The 2000 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 52nd edition of the cycle race and was held from 4 June to 11 June 2000. The race started in Grenoble and finished in Sallanches. The race was won by Tyler Hamilton of the U.S. Postal Service team.

Teams

Fourteen teams, containing a total of 112 riders, participated in the race:

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
P4 JuneGrenoble3.6 km (2.2 mi)Individual time trialAlberto López de Munain (ESP)
15 JuneGrenoble to Lyon189 km (117 mi)Frédéric Guesdon (FRA)
26 JuneChâtillon-sur-Chalaronne to Saint-Étienne210 km (130 mi)Fabrice Gougot (FRA)
37 JuneSaint-Étienne to Saint-Chamond35.7 km (22.2 mi)Individual time trialLance Armstrong (USA)
48 JuneRomans-sur-Isère to Mont Ventoux159 km (99 mi)Tyler Hamilton (USA)
59 JuneBeaumes-de-Venise to Digne-les-Bains201 km (125 mi)Tyler Hamilton (USA)
610 JuneDigne-les-Bains to Briançon218 km (135 mi)Íñigo Cuesta (ESP)
711 JuneSaint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Sallanches147 km (91 mi)Laurent Jalabert (FRA)

General classification

RankRiderTeamTime
Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 Tyler Hamilton (USA) U.S. Postal Service 30h 22' 07" 2 Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 31" 3 Lance Armstrong (USA) U.S. Postal Service + 36" 4 Alex Zülle (SUI) Banesto + 1' 42" 5 Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Crédit Agricole + 2' 56" 6 Christophe Moreau (FRA) Festina + 3' 36" 7 Mikel Pradera (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 3' 56" 8 Peter Luttenberger (AUT) ONCE–Deutsche Bank + 4' 44" 9 Andrey Kivilev (KAZ) AG2R Prévoyance + 5' 07" 10 Ramón González Arrieta (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 5' 21"
1Tyler Hamilton (USA)U.S. Postal Service30h 22' 07"
2Haimar Zubeldia (ESP)Euskaltel–Euskadi+ 31"
3Lance Armstrong (USA)U.S. Postal Service+ 36"
4Alex Zülle (SUI)Banesto+ 1' 42"
5Jonathan Vaughters (USA)Crédit Agricole+ 2' 56"
6Christophe Moreau (FRA)Festina+ 3' 36"
7Mikel Pradera (ESP)Euskaltel–Euskadi+ 3' 56"
8Peter Luttenberger (AUT)ONCE–Deutsche Bank+ 4' 44"
9Andrey Kivilev (KAZ)AG2R Prévoyance+ 5' 07"
10Ramón González Arrieta (ESP)Euskaltel–Euskadi+ 5' 21"

Notes

Further reading

  • . Cycling News.
  • [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 June 2000. p. 42.
  • [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 June 2000. p. 43.
  • [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 June 2000. p. 32.
  • [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 June 2000. p. 33.
  • [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 June 2000. p. 42.
  • [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 June 2000. p. 43.
  • [Cycling Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 2000. p. 36.
  • [Cycling Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 2000. p. 37.
  • [Cycling Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 2000. p. 41.
  • [Cycling Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 2000. p. 44.
  • [Cycling Dauphine Libere] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 2000. p. 45.
  • [Cycling/Dauphine] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 2000. p. 48.
  • [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 2000. p. 46.
  • [Cycling] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 2000. p. 47.