The 1999 Tour de Suisse was the 63rd edition of the

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

cycle race and was held from 15 June to 24 June 1999. The race started in

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and finished in

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. The race was won by

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of the

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team.

Teams

Seventeen teams of up to nine riders started the race: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ericsson–Villiger

Route

General classification

Notes

References

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1999 in road cycling