Volta ao Minho - 2.5

Portugal, July 13-16, 2000

1999 results    Past Winners

The stages:

• Stage 1 - July 13: Povoa Varzin - Vila Do Conde, ITT, 7.6 km
• Stage 2 - July 14: Vila Do Conde - Valenca (Monte Faro), 160.5 km
• Stage 3 - July 15: Valenca - Esposende, 173 km
• Stage 4 - July 16: Esposende - Fafe, 144 km
• Stage 5 - July 17: Fafe - Cabeceiras De Basto, 165 km

Stage 1 - July 13: Povoa Varzin - Vila Do Conde, ITT, 7.6 km

1. David Navas (Spa) Banesto 		7.41 
2. Melchor Mauri (Spa) Benfica		0.02
3. Vitor Gamito (Por) Porta da Ravessa
4. Joaquim Andrade (Por) Barbot/Torrié 	0.05
5. Delmino Pereira (Por) Boavista  	0.06
6. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Benfica 	0.07
7. José Azevedo (Por) Maia-MSS
8. Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Porta da Ravessa 0.09
9. Jorge Silva (Por) Benfica		0.10
10. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) La-Pecol	0.11

Stage 2 - July 14: Vila Do Conde - Valenca (Monte Faro), 160.5 km

1. Vitor Gamito (Por) Porta da Ravessa       3.55.59
2. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme		0.24
3. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Barbot-Torrié		0.27
4. Angel Edo (Spa) Maia-MSS 
5. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) LA-Pecol 
6. Arnoldas Saprykinas (LIT) Cantanhede		0.34
7. Delmino Pereira (Por) Boavista		0.37
8. David Navas (Spa) Banesto 
9. Melchor Mauri (Spa) Benfica 
10. Philipe Fernandes (Por) LA-Pecol 

General classification after stage 2:

1. Vitor Gamito (Por) Porta da Ravessa	     4.03.32
2. David Navas (Spa) Banesto 			0.42
3. Melchor Mauri (Spa) Benfica 			0.44
4. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) LA-Pecol		0.46
5. Delmino Pereira (Por) Boavista		0.51
6. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme		0.53
7. Oscar Pereiro (Por) Porta da Ravessa		0.54
8. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Barbot-Torrié		0.56
9. Arnoldas Saprykinas (LIT) Cantanhede		1.04
10. Philipe Fernandes (Por) LA-Pecol 		1.08

Stage 3 - July 15: Valenca - Esposende, 173 km

1. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Rus) Cantanhede              4.05.15
2. Pedro Cardoso (Por) Maia-MSS
3. Saulius Sarkauskas (Rus) LA Pecol
4. José Barros (Por) Boavistas
5. Angel Edo (Spa) Maia-MSS
6. Paulo Costa (Spa) Porta da Ravessa
7. Renzo Ragnetti (Ita) Cantanhede
8. Paulo Martins (Por) Gresco-Tavira
9. Pedro Soeiro (Por) Boavista
10. Oscar Serrano (Spa) Barbot

General classification after stage 3:

1. Vítor Gamito (Por) Porta da Ravessa                8.08.47
2. David Navas (Spa) Banesto                             0.42
3. Melchor Mauri (Spa) Benfica                           0.44
4. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) LA Pecol
5. Delmino Pereira (Por) Boavista                        0.51
6. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme                         0.53
7. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Rus) Cantanhede                  0.54
8. Oscar Pereiro (Por) Porta da Ravessa
9. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Barbot                           0.56
10. Phillipe Fernandes (Por) LA Pecol                    1.08

Stage 4 - July 16: Esposende - Fafe, 144 km

1. Pablo Lastra (Spa) Banesto 		     3.39.19
2. Saulius Sarkauskas (Ltu) LA Pecol		0.03
3. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Barbot 
4. José Barros (Por) Boavista 
5. Melchor Mauri (Spa) Benfica 

General Classification after stage 4:

1. Vitor Gamito (Por) Porta da Ravessa      11.38.09
2. David Navas (Spa) Banesto			0.42
3. Melchor Mauri (Spa) Benfica 			0.44
4. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) LA Pecol		0.44
5. Delmino Pereira (Por) Boavista		0.51

Stage 5 - July 17: Fafe - Cabeceiras De Basto, 165 km

1. Cândido Barbosa (Spa) Banesto                3.55.50
2. Victoriano Fernandez (Spa) Boavista             0.17
3. Adrian Palomares (Por) Boavista
4. Saulis Sarkauskas (Ltu) LA Pecol                0.26
5. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Barbot
6. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Cantanhede
7. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) LA Pecol
8. Stefano Venturini (Ita) LA Pecol
9. Alvaro Forner (Spa) Kelme
10. Pedro Andrade (Por) Boavista

Final general classification:

1. Vítor Gamito (Por) Porta da Ravessa         15.34.20
2. David Navas (Spa) Banesto                       0.39
3. Melchor Mauri (Spa) Benfica                     0.44
4. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) LA Pecol
5. Delmino Pereira (Por) Boavista                  0.51
6. Paulo Ferreira (Por) Barbot                     0.52
7. Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme                   0.53
8. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Cantanhede            0.54
9. Phillippe Fernandes (Por) LA Pecol              1.08
10. Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto                    1.33

Past Winners

1986 Marco Chagas (Por)
1987 Américo Silva (Por)
1988 Joaquim Gomes (Por)
1989 Joaquim Salgado (Por)
1990 Delmino Pereira (Por)
1991 Manuel Cunha (Por)
1992 Jorge Silva (Por)

1993-1994: no race

1995 (2) Joaquim Gomes (Por)
1996 Manuel Abreu (Por)
1997 Saulius Sarkauskas (Rus)
1998 João-Pedro Silva (Por)
1999 Vitor Gamito (Por)
2000 (2) Vitor Gamito (Por)

Past Winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin