|align="center"|'''51:38:19'''
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexis Rojas]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Aguardiente Cristal-Chec
|align="center"|'''+ 0.20'''
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Félix Cárdenas]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Lotería de Santander
|align="center"|'''+ 0.44'''
|-
|align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|[[Ricardo Mesa]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Nacional Orbitel
|align="center"|'''+ 1.11'''
|-
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|[[Israel Ochoa]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Aguardiente Néctar
|align="center"|'''+ 1.12'''
|-
|align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|[[Héctor Castaño]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Nacional Orbitel
|align="center"|'''+ 2.00'''
|-
|align="center"|7.
|{{flagathlete|[[Álvaro Sierra]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Aguardiente Néctar
|align="center"|'''+ 2.14'''
|-
|align="center"|8.
|{{flagathlete|[[Argiro Zapata]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Empresas Públicas de Medellín
|align="center"|'''+ 2.57'''
|-
|align="center"|9.
|{{flagathlete|[[Victor Niño Corredor|Víctor Niño]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Lotería de Boyacá
|align="center"|'''+ 3.05'''
|-
|align="center"|10.
|{{flagathlete|[[Julio César Aguirre]]|COL}}
|align="center"|Nacional Orbitel
|align="center"|'''+ 3.11'''
|}

== See also ==
* [[1999 Clásico RCN]]

== References ==
* [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/1999/jun99/colombia99.html cyclingnews]
* [http://www.geocities.com/pedalesybielas/Vcol/Vcol1999.htm pedalesybielas] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20091026081954/http://geocities.com/pedalesybielas/Vcol/Vcol1999.htm Archived] 2009-10-22)

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