2000 Tour de Romandie

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2000 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates2–7 May 2000
Stages5 + Prologue
Distance821.5 [1]  km (510.5 mi)
Winning time21h 01' 41"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Paolo Savoldelli  (ITA) (Saeco–Valli & Valli)
  SecondFlag of Spain.svg  Joseba Beloki  (ESP) (Festina)
  ThirdFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Laurent Dufaux  (SUI) (Saeco–Valli & Valli)
  1999
2001  

The 2000 Tour de Romandie was the 54th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 2 May to 7 May 2000. The race started in Locarno and finished in Geneva. [2] The race was won by Paolo Savoldelli of the Saeco team.

Contents

Route

Stage schedule [3]
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
P2 May Locarno 6.5 km (4.0 mi)Time Trial.svgPrologueFlag of Italy.svg  Paolo Savoldelli  (ITA)
13 MayLocarno to Le Bouveret 224.3 km (139.4 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Italy.svg  Mario Cipollini  (ITA)
24 May Montreux to La Chaux-de-Fonds 162.1 km (100.7 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Laurent Dufaux  (SUI)
3a5 May Neuchâtel to Orbe 66.6 km (41.4 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Italy.svg  Eddy Mazzoleni  (ITA)
3b5 MayOrbe to Orbe24.2 km (15.0 mi)Time Trial.svgIndividual time trialFlag of Spain.svg  Joseba Beloki  (ESP)
46 MayOrbe to Leysin 160.6 km (99.8 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Italy.svg  Andrea Noè  (ITA)
57 May Aigle to Geneva 177.8 km (110.5 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Italy.svg  Mario Cipollini  (ITA)

Stages

Prologue

2 May 2000 Locarno, 6.5 km (4.0 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
Prologue Result [4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Savoldelli  (ITA) Saeco–Valli & Valli 7' 31"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Miguel Ángel Peña  (ESP) ONCE–Deutsche Bank + 10"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Íñigo Cuesta  (ESP) ONCE–Deutsche Bank + 11"
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Pavel Padrnos  (CZE) Saeco–Valli & Valli + 12"
5Flag of Germany.svg  Dirk Müller  (GER) Post Swiss Team + 13"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Gabriele Missaglia  (ITA) Lampre–Daikin + 13"
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  David Millar  (GBR) Cofidis + 13"
8Flag of France.svg  Nicolas Jalabert  (FRA) ONCE–Deutsche Bank + 14"
9Flag of Latvia.svg  Romāns Vainšteins  (LAT) Vini Caldirola–Sidermec + 15"
10Flag of Austria.svg  Matthias Buxhofer  (AUT) Phonak + 15"

General classification

Final general classification [2] [5] [6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Savoldelli  (ITA) Saeco–Valli & Valli 21h 01' 41"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Joseba Beloki  (ESP) Festina + 12"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Laurent Dufaux  (SUI) Saeco–Valli & Valli + 27"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Noè  (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step + 37"
5Flag of the United States.svg  Chann McRae  (USA) Mapei–Quick-Step + 1' 02"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Gilberto Simoni  (ITA) Lampre–Daikin + 1' 25"
7Flag of Spain.svg  José Luis Rubiera  (ESP) Kelme–Costa Blanca + 1' 31"
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Roland Meier  (SUI) Cofidis + 1' 37"
9Flag of Lithuania.svg  Raimondas Rumšas  (LTU) Fassa Bortolo + 1' 38"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Wladimir Belli  (ITA) Fassa Bortolo + 1' 38"

References

  1. "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "54ème Tour de Romandie 2000". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 August 2004.
  3. "The 54th Tour de Romandie Preview". autobus.cyclingnews.com. 2 May 2000. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  4. "Prologue - May 2: Locarno - Locarno, 6.5 km". autobus.cyclingnews.com. 2 May 2000. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. "Cycling - Tour de Romandie - 2000 - Detailed results". TheSports.org. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  6. "2000 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2017.