1999 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile

1999 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile

Race details
Dates	March 11 – March 21
Stages	10
Distance	1,463 km (909.1 mi)
Winning time	33h 51' 12"
Results
Winner Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI) (Bliss Sport)   Second Márcio May (BRA) (Caloí-Parana)   Third Luis Romero (CUB) (Cuba National Team)   Mountains Daniel Valter Rogelim (BRA) (Caloí-Parana)   Team Aix-en-Provence

The 22nd edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 11 to March 21, 1999.

Stages

1999-03-11: Santiago (Circuito "Avenue Merino Benítez") (4 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Márcio May (BRA)	4.47	Márcio May (BRA)	4.47
2.	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	+0.02	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	+0.02
3.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.07	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.07

1999-03-12: Santiago — El Tabo (137.4 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Fabio Veloso (SUI)	3:13.43	Márcio May (BRA)	3:18.30
2.	Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB)	+0.04	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	+0.02
3.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	+0.06	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.07

1999-03-13: El Tabo — San Fernando (164.3 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Olivier Trastour (FRA)		Olivier Trastour (FRA)	3:18.30
2.			Ángel Pérez (CHI)	+0.45
3.			Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB)	+0.45

1999-03-14: Curicó — Constitución (173.3 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Luis Romero (CUB)		Olivier Trastour (FRA)	11:24.45
2.	Jaime Bretti (CHI)	+0.24	Luis Romero (CUB)	+0.26
3.			Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	+0.45

1999-03-15: Cauquenes — San Pedro de la Paz (149.4 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Víctor Garrido (CHI)	3:49.31	Olivier Trastour (FRA)	15:14.26
2.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	+0.04	Luis Romero (CUB)	+0.26
3.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.06	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	+0.42

1999-03-16: Concepción — Los Angeles (139.9 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	3:49.31	Olivier Trastour (FRA)	18:43.39
2.	Víctor Garrido (CHI)	+0.04	Luis Romero (CUB)	+0.26
3.	Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB)	+0.06	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	+0.36

1999-03-17: Los Angeles — Chillán (135 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Víctor Garrido (CHI)	3:08.50	Olivier Trastour (FRA)	21:52.39
2.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	+0.04	Luis Romero (CUB)	+0.26
3.	Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB)	+0.06	Víctor Garrido (CHI)	+0.29

1999-03-18: Chillán — Talca (158.4 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Alberto Riquelme (CHI)	3:38.36	Olivier Trastour (FRA)
2.	Franck Tognini (FRA)	+0.04	Ángel Pérez (CHI)
3.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	+0.04	Luis Romero (CUB)

1999-03-19: Talca — Curicó (97.5 km)

Place	Stage 8-A		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Joél Mariño (CUB)	1:59.38
2.	Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB)	+0.02
3.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	+0.04

1999-03-19: Cruce Curicó — El Plumero (20 km)

Place	Stage 8-B		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	25.10	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	27:57.00
2.	Márcio May (BRA)	25.51	Márcio May (CHI)	+0.45
3.	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	25.58	Luis Romero (CUB)	+1.17

1999-03-20: Curicó — Isla de Maipo (200 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Joél Mariño (CUB)	25.10	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	27:57.00
2.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	+0.04	Márcio May (BRA)	+0.45
3.	Alberto Riquelme (CHI)	+0.06	Luis Romero (CUB)	+1.17

1999-03-21: Santiago (Circuito "Providencia") (71.4 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	1:32.34	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	33:51.12
2.	Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB)	—	Márcio May (BRA)	+0.45
3.	Franck Tognini (FRA)	—	Luis Romero (CUB)	+1.17

Final classification

RANK	CYCLIST	TEAM	TIME
1.	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	Bliss Sport	33:51.12
2.	Márcio May (BRA)	Caloí-Parana	+ 0.45
3.	Luis Romero (CUB)	Cuban National Team	+ 1.17
4.	Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB)	Cuban National Team	+ 1.33
5.	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	Bliss-Sport	+ 1.42
6.	Hernandes Cuadri (BRA)	Caloí-Parana	+ 1.52
7.	Olivier Trastour (FRA)	Aix-en-Provence	+ 2.03
8.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	Ekono-Zuko	+ 2.11
9.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	Bliss-Sport	+ 2.23
10.	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	San Fernando	+ 2.32

References

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