Debutants
Staf Scheirlinckx is the youngest debutant in Cholet-Pays de Loire in 2000. There are 40 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHEIRLINCKX Staf | Collstrop - De Federale Verzekeringen | 21y + 7d |
| 2 | FRITSCH Nicolas | La Française des Jeux | 21y + 91d |
| 3 | FLICKINGER Andy | Festina - Lotus | 21y + 136d |
| 4 | DEREPAS David | Phonak Hearing Systems | 22y + 10d |
| 5 | MÄNDOJA Innar | AG2R Prevoyance | 22y + 21d |
| 6 | SILLONIZ Josu | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 22y + 40d |
| 7 | TESSIER Jean-Michel | La Française des Jeux | 22y + 88d |
| 8 | USOV Alexandre | Phonak Hearing Systems | 22y + 205d |
| 9 | NAZON Jean-Patrick | La Française des Jeux | 23y + 61d |
| 10 | CLAIN Médéric | Besson Chaussures | 23y + 142d |
| 11 | FOFONOV Dmitriy | Besson Chaussures | 23y + 217d |
| 12 | FLORES Iker | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 23y + 235d |
| 13 | DANIELS Davy | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 23y + 251d |
| 14 | DÍAZ DE CERIO Rubén | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 23y + 299d |
| 15 | POWER Ciarán | Linda McCartney Racing Team | 23y + 316d |
| 16 | AUGER Guillaume | BigMat - Auber 93 | 23y + 364d |
| 17 | ZANDARIN Flavio | Alessio | 24y + 99d |
| 18 | ESTADIEU Laurent | AG2R Prevoyance | 24y + 228d |
| 19 | MOREL Christophe | Besson Chaussures | 24y + 277d |
| 20 | TURPIN Ludovic | AG2R Prevoyance | 24y + 363d |
| 21 | PRADERA Mikel | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 25y + 13d |
| 22 | JENNER Christopher | Crédit Agricole | 25y + 137d |
| 23 | SCHEIRLINCKX Bert | Collstrop - De Federale Verzekeringen | 25y + 139d |
| 24 | JONASSON Danny | Team Fakta | 25y + 170d |
| 25 | RUŠKYS Saulius | Saint-Quentin - Oktos | 25y + 336d |
| 26 | RENIER Franck | Bonjour - Toupargel | 25y + 343d |
| 27 | VAN DYCK Hendrik | Palmans - Ideal | 26y + 43d |
| 28 | DEMARBAIX Sébastien | Lotto - Adecco | 26y + 91d |
| 29 | GERRIKAGOITIA Gorka | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 26y + 103d |
| 30 | O'GRADY Stuart | Crédit Agricole | 26y + 226d |
| 31 | WUYTS Peter | Lotto - Adecco | 27y + 24d |
| 32 | BÉNÉTEAU Walter | Bonjour - Toupargel | 27y + 235d |
| 33 | SIMENSEN Ole Sigurd | Saint-Quentin - Oktos | 27y + 308d |
| 34 | VOIGT Jens | Crédit Agricole | 28y + 184d |
| 35 | GOUGOT Fabrice | Crédit Agricole | 28y + 201d |
| 36 | CASAROTTO Davide | Alessio | 28y + 244d |
| 37 | BORDENAVE Philippe | AG2R Prevoyance | 31y + 15d |
| 38 | DE PASQUALE Maurizio | Linda McCartney Racing Team | 31y + 28d |
| 39 | BROCHARD Laurent | Jean Delatour | 31y + 359d |
| 40 | PANKOV Oleg | Collstrop - De Federale Verzekeringen | 32y + 230d |