2000 Paris–Nice

The 2000 Paris–Nice was the 58th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 5 March to 12 March 2000. The race started at the Bois de Vincennes and finished in Nice.^[2] The race was won by Andreas Klöden of the Telekom team.

2000 Paris–Nice

Race details
Dates	5–12 March 2000
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,151.1[1] km (715.3 mi)
Winning time	28h 19' 50"
Results
Winner  Andreas Klöden (GER) (Team Telekom)   Second  Laurent Brochard (FRA) (Jean Delatour)   Third  Francisco Mancebo (ESP) (Banesto)
← 1999 2001 →

Teams

Twenty teams, containing a total of 160 riders, participated in the race:^[3]

• U.S. Postal Service
• Cofidis
• Banesto
• Team Polti
• Team Telekom
• Bonjour
• Crédit Agricole
• Vini Caldirola–Sidermec
• Saeco–Valli & Valli
• Rabobank
• Mapei–Quick-Step
• Française des Jeux
• Jean Delatour
• Festina
• Lotto–Adecco
• AG2R Prévoyance
• Fassa Bortolo
• Memory Card–Jack & Jones
• Kelme–Costa Blanca
• BigMat–Auber 93

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	5 March	Bois de Vincennes	7.9 km (4.9 mi)		Individual time trial	Laurent Brochard (FRA)
2	6 March	Sens to Nevers	201 km (125 mi)			Jaan Kirsipuu (EST)
3	7 March	Nevers to Belleville	203.7 km (126.6 mi)			Fabio Baldato (ITA)
4	8 March	Trévoux to Saint-Étienne	178 km (111 mi)			Bo Hamburger (DEN)
5	9 March	Berre-l'Étang to Sisteron	194.2 km (120.7 mi)			Matteo Tosatto (ITA)
6	10 March	Sisteron to Villeneuve-Loubet	196.2 km (121.9 mi)			François Simon (FRA)
7	11 March	Nice to Col d'Èze	10 km (6.2 mi)		Individual time trial	Andreas Klöden (GER)
8	12 March	Nice to Nice	160.1 km (99.5 mi)			Tom Steels (BEL)

General classification

Final general classification[2][4] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Andreas Klöden (GER) Team Telekom 28h 19' 50" 2  Laurent Brochard (FRA) Jean Delatour + 7" 3  Francisco Mancebo (ESP) Banesto + 44" 4  François Simon (FRA) Bonjour + 53" 5  Javier Pascual Rodríguez (ESP) Kelme–Costa Blanca + 56" 6  Jonathan Vaughters (USA) Crédit Agricole + 1' 02" 7  Martin Rittsel (SWE) Memory Card–Jack & Jones + 1' 15" 8  Frankie Andreu (USA) U.S. Postal Service + 1' 17" 9  Dario Frigo (ITA) Fassa Bortolo + 1' 17" 10  Tomasz Brożyna (POL) Banesto + 1' 18"