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2000 Tirreno–Adriatico

Race details
Dates	8–15 March 2000
Stages	8
Distance	1,242 km (771.7 mi)
Winning time	33h 17' 36"
Results
Winner  Abraham Olano (ESP) (ONCE–Deutsche Bank)   Second  Jan Hruška (CZE) (Vitalicio Seguros)   Third  Juan Carlos Domínguez (ESP) (Vitalicio Seguros)
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The 2000 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 35th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race and was held from 8 March to 15 March 2000. The race started in Sorrento and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto. The race was won by Abraham Olano of the ONCE team.

Teams

Twenty-two teams participated in the race:

• Mapei–Quick-Step
• Amica Chips–Tacconi Sport
• Cantina Tollo–Regain
• Cofidis
• Crédit Agricole
• Farm Frites
• Fassa Bortolo
• Festina
• Française des Jeux
• Lampre–Daikin
• Linda McCartney Foods
• Liquigas–Pata
• Mercatone Uno–Albacom
• Mobilvetta Design–Rossin
• Ceramica Panaria–Gaerne
• Rabobank
• Saeco–Valli & Valli
• Team Telekom
• Team Polti
• Vini Caldirola–Sidermec
• Vitalicio Seguros
• ONCE–Deutsche Bank

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	8 March	Sorrento to Sorrento	131 km (81 mi)			Óscar Freire (ESP)
2	9 March	Sorrento to Aversa	189 km (117 mi)			Ján Svorada (CZE)
3	10 March	Aversa to Santuario di Castelpetroso	160 km (99 mi)			Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
4	11 March	Isernia to Luco dei Marsi	207 km (129 mi)			Erik Zabel (GER)
5	12 March	Ascoli Piceno to Ascoli Piceno	26.5 km (16.5 mi)		Individual time trial	Abraham Olano (ESP)
6	13 March	Montegranaro to Monte San Giusto	149 km (93 mi)			Óscar Freire (ESP)
7	14 March	Teramo to Torricella Sicura	214 km (133 mi)			Michael Boogerd (NED)
8	15 March	San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto	166 km (103 mi)			Romāns Vainšteins (LAT)

General classification

Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time 1  Abraham Olano (ESP) ONCE–Deutsche Bank 33h 17' 36" 2  Jan Hruška (CZE) Vitalicio Seguros + 10" 3  Juan Carlos Domínguez (ESP) Vitalicio Seguros + 18" 4  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE–Deutsche Bank + 38" 5  Marco Serpellini (ITA) Lampre–Daikin + 46" 6  Jens Voigt (GER) Crédit Agricole + 52" 7  Marc Wauters (BEL) Rabobank + 55" 8  David Plaza (ESP) Festina + 1' 02" 9  Gabriele Colombo (ITA) Cantina Tollo–Regain + 1' 04" 10  Romāns Vainšteins (LAT) Vini Caldirola–Sidermec + 1' 23"

References

1. "Tirreno–Adriatico (Historic), Italy". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
2. ^ "35ème Tirreno-Adriatico 2000". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 August 2004.
3. "The main contenders". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
4. "The Stages". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
5. "2000 Tirreno - Adriatico". First Cycling. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

Further reading

• "Stage 1 - March 8: Sorrento-Sorrento, 131km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 2 - March 9: Sorrento-Aversa, 189 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 3 - March 10: Aversa-Santuario dell Addolorata, 160 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 4 - March 11: Isernia-Luco de Marsi, 207 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 5 - March 12: Ascoli Piceno, ITT 26.5 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 6 - March 13: Montegranaro-Monte San Giusto, 149 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 7 - March 14: Teramo-Torricella Sicura, 214 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 8 - March 15: San Benedetto d Tronto - S. Benedetto d Tronto, 166 km". Cycling News.

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