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
{{colbegin|colwidth=22em}}
: {{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
class="wikitable" | ||||||
Stage || Date || Route ||Distance|| Winner || Nation || Team | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 January | Adelaide | align=right| 52.2 km | Koos Moerenhout | {{NED}} | {{UCI team code|TVM|2000}} |
2 | 19 January | North Adelaide – Goolwa | align=right| 152.0 km | Michael Rogers | {{AUS}} | United Water–AIS |
3 | 20 January | Glenelg – McLaren Vale | align=right| 149.5 km | Stéphane Bergès | {{FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AUB|2000}} |
4 | 21 January | City of Unley – Modbury | align=right| 136.0 km | Steffen Wesemann | {{GER}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2000}} |
5 | 22 January | Gawler – Tanunda | align=right| 156.0 km | Erik Zabel | {{GER}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2000}} |
6 | 23 January | Adelaide | align=right| 96.0 km | Robbie 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}}