2000 Vuelta a España
55th edition of the Vuelta a España
Cycling race
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Dates | 26 August - 17 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,893.6 km (1,798 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 70h 26' 14" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 55th edition of the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 August to 17 September 2000. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 2,904 km (1,804 mi), and was won by Roberto Heras of the Kelme–Costa Blanca cycling team. The defending champion, Jan Ullrich, withdrew after the 12th stage while sitting in fourth place to prepare for the Olympic Road Race.[1][2]
Teams and riders
Route
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 26 August | Málaga – Málaga | 13.3 km (8 mi) | ![]() | Individual time trial | ![]() | |
2 | 27 August | Málaga – Córdoba | 167.5 km (104 mi) | ![]() | |||
3 | 28 August | Montoro – Valdepeñas | 198.4 km (123 mi) | ![]() | |||
4 | 29 August | Valdepeñas – Albacete | 159 km (99 mi) | ![]() | |||
5 | 30 August | Albacete – Xorret de Catí | 152.3 km (95 mi) | ![]() | |||
6 | 31 August | Benidorm – Valencia | 155.5 km (97 mi) | ![]() | |||
7 | 1 September | Valencia – Morella | 175 km (109 mi) | ![]() | |||
8 | 2 September | Vinaròs – Port Aventura | 168.5 km (105 mi) | ![]() | |||
9 | 3 September | Tarragona – Tarragona | 37.6 km (23 mi) | ![]() | Individual time trial | ![]() | |
10 | 4 September | Sabadell – Supermolina | 165.8 km (103 mi) | ![]() | |||
11 | 5 September | Alp – Arcalis (Andorra) | 136.5 km (85 mi) | ![]() | |||
6 September | Rest day | ||||||
12 | 7 September | Zaragoza – Zaragoza | 131.5 km (82 mi) | ![]() | |||
8 September | Rest day | ||||||
13 | 9 September | Santander – Santander | 143.3 km (89 mi) | ![]() | |||
14 | 10 September | Santander – Lakes of Covadonga | 146.5 km (91 mi) | ![]() | |||
15 | 11 September | Cangas de Onís – Gijón | 164.2 km (102 mi) | ![]() | |||
16 | 12 September | Oviedo – Alto de l'Angliru | 168 km (104 mi) | ![]() | |||
17 | 13 September | Benavente – Salamanca | 155.5 km (97 mi) | ![]() | |||
18 | 14 September | Béjar – Ciudad Rodrigo | 159 km (99 mi) | ![]() | |||
19 | 15 September | Salamanca – Ávila | 130 km (81 mi) | ![]() | |||
20 | 16 September | Ávila – Alto de Abantos [es] | 128.2 km (80 mi) | ![]() | |||
21 | 17 September | Madrid – Madrid | 38 km (24 mi) | ![]() | Individual time trial | ![]() | |
Total | 2,904 km (1,804 mi) |
Jersey progress
Stage | Winner | General classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Team Classification |
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1 (ITT) | Alex Zülle | Alex Zülle | Alex Zülle | Carlos Sastre | Vitalicio Seguros |
2 | Oscar Freire | Eladio Jiménez | |||
3 | Jans Koerts | Jans Koerts | |||
4 | Oscar Freire | Oscar Freire | |||
5 | Eladio Jiménez | Kelme–Costa Blanca | |||
6 | Paolo Bossoni | ONCE–Deutsche Bank | |||
7 | Roberto Heras | ||||
8 | Alessandro Petacchi | Giovanni Lombardi | |||
9 (ITT) | Abraham Olano | Abraham Olano | |||
10 | Felix Cardenas | Santos González | Felix Cardenas | ||
11 | Roberto Laiseka | Angel Casero | Carlos Sastre | Vitalicio Seguros | |
12 | Alessandro Petacchi | ||||
13 | Mariano Piccoli | ||||
14 | Andrei Zintchenko | Roberto Heras | Kelme–Costa Blanca | ||
15 | Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano | Vitalicio Seguros | |||
16 | Gilberto Simoni | ||||
17 | Davide Bramati | ||||
18 | Alexander Vinokourov | ||||
19 | Mariano Piccoli | ||||
20 | Roberto Heras | Roberto Heras | Kelme–Costa Blanca | ||
21 (ITT) | Santos González | ||||
Stage | Winner | Roberto Heras | Roberto Heras | Carlos Sastre | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
Final standings
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 70:26:14 |
2 | ![]() | Festina | 2:33 |
3 | ![]() | Mapei–Quick-Step | 4:55 |
4 | ![]() | ONCE–Deutsche Bank | 5:52 |
5 | ![]() | Fassa Bortolo | 7:38 |
6 | ![]() | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 10:16 |
7 | ![]() | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 11:17 |
8 | ![]() | ONCE–Deutsche Bank | 12:16 |
9 | ![]() | Cantina Tollo–Regain | 13:10 |
10 | ![]() | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 13:14 |
11 | ![]() | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 13:16 |
12 | ![]() | Fassa Bortolo | 13:44 |
13 | ![]() | Vitalicio Seguros | 15:41 |
14 | ![]() | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 16:37 |
15 | ![]() | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 19:24 |
16 | ![]() | Team Polti | 20:28 |
17 | ![]() | Team Polti | 23:43 |
18 | ![]() | Vitalicio Seguros | 24:51 |
19 | ![]() | ONCE–Deutsche Bank | 25:19 |
20 | ![]() | Mapei–Quick-Step | 25:36 |
21 | ![]() | Festina | 26:25 |
22 | ![]() | Lampre–Daikin | 29:01 |
23 | ![]() | Alessio | 30:03 |
24 | ![]() | Banesto | 31:47 |
25 | ![]() | Festina | 39:32 |
References
- ^ "Stage 12-September 7: Zaragoza-Zaragoza, 131.5 km: Petacchi's second, Ullrich quits". Cyclingnews. 7 September 2000. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Clasificaciones Vuelta" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 18 September 2000. p. 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Stages: previews, results and reports". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "55ème Vuelta a España 2000". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005.
External links
- La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)
- Cyclingnews.com 2000 Vuelta a Espana coverage