2000 Tour de Romandie

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.

2000 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates2–7 May 2000
Stages5 + Prologue
Distance821.5[1] km (510.5 mi)
Winning time21h 01' 41"
Results
  Winner  Paolo Savoldelli (ITA) (Saeco–Valli & Valli)
  Second  Joseba Beloki (ESP) (Festina)
  Third  Laurent Dufaux (SUI) (Saeco–Valli & Valli)

Route
Stage schedule[3]
Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner
P 2 May Locarno 6.5 km (4.0 mi) Prologue  Paolo Savoldelli (ITA)
1 3 May Locarno to Le Bouveret 224.3 km (139.4 mi) Flat stage  Mario Cipollini (ITA)
2 4 May Montreux to La Chaux-de-Fonds 162.1 km (100.7 mi) Hilly stage  Laurent Dufaux (SUI)
3a 5 May Neuchatel to Orbe 66.6 km (41.4 mi) Flat stage  Eddy Mazzoleni (ITA)
3b 5 May Orbe to Orbe 24.2 km (15.0 mi) Individual time trial  Joseba Beloki (ESP)
4 6 May Orbe to Leysin 160.6 km (99.8 mi) Mountain stage  Andrea Noè (ITA)
5 7 May Aigle to Geneva 177.8 km (110.5 mi) Flat stage  Mario Cipollini (ITA)

Stages

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

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

References
  1. "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  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.
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