1999 Tour Down Under

1999 Tour Down Under

Race details
Dates	19–24 January 1999
Stages	6
Distance	762 km (473.5 mi)
Winning time	19h 03' 47"
Results
Winner  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) (Crédit Agricole)   Second  Jesper Skibby (DEN) (home–Jack & Jones)   Third  Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) (Crédit Agricole) Points  Brett Aitken (AUS) (Palmans–Ideal) Mountains  Christian Andersen (DEN) (home–Jack & Jones) Youth  Cadel Evans (AUS) (Australian Institute of Sports)   Team AG2R Prévoyance
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The 1999 Tour Down Under was the first edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 19 to 24 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The race was won by Stuart O'Grady, who rode for Crédit Agricole.^[1]

Participating teams

Route and stages

Final classification

Result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Crédit Agricole	19h 02' 02"
2	Jesper Skibby (DEN)	home–Jack & Jones	+ 21"
3	Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE)	Crédit Agricole	+ 35"
4	Duncan Smith (AUS)	Australian Institute of Sports	+ 1' 03"
5	Christian Andersen (DEN)	home–Jack & Jones	+ 2' 10"
6	Nicolaj Bo Larsen (DEN)	home–Jack & Jones	+ 2' 15"
7	Jean-Marc Rivière (FRA)	Sun-Smart World Team	+ 2' 16"
8	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance	+ 2' 17"
9	Massimiliano Mori (ITA)	Saeco–Cannondale	+ 2' 18"
10	Rolf Aldag (GER)	Team Telekom	+ 2' 18"

References