2000 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

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2000 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates4–11 June 2000
Stages7 + Prologue
Distance1,163.3 km (722.8 mi)
Winning time30h 22' 07"
Results
Winner  Tyler Hamilton (USA) (U.S. Postal Service)
  Second  Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)
  Third Lance Armstrong (U.S. Postal Service)
Points  Tyler Hamilton (USA) (U.S. Postal Service)
Mountains  Íñigo Cuesta (ESP) (ONCE–Deutsche Bank)
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The 2000 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 52nd edition of the cycle race and was held from 4 June to 11 June 2000. The race started in Grenoble and finished in Sallanches. The race was won by Tyler Hamilton of the U.S. Postal Service team.

Teams

Fourteen teams, containing a total of 112 riders, participated in the race:

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 4 June Grenoble 3.6 km (2.2 mi) Individual time trial  Alberto López de Munain (ESP)
1 5 June Grenoble to Lyon 189 km (117 mi)  Frédéric Guesdon (FRA)
2 6 June Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne to Saint-Étienne 210 km (130 mi)  Fabrice Gougot (FRA)
3 7 June Saint-Étienne to Saint-Chamond 35.7 km (22.2 mi) Individual time trial  Lance Armstrong (USA)[nb 1]
4 8 June Romans-sur-Isère to Mont Ventoux 159 km (99 mi)  Tyler Hamilton (USA)
5 9 June Beaumes-de-Venise to Digne-les-Bains 201 km (125 mi)  Tyler Hamilton (USA)
6 10 June Digne-les-Bains to Briançon 218 km (135 mi)  Íñigo Cuesta (ESP)
7 11 June Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Sallanches 147 km (91 mi)  Laurent Jalabert (FRA)

General classification

Final general classification
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tyler Hamilton (USA) U.S. Postal Service 30h 22' 07"
2  Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 31"
3  Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service + 36"[nb 1]
4  Alex Zülle (SUI) Banesto + 1' 42"
5  Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Crédit Agricole + 2' 56"
6  Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina + 3' 36"
7  Mikel Pradera (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 3' 56"
8  Peter Luttenberger (AUT) ONCE–Deutsche Bank + 4' 44"
9  Andrey Kivilev (KAZ) AG2R Prévoyance + 5' 07"
10  Ramón González Arrieta (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 5' 21"

Notes

  1. ^ a b In 2012, Lance Armstrong was disqualified from his position in the race. He was also stripped of all results after 1 August 1998, as a result of a massive doping scheme.

References

  1. ^ "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "52ème Dauphiné Libéré 2000". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
  3. ^ "2000 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2000". LesSports.info. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013.

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