# 2000 Vuelta a Colombia

The 50th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from June 11 to June 26, 2000.

## Stages
### 2000-06-11: Circuito Cartagena (108 km)

| Place | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Andris Naudužs (LAT) | 02:28.12 | Andris Naudužs (LAT) | 02:28.12 |
| 2. | Marlon Pérez (COL) | +0.04 | Marlon Pérez (COL) | +0.04 |
| 3. | Jhon García (COL) | +0.05 | Jhon García (COL) | +0.05 |

### 2000-06-12: Cartagena — Barranquilla (141.9 km)

| Place | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Andris Naudužs (LAT) | 03:40.30 | Andris Naudužs (LAT) | 06:08.32 |
| 2. | Jhon García (COL) | — | Jhon García (COL) | +0.09 |
| 3. | Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB) | — | Marlon Pérez (COL) | +0.14 |

### 2000-06-13: Puerto Giraldo — Sincelejo (174.9 km)

| Place | Stage 3 | Stage 3 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Andris Naudužs (LAT) | 04:29.21 | Andris Naudužs (LAT) | 10:37.43 |
| 2. | Yosvanni Gutiérrez (CUB) | — | Jhon García (COL) | +0.15 |
| 3. | Jhon García (COL) | — | Marlon Pérez (COL) | +0.24 |

### 2000-06-14: Sincelejo — Montería (121.1 km)

| Place | Stage 4 | Stage 4 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Andris Naudužs (LAT) | 02:48.15 | Andris Naudužs (LAT) | 13:25.48 |
| 2. | Jhon García (COL) | — | Jhon García (COL) | +0.19 |
| 3. | Marlon Pérez (COL) | — | Marlon Pérez (COL) | +0.30 |

### 2000-06-15: Caucasia — Yarumal (164 km)

| Place | Stage 5 | Stage 5 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 04:41.11 | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 18:07.29 |
| 2. | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | — | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | +0.04 |
| 3. | Alexis Rojas (COL) | +0.05 | Alexis Rojas (COL) | +0.11 |

### 2000-06-16: Yarumal — Medellín (136.2 km)

| Place | Stage 6 | Stage 6 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | 03:08.47 | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 21:17.54 |
| 2. | Giovanny Torres (COL) | +1.36 | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | +0.04 |
| 3. | Jhon García (COL) | +1.38 | Alexis Rojas (COL) | +0.11 |

### 2000-06-17: Medellín — Medellín (25.2 km)

| Place | Stage 7 (Individual Time Trial) | Stage 7 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Marlon Pérez (COL) | 00:32.34 | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 21:52.29 |
| 2. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | +0.43 | Elder Herrera (COL) | +1.01 |
| 3. | Javier Zapata (COL) | +0.56 | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | +1.03 |

### 2000-06-18: Oriente — Oriente (152.9 km)

| Place | Stage 8 | Stage 8 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Jair Bernal (COL) | 03:40.58 | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 25:35.00 |
| 2. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | +0.57 | Elder Herrera (COL) | +1.18 |
| 3. | Héctor Palacio (COL) | +1.37 | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | +1.36 |

### 2000-06-19: Caldas — Manizales (196 km)

| Place | Stage 9 | Stage 9 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Jairo Pérez (COL) | 04:54.57 | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 29:31.06 |
| 2. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | +1.49 | Elder Herrera (COL) | +1.19 |
| 3. | Alexis Rojas (COL) | — | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | +1.36 |

### 2000-06-20: Cartago — Cali (184.6 km)

| Place | Stage 10 | Stage 10 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Jhon García (COL) | 04:18.07 | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 34:49.13 |
| 2. | César Acuña (COL) | — | Elder Herrera (COL) | +1.13 |
| 3. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | — | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | +1.37 |

### 2000-06-21: Palmira — Pereira (222 km)

| Place | Stage 11 | Stage 11 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Eliécer Valdés (CUB) | 05:14.04 | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 40:08.52 |
| 2. | Alejandro Cortés (COL) | +0.03 | Elder Herrera (COL) | +1.19 |
| 3. | Carlos Blanco (COL) | +0.07 | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | +1.37 |

### 2000-06-22: Pereira — Ibagué (125 km)

| Place | Stage 12 | Stage 12 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Elder Herrera (COL) | 03:50.35 | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 43:59.27 |
| 2. | Héctor Palacio (COL) | +0.06 | Elder Herrera (COL) | +1.09 |
| 3. | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | — | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | +2.59 |

### 2000-06-23: Ibagué — Soacha (181 km)

| Place | Stage 13 | Stage 13 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Ruber Marín (COL) | 05:01.14 | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 49:00.38 |
| 2. | Jairo Pérez (COL) | — | Elder Herrera (COL) | +1.09 |
| 3. | Hernán Bonilla (COL) | +6.15 | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | +3.46 |

### 2000-06-24: Chía — Villa de Leyva (157.2 km)

| Place | Stage 14 | Stage 14 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Jairo Pérez (COL) | 03:56.35 | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 52:12.03 |
| 2. | Ángel Camargo (COL) | +1.06 | Elder Herrera (COL) | +1.09 |
| 3. | Daniel Rincón (COL) | — | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | +3.46 |

### 2000-06-25: Villa de Leyva — Tunja (36.6 km)

| Place | Stage 15 (Individual Time Trial) | Stage 15 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | 01:09.27 | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 54:23.18 |
| 2. | Álvaro Sierra (COL) | +0.11 | Elder Herrera (COL) | +0.02 |
| 3. | Héctor Castaño (COL) | +0.34 | Héctor Castaño (COL) | +1.37 |

### 2000-06-26: Paipa — Bogotá (184.2 km)

| Place | Stage 16 | Stage 16 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Yosvani Falcón (CUB) | 04:28.35 | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 58:51.53 |
| 2. | Hernán Bonilla (COL) | — | Elder Herrera (COL) | +0.02 |
| 3. | Giovanny Huertas (COL) | — | Héctor Castaño (COL) | +2.41 |

## Final classification

| RANK | NAME | TEAM | TIME |
| 1. | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 05-Orbitel | 58:51:53 |
| 2. | Elder Herrera (COL) | 05-Orbitel | + 0.02 |
| 3. | Héctor Castaño (COL) | 05 Orbitel | + 1.37 |
| 4. | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | 05-Orbitel | + 4.45 |
| 5. | Jair Bernal (COL) | Lotería de Boyacá | + 7.29 |
| 6. | Alexis Rojas (COL) | Aguardiente Cristal | + 7.48 |
| 7. | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | Lotería de Boyacá | + 8.47 |
| 8. | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | 05-Orbitel | + 9.56 |
| 9. | Federico Muñoz (COL) | Ciclistas de Jesucristo | + 11.08 |
| 10. | Germán Ospina (COL) | Antioqueño-LM | + 13.18 |