2000 Vuelta a Venezuela explained

2000 Vuelta a Venezuela
Date:	October 17 – October 23
Stages:	13
Distance:	1874.4
Unit:	km
Time:	44h 52' 46"
Speed:	41.770
First:	Álvaro Lozano
First Nat:	COL
First Team:	Colombia National Team
First Color:	red
Second:	Yeison Delgado
Second Nat:	VEN
Second Team:	Triple Gordo Gob.
Third:	Álvaro Sierra
Third Nat:	COL
Third Team:	Triple Gordo
Points:	Gil Cordovés
Points Nat:	CUB
Points Team:	Gobernacíon del Zulía
Sprints:	Gil Cordovés
Sprints Nat:	CUB
Sprints Team:	Gobernacíon del Zulía
Mountains:	Rodolfo Camacho
Mountains Nat:	COL
Mountains Team:	Triple Gordo
Previous:	1999
Next:	2001

The 37th edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from October 17 to October 29, 2000. The stage race started in San Fernando, and ended in San Cristóbal.

Stages

2000-10-17: San Fernando — San Fernando (129 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-18: Calabozo — San Juan de Los Morros (154 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-19: El Cabriales — Valencia (110 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-20: Yagua — San Diego (22 km)

Place	Stage 4-A (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-20: Valencia — Valencia (94 km)

Place	Stage 4-B		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-21: Valencia — Los Teques (133 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-22: Bolívar — Caracas (130 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-23: Maracay — San Felipe (169 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-24: San Felipe Circuito (83 km)

Place	Stage 8-A		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-24: Barquisimeto Circuit (63 km)

Place	Stage 8-B		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-25: Carora — Cabimas (201 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-26: Cabimas — Dividive (157 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-27: Dividive — El Vigía (160 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-28: El Vigía — San Cristóbal (175 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2000-10-29: San Cristóbal Circuito (124 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		Distribuidora La Japonesa Lotería de Oriente	44:52:46
2.		Kino Táchira	+ 1.07
3.		Triple Gordo	+ 1.34
4.		Kino Táchira	+ 1.59
5.		Gobernacíon Trujillo Café Flor de Patria	+ 3.17
6.		Triple Táchira A	+ 4.12
7.		Bono del Ciclismo-Colombia	+ 5.08
8.		Kino Táchira	+ 5.11
9.		Kino Táchira	+ 6.00
10.		Triple Gordo	+ 6.32

References

• http://www.geocities.com/alguerdu/CICL/vvenezuela.htm Results (Archived 2009-10-22)