2000 Giro d'Italia

2000 Giro d'Italia May 13—June 4, 2000 21 + prologue 3676 km 89h 30' 14" Stefano Garzelli ITA pink UNO 2000 Francesco Casagrande ITA VIN 2000 Gilberto Simoni ITA LAM 2000 Dimitri Konyshev RUS violet FAS 2000 Francesco Casagrande ITA green VIN 2000 Fabrizio Guidi ITA FDJ 2000 blue Dimitri Konyshev RUS FAS 2000 MAP 2000 FAS 2000 1999 2001 The 2000 Giro d'Italia was the 83rd edition of the Giro. It began with a 4.6 km 0 on prologue that navigated through the Italian capital Rome. The race came to a close on June 4 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/stages/giro00st21.shtml#res Piccoli takes the final honours in Milan Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2000-06-04 2012-09-26 Gabriella Ekström Twenty teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Stefano Garzelli of the UNO 2000 team. Second and third were the Italian riders Francesco Casagrande and Gilberto Simoni. In the race's other classifications, VIN 2000 rider Francesco Casagrande won the mountains classification, Dimitri Konyshev of the FAS 2000 team won the points classification, and FDJ 2000 rider Fabrizio Guidi won the intergiro classification. MAP 2000 finished as the winners of the Trofeo Fast Team classification, ranking each of the twenty teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. The other team classification, the Trofeo Super Team classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled for each team was won by FAS 2000. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2000 Giro d'Italia The race organizers RCS Sport invited twenty teams to participate in the race.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/giro00main.shtml Preview 12 May 2000 Tim Maloney Cycling News Future Publishing Limited https://web.archive.org/web/20190426151703/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/giro00main.shtml 26 April 2019 Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 180 cyclists. Out of the 180 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 127 riders made it to the finish in Milan. The teams that took part in the race were: 22em Amica Chips–Tacconi Sport GCE 2000 Cantina Tollo PAN 2000 TVM 2000 FAS 2000 KEL 2000 FDJ 2000 LAM 2000 Linda McCartney Racing Team Liquigas–Pata MAP 2000 UNO 2000 MDN 2000 POL 2000 SDA 2000 RAB 2000 SAE 2000 VIN 2000 VIT 2000 Pre-race favorites Marco Pantani (UNO 2000) – who was expelled the previous year for having high levels of hematocrit – announced his intentions to race the Giro a few weeks prior to the race despite only racing a few times during the year. Francesco Casagrande (VIN 2000) was seen as a favorite because of his victory at the 1999 Tour de Suisse; however, a doping suspension, marred the rest of his season. Paolo Savoldelli was found to be in good form following an overall victory at the Tour de Romandie. Tim Maloney of CyclingNews stated that POL 2000's Ivan Gotti, who had won the previous year's race following Pantani's disqualification, desired to prove he is a legitimate contender. He added that the young rider Danilo Di Luca will be competing in his second Giro and he will aim for a stage victory. Sprinter Mario Cipollini, a favorite to win the stages if they come to a bunch sprint, started the race after battling asthma in the preceding weeks. Ivan Quaranta (MDN 2000) was another rider that was seen as a contender for the sprint stages, along with reigning Italian road race champion Salvatore Commesso (SAE 2000). Route and stages The race route was revealed by the organizers in Milan at the Teatro Lirico. This running of the Giro contained three individual time trial events, one of which was the prologue the race began with. There were a total of ten stages that contained categorized climbs; five of which contained climbs of higher categories, while the other five stages held only categorized climbs of lesser degree. The remaining nine stages were primarily flat stages. Of the mountain stages, three ended with summit finishes: stage 5 to Peschici, stage 9 to Abetone, and stage 18 to Prato Nevoso. One other stage had a summit arrival, the demanding stage 20 climbing time trial up the Sestriere. The race began in Rome to celebrate the Great Jubilee, with the opening prologue passing historic sites such as the Colosseum and Imperial Forum. The race then headed down the coast to Scalea through the first week, before turning east to Matera, then heading north through Apulia, travelling along a length of the Adriatic coast. CyclingNews writer Tim Maloney felt that the first difficult stage to be raced would be the eighth stage, which featured three major categorized climbs across 255 km 0 on of racing. +List of stageshttp://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/may00/giro00/giro00results.shtml Stages and results Cycling News 19 October 2018http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdi/tdi2000.php 83ème Giro d'Italia 2000 Memoire du cyclisme fr https://web.archive.org/web/20041025163301/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tdi/tdi2000.php 25 October 2004StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner P13 MayRome 4.6 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Jan Hruška CZE114 MayRome to Terracina 125 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Ivan Quaranta ITA215 MayTerracina to Maddaloni 225 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Medium mountain stage Cristian Moreni ITA316 MayPaestum to Scalea 177 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Ján Svorada CZE417 MayScalea to Matera 233 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Mario Cipollini ITA518 MayMatera to Peschici 232 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Medium mountain stage Danilo Di Luca ITA619 MayPeschici to Vasto 160 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Dimitri Konyshev RUS720 MayVasto to Teramo 182 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage David McKenzie AUS821 MayCorinaldo to Prato 265 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Medium mountain stage Axel Merckx BEL922 MayPrato to Abetone 138 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stageITA Francesco Casagrande1023 MaySan Marcello Pistoiese to Padua 253 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Ivan Quaranta ITA1124 MayLignano Sabbiadoro to Bibione 45 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Víctor Hugo Peña COL25 May Rest day1226 MayBibione to Feltre 184 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Medium mountain stage Enrico Cassani ITA1327 MayFeltre to Sëlva 186 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stage José Luis Rubiera ESP1428 MaySëlva to Bormio 203 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stage Gilberto Simoni ITA1529 MayBormio to Brescia 180 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Biagio Conte ITA1630 MayBrescia to Meda 102 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Fabrizio Guidi ITA1731 MayMeda to Genoa 236 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Medium mountain stage Álvaro González de Galdeano ESP181 JuneGenoa to Prato Nevoso 173 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stage Stefano Garzelli ITA192 JuneSaluzzo to Briançon (France) 176 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stage Paolo Lanfranchi ITA203 JuneBriançon (France) to Sestriere 32 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Jan Hruška CZE214 JuneTurin to Milan 189 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Mariano Piccoli ITA Total 3676 km 0 on Classification Leadership In the 2000 Giro d'Italia, five different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner is considered the winner of the Giro.Laura Weislo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 Giro d'Italia classifications demystified 2008-05-13 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-08-27http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Fgolpdf%2Funi_1999_11.pdf%2F21SPO01A.pdf Archived copy 2019-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111423/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Fgolpdf%2Funi_1999_11.pdf%2F21SPO01A.pdf 2016-03-04 dead Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a mauve jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. The stage win awarded 25 points, second place awarded 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down the line, to a single point for 15th. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints. There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, or third category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The highest point in the Giro (called the Cima Coppi), which in 2000 was Colle dell'Agnello, afforded more points than the other first-category climbs. The fourth jersey represented the intergiro classification, marked by a blue jersey. The calculation for the intergiro is similar to that of the general classification, in each stage there is a midway point that the riders pass through a point and where their time is stopped. As the race goes on, their times compiled and the person with the lowest time is the leader of the intergiro classification and wears the blue jersey. There were also two classifications for teams. The first was the Trofeo Fast Team. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team. The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run. +Classification leadership by stage Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=Points classification25px|link=|alt=Mountains classification25px|link=|alt=Intergiro classification25px|link=|alt=Trofeo Fast TeamTrofeo Super Team P Jan Hruška Jan Hruška not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded 1 Ivan Quaranta Mario Cipollini Ivan Quaranta Alessandro Petacchi Mario Cipollini FDJ 2000 PLT 2000 2 Cristian Moreni Cristian Moreni Cristian Moreni Karsten Kroon Matteo Tosatto Liquigas-Pata 3 Ján Svorada Matteo Tosatto 4 Mario Cipollini Mario Cipollini 5 Danilo Di Luca Matteo Tosatto Matteo Tosatto FAS 2000 6 Dmitri Konyshev 7 David McKenzie Dmitri Konyshev 8 Axel Merckx José Enrique Gutiérrez Fabrizio Guidi Mapei - Quick Step PLT 2000 9 Francesco Casagrande Francesco Casagrande FAS 2000 10 Ivan Quaranta 11 Víctor Hugo Peña VIN 2000 12 Enrico Cassani 13 José Luis Rubiera Francesco Casagrande Mapei - Quick Step 14 Gilberto Simoni José Jaime González 15 Biagio Conte 16 Fabrizio Guidi 17 Álvaro González de Galdeano 18 Stefano Garzelli Francesco Casagrande 19 Paolo Lanfranchi José Jaime González 20 Jan Hruška Stefano Garzelli Francesco Casagrande 21 Mariano Piccoli Final Stefano Garzelli Dmitri Konyshev Francesco Casagrande Fabrizio Guidi Mapei - Quick Step FAS 2000 Final standings Legend   20px|alt=Pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   20px|alt=Green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification   20px|alt=Purple jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification   20px|alt=Blue jersey   Denotes the winner of the Intergiro classification General classification RiderTeamTime 1 Stefano Garzelli ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey UNO 2000 98h 30' 14" 2 Francesco Casagrande ITA 20px|alt=Green jersey VIN 2000 + 1' 27" 3 Gilberto Simoni ITA LAM 2000 + 1' 33" 4 Andrea Noè ITA MAP 2000 + 4' 58" 5 Pavel Tonkov RUS MAP 2000 + 5' 28" 6 Hernán Buenahora COL SDA 2000 + 5' 48" 7 Wladimir Belli ITA FAS 2000 + 7' 38" 8 José Luis Rubiera ESP KEL 2000 + 8' 08" 9 Serhiy Honchar UKR Liquigas-Pata + 8' 14" 10 Leonardo Piepoli ITA GCE 2000 + 8' 32" Points classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Dimitri Konyshev RUS 20px|alt=Purple jersey FAS 2000 159 2 Fabrizio Guidi ITA 20px|alt=Blue jersey FDJ 2000 119 3 Ján Svorada CZE LAM 2000 116 4 Stefano Garzelli ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey UNO 2000 114 5 Francesco Casagrande ITA 20px|alt=Green jersey VIN 2000 106 6 Gilberto Simoni ITA LAM 2000 7 Silvio Martinello ITA POL 2000 86 8 Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero ESP VIT 2000 73 9 Paolo Lanfranchi ITA MAP 2000 70 10 Wladimir Belli ITA FAS 2000 67 Mountains classification RiderTeamPoints 1Francesco Casagrande ITA 20px|alt=Green jerseyVIN 2000 71 2Chepe González COLSDA 2000 3Stefano Garzelli ITA 20px|alt=Pink jerseyUNO 2000 47 4Gilberto Simoni ITALAM 2000 42 5Karsten Kroon NEDRAB 2000 31 6Félix Cárdenas ESPKEL 2000 21 7José Enrique Gutiérrez ESPKEL 2000 8Paolo Lanfranchi ITA MAP 2000 16 9Dario Frigo ITAFAS 2000 15 10José Javier Gomez Gozalo ESPKEL 2000 13 Intergiro classification RiderTeamTime 1 Fabrizio Guidi ITA 20px|alt=Blue jersey FDJ 2000 62h 50' 05" 2 Dimitri Konyshev RUS 20px|alt=Purple jersey FAS 2000 + 57" 3 Diego Ferrari ITA Amica Chips-Tacconi Sport + 1' 38" 4 Jan Hruska CZE VIT 2000 + 2' 01" 5 Daniele Contrini ITALiquigas-Pata + 2' 03" 6 Ján Svorada CZE LAM 2000 + 2' 27" 7 Karsten Kroon NED RAB 2000 + 2' 52" 8 Serhiy Honchar UKR Liquigas-Pata + 2' 56" 9 Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero ESP VIT 2000 + 2' 58" 10 Víctor Hugo Peña COL VIT 2000 + 3' 07" Trofeo Fast Team classification TeamTime 1MAP 2000 295h 29' 39" 2VIT 2000 + 31' 03" 3KEL 2000 + 31' 23" 4FAS 2000 + 38' 25" 5GCE 2000 + 41' 36" 6UNO 2000 + 1h 16' 02" 7SDA 2000 + 1h 40' 11" 8LAM 2000 + 1h 40' 13"9Liquigas-Pata + 1h 45' 10" 10POL 2000 + 1h 49' 55" Trofeo Super Team classification TeamPoints 1FAS 2000 456 2MAP 2000 375 3LAM 2000 336 4POL 2000 312 5VIT 2000 309 6Cantina Tollo 250 7KEL 2000 8Liquigas-Pata 248 9UNO 2000 220 10SAE 2000 Minor classifications Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders did not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. Other awards included the most combative trophy classification, which was a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes. Russian Dmitri Konyshev won the most combative classification. The Top Runner Trophy Liquigas classification was won by Francesco Casagrande. References Citations 30em External links Official results 2000 Giro d'Italia P 10 11 21 Giro Category:Giro d'Italia by year Category:May 2000 sports events in Italy Category:June 2000 sports events in Italy