2000 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile

2000 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
Race details
Dates	March 23 – April 2
Stages	10
Distance	1,492.5 km (927.4 mi)
Winning time	35h 14' 51"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Sprints
	Team
	← 1999 2001 →

The 23rd edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 23 to April 2, 2000. The stage began with a four-kilometer prologue time trial in the heart of Santiago.

Stages

2000-03-23: Vitacura — Vitacura (4 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Steve Speaks (USA)	00:04.32	Steve Speaks (USA)	00:04.32
2.	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	+0.02	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	+0.02
3.	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	+0.04	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	+0.04

2000-03-24: Santiago — Los Andes (109.9 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Andriss Reiss (LAT)	02:19.41	Andriss Reiss (LAT)	????????
2.	Michael McNena (IRL)	+0.06	Sven Harms (CHI)	+0.01
3.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	—	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.05

2000-03-25: Los Andes — Viña del Mar (133.6 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	03:01.34	Andriss Reiss (LAT)	????????
2.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	—	Sven Harms (CHI)	+0.01
3.	Daniele Della Tommasina (ITA)	—	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.05

2000-03-26: Viña del Mar — El Tabo (141.6 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Andriss Reiss (LAT)	03:20.56	Andriss Reiss (LAT)	08:46.44
2.	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	—	Sven Harms (CHI)	+0.25
3.	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	—	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.28

2000-03-27: San Antonio — Los Maitenes (194.4 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	05:31.29	Andriss Reiss (LAT)	14:18.17
2.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.04	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.22
3.	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	—	Sven Harms (CHI)	+0.25

2000-03-28: San Fernando — Talca (164.9 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	03:55.20	Andriss Reiss (LAT)	18:13.37
2.	Víctor Garrido (CHI)	—	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.22
3.	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	—	Sven Harms (CHI)	+0.25

2000-03-29: Cauquenes — Penco (140.5 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	03:28.41	Andriss Reiss (LAT)	???????
2.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	—	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.22
3.	José Maneiro (ARG)	—	Sven Harms (CHI)	+0.25

2000-03-30: San Fernando — Talca (110 km)

Place	Stage 7-A		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Maneiro (ARG)	02:26.22	Andriss Reiss (LAT)	24:08.40
2.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	—	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.08
3.	Christian Lademann (GER)	—	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.29

2000-03-30: Chillán — Chillán (20 km)

Place	Stage 7-B (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Steve Speaks (USA)	00:23.54	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	24:33.17
2.	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	+0.07	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.15
3.	Anton Villatoro (GUA)	+0.09	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.26

2000-03-31: Quirihue — Curicó (213.2 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Christian Lademann (GER)	04:49.19	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	29:22.50
2.	Steve Speaks (USA)	—	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.14
3.	Lisandro Cruel (ARG)	—	José Medina (CHI)	+0.47

2000-04-01: Curicó — Santiago (190.9 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Christian Lademann (GER)	04:25.13	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	33:48.14
2.	Antonio Cabrera (CHI)	—	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.14
3.	Anton Villatoro (GUA)	—	José Medina (CHI)	+0.47

2000-04-02: Santiago (Circuito "Providencia") (69.9 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gonzalo Garrido (CHI)	01:26.37	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	35:14.51
2.	Roberto Lochowski (GER)	—	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.14
3.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	—	José Medina (CHI)	+0.47

Final classification

RANK	CYCLIST	TEAM	TIME
1.	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	Publiguías-Trek	35:14:51
2.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	Union Ciclista Curicó	+ 0.14
3.	José Medina (CHI)	Union Ciclista Curicó	+ 0.47
4.	Andriss Reiss (LAT)	Sintofarm	+ 1.04
5.	Christian Lademann (GER)	Agro Adler Brandenburg	+ 1.14
6.	Pablo González (CHI)	Ekono - Go! Zuko	+ 1.36
7.	Anton Villatoro (GUA)	7 UP/Colorado Cyclist	+ 2.10
8.	Marcelo Arriagada (CHI)	Ekono - Go! Zuko	+ 2.11
9.	Sven Harms (CHI)	Rabié Omo - Chillan	+ 2.20
10.	Libardo Niño (COL)	Aguardiente Nectar	+ 2.28

References

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