2000 Clásico RCN
{{Infobox Cycling race report
| name = 2000 Clásico RCN
| image =
| image_caption =
| date = August 11 – August 20
| series =
| stages = 9
| distance = 1344
| unit = km
| time = 36h 08' 11"
| speed = 37.1924
| first = Juan Diego Ramírez
| first_nat = COL
| first_team = 05 Orbitel
| second = Elder Herrera
| second_nat = COL
| second_team = 05 Orbitel
| third = Julio César Aguirre
| third_nat = COL
| third_team = 05 Orbitel
| points = Elder Herrera
| points_nat = COL
| points_team = 05 Orbitel
| sprints = Víctor Herrera
| sprints_nat = COL
| sprints_team = Aguardiente Cristal Chec
| mountains = Juan Diego Ramírez
| mountains_nat = COL
| mountains_team = 05 Orbitel
| team = 05 Orbitel
| team_nat = COL
| previous = 1999
| next = 2001
}}
The 40th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from August 11 to August 20, 2000, in Colombia. The stage race with an UCI rate of 2.4 started in Medellín and finished in Bogotá. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation.
Stages
= 2000-08-11: [[Medellín]] — [[Pueblito Paisa]] (5.4 km) =
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rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Prologue !colspan="2"|General Classification | ||
---|---|---|
Name | Time
!Name | Time |
style="text-align:center;"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Libardo Niño|COL}} | {{center|00:08.02}}
|{{flagathlete|Libardo Niño|COL}} | {{center|00:08.02}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Raúl Montaña|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.01}}
|{{flagathlete|Raúl Montaña|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.01}} |
style="text-align:center;"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Dubán Ramírez|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.02}}
|{{flagathlete|Dubán Ramírez|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.02}} |
= 2000-08-12: [[Medellín]] — [[Jardín]] (172 km) =
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rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 1 !colspan="2"|General Classification | ||
---|---|---|
Name | Time
!Name | Time |
style="text-align:center;"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | {{center|05:05.32}}
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | {{center|05:13.39}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Israel Ochoa|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.08}}
|{{flagathlete|Israel Ochoa|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.14}} |
style="text-align:center;"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Lozano|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.10}}
|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Lozano|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.16}} |
= 2000-08-13: [[Jardín]] — [[Manizales]] (210 km) =
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rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 2 !colspan="2"|General Classification | ||
---|---|---|
Name | Time
!Name | Time |
style="text-align:center;"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Héctor Palacio|COL}} | {{center|05:40.19}}
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | {{center|10:54.04}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Lozano|COL}} | {{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Lozano|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.14}} |
style="text-align:center;"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | {{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|Israel Ochoa|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.18}} |
= 2000-08-14: [[Manizales]] — [[Cartago, Colombia|Cartago]] (207 km) =
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rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 3 !colspan="2"|General Classification | ||
---|---|---|
Name | Time
!Name | Time |
style="text-align:center;"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Jhon García|COL}} | {{center|05:25.34}}
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | {{center|16:19.33}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Israel Ochoa|COL}} | {{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Lozano|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.12}} |
style="text-align:center;"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Ruber Marín|COL}} | {{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|Israel Ochoa|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.14}} |
= 2000-08-15: [[Roldanillo]] — [[Cali]] (131 km) =
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rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 4 !colspan="2"|General Classification | ||
---|---|---|
Name | Time
!Name | Time |
style="text-align:center;"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Jhon García|COL}} | {{center|03:06.18}}
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | {{center|19:25.51}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Elder Herrera|COL}} | {{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|Israel Ochoa|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.12}} |
style="text-align:center;"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Ruber Marín|COL}} | {{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Lozano|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.14}} |
= 2000-08-16: [[Palmira, Valle del Cauca|Palmira]] — [[Pereira, Colombia|Pereira]] (182 km) =
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rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 5 !colspan="2"|General Classification | ||
---|---|---|
Name | Time
!Name | Time |
style="text-align:center;"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Giovanny Torres|COL}} | {{center|04:23.02}}
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | {{center|23:52.34}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Pedro Pablo Pérez|CUB}} | {{center|+ 0.08}}
|{{flagathlete|Israel Ochoa|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.12}} |
style="text-align:center;"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Jorge Martínez|COL}} | {{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Lozano|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.14}} |
= 2000-08-17: [[Pereira, Colombia|Pereira]] — [[Ibagué]] (126 km) =
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rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 6 !colspan="2"|General Classification | ||
---|---|---|
Name | Time
!Name | Time |
style="text-align:center;"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Jairo Hernández|COL}} | {{center|03:41.40}}
|{{flagathlete|Juan Diego Ramírez|COL}} | {{center|27:34.14}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Elder Herrera|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.28}}
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.21}} |
style="text-align:center;"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Juan Diego Ramírez|COL}} | {{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Lozano|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.30}} |
= 2000-08-18: [[Ibagué]] — [[Madrid, Colombia|Madrid]] (188 km) =
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rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 7 !colspan="2"|General Classification | ||
---|---|---|
Name | Time
!Name | Time |
style="text-align:center;"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Elkin Barrera|COL}} | {{center|05:19.55}}
|{{flagathlete|Juan Diego Ramírez|COL}} | {{center|30:56.41}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | {{center|+ 1.20}}
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.26}} |
style="text-align:center;"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Elder Herrera|COL}} | {{center|+ 1.35}}
|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Lozano|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.58}} |
= 2000-08-19: [[Bogotá|Circuito Parque Nacional, Bogotá]] (102 km) =
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rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 8 !colspan="2"|General Classification | ||
---|---|---|
Name | Time
!Name | Time |
style="text-align:center;"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Luis Espinosa|COL}} | {{center|02:36.25}}
|{{flagathlete|Juan Diego Ramírez|COL}} | {{center|35:33.18}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Miguel Ángel Niño|COL}} | {{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.26}} |
style="text-align:center;"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Graciano Fonseca|COL}} | {{center|—}}
|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Lozano|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.58}} |
= 2000-08-20: [[Plaza de Bolívar]] — [[Bogotá|Patios, Bogotá]] (18.5 km) =
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rowspan="2"|Place
!colspan="2"|Stage 9 (Individual Time Trial) !colspan="2"|General Classification | ||
---|---|---|
Name | Time
!Name | Time |
style="text-align:center;"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Elder Herrera|COL}} | {{center|00:35.12}}
|{{flagathlete|Juan Diego Ramírez|COL}} | {{center|36:08.31}} |
style="text-align:center;"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Juan Diego Ramírez|COL}} | {{center|+0.01}}
|{{flagathlete|Elder Herrera|COL}} | {{center|+ 0.57}} |
style="text-align:center;"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Jairo Hernández|COL}} | {{center|+0.01}}
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | {{center|+ 1.19}} |
Final classification
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RANK
!NAME !TEAM !TIME |
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style="text-align:center;"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Juan Diego Ramírez|COL}} | style="text-align:center;"|05 Orbitel | style="text-align:center;"|36:08:11 |
style="text-align:center;"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Elder Herrera|COL}} | style="text-align:center;"|05 Orbitel | style="text-align:center;"|+ 0.57 |
style="text-align:center;"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} | style="text-align:center;"|05 Orbitel | style="text-align:center;"|+ 1.19 |
style="text-align:center;"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Lozano|COL}} | style="text-align:center;"|Aguardiente Cristal Chec | style="text-align:center;"|+ 1.43 |
style="text-align:center;"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Sierra|COL}} | style="text-align:center;"|Lotería de Boyacá | style="text-align:center;"|+ 2.10 |
style="text-align:center;"|6.
|{{flagathlete|Héctor Castaño|COL}} | style="text-align:center;"|05 Orbitel | style="text-align:center;"|+ 2.27 |
style="text-align:center;"|7.
|{{flagathlete|Israel Ochoa|COL}} | style="text-align:center;"|Aguardiente Néctar Café Aguila Roja | style="text-align:center;"|+ 3.15 |
style="text-align:center;"|8.
|{{flagathlete|Miguel Ángel Sanabria|COL}} | style="text-align:center;"|05 Orbitel | style="text-align:center;"|+ 7.37 |
style="text-align:center;"|9.
|{{flagathlete|Libardo Niño|COL}} | style="text-align:center;"|Aguardiente Néctar Café Aguila Roja | style="text-align:center;"|+ 8.05 |
style="text-align:center;"|10.
|{{flagathlete|Jairo Hernández|COL}} | style="text-align:center;"|05 Orbitel | style="text-align:center;"|+ 8.27 |
Teams
{{col-begin-small}}
{{col-2}}
;05 Orbitel
{{ordered list|start=1
| {{flagicon|COL}} Jairo Hernández
| {{flagicon|COL}} Héctor Palacio
| {{flagicon|COL}} Dubán Ramírez
| {{flagicon|COL}} Javier Zapata
| {{flagicon|COL}} Miguel Ángel Sanabria
| {{flagicon|COL}} Héctor Castaño
| {{flagicon|COL}} Juan Diego Ramírez
| {{flagicon|COL}} Julio César Aguirre
| {{flagicon|COL}} Elder Herrera
| {{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Osorio
}}
;Lotería de Boyacá
{{ordered list|start=11
| {{flagicon|COL}} Álvaro Sierra
| {{flagicon|COL}} Jair Bernal
| {{flagicon|COL}} Ismael Sarmiento
| {{flagicon|COL}} Ángel Camargo
| {{flagicon|COL}} Ricardo Mesa
| {{flagicon|COL}} Giovanny Huertas
| {{flagicon|COL}} Víctor Niño
| {{flagicon|COL}} Urbelino Mesa
| {{flagicon|COL}} Giovanny Torres
| {{flagicon|COL}} Ubaldo Mesa
}}
;Aguardiente Antioqueño—Lotería de Medellín
{{ordered list|start=21
| {{flagicon|COL}} Germán Ospina
| {{flagicon|COL}} Argiro Zapata
| {{flagicon|COL}} Hernán Bonilla
| {{flagicon|COL}} Nélson Vargas
| {{flagicon|COL}} Ariel Martínez
| {{flagicon|COL}} Jorge Humberto Martínez
| {{flagicon|COL}} Oved Ramírez
| {{flagicon|COL}} Oscar Álvarez
| {{flagicon|COL}} Ramón García
| {{flagicon|COL}} John Parra
}}
;Aguardiente Néctar—Café Águila Roja
{{ordered list|start=31
| {{flagicon|COL}} Raúl Montaña
| {{flagicon|COL}} Libardo Niño
| {{flagicon|COL}} Israel Ochoa
| {{flagicon|COL}} Jairo Pérez
| {{flagicon|COL}} José Luis Vanegas
| {{flagicon|COL}} Fredy González
| {{flagicon|COL}} Elkin Barrera
| {{flagicon|COL}} César Goyeneche
| {{flagicon|COL}} Juan Fonseca
}}
;Aguardiente Cristal—Chec
{{ordered list|start=41
| {{flagicon|COL}} Alexis Rojas
| {{flagicon|COL}} Ruber Marín
| {{flagicon|COL}} Celio Roncancio
| {{flagicon|COL}} Álvaro Lozano
| {{flagicon|COL}} Jhon García
| {{flagicon|COL}} Gregorio Ladino
| {{flagicon|COL}} Heberth Gutiérrez
| {{flagicon|COL}} Raúl Gómez
| {{flagicon|COL}} Víctor Herrera
| {{flagicon|COL}} Ferney Naranjo
}}
;Cuba de Aviación
{{ordered list|start=51
| {{flagicon|CUB}} Pedro Pablo Pérez
| {{flagicon|CUB}} Eliécer Valdéz
| {{flagicon|CUB}} Giovanny Falcón
| {{flagicon|CUB}} Rolando Basulto
| {{flagicon|CUB}} Luis Alberto Romero
| {{flagicon|CUB}} Iddis Tabares
}}
{{col-2}}
;Club Ciclo Guachucal Nariño
{{ordered list|start=61
| {{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Estancio
| {{flagicon|COL}} Germán Canchalá
| {{flagicon|COL}} Wálter Barco
| {{flagicon|COL}} Euler Herrera
| {{flagicon|COL}} Luis Alonso Irúa
| {{flagicon|COL}} Jorge Aguirre
| {{flagicon|COL}} Jorge Ceballos
}}
;Ron Boyacá—Covarachía—Dosmopar
{{ordered list|start=71
| {{flagicon|COL}} Luis Espinosa
| {{flagicon|COL}} José Florencio Franco
| {{flagicon|COL}} Jairo Camargo
| {{flagicon|COL}} Néstor Bernal
| {{flagicon|COL}} Augusto Bohórquez
| {{flagicon|COL}} Gustavo Guzmán
}}
;Santa Fe Ron Añejo ELC
{{ordered list|start=81
| {{flagicon|COL}} Víctor Hugo González
| {{flagicon|COL}} Edward Ruiz
| {{flagicon|COL}} José Ibáñez
| {{flagicon|COL}} Rigoberto Ibáñez
| {{flagicon|COL}} Javier Guerrero
| {{flagicon|COL}} Miguel Ángel Niño
}}
;Mixto Antioquia
{{ordered list|start=91
| {{flagicon|COL}} Olmedo Capacho
| {{flagicon|COL}} Jorge Iván González
| {{flagicon|COL}} Luis Castañeda
| {{flagicon|COL}} Jorge Eliécer
| {{flagicon|COL}} José Diego Marín
| {{flagicon|COL}} John Freddy Restrepo
| {{flagicon|COL}} Otoniel Soto
| {{flagicon|COL}} Juan Carlos Arias
}}
;Mixto Cauca—Cicloases
{{ordered list|start=101
| {{flagicon|COL}} Ricardo Arcila
| {{flagicon|COL}} Julio Viveros
| {{flagicon|COL}} Alfredo Muñoz
| {{flagicon|COL}} Freddy Rincón
| {{flagicon|COL}} Gerson Sánchez
| {{flagicon|COL}} Javier Castiblanco
| {{flagicon|COL}} Hildebrando Rodríguez
}}
;Kazakhstan—Mixto Boyacá
{{ordered list|start=111
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Sergey Tretyakov
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Sergey Lavrenenko
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Vadim Kravchenko
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Mikhail Andreyev
| {{flagicon|COL}} Graciano Fonseca
| {{flagicon|COL}} Luis Ernesto Cely
}}
{{col-end}}