2000 Tour Down Under

{{Short description|2nd edition of the Tour Down Under stage race}}

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2000 Tour Down Under

| image =

| image_caption =

| date = 18–23 January 2000

| stages = 6

| distance = 776.2

| unit = km

| time = 19h 02' 02"

| speed = 40.779

| first = Gilles Maignan

| first_team = {{UCI team code|ALM|2000}}

| first_nat = FRA

| first_color = orange

| second = Stuart O'Grady

| second_team = {{UCI team code|C.A|2000}}

| second_nat = AUS

| third = Steffen Wesemann

| third_team = {{UCI team code|THR|2000}}

| third_nat = GER

| points = Guillaume Auger

| points_team = {{UCI team code|AUB|2000}}

| points_nat = FRA

| points_color = green

| mountains = René Jørgensen

| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|TNK|2000}}

| mountains_nat = DEN

| mountains_color = blue

| youth = Sandy Casar

| youth_nat = FRA

| youth_color = white

| youth_team = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2000}}

| team = {{UCI team code|ALM|2000}}

| previous = 1999

| next = 2001

}}

The 2000 Tour Down Under was the second edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 18 to 23 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The race was won by Gilles Maignan, who rode for {{UCI team code|ALM|2000}}.{{cite web | url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-down-under/2000/gc | title=2000 Tour Down Under | work=ProCyclingStats | accessdate=16 October 2020}}

Participating teams

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: Linda McCartney Racing Team

: UniSA–Australia

: {{UCI team code|THR|2000}}

: {{UCI team code|C.A|2000}}

: United Water–AIS

: {{UCI team code|TVM|2000}}

: {{UCI team code|ALM|2000}}

: {{UCI team code|FDJ|2000}}

: {{UCI team code|POL|2000}}

: Sun-Smart–Mitsubishi

: {{UCI team code|TNK|2000}}

: {{UCI team code|AUB|2000}}

: {{UCI team code|SAE|2000}}

{{colend}}

Route and stages

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Stage || Date || Route ||Distance|| Winner || Nation || Team
118 JanuaryAdelaidealign=right| 52.2 kmKoos Moerenhout{{NED}}{{UCI team code|TVM|2000}}
219 JanuaryNorth AdelaideGoolwaalign=right| 152.0 kmMichael Rogers{{AUS}}United Water–AIS
320 JanuaryGlenelgMcLaren Valealign=right| 149.5 kmStéphane Bergès{{FRA}}{{UCI team code|AUB|2000}}
421 JanuaryCity of UnleyModburyalign=right| 136.0 kmSteffen Wesemann{{GER}}{{UCI team code|THR|2000}}
522 JanuaryGawlerTanundaalign=right| 156.0 kmErik Zabel{{GER}}{{UCI team code|THR|2000}}
623 JanuaryAdelaidealign=right| 96.0 kmRobbie McEwen{{AUS}}{{UCI team code|TVM|2000}}

Final classification

{{cyclingresult start|title=Result}}

{{Cyclingresult|1|Gilles Maignan|ITA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2000}}|19h 02' 02"}}

{{Cyclingresult|2|Stuart O'Grady|AUS|{{UCI team code|C.A|2000}}|+ 12"}}

{{Cyclingresult|3|Steffen Wesemann|GER|{{UCI team code|THR|2000}}|+ 14"}}

{{Cyclingresult|4|Ludovic Turpin|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2000}}|+ 18"}}

{{Cyclingresult|5|Sandy Casar|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2000}}|+ 24"}}

{{Cyclingresult|6|Dominique Rault|FRA|{{UCI team code|AUB|2000}}|+ 25"}}

{{Cyclingresult|7|Alexander Vinokourov|KAZ|{{UCI team code|THR|2000}}|+ 28"}}

{{Cyclingresult|8|Matthew Stephens|GBR|Linda McCartney Racing Team|+ 4' 11"}}

{{Cyclingresult|9|René Jørgensen|DEN|{{UCI team code|TNK|2000}}|+ 5' 46"}}

{{Cyclingresult|10|Emmanuel Magnien|FRA|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2000}}|+ 10' 58"}}

{{Cyclingresult end}}

References