2nd Vuelta de la Argentina - Cat. 2.5

Argentina, February 16 - March 5, 2000

Preview

The Vuelta de la Argentina was quite chaotic last year with several European teams going home mid-race. Swede martin Rittsel took his first stage race victory as a pro for Team Chicky World. Neither the team nor the rider is coming back this year, but there seems to be a decent field with Mapei-Quick Step as the only first division team, although here represented by some young and promising riders.

Stage List

Prologue - February 21: Rosario, 6km
Stage 1 - February 22: San Lorenzo -Tunel Hernandarias, 175 km
Stage 2 - February 23: Santa Fe - San Francisco, 176 km
Stage 3 - February 24: Villa María - Las Higueras, 180 km
Stage 4 - February 25: Río Cuarto - Cortaderas, 180 km
Stage 5 - February 26: La Toma - La Florida, 165 km
Stage 6 - February 27: San Luis circuit, 162 km
Stage 7 - February 28: Encon - San Juan, 160 km
Stage 8 - February 29: Gran San Juan circuit, 110 km
Stage 9 - February 29: San Juan ITT, 28 km
Rest day - March 1: Transfer to Villa Dolores
Stage 10 - March 2: Villa Dolores - San Javier, 155 km
Stage 11 - March 3: Mina Clavero - El Cóndor - Mina Clavero, 180 km
Stage 12 - March 4: Mina Clavero - El Cóndor - Observatorio, 130 km
Stage 13 - March 5: Córdoba circuit, 145 km

Start List

Mapei Quick Step

Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun)
Kevin Hulsman (Bel)
Luca Paolini (Ita)
Antonio Rizzi (Ita)
Eddy Ratti (Ita)
Charles Welgelius (Gbr)

Mroz Supradyn

Dariusz Wojciechowski (Pol)
Sebastian Wolski (Pol)
Piotr Chmielewski (Pol)
Arkadiusz Wojtas (Pol)
Grzegorz Wajs (Pol)
Bart Duraj (Pol)

Krka Telekom

Martin Derganc (Slo)
Milan Erzen (Slo)
Davide Tonucci (Ita)
Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro)
Sandi Papez (Slo)
Boris Premuzic (Slo)

Atlas Lukullus Ambra

Bartlomiejh Ksobiak (Pol)
Marcin Sapa (Pol)
Tomasz Lisowicz (Pol)
Wojciech Pawlak (Pol)
Fabio Testi (Ita)
Andrejz Jagielowicz (Pol)

Agro Adler  Brandenburg

Roberto Lochowski (Ger)
Christian Lademann (Ger)
Ronny Lauke (Ger)
Thomas Heidrich (Ger)
Mario Bolz (Ger)
Mathias Kahl (Ger)

Kazachstan

Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz)
Maxim Gurov (Kaz)
Mikhail Andreyev (Kaz)
Sergey Tretyakov (Kaz)
Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz)
Alexandr Goncharov (Kaz)

Mat Ceresit-CCC

Luca Belluomini (Ita)
Massimo Sorice (Ita)
Piotr Zaradny (Pol)
Artur Krasinski (Pol)
Radoslaw Romanik (Pol)
Krzysztof Szafranski (Pol)

Leipzig

Markus Koecknitz (Ger)
Thomas Hartmann (Ger)
Sebastian Ratzlaff (Ger)
Ralph Keller (Ger)
Carsten Gottschalk (Ger)
Rene Obst (Ger)

Saeco Cannondale Switzerland

Paolo Manzoni  (Swi)
Daniel Senn  (Swi)
Marc Kerker  (Swi)
Marc Müller  (Swi)
Daniel Strassmann  (Swi)
Lukas Stöckli  (Swi)

Orbitel

Julio Aguirre (Col)
Jairo Hernández (Col)
Elder Herrera (Col)
Carlos Osorio (Col)
Juan Ramírez (Col)
Javier Zapata (Col)

Bianchi Argentina

Roberto Prezioso (Arg)
Gerardo Fernandez (Arg)
Lisandro Cruel (Arg)
David Kenig (Arg)
Jorge Giacinti (Arg)
Pedro Pietro (Arg)

Crush

Gonzalo Salas (Arg)
Alejandro Gonzalez (Arg)
Gastón Salas (Arg)
Claudio Sanabria (Arg)
Jorge Giles (Arg)
Ministro Luis Moyano (Arg)

San Luis

Javier Andrés Becerra (Arg)
Martín Walter Oro (Arg)
Juan Rosales (Arg)
Marcelo Hugo Quiroga (Arg)
Alfredo Sosa (Arg)
Marcelo Suarez (Arg)

New Bikes

Diego Grela (Arg)
Marcelo Verderame (Arg)
Leon Cristian (Arg)
Gastón Corsaro (Arg)
Carlos Burgos (Arg)
Alejandro Cortez (Arg)

Fuenlabrada

Martín Garrido (Arg)
Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa)
Andrés Bermejo Siller (Spa)
Pedro Jimenez (Spa)
Saúl Morales (Spa)
Imanol Ayestaran (Spa)

Azzurra

Guillermo Bruneta (Arg)
Pablo Gorostiaga (Arg)
Esteban Ramirez (Arg)
Cristian Dumon (Arg)
Matías Prietto (Arg)
Adrián Vera (Arg)

Mendoza

Omar Contreras (Arg)
Rodrigo Salguero (Arg)
Javier Saavedra (Arg)
Luis Rivera (Arg)
Víctor Garcia (Arg)

Tres De Febrero

Fernando Raposo (Arg)
Oswaldo Frosasco (Arg)
Daniel Capella (Arg)
Daniel Perez (Arg)
Salgado (Arg)

USA

To be announced

San Juan Argentina

To be announced

Past Winner

1999  Martin Rittsel (Swe) Team Chicky World