The 51st edition of the

Vuelta a Colombia The Vuelta a Colombia (Spanish for ''Tour of Colombia'') is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela and Ecuador during the first days of August. It is organized by the ...

was held from June 17 to July 2, 2001. There were a total number of 98 competitors from 13 teams.

Stages

2001-06-17: Ciudad de Popayán (8.8 km)

2001-06-18:
Popayán Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 318,059 people, an area of 483 km2, is locate ...
— Cali (143 km)

2001-06-19: Palmira —
Buga Buga may refer to: Places * Mount Buga, an inactive volcano in Zamboanga del Sur province, the Philippines * Buga (barangay), a barangay in San Miguel Municipality, Bulacan, Philippines * Buga, Valle del Cauca, city and municipality in the Colom ...
(46.7 km)

2001-06-20:
Buga Buga may refer to: Places * Mount Buga, an inactive volcano in Zamboanga del Sur province, the Philippines * Buga (barangay), a barangay in San Miguel Municipality, Bulacan, Philippines * Buga, Valle del Cauca, city and municipality in the Colom ...
— Cartago (120 km)

2001-06-21: Cartago — Pereira (176 km)

2001-06-22: Pereira — Chinchiná (27.7 km)

2001-06-23: Chinchiná — Medellín (191 km)

2001-06-24: Medellín — El Escobero (129 km)

2001-06-25: Caldas —
Manizales Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher ...
(182.5 km)

2001-06-26:
Manizales Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher ...
—
Honda is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a producti ...
(140.8 km)

2001-06-27: Puerto Boyacá —
Barrancabermeja Barrancabermeja is a city in Colombia, located on the shore of the Magdalena River, in the western part of the department of Santander. It is home to the largest oil refinery in the country, under direct management of ECOPETROL. Barrancabermeja ...
(203.5 km)

2001-06-28:
Barrancabermeja Barrancabermeja is a city in Colombia, located on the shore of the Magdalena River, in the western part of the department of Santander. It is home to the largest oil refinery in the country, under direct management of ECOPETROL. Barrancabermeja ...
—
Bucaramanga Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and has the ninth-largest population in the country, with 6 ...
(124.3 km)

2001-06-29:
Bucaramanga Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and has the ninth-largest population in the country, with 6 ...
— Socorro (123 km)

2001-06-30: Socorro —
Tunja Tunja () is a city on the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the region known as the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 130 km northeast of Bogotá. In 2018 it had a population of 172,548 inhabitants. It is the capital of Boyacá departmen ...
(169.4 km)

2001-07-01:
Tunja Tunja () is a city on the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, in the region known as the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, 130 km northeast of Bogotá. In 2018 it had a population of 172,548 inhabitants. It is the capital of Boyacá departmen ...
— Bogotá (163 km)

2001-07-02: Bogotá — Alto de Patios (23.5 km)

Final classification

Teams

;Empresas Públicas de Medellín — Aguardiente Antioqueño * ''Director Deportivo'': Luis Carlos Mejía ;Aguardiente Néctar — Cartoprin * ''Director Deportivo'': José Alfonso López ;Baterías MAC — Selle Italia — Pacific * ''Director Deportivo'': Hernán Herrón ;Lotería de Boyacá A * ''Director Deportivo'': Rafael Antonio Niño ;05 Orbitel A * ''Director Deportivo'': José Raúl Mesa ;Lotería del Táchira (Venezuela) * ''Director Deportivo'': Guillermo Cárdenas ;Aguardiente Cristal — Liciclismo Caldas * ''Director Deportivo'': Rubén Darío Beltrán ;Idea — Indeportes Antioquia * ''Director Deportivo'': Luis Fernando Otálvaro ;Lotería de Boyacá B * ''Director Deportivo'': José Patrocinio Jiménez ;05 Orbitel B * ''Técnico Adjunto'':

Carlos Jaramillo Carlos María Jaramillo Mesa (born 16 January 1961) is a retired road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1985 to 1996. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the individual road race. Jaramill ...

;Triple Gordo de Trujillo (Venezuela) * ''Director Deportivo'': José Lindarte and Jaime Díaz ;Cicloases Cundinamarca * ''Director Deportivo'': Leonidas Herrera ;Mixto 1

References

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Stages

2001-06-17: Ciudad de Popayán (8.8 km)

2001-06-18: Popayán Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. It has a population of 318,059 people, an area of 483 km2, is locate ... — Cali (143 km)

2001-06-19: Palmira — Buga Buga may refer to: Places * Mount Buga, an inactive volcano in Zamboanga del Sur province, the Philippines * Buga (barangay), a barangay in San Miguel Municipality, Bulacan, Philippines * Buga, Valle del Cauca, city and municipality in the Colom ... (46.7 km)

2001-06-20: Buga Buga may refer to: Places * Mount Buga, an inactive volcano in Zamboanga del Sur province, the Philippines * Buga (barangay), a barangay in San Miguel Municipality, Bulacan, Philippines * Buga, Valle del Cauca, city and municipality in the Colom ... — Cartago (120 km)