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2000 Vuelta a España
55th edition of the Vuelta a España
55th edition of the Vuelta a España
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2000 Vuelta a España |
| date | 26 August - 17 September |
| stages | 21 |
| distance | 2893.6 |
| unit | km |
| time | 70h 26' 14" |
| first | Roberto Heras |
| first_nat | ESP |
| first_team | |
| first_color | gold |
| second | Ángel Casero |
| second_nat | ESP |
| second_team | |
| third | Pavel Tonkov |
| third_nat | RUS |
| third_team | |
| points | Roberto Heras |
| points_nat | ESP |
| points_team | |
| points_color | silver |
| mountains | Carlos Sastre |
| mountains_nat | ESP |
| mountains_team | |
| mountains_color | whiteblue |
| sprints | Gianni Faresin |
| sprints_nat | ITA |
| sprints_team | |
| sprints_color | blue |
| team | |
| previous | [1999](1999-vuelta-a-espana) |
| next | [2001](2001-vuelta-a-espana) |
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 2904 km, and was won by Roberto Heras of the cycling team. The defending champion, Jan Ullrich, withdrew after the 12th stage while sitting in fourth place to prepare for the Olympic Road Race.
Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2000 Vuelta a España
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | [1](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-1) | [2](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-2) | [3](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-3) | [4](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-4) | [5](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-5) | [6](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-6) | [7](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-7) | [8](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-8) | [9](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-9) | [10](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-10) | [11](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-11) | [12](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-12) | [13](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-13) | [14](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-14) | [15](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-15) | [16](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-16) | [17](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-17) | [18](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-18) | [19](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-19) | [20](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-20) | [21](2000-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-21) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August | Málaga to Málaga | 13.3 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Alex Zülle | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 August | Málaga to Córdoba | 167.5 km | Óscar Freire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 August | Montoro to Valdepeñas | 198.4 km | Jans Koerts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 August | Valdepeñas to Albacete | 159 km | Óscar Freire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 August | Albacete to Xorret de Catí | 152.3 km | Eladio Jiménez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 August | Benidorm to Valencia | 155.5 km | Paolo Bossoni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 September | Valencia to Morella | 175 km | Roberto Heras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 September | Vinaròs to Port Aventura | 168.5 km | Alessandro Petacchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 September | Tarragona to Tarragona | 37.6 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Abraham Olano | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 September | Sabadell to Supermolina | 165.8 km | Félix Cárdenas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 September | Alp to Arcalis (Andorra) | 136.5 km | Roberto Laiseka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 September | Rest day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 September | Zaragoza to Zaragoza | 131.5 km | Alessandro Petacchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 September | Rest day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 September | Santander to Santander | 143.3 km | Mariano Piccoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 September | Santander to Lakes of Covadonga | 146.5 km | Andrei Zintchenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 September | Cangas de Onís to Gijón | 164.2 km | Álvaro González de Galdeano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 September | Oviedo to Alto de l'Angliru | 168 km | Gilberto Simoni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 September | Benavente to Salamanca | 155.5 km | Davide Bramati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 September | Béjar to Ciudad Rodrigo | 159 km | Alexander Vinokourov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 September | Salamanca to Ávila | 130 km | Mariano Piccoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 September | Ávila to | 128.2 km | Roberto Heras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 September | Madrid to Madrid | 38 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Santos González | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2904 km |
Jersey progress
| Stage | Winner | **General classification** | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Points Classification** | |||||||||||
| **Mountains Classification** | |||||||||||
| **Team Classification** | Stage | Winner | **Roberto Heras** | ||||||||
| **Roberto Heras** | |||||||||||
| **Carlos Sastre** | |||||||||||
| ** ** | |||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| (ITT) | Alex Zülle | Alex Zülle | Alex Zülle | Carlos Sastre | |||||||
| 2 | Oscar Freire | Eladio Jiménez | |||||||||
| 3 | Jans Koerts | Jans Koerts | |||||||||
| 4 | Oscar Freire | Oscar Freire | |||||||||
| 5 | Eladio Jiménez | ||||||||||
| 6 | Paolo Bossoni | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 12 | Alessandro Petacchi | ||||||||||
| 13 | Mariano Piccoli | ||||||||||
| 14 | Andrei Zintchenko | Roberto Heras | |||||||||
| 15 | Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano | ||||||||||
| 16 | Gilberto Simoni | ||||||||||
| 17 | Davide Bramati | ||||||||||
| 18 | Alexander Vinokourov | ||||||||||
| 19 | Mariano Piccoli | ||||||||||
| 20 | Roberto Heras | Roberto Heras | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||||
| (ITT) | Santos González |
Final standings
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESP **Roberto Heras** | 70:26:14 | |
| 2 | ESP Ángel Casero | 2:33 | |
| 3 | RUS Pavel Tonkov | 4:55 | |
| 4 | ESP Santos González | 5:52 | |
| 5 | LTU Raimondas Rumšas | 7:38 | |
| 6 | ESP Roberto Laiseka | 10:16 | |
| 7 | ESP Fernando Escartín | 11:17 | |
| 8 | ESP Carlos Sastre | 12:16 | |
| 9 | ITA Massimiliano Gentili | 13:10 | |
| 10 | ESP Haimar Zubeldia | 13:14 | |
| 11 | ESP José Luis Rubiera | 13:16 | |
| 12 | ITA Wladimir Belli | 13:44 | |
| 13 | ESP Santiago Blanco | 15:41 | |
| 14 | ESP Óscar Sevilla | 16:37 | |
| 15 | ESP Txema del Olmo | 19:24 | |
| 16 | FRA Richard Virenque | 20:28 | |
| 17 | FRA Pascal Hervé | 23:43 | |
| 18 | ESP Francisco García Rodríguez | 24:51 | |
| 19 | ESP Abraham Olano | 25:19 | |
| 20 | ITA Gianni Faresin | 25:36 | |
| 21 | ESP Félix García Casas | 26:25 | |
| 22 | SUI Oscar Camenzind | 29:01 | |
| 23 | ITA Marco Magnani | 30:03 | |
| 24 | ESP Eladio Jiménez | 31:47 | |
| 25 | SUI Fabian Jeker | 39:32 |
References
References
- (7 September 2000). "Stage 12-September 7: Zaragoza-Zaragoza, 131.5 km: Petacchi's second, Ullrich quits". Cyclingnews.
- (18 September 2000). "Clasificaciones Vuelta". [[El Mundo Deportivo]].
- "Stages: previews, results and reports". Cycling News.
- "55ème Vuelta a España 2000". Memoire du cyclisme.
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