2000 Clásico RCN
Cycling race
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| Dates | August 11 – August 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,344 km (835.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 36h 08' 11" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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)
| Place | Prologue | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. |  Libardo Niño (COL) | 00:08.02 | Libardo Niño (COL) | 00:08.02 |
| 2. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | + 0.01 | Raúl Montaña (COL) | + 0.01 |
| 3. | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | + 0.02 | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | + 0.02 |
2000-08-12: Medellín — Jardín (172 km)
| Place | Stage 1 | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | 05:05.32 | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | 05:13.39 |
| 2. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | + 0.08 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | + 0.14 |
| 3. | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | + 0.10 | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | + 0.16 |
2000-08-13: Jardín — Manizales (210 km)
| Place | Stage 2 | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Héctor Palacio (COL) | 05:40.19 | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | 10:54.04 |
| 2. | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | — | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | + 0.14 |
| 3. | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | — | Israel Ochoa (COL) | + 0.18 |
2000-08-14: Manizales — Cartago (207 km)
| Place | Stage 3 | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Jhon García (COL) | 05:25.34 | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | 16:19.33 |
| 2. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | — | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | + 0.12 |
| 3. | Ruber Marín (COL) | — | Israel Ochoa (COL) | + 0.14 |
2000-08-15: Roldanillo — Cali (131 km)
| Place | Stage 4 | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Jhon García (COL) | 03:06.18 | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | 19:25.51 |
| 2. | Elder Herrera (COL) | — | Israel Ochoa (COL) | + 0.12 |
| 3. | Ruber Marín (COL) | — | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | + 0.14 |
2000-08-16: Palmira — Pereira (182 km)
| Place | Stage 5 | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Giovanny Torres (COL) | 04:23.02 | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | 23:52.34 |
| 2. |  Pedro Pablo Pérez (CUB) | + 0.08 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | + 0.12 |
| 3. | Jorge Martínez (COL) | — | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | + 0.14 |
2000-08-17: Pereira — Ibagué (126 km)
| Place | Stage 6 | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Jairo Hernández (COL) | 03:41.40 | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | 27:34.14 |
| 2. | Elder Herrera (COL) | + 0.28 | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | + 0.21 |
| 3. | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | — | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | + 0.30 |
2000-08-18: Ibagué — Madrid (188 km)
| Place | Stage 7 | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Elkin Barrera (COL) | 05:19.55 | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | 30:56.41 |
| 2. | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | + 1.20 | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | + 0.26 |
| 3. | Elder Herrera (COL) | + 1.35 | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | + 0.58 |
2000-08-19: Circuito Parque Nacional, Bogotá (102 km)
| Place | Stage 8 | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Luis Espinosa (COL) | 02:36.25 | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | 35:33.18 |
| 2. | Miguel Ángel Niño (COL) | — | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | + 0.26 |
| 3. | Graciano Fonseca (COL) | — | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | + 0.58 |
2000-08-20: Plaza de Bolívar — Patios, Bogotá (18.5 km)
| Place | Stage 9 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Elder Herrera (COL) | 00:35.12 | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | 36:08.31 |
| 2. | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | +0.01 | Elder Herrera (COL) | + 0.57 |
| 3. | Jairo Hernández (COL) | +0.01 | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | + 1.19 |
Final classification
| RANK | NAME | TEAM | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | 05 Orbitel | 36:08:11 |
| 2. | Elder Herrera (COL) | 05 Orbitel | + 0.57 |
| 3. | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | 05 Orbitel | + 1.19 |
| 4. | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | Aguardiente Cristal Chec | + 1.43 |
| 5. | Álvaro Sierra (COL) | Lotería de Boyacá | + 2.10 |
| 6. | Héctor Castaño (COL) | 05 Orbitel | + 2.27 |
| 7. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | Aguardiente Néctar Café Aguila Roja | + 3.15 |
| 8. | Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL) | 05 Orbitel | + 7.37 |
| 9. | Libardo Niño (COL) | Aguardiente Néctar Café Aguila Roja | + 8.05 |
| 10. | Jairo Hernández (COL) | 05 Orbitel | + 8.27 |
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