# 2000 Vuelta a España

The 55th edition of the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 August to 17 September 2000. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 2,904 km (1,804 mi), and was won by Roberto Heras of the Kelme–Costa Blanca cycling team. The defending champion, Jan Ullrich, withdrew after the 12th stage while sitting in fourth place to prepare for the Olympic Road Race.

## Route

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 26 August | Málaga – Málaga | 13.3 km (8 mi) | | Individual time trial | Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 2 | 27 August | Málaga – Córdoba | 167.5 km (104 mi) | | | Óscar Freire (ESP) |
| 3 | 28 August | Montoro – Valdepeñas | 198.4 km (123 mi) | | | Jans Koerts (NED) |
| 4 | 29 August | Valdepeñas – Albacete | 159 km (99 mi) | | | Óscar Freire (ESP) |
| 5 | 30 August | Albacete – Xorret de Catí | 152.3 km (95 mi) | | | Eladio Jiménez (ESP) |
| 6 | 31 August | Benidorm – Valencia | 155.5 km (97 mi) | | | Paolo Bossoni (ITA) |
| 7 | 1 September | Valencia – Morella | 175 km (109 mi) | | | Roberto Heras (ESP) |
| 8 | 2 September | Vinaròs – Port Aventura | 168.5 km (105 mi) | | | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) |
| 9 | 3 September | Tarragona – Tarragona | 37.6 km (23 mi) | | Individual time trial | Abraham Olano (ESP) |
| 10 | 4 September | Sabadell – Supermolina | 165.8 km (103 mi) | | | Félix Cárdenas (COL) |
| 11 | 5 September | Alp – Arcalis (Andorra) | 136.5 km (85 mi) | | | Roberto Laiseka (ESP) |
| | 6 September | | | | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 12 | 7 September | Zaragoza – Zaragoza | 131.5 km (82 mi) | | | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) |
| | 8 September | | | | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 13 | 9 September | Santander – Santander | 143.3 km (89 mi) | | | Mariano Piccoli (ITA) |
| 14 | 10 September | Santander – Lakes of Covadonga | 146.5 km (91 mi) | | | Andrei Zintchenko (RUS) |
| 15 | 11 September | Cangas de Onís – Gijón | 164.2 km (102 mi) | | | Álvaro González de Galdeano (ESP) |
| 16 | 12 September | Oviedo – Alto de l'Angliru | 168 km (104 mi) | | | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) |
| 17 | 13 September | Benavente – Salamanca | 155.5 km (97 mi) | | | Davide Bramati (ITA) |
| 18 | 14 September | Béjar – Ciudad Rodrigo | 159 km (99 mi) | | | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) |
| 19 | 15 September | Salamanca – Ávila | 130 km (81 mi) | | | Mariano Piccoli (ITA) |
| 20 | 16 September | Ávila – Alto de Abantos [es] | 128.2 km (80 mi) | | | Roberto Heras (ESP) |
| 21 | 17 September | Madrid – Madrid | 38 km (24 mi) | | Individual time trial | Santos González (ESP) |
| | Total | Total | 2,904 km (1,804 mi) | 2,904 km (1,804 mi) | 2,904 km (1,804 mi) | 2,904 km (1,804 mi) | 2,904 km (1,804 mi) |

## Jersey progress

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Team Classification |
| 1 (ITT) | Alex Zülle | Alex Zülle | Alex Zülle | Carlos Sastre | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 2 | Oscar Freire | Alex Zülle | Alex Zülle | Eladio Jiménez | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 3 | Jans Koerts | Alex Zülle | Jans Koerts | Eladio Jiménez | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 4 | Oscar Freire | Alex Zülle | Oscar Freire | Eladio Jiménez | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 5 | Eladio Jiménez | Alex Zülle | Oscar Freire | Eladio Jiménez | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
| 6 | Paolo Bossoni | Alex Zülle | Oscar Freire | Eladio Jiménez | ONCE–Deutsche Bank |
| 7 | Roberto Heras | Alex Zülle | Oscar Freire | Eladio Jiménez | ONCE–Deutsche Bank |
| 8 | Alessandro Petacchi | Alex Zülle | Giovanni Lombardi | Eladio Jiménez | ONCE–Deutsche Bank |
| 9 (ITT) | Abraham Olano | Abraham Olano | Giovanni Lombardi | Eladio Jiménez | ONCE–Deutsche Bank |
| 10 | Felix Cardenas | Santos González | Giovanni Lombardi | Felix Cardenas | ONCE–Deutsche Bank |
| 11 | Roberto Laiseka | Angel Casero | Giovanni Lombardi | Carlos Sastre | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 12 | Alessandro Petacchi | Angel Casero | Giovanni Lombardi | Carlos Sastre | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 13 | Mariano Piccoli | Angel Casero | Giovanni Lombardi | Carlos Sastre | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 14 | Andrei Zintchenko | Roberto Heras | Giovanni Lombardi | Carlos Sastre | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
| 15 | Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano | Roberto Heras | Giovanni Lombardi | Carlos Sastre | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 16 | Gilberto Simoni | Roberto Heras | Giovanni Lombardi | Carlos Sastre | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 17 | Davide Bramati | Roberto Heras | Giovanni Lombardi | Carlos Sastre | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 18 | Alexander Vinokourov | Roberto Heras | Giovanni Lombardi | Carlos Sastre | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 19 | Mariano Piccoli | Roberto Heras | Giovanni Lombardi | Carlos Sastre | Vitalicio Seguros |
| 20 | Roberto Heras | Roberto Heras | Roberto Heras | Carlos Sastre | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
| 21 (ITT) | Santos González | Roberto Heras | Roberto Heras | Carlos Sastre | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
| Stage | Winner | Roberto Heras | Roberto Heras | Carlos Sastre | Kelme–Costa Blanca |

## Final standings

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roberto Heras | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 70:26:14 |
| 2 | Ángel Casero | Festina | 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–Regain | 13:10 |
| 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 Seguros | 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 Seguros | 24:51 |
| 19 | Abraham Olano | ONCE–Deutsche Bank | 25:19 |
| 20 | Gianni Faresin | Mapei–Quick-Step | 25:36 |
| 21 | Félix García Casas | Festina | 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 | 39:32 |