2000 Tirreno–Adriatico Explained

2000 Tirreno–Adriatico
Date:8–15 March 2000
Stages:8
Distance:1242[1]
Unit:km
Time:33h 17' 36"
First:Abraham Olano
First Nat:ESP
First Color:yellowred
Second:Jan Hruška
Second Nat:CZE
Third:Juan Carlos Domínguez
Third Nat:ESP
Previous:1999
Next:2001

The 2000 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 35th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race and was held from 8 March to 15 March 2000. The race started in Sorrento and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto.[2] The race was won by Abraham Olano of the ONCE team.

Teams

Twenty-two teams participated in the race:[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[4]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypescope=col Winner
18 MarchSorrento to Sorrento131km (81miles)
29 MarchSorrento to Aversa189km (117miles)
310 MarchAversa to Santuario di Castelpetroso160km (100miles)
411 MarchIsernia to Luco dei Marsi207km (129miles)
512 MarchAscoli Piceno to Ascoli Piceno26.5km (16.5miles)Individual time trial
613 MarchMontegranaro to Monte San Giusto149km (93miles)
714 MarchTeramo to Torricella Sicura214km (133miles)
815 MarchSan Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto166km (103miles)

General classification

Final general classification[5]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 10"
3+ 18"
4+ 38"
5+ 46"
6+ 52"
7+ 55"
8+ 1' 02"
9+ 1' 04"
10+ 1' 23"

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tirreno–Adriatico (Historic), Italy. BikeRaceInfo. 19 November 2017.
  2. Web site: 35ème Tirreno-Adriatico 2000. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040814184149/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tirreno/tirreno2000.php. 14 August 2004.
  3. Web site: The main contenders. Cycling News. 5 September 2024.
  4. Web site: The Stages. Cycling News. 6 September 2024.
  5. Web site: 2000 Tirreno - Adriatico. First Cycling. 19 November 2017.