# 1999 Tour de Langkawi

The 1999 Tour de Langkawi was the 4th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It started on 3 February in Langkawi and ended on 14 February in Kuala Lumpur. The race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.4 category race.
Italian Paolo Lanfranchi won the race, Sergei Ivanov of Russia second and Allan Iacoune of Australia third. Graeme Miller of New Zealand also won the points classification and Alessandro Petacchi of Italy won the mountains classification of the race. Mapei–Quick-Step won the team classification of the race.

## Stages

The cyclist competed in 12 stages with a prologue over 12 days, covering a distance of 1,903.3 kilometres.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1a | 3 February | Langkawi Individual time trial | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) | Lennie Kristensen (DEN) | Michael Andersson (SWE) | Graeme Miller (NZL) |
| 1b | 3 February | Langkawi Criterium | 50 km (31.1 mi) | Fred Rodriguez (USA) | Graeme Miller (NZL) | René Haselbacher (AUT) |
| 2 | 4 February | Kangar to George Town | 165.9 km (103.1 mi) | Enrico Degano (ITA) | Graeme Miller (NZL) | Andrea Tafi (ITA) |
| 3 | 5 February | Seberang Jaya to Kuala Kangsar | 103 km (64.0 mi) | David McKenzie (AUS) | Chris Newton (GBR) | Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) |
| 4 | 6 February | Ipoh to Bentong | 217.4 km (135.1 mi) | Stig Dam (DEN) | Johan Capiot (BEL) | Andrea Tafi (ITA) |
| 5 | 7 February | Kuala Lumpur to Port Dickson | 156.3 km (97.1 mi) | Moreno Di Biase (ITA) | Andrea Tafi (ITA) | René Haselbacher (AUT) |
| 6 | 8 February | Malacca to Johor Bahru | 223.7 km (139.0 mi) | Bjørnar Vestøl (NOR) | Grzegorz Wajs (POL) | Jacob Nielsen (DEN) |
| 7 | 9 February | Kota Tinggi to Pekan | 232.1 km (144.2 mi) | Enrico Degano (ITA) | Luca Cei (ITA) | Fred Rodriguez (USA) |
| 8 | 10 February | Kuantan to Kuala Terengganu | 197.1 km (122.5 mi) | Eric Wohlberg (CAN) | Vadim Kravchenko (KAZ) | Michael Barry (CAN) |
| 9 | 11 February | Kuala Terengganu to Kota Bharu | 155.5 km (96.6 mi) | Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) | Bart Bowen (USA) | Michael Andersson (SWE) |
| 10 | 12 February | Pasir Mas to Gerik | 197.2 km (122.5 mi) | Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Marcin Gebka (POL) |
| 11 | 13 February | Tapah to Genting Highlands | 126.3 km (78.5 mi) | Marcus Ljungqvist (SWE) | Peter Wrolich (AUT) | Sergei Ivanov (RUS) |
| 12 | 14 February | Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 69.6 km (43.2 mi) | Luca Cei (ITA) | Graeme Miller (NZL) | Marcin Gebka (POL) |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Stage winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
| 1a | Lennie Kristensen | Lennie Kristensen | Lennie Kristensen | Michael Andersson | Tang Xuezhong | Mapei–Quick-Step | Japan |
| 1b | Fred Rodriguez | Lennie Kristensen | Graeme Miller | Michael Andersson | Tang Xuezhong | Mapei–Quick-Step | Japan |
| 2 | Enrico Degano | Graeme Miller | Graeme Miller | Michael Andersson | Tang Xuezhong | Mapei–Quick-Step | Japan |
| 3 | David McKenzie | Graeme Miller | Graeme Miller | Alessandro Petacchi | Tang Xuezhong | Mapei–Quick-Step | Japan |
| 4 | Stig Dam | Michael Andersson | Graeme Miller | Dominique Perras | Tang Xuezhong | Mapei–Quick-Step | Japan |
| 5 | Moreno Di Biase | Frank McCormack | Graeme Miller | Alessandro Petacchi | Hideto Yukinari | Mapei–Quick-Step | Japan |
| 6 | Bjørnar Vestøl | Frank McCormack | Graeme Miller | Alessandro Petacchi | Hideto Yukinari | Mapei–Quick-Step | Japan |
| 7 | Enrico Degano | Frank McCormack | Graeme Miller | Alessandro Petacchi | Hideto Yukinari | Acceptcard | Japan |
| 8 | Eric Wohlberg | Morten Sonne | Graeme Miller | Alessandro Petacchi | Hideto Yukinari | Acceptcard | Japan |
| 9 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Morten Sonne | Graeme Miller | Alessandro Petacchi | Hideto Yukinari | Saturn | Japan |
| 10 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Alessandro Petacchi | Graeme Miller | Alessandro Petacchi | Hideto Yukinari | Saturn | Malaysia |
| 11 | Marcus Ljungqvist | Paolo Lanfranchi | Graeme Miller | Alessandro Petacchi | Hideto Yukinari | Mapei–Quick-Step | Malaysia |
| 12 | Luca Cei | Paolo Lanfranchi | Graeme Miller | Alessandro Petacchi | Hideto Yukinari | Mapei–Quick-Step | Malaysia |
| Final | Final | Paolo Lanfranchi | Graeme Miller | Alessandro Petacchi | Hideto Yukinari | Mapei–Quick-Step | Malaysia |