2000 Vuelta a España

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]

2000 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates26 August - 17 September
Stages21
Distance2,893.6 km (1,798 mi)
Winning time70h 26' 14"
Results
Winner  Roberto Heras (ESP) (Kelme–Costa Blanca)
  Second  Ángel Casero (ESP) (Festina)
  Third  Pavel Tonkov (RUS) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
Points  Roberto Heras (ESP) (Kelme–Costa Blanca)
Mountains  Carlos Sastre (ESP) (ONCE–Deutsche Bank)
Sprints  Gianni Faresin (ITA) (Mapei–Quick-Step)
  Team Kelme–Costa Blanca

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2000 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[3][4]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 26 August Málaga – Málaga 13.3 km (8 mi) Individual time trial  Alex Zülle (SUI)
2 27 August Málaga – Córdoba 167.5 km (104 mi)  Óscar Freire (ESP)
3 28 August Montoro – Valdepeñas 198.4 km (123 mi)  Jans Koerts (NED)
4 29 August Valdepeñas – Albacete 159 km (99 mi)  Óscar Freire (ESP)
5 30 August Albacete – Xorret de Catí 152.3 km (95 mi)  Eladio Jiménez (ESP)
6 31 August Benidorm – Valencia 155.5 km (97 mi)  Paolo Bossoni (ITA)
7 1 September Valencia – Morella 175 km (109 mi)  Roberto Heras (ESP)
8 2 September Vinaròs – Port Aventura 168.5 km (105 mi)  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
9 3 September Tarragona – Tarragona 37.6 km (23 mi) Individual time trial  Abraham Olano (ESP)
10 4 September Sabadell – Supermolina 165.8 km (103 mi)  Félix Cárdenas (COL)
11 5 September Alp – Arcalis (Andorra) 136.5 km (85 mi)  Roberto Laiseka (ESP)
6 September Rest day
12 7 September Zaragoza – Zaragoza 131.5 km (82 mi)  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
8 September Rest day
13 9 September Santander – Santander 143.3 km (89 mi)  Mariano Piccoli (ITA)
14 10 September Santander – Lakes of Covadonga 146.5 km (91 mi)  Andrei Zintchenko (RUS)
15 11 September Cangas de Onís – Gijón 164.2 km (102 mi)  Álvaro González de Galdeano (ESP)
16 12 September Oviedo – Alto de l'Angliru 168 km (104 mi)  Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
17 13 September Benavente – Salamanca 155.5 km (97 mi)  Davide Bramati (ITA)
18 14 September Béjar – Ciudad Rodrigo 159 km (99 mi)  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
19 15 September Salamanca – Ávila 130 km (81 mi)  Mariano Piccoli (ITA)
20 16 September Ávila – Alto de Abantos 128.2 km (80 mi)  Roberto Heras (ESP)
21 17 September Madrid – Madrid 38 km (24 mi) Individual time trial  Santos González (ESP)
Total 2,904 km (1,804 mi)

Jersey progress
Stage Winner General classification
 Points Classification
 Mountains Classification
 Team Classification
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
RankRiderTeamTime
1Spain Roberto HerasKelme–Costa Blanca70:26:14
2Spain Ángel CaseroFestina2:33
3Russia Pavel TonkovMapei–Quick-Step4:55
4Spain Santos GonzálezONCE–Deutsche Bank5:52
5Lithuania Raimondas RumšasFassa Bortolo7:38
6Spain Roberto LaisekaEuskaltel–Euskadi10:16
7Spain Fernando EscartínKelme–Costa Blanca11:17
8Spain Carlos SastreONCE–Deutsche Bank12:16
9Italy Massimiliano GentiliCantina Tollo13:10
10Spain Haimar ZubeldiaEuskaltel–Euskadi13:14
11Spain José Luis RubieraKelme–Costa Blanca13:16
12Italy Wladimir BelliFassa Bortolo13:44
13Spain Santiago BlancoVitalicio Seguros15:41
14Spain Óscar SevillaKelme–Costa Blanca16:37
15Spain Txema del OlmoEuskaltel–Euskadi19:24
16France Richard VirenqueTeam Polti20:28
17France Pascal HervéTeam Polti23:43
18Spain Francisco García RodríguezVitalicio Seguros24:51
19Spain Abraham OlanoONCE–Deutsche Bank25:19
20Italy Gianni FaresinMapei–Quick-Step25:36
21Spain Félix García CasasFestina26:25
22Switzerland Oscar CamenzindLampre–Daikin29:01
23Italy Marco MagnaniAlessio30:03
24Spain Eladio JiménezBanesto31:47
25Switzerland Fabian JekerFestina39:32

References
  1. "Stage 12-September 7: Zaragoza-Zaragoza, 131.5 km: Petacchi's second, Ullrich quits". Cyclingnews. 7 September 2000. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. "Clasificaciones Vuelta" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 18 September 2000. p. 56. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2020.
  3. "Stages: previews, results and reports". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. "55ème Vuelta a España 2000". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005.
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