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.
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| Dates | 2–7 May 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 + Prologue | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 821.5[1] km (510.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 01' 41" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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Route
edit| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 2 May | Locarno | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |  |
Prologue |  Paolo Savoldelli (ITA)
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| 1 | 3 May | Locarno to Le Bouveret | 224.3 km (139.4 mi) |  |
Flat stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA)
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| 2 | 4 May | Montreux to La Chaux-de-Fonds | 162.1 km (100.7 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Laurent Dufaux (SUI)
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| 3a | 5 May | Neuchatel to Orbe | 66.6 km (41.4 mi) | |
Flat stage | Eddy Mazzoleni (ITA)
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| 3b | 5 May | Orbe to Orbe | 24.2 km (15.0 mi) | |
Individual time trial |  Joseba Beloki (ESP)
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| 4 | 6 May | Orbe to Leysin | 160.6 km (99.8 mi) |  |
Mountain stage | Andrea Noè (ITA)
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| 5 | 7 May | Aigle to Geneva | 177.8 km (110.5 mi) | |
Flat stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA)
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Stages
editPrologue
edit- 2 May 2000 — Locarno, 6.5 km (4.0 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paolo Savoldelli (ITA)
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Saeco–Valli & Valli | 7' 31" |
| 2 | Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP)
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ONCE–Deutsche Bank | + 10" |
| 3 | Íñigo Cuesta (ESP)
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ONCE–Deutsche Bank | + 11" |
| 4 |  Pavel Padrnos (CZE)
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Saeco–Valli & Valli | + 12" |
| 5 |  Dirk Müller (GER)
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Post Swiss Team | + 13" |
| 6 | Gabriele Missaglia (ITA)
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Lampre–Daikin | + 13" |
| 7 |  David Millar (GBR)
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Cofidis | + 13" |
| 8 |  Nicolas Jalabert (FRA)
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ONCE–Deutsche Bank | + 14" |
| 9 |  Romāns Vainšteins (LAT)
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Vini Caldirola–Sidermec | + 15" |
| 10 |  Matthias Buxhofer (AUT)
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Phonak | + 15" |
General classification
editFinal general classification[2][5][6]
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References
edit- ^ "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ a b "54ème Tour de Romandie 2000". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 August 2004.
- ^ "The 54th Tour de Romandie Preview". autobus.cyclingnews.com. 2 May 2000. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Prologue - May 2: Locarno - Locarno, 6.5 km". autobus.cyclingnews.com. 2 May 2000. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Cycling - Tour de Romandie - 2000 - Detailed results". TheSports.org. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "2000 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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