Vuelta a España 1999 - 20 Avila Ullrich

Vuelta a España 1999 - 20, El Tiemblo - Avila, ITT, 46 kms

1 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom 1.04.57 (42.953 km/h)
2 Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto 2.50
3 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis 2.57
4 Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica 3.11
5 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 3.38
6 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.41
7 Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 3.44
8 José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.56
9 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step 4.10
10 Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 4.15
11 Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 4.16
12 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto 4.43
13 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina 4.46
14 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips 4.51
15 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 4.53
16 Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto 4.59
17 Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE 5.11
18 Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros 5.36
19 Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 5.52
20 William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step 5.57
21 José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto 6.03
22 Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.11
23 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 6.15
24 Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites 6.17
25 José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto 6.23
26 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom 6.30
27 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto 6.34
28 Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 6.48
29 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto 6.50
30 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 6.55

GC after Stage 20:

1 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom 85.45.37
2 Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 4.15
3 Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 5.57
4 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step 7.53
5 José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto 9.24
6 José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 10.13
7 Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto 11.20
8 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto 13.13
9 Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros 16.20
10 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 18.15

Report: Jan smokes 'em

In what has been the one of toughest tours in recent years, and certainly the closest this year, race organisers Unipublic have lifted the profile of the Spanish tour to new heights. In second place was former Vuelta winner Switzerland's Alex Zulle (Banesto) some 2.50 behind, with the resurgent Belgian and yesterday's stage winner, Frank Vandenbroucke of Cofidis, once again on the podium in third place.

Another former Vuelta winner filled fourth place, being the Spanish veteran Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica who came in 3.11 behind the German. The rider who was previously challenging Ullrich's lead on the GC, Spain's Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Vitalicio Seguros) finished in seventh place, losing 3.44 and now trailing Ullrich by well over four minutes.

"I knew throughout the second half of the race that Ullrich was the toughest man on the road," Galdeano said. "After winning on the first day, everything has been just like a dream come true so I'm just enjoying the moment. It's the first time I've done as well as this and, after all, Ullrich is Ullrich."

"Now I know I have won," Ullrich said after the race. "People will not believe me but I came into this race never thinking that anything like this was going to happen. I was always unsure I could carry it off even when I took over wearing the golden jersey but I didn't feel any pressure because I didn't have expectations." The German was even in a jocular mood after the time trial: "Maybe it was not me after all. I think the bike must have done all the work on its own."

Gonzalez Galdeano was magnanimous in defeat. "Maybe I'm was just a little lacking in experience to have responded in the right places and maybe I was a little nervous at the wrong times but Ullrich was just magnificent."

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