2000 Vuelta a España

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Classifications	21 stages, 2904 km
General	Roberto Heras 70.49.05 h
Points	Roberto Heras 136 p.
Mountains	Carlos Sastre 102 p.
Teams	Kelme-Costa Blanca 212:05:24 h

The 55th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from August 26 to September 17, 2000. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 2,904 km, and was won by Roberto Heras of the Kelme-Costa Blanca cycling team.

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Roberto Heras	Kelme-Costa Blanca	70.26.14
2	Ángel Casero	Festina watches	2.33
3	Pavel Tonkov	Mapei-Quick Step	4.55
4	Santos González	ONCE-Deutsche Bank	5.52
5	Raimondas Rumšas	Fassa Bortolo	7.38
6	Roberto Laiseka	Euskaltel-Euskadi	10.16
7	Fernando Escartín	Kelme-Costa Blanca	11.17
8	Carlos Sastre	ONCE-Deutsche Bank	12.16
9	Massimiliano Gentili	Cantina Tollo	13.1
10	Haimar Zubeldia	Euskaltel-Euskadi	13.14
11	José Luis Rubiera	Kelme-Costa Blanca	13.16
12	Wladimir Belli	Fassa Bortolo	13.44
13	Santiago Blanco	Vitalicio Serguros	15.41
14	Óscar Sevilla	Kelme-Costa Blanca	16.37
15	Txema del Olmo	Euskaltel-Euskadi	19.24
16	Richard Virenque	Team Polti	20.28
17	Pascal Hervé	Team Polti	23.43
18	Francisco García Rodríguez	Vitalicio Serguros	24.51
19	Abraham Olano	ONCE-Deutsche Bank	25.19
20	Gianni Faresin	Mapei-Quick Step	25.36
21	Félix García Casas	Festina watches	26.25
22	Oscar Camenzind	Lampre-Daikin	29.01
23	Marco Magnani	Alessio	30.03
24	Eladio Jiménez	Banesto	31.47
25	Fabian Jeker	Festina watches	39.32

External links

• La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)
• Cyclingnews.com 2000 Vuelta a Espana coverage