The 2000 Tour de Romandie was the 54th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 2 May to 7 May 2000. The race started in Locarno and finished in Geneva.[2] The race was won by Paolo Savoldelli of the Saeco team.
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| Dates | 2–7 May 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 + Prologue | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 821.5[1] km (510.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 01' 41" | ||||||||||||
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Route
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 2 May | Locarno | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |  | Prologue |  Paolo Savoldelli (ITA) |
| 1 | 3 May | Locarno to Le Bouveret | 224.3 km (139.4 mi) |  | Flat stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
| 2 | 4 May | Montreux to La Chaux-de-Fonds | 162.1 km (100.7 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Laurent Dufaux (SUI) |
| 3a | 5 May | Neuchatel to Orbe | 66.6 km (41.4 mi) | | Flat stage | Eddy Mazzoleni (ITA) |
| 3b | 5 May | Orbe to Orbe | 24.2 km (15.0 mi) | | Individual time trial |  Joseba Beloki (ESP) |
| 4 | 6 May | Orbe to Leysin | 160.6 km (99.8 mi) |  | Mountain stage | Andrea Noè (ITA) |
| 5 | 7 May | Aigle to Geneva | 177.8 km (110.5 mi) | | Flat stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA) |
Stages
Prologue
- 2 May 2000 — Locarno, 6.5 km (4.0 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Paolo Savoldelli (ITA) | Saeco–Valli & Valli | 7' 31" |
| 2 | Miguel Ángel Peña (ESP) | ONCE–Deutsche Bank | + 10" |
| 3 | Íñigo Cuesta (ESP) | ONCE–Deutsche Bank | + 11" |
| 4 |  Pavel Padrnos (CZE) | Saeco–Valli & Valli | + 12" |
| 5 |  Dirk Müller (GER) | Post Swiss Team | + 13" |
| 6 | Gabriele Missaglia (ITA) | Lampre–Daikin | + 13" |
| 7 |  David Millar (GBR) | Cofidis | + 13" |
| 8 |  Nicolas Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE–Deutsche Bank | + 14" |
| 9 |  Romāns Vainšteins (LAT) | Vini Caldirola–Sidermec | + 15" |
| 10 |  Matthias Buxhofer (AUT) | Phonak | + 15" |
General classification
Final general classification[2][5][6]
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