2000 Vuelta a España

2000 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates		26 August - 17 September
Stages		21
Distance
Winning time		70h 26' 14"
Palmares
	Winner	Roberto Heras (ESP)	(Kelme–Costa Blanca)
	Second	Ángel Casero (ESP)	(Festina)
	Third	Pavel Tonkov (RUS)	(Mapei–Quick-Step)
Jersey awarded to the points classification winner	Points	Roberto Heras (ESP)	(Kelme–Costa Blanca)
	Mountains	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	(ONCE–Deutsche Bank)
	Team	Kelme–Costa Blanca

The 55th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from August 26 to September 17, 2000. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 2,904 km, 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.

Final Standings

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Roberto Heras	Kelme–Costa Blanca	70.26.14
2	Ángel Casero	Festina	2.33
3	Pavel Tonkov	Mapei–Quick-Step	4.55
4	Santos González	ONCE–Deutsche Bank	5.52
5	Raimondas Rumšas	Fassa Bortolo	7.38
6	Roberto Laiseka	Euskaltel–Euskadi	10.16
7	Fernando Escartín	Kelme–Costa Blanca	11.17
8	Carlos Sastre	ONCE–Deutsche Bank	12.16
9	Massimiliano Gentili	Cantina Tollo	13.1
10	Haimar Zubeldia	Euskaltel–Euskadi	13.14
11	José Luis Rubiera	Kelme–Costa Blanca	13.16
12	Wladimir Belli	Fassa Bortolo	13.44
13	Santiago Blanco	Vitalicio Seguros	15.41
14	Óscar Sevilla	Kelme–Costa Blanca	16.37
15	Txema del Olmo	Euskaltel–Euskadi	19.24
16	Richard Virenque	Team Polti	20.28
17	Pascal Hervé	Team Polti	23.43
18	Francisco García Rodríguez	Vitalicio Seguros	24.51
19	Abraham Olano	ONCE–Deutsche Bank	25.19
20	Gianni Faresin	Mapei–Quick-Step	25.36
21	Félix García Casas	Festina	26.25
22	Oscar Camenzind	Lampre–Daikin	29.01
23	Marco Magnani	Alessio	30.03
24	Eladio Jiménez	Banesto	31.47
25	Fabian Jeker	Festina	39.32

External links

• La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)
• Cyclingnews.com 2000 Vuelta a Espana coverage