The 2000 Volta a Catalunya was the 80th edition of the
Volta a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain.
It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of th ...
cycle race and was held from 15 June to 22 June 2000. The race started in
La Pineda
La Pineda is a coastal resort which forms part of the municipality of Vila-seca in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain.
Culture
Attractions
The main attraction in La Pineda is a water park, "Aquopolis", in the central street. The loca ...
and finished at in
Andorra
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The race was won by
José María Jiménez
Jose María Jiménez Sastre (February 6, 1971 in El Barraco, Spain - December 6, 2003 in Madrid) was a professional road bicycle racer. During his career he excelled as a climber, winning numerous mountain stages. His nickname was "El Chava". ...
of the
Banesto
Banco Español de Crédito, S.A. (), “Spanish Credit Bank”) better known as Banesto, was a Spanish multinational financial services company. Prior to the Spanish Government's historical intervention in 1993, the very first in the history of ...
team.
Teams
Sixteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:
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Route
General classification
References
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2000
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Volta
2000 in Spanish road cycling
June 2000 sports events in Europe