The 37th edition of the annual
Vuelta a VenezuelaThe Vuelta a Venezuela is a men's multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September in Venezuela. The Vuelta a Venezuela carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale,...
was held from October 17 to October 29, 2000. The stage race started in
San FernandoSan Fernando de Apure is a city in Apure State in Venezuela. The population of the municipality area is 175,056 . The 18th century exports included heron feathers and animal hides....
, and ended in
San CristóbalSan Cristóbal is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Táchira. It is located in a mountainous region of Western Venezuela. The city is situated 818 m/2,625 ft above sea level in the northern Andes overlooking the Torbes River, 56 km/35 mi from the Colombian border. San...
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2000-10-17: San FernandoSan Fernando de Apure is a city in Apure State in Venezuela. The population of the municipality area is 175,056 . The 18th century exports included heron feathers and animal hides....
— San FernandoSan Fernando de Apure is a city in Apure State in Venezuela. The population of the municipality area is 175,056 . The 18th century exports included heron feathers and animal hides....
(129 km)
| Place |
Stage 1 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|02:31.58 |
|02:31.48 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+0.02 |
| 3. |
|+0.05 |
|+0.12 |
2000-10-18: CalabozoVilla de Todos los Santos de Calabozo, an inland town of Venezuela, once capital of the Province of Caracas in the colonial period, formerly in the State of Miranda and former capital of the state of Guárico....
— San Juan de Los MorrosSan Juan de los Morros is the capital of the Guarico state and capital of the Juan Germán Roscio municipality, and is a town located in central Venezuela.- Overview :...
(154 km)
| Place |
Stage 2 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|03:35.34 |
|06:07.30 |
| 2. |
|+0.33 |
|+0.34 |
| 3. |
|+1.19 |
|+1.24 |
2000-10-19: El Cabriales — ValenciaValencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela.The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. The population of Valencia reached some 1.5 million in the year 2003, and it is expected to grow dramatically...
(110 km)
| Place |
Stage 3 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|02:49.10 |
|08:56.40 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+0.34 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.29 |
2000-10-20: YaguaThe Yagua are a people in northeastern Peru numbering approximately 3,000 to 4,000. Currently, they live near the Amazon, Napo, Putumayo and Yavari Rivers and their tributaries. Ethnographic descriptions of the Yagua are found in Fejos and P. Powlison . The history and migrations of the Yagua...
— San Diego (22 km)
| Place |
Stage 4-A (Individual Time Trial) |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|00:29.08 |
|
|
| 2. |
|+0.01 |
|
|
| 3. |
|+0.01 |
|
|
2000-10-20: ValenciaValencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela.The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. The population of Valencia reached some 1.5 million in the year 2003, and it is expected to grow dramatically...
— ValenciaValencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela.The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. The population of Valencia reached some 1.5 million in the year 2003, and it is expected to grow dramatically...
(94 km)
| Place |
Stage 4-B |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|01:44.59 |
|11:12.06 |
| 2. |
|+0.02 |
|+0.29 |
| 3. |
|+0.02 |
|+1.43 |
2000-10-21: ValenciaValencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela.The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. The population of Valencia reached some 1.5 million in the year 2003, and it is expected to grow dramatically...
— Los TequesLos Teques is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Miranda. Its population is 140,617 .-History:The city was founded in 1777 and was named after the Aractoeques Carabs, an indigenous tribe that once inhabited the area...
(133 km)
| Place |
Stage 5 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|03:21.19 |
|14:33.25 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+1.43 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.44 |
2000-10-22: Bolívar — CaracasCaracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
(130 km)
| Place |
Stage 6 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|02:50.10 |
|17:23.35 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+1.43 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.44 |
2000-10-23: MaracayMaracay is a city in north-central Venezuela, near the Caribbean coast, and is the capital and most important city of the state of Aragua. Most of it falls under the jurisdiction of the Girardot Municipality. The population as per the 2001 census was 750,000...
— San Felipe (169 km)
| Place |
Stage 7 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|04:05.49 |
|21:29.27 |
| 2. |
|+0.05 |
|+1.42 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.52 |
2000-10-24: San Felipe Circuito (83 km)
| Place |
Stage 8-A |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|01:55.32 |
|
|
| 2. |
|— |
|
|
| 3. |
|— |
|
|
2000-10-24: Barquisimeto CircuitBarquisimeto is the capital city of the State of Lara located in west central Venezuela, halfway between Caracas and Maracaibo on the Turbio River.-Overview:...
(63 km)
| Place |
Stage 8-B |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|01:29.51 |
|24:54.50 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+1.42 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.52 |
2000-10-25: CaroraCarora is a town in Lara State, Venezuela, on the Morere River, a branch of the Tocuyo River. It is about 54 miles southwest of Barquisimeto. Carora was founded twice. The first time, in the year 1569 by Juan de Tejo, but due to constant attacks from the indigenous population, it was abandoned,...
— CabimasCabimas is a town on the shore of Maracaibo Lake in Zulia State in northwestern Venezuela. Its current population is around 200,859 .Before 1900, Venezuela was known to possess commercial quantities of petroleum. One major find was the 'Zumaque 1' well in 1914, in the area of Mene Grande, about 50...
(201 km)
| Place |
Stage 9 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|04:47.09 |
|29:41.59 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+1.42 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.52 |
2000-10-26: CabimasCabimas is a town on the shore of Maracaibo Lake in Zulia State in northwestern Venezuela. Its current population is around 200,859 .Before 1900, Venezuela was known to possess commercial quantities of petroleum. One major find was the 'Zumaque 1' well in 1914, in the area of Mene Grande, about 50...
— Dividive (157 km)
| Place |
Stage 10 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|02:52.04 |
|33:37.38 |
| 2. |
|+0.04 |
|+1.42 |
| 3. |
|+2.47 |
|+1.52 |
2000-10-27: Dividive — El Vigía (160 km)
| Place |
Stage 11 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|03:37.52 |
|?????? |
| 2. |
|— |
|+1.42 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.52 |
2000-10-28: El Vigía — San Cristóbal (175 km)
| Place |
Stage 12 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|04:29.11 |
|41:46.09 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+1.07 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.34 |
2000-10-29: San Cristóbal Circuito (124 km)
| Place |
Stage 13 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|03:06.27 |
|44:52.46 |
| 2. |
|+0.02 |
|+1.07 |
| 3. |
|+0.04 |
|+1.34 |
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 |
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