Vuelta a España 2000
| 55th Vuelta a España 2000 - final score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Route length | 21 stages, 2894 km | |
| winner | Roberto Heras | 70:26:14 h (40.95 km / h) |
| Second | Ángel Luis Casero | + 2:33 min |
| Third | Pavel Tonkov | + 4:52 min |
| Fourth | Santos González | + 7:38 min |
| fifth | Raimondas Rumšas | + 10:16 min |
| Sixth | Roberto Laiseka | + 11:17 min |
| seventh | Fernando Escartín | + 12:16 min |
| Eighth | Carlos Sastre | + 13:10 min |
| Ninth | Massimiliano Gentili | + 13:14 min |
| Tenth | Haimar Zubeldia | + 13:16 min |
| Scoring | Roberto Heras | 136 P. |
| Second | Giovanni Lombardi | 123 P. |
| Third | Alessandro Petacchi | 116 P. |
| Mountain scoring | Carlos Sastre | 102 P. |
| Second | Roberto Heras | 94 P. |
| Third | Roberto Laiseka | 83 P. |
| Intermediate sprint ranking | Gianni Faresin | 40 p. |
| Second | Davide Bramati | 29 p. |
| Third | Mariano Piccoli | 26 p. |
| Team evaluation | Kelme-Costa Blanca | 211: 31: 16 h |
| Second | Vitalicio Seguros | + 6:56 min |
| Third | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 12:22 min |
The 55th Vuelta a España was held from August 26th to September 17th, 2000 . It led over 21 stages with a total length of 2894 kilometers. Roberto Heras won the Vuelta for the first time.
Stages
| stage | Day | Start finish | km | Stage winner | Overall rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | 26th of August | Málaga | 13.3 ( EZF ) |
 Alex Zülle
|
Alex Zülle
|
| 2nd stage | August 27 | Málaga - Cordoba | 167.5 |
 Óscar Freire
|
Alex Zülle
|
| 3rd stage | August 28th | Montoro - Valdepeñas | 199 |
 Jans Koerts
|
Alex Zülle
|
| 4th stage | 29th August | Valdepeñas - Albacete | 159 |
Óscar Freire |
Alex Zülle
|
| 5th stage | August 30th | Albacete - Xorret de Cati | 152.3 |
Eladio Jiménez
|
Alex Zülle
|
| 6th stage | August 31 | Benidorm - Valencia | 155.5 |
 Paolo Bossoni
|
Alex Zülle
|
| 7th stage | September 1 | Valencia - Morella | 175.4 |
Roberto Heras
|
Alex Zülle
|
| 8th stage | September 2nd | Vinarós - Universal Studios Port Aventura | 168.5 |
Alessandro Petacchi
|
Alex Zülle
|
| 9th stage | September 3 | Tarragona | 37.6 ( EZF ) |
Abraham Olano
|
Abraham Olano
|
| 10th stage | September 4th | Sabadell - La Molina | 165.8 |
Rafael Cardenas
|
Santos González
|
| 11th stage | 5th September | Alp - Andorra | 136.5 |
Roberto Laiseka
|
Ángel Luis Casero
|
| Rest day | |||||
| 12th stage | 7th of September | Saragossa - Saragossa | 131.5 |
Alessandro Petacchi
|
Ángel Luis Casero
|
| 13th stage | September 8th | Santander - Santander | 143.3 |
Mariano Piccoli
|
Ángel Luis Casero
|
| Rest day | |||||
| 14th stage | September 10 | Santander - Lagos de Covadonga | 146.5 |
 Andrei Zinchenko
|
Roberto Heras
|
| 15th stage | September 11 | Cangas de Onís - Gijón | 164.2 |
Álvaro González de Galdeano
|
Roberto Heras
|
| 16th stage | 12th September | Gijón - Alto de Angliru | 168 |
Gilberto Simoni
|
Roberto Heras
|
| 17th stage | 13.september | Benavente - Salamanca | 155.5 |
Davide Bramati
|
Roberto Heras
|
| 18th stage | September 14th | Béjar - Ciudad Rodrigo | 159 |
 Alexander Vinokurov
|
Roberto Heras
|
| 19th stage | September 15th | Salamanca - Avila | 164 |
Mariano Piccoli |
Roberto Heras
|
| 20th stage | 16th September | Ávila - Alto de Abantos | 128.2 |
Roberto Heras |
Roberto Heras
|
| 21st stage | 17th of September | Madrid | 38 ( EZF ) |
Santos González |
Roberto Heras
|