2000 Tour de Langkawi
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| Dates | 25 January–6 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 12+Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,604.9 km (997.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 38h 34' 39" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Chris Horner (USA)
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(Mercury) |
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| Second |
 Julio Alberto Pérez (MEX)
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(Ceramica Panaria–Gaerne) | |
| Third |
 Fortunato Baliani (ITA)
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(Aguardiente Néctar–Selle Italia) | |
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Points |
 Gordon Fraser (CAN)
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(Mercury) |
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Mountains |
Julio Alberto Pérez (MEX)
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(Ceramica Panaria–Gaerne) |
| Team | Mercury | ||
The 2000 Tour de Langkawi was the 5th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It began with a prologue criterium on 25 January in Langkawi and ended on 6 February in Kuala Lumpur. In fact, this race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.4 category race.
Chris Horner of USA won the race, followed by Julio Alberto Pérez of Mexico second and Fortunato Baliani of Italy third. Gordon Fraser won the points classification category and Julio Alberto Pérez won the mountains classification category. Mercury won the team classification category.
The cyclists competed in 12 stages, covering a distance of 1,604.9 kilometres. Prologue did not count towards the overall but many riders competed in the stage.
A total of 25 teams were invited to participate in the 2000 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 149 riders, a total of 126 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.
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