2000 Tour de Romandie explained

2000 Tour de Romandie
Date:2–7 May 2000
Stages:5 + Prologue
Distance:821.5[1]
Unit:km
Time:21h 01' 41"
First:Paolo Savoldelli
First Nat:ITA
Second:Joseba Beloki
Second Nat:ESP
Third:Laurent Dufaux
Third Nat:SUI
Previous:1999
Next: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.

Route

Stage schedule[3]
scope=col Stagescope=col Datescope=col Routescope=col Distancescope=col colspan="2"Typescope=col Winner
scope=row P2 MayLocarno6.5km (04miles)Prologue
scope=row 13 MayLocarno to Le Bouveret224.3km (139.4miles)Flat stage
scope=row 24 MayMontreux to La Chaux-de-Fonds162.1km (100.7miles)Hilly stage
scope=row 3a5 MayNeuchatel to Orbe66.6km (41.4miles)Flat stage
scope=row 3b5 MayOrbe to Orbe24.2km (15miles)Individual time trial
scope=row 46 MayOrbe to Leysin160.6km (99.8miles)Mountain stage
scope=row 57 MayAigle to Geneva177.8km (110.5miles)Flat stage

Stages

Prologue

2 May 2000 — Locarno, 6.5km (04miles), individual time trial (ITT)

General classification

Final general classification[4] [5]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 12"
3+ 27"
4+ 37"
5+ 1' 02"
6+ 1' 25"
7+ 1' 31"
8+ 1' 37"
9+ 1' 38"
10+ 1' 38"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland. BikeRaceInfo. 14 November 2017.
  2. Web site: 54ème Tour de Romandie 2000. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040808171657/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_romandie/romandie2000.php. 8 August 2004.
  3. Web site: The 54th Tour de Romandie Preview . autobus.cyclingnews.com . 28 June 2024 . 2 May 2000.
  4. Web site: Cycling - Tour de Romandie - 2000 - Detailed results. TheSports.org. 14 November 2017.
  5. Web site: 2000 Tour de Romandie. First Cycling. 14 November 2017.