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WorldTeam ·season

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Team rating
736
#9 of 22 WorldTeams
Depth
569
riders 8 to 12
Wins
10
5 winners

The season ·

600650700750800
Peak 724
Tour 1st
SanremoFlandersRoubaixLiègeWorlds TTOlympic Games… 1st
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
WonPodiumTop 10RacedA bar is a stage race, colored by the team's best GC; ◆ its stage wins and podiumsZone: the WorldTeams from the median team (dashed) to the best

Honors

1
Grand Tours
1
Olympics
Best results
1
Grand Tour stage win
1
WorldTour GC podium
2
Award podium
4
Grand Tour stage podium
2
.Pro win or GC podium
3
.1 win
What its riders won riding for it; the Worlds and Olympics count for the trade team. Best results fill a season with fewer honors, from Monument podiums down to .2 wins, U23 races a class up. Hover a badge for the riders and races.

2000 awards

The 2000 season ›
Team awards
13thTeam of the yearof 22 WorldTeams
Rating87
Results30
59
19thSprint teamof 22 WorldTeams
Rating85
Results0
43
12thClassics teamof 22 WorldTeams
Rating90
Results21
56
6thGC teamof 22 WorldTeams
Rating99
Results56
78
Its riders in the rider awards, top 25
2ndStage racerLance Armstrong67
3rdTime trialistLance Armstrong83
8thTime trialistTyler Hamilton71
10thClassics riderLance Armstrong64
10thRider of the yearLance Armstrong62
10thRookie of the yearLance Armstrong62
10thPuncheurLance Armstrong36
11thTime trialistViatcheslav Ekimov63
14thStage racerTyler Hamilton49
A team award: half the team's rating over the season, half its class-weighted results in the award's races, each a share of the best WorldTeam. 1 more rider places.

How good, at what

vs 22 WorldTeams
Overall62736 · #9
One-Day62570 · #9
GC86608 · #4
Flat62791 · #9
Hilly57577 · #10
Mountain57577 · #10
Time Trial95671 · #2
Sprint19618 · #18
Cobbles57489 · #10
Long100585 · #1
Team weighted: each rating from its best riders' margins above the WorldTour median rider, its leader counting most; Sprint takes in the lead-outs. The bar is its percentile among the 22 WorldTeams; the figure, the rating and its rank.

Top riders

OverallGeorge Hincapie785Lance Armstrong707Viatcheslav Ekimov701
One-DayLance Armstrong609Viatcheslav Ekimov546George Hincapie536
GCLance Armstrong681Tyler Hamilton565Viatcheslav Ekimov532
FlatGeorge Hincapie855Viatcheslav Ekimov762Frankie Andreu720
HillyLance Armstrong621Tyler Hamilton553Viatcheslav Ekimov537
MountainLance Armstrong660Tyler Hamilton518Kevin Livingston494
Time TrialLance Armstrong721Viatcheslav Ekimov654Tyler Hamilton641
SprintGeorge Hincapie640Julian Dean611Lance Armstrong538
CobblesViatcheslav Ekimov506George Hincapie495Lance Armstrong489
LongLance Armstrong636Tyler Hamilton571Viatcheslav Ekimov525
Its three best on each rating, by their 2000 peak.

Season highlights

Tour de France · overallLance Armstrong
Olympic Games · Men time trialViatcheslav Ekimov
Tour de France · 1 stageLance Armstrong
Criterium du Dauphiné Libére · 3 stagesTyler Hamilton ×2, Lance Armstrong
Grand Prix des NationsLance Armstrong
Criterium du Dauphiné Libére · overallTyler Hamilton
GP Eddy MerckxLance Armstrong
Ronde van Nederland · 1 stageTyler Hamilton
Circuit Franco-Belge · 1 stageLevi Leipheimer
Tour de Luxembourg · 1 stageDylan Casey
The season's best results, each with the riders who got them; a race's stage wins on one line.

Depth or dependence

10
wins
5
different winners
40%
of the wins: Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong4
Tyler Hamilton3
Dylan Casey1
Levi Leipheimer1
Viatcheslav Ekimov1
Wins by rider. A high share leans on one rider; many winners spread it.

Archetypes

GC947%
Rouleur526%
Climber211%
Puncheur211%
Sprinter15%
The roster by rider type; a rider without one yet this season takes his latest. Hover a type for its riders.

Roster profile

19 ridersAverage age 27.5
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Nationalities · 10
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Ins and outs

Since 1999: 9 in, 5 outThe five best arrivals against the five best departures: -6 a rider
In · 9from
→ Viatcheslav Ekimov701Amica Chips - Costa de Almeria
→ Cédric Vasseur572Crédit Agricole
→ Steffen Kjærgaard568Chicky World
→ Jamie Burrow500new to the level
→ Kirk O'Bee500Mapei - Quickstep
→ Levi Leipheimer497new to the level
→ Stive Vermaut494Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx
→ Patrick Jonker470Rabobank ProTeam
→ Kenny Labbe—new to the level
Out · 5to
← Glenn Magnusson692Farm Frites
← Pascal Derame581Bonjour - Toupargel
← Jonathan Vaughters553Crédit Agricole
← Frank Høj550La Française des Jeux
← Peter Meinert-Nielsen496Team Fakta
Each rider with his Overall peak: an arrival's this season, a departure's last.

Roster

George Hincapie27Rouleur785537450855464409508640495471
Lance Armstrong28GC707609681701621661721538489636
Viatcheslav Ekimov34Rouleur701546532762537441655534506525
Frankie Andreu33Rouleur654461439720418429465486394406
Tyler Hamilton29GC638532565646553518641404426571
Julian Dean25Sprinter625479330645418245455611398362
Kevin Livingston27GC581460501615456494505487369423
Cédric Vasseur29Rouleur572475435598433446457530410428
Steffen Kjærgaard27Rouleur568399445607421436482366318419
Christian Vande Velde24GC520436478394500443537277353483
Dylan Casey29GC505321324344372172559283268340
Kirk O'Bee23Climber500372269534358243290420289294
Jamie Burrow23Climber500360303539411245396308285328
Marty Jemison35Puncheur497420419516435404450330326411
Levi Leipheimer26GC497370323468434171524360292339
Stive Vermaut24Puncheur494457332500494244432395368416
David George24GC488343327508385244452276276327
Benoît Joachim24GC485447462466476433489383352462
Patrick Jonker31GC470454415370464376482445359408

Stats

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