Debutants
Juan Miguel Mercado is the youngest debutant in Volta a Portugal in 2000. There are 82 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCADO Juan Miguel | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 22y + 16d |
| 2 | VINALE Alberto | Alessio | 22y + 49d |
| 3 | LUCIO Hugo Manuel Filipe | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 22y + 60d |
| 4 | SERRANO Oscar | Barbot - Torrié Cafés - Gondomar | 22y + 69d |
| 5 | SÁNCHEZ Samuel | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 22y + 170d |
| 6 | PETROV Danail Andonov | Gresco - Tavira | 22y + 170d |
| 7 | MENCHOV Denis | Banesto | 22y + 181d |
| 8 | GAJIČIĆ Saša | Alessio | 22y + 208d |
| 9 | COSTA Pedro Miguel Fernandes | Barbot - Torrié Cafés - Gondomar | 22y + 247d |
| 10 | MARCHESIN Fabio | Liquigas - Pata | 22y + 259d |
| 11 | WOJTAS Arkadiusz | Mróz - Supradyn Witaminy | 22y + 269d |
| 12 | CASTAÑEDA Luis Orán | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 22y + 278d |
| 13 | RIBEIRO Nuno | Barbot - Torrié Cafés - Gondomar | 22y + 319d |
| 14 | MAYO Iban | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 22y + 340d |
| 15 | PEREIRO Óscar | Porta da Ravessa | 22y + 356d |
| 16 | ENCINAR Antonio | Barbot - Torrié Cafés - Gondomar | 23y + 27d |
| 17 | CAPITAN Jorge | Troiamarisco - Matesica - Abodoba | 23y + 145d |
| 18 | SZEKERES Csaba | Néctar - Selle Italia | 23y + 176d |
| 19 | ROQUE Rui | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 23y + 184d |
| 20 | COSTA Paulo Jorge Lima | Paredes Rota dos Móveis - Tintas VIP - Antarte | 23y + 212d |
| 21 | DÍAZ DE CERIO Rubén | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 24y + 60d |
| 22 | GARATE Juan Manuel | Lampre - Daikin | 24y + 91d |
| 23 | PINOTTI Marco | Lampre - Daikin | 24y + 150d |
| 24 | PALOMARES Adrián | Boavista | 24y + 157d |
| 25 | BELOHVOŠČIKS Raivis | Lampre - Daikin | 24y + 185d |
| 26 | MOSQUERA Ezequiel | Paredes Rota dos Móveis - Tintas VIP - Antarte | 24y + 248d |
| 27 | GARCÍA Francisco Tomás | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 24y + 262d |
| 28 | SILVA Helder Manuel Ferreira | Troiamarisco - Matesica - Abodoba | 24y + 271d |
| 29 | PARRA Iván Ramiro | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 24y + 283d |
| 30 | NAUDUŽS Andris | Néctar - Selle Italia | 24y + 323d |
| 31 | MEDINA Ramón | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 24y + 354d |
| 32 | ONGARATO Alberto | Mobilvetta Design - Rossin | 25y + 0d |
| 33 | KINTANA Aitor | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 25y + 9d |
| 34 | SCARSELLI Leonardo | Néctar - Selle Italia | 25y + 86d |
| 35 | MANTEIGA Miguel Ángel | Paredes Rota dos Móveis - Tintas VIP - Antarte | 25y + 104d |
| 36 | BOSI Raffaele | Mobilvetta Design - Rossin | 25y + 134d |
| 37 | BLANCO David | Paredes Rota dos Móveis - Tintas VIP - Antarte | 25y + 143d |
| 38 | BENITO Alberto | Banesto | 25y + 143d |
| 39 | GONZÁLEZ Aitor | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 25y + 148d |
| 40 | REQUEJO Eligio | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 25y + 163d |
| 41 | SPEZIALETTI Alessandro | Liquigas - Pata | 25y + 192d |
| 42 | BALDO Filippo | Mobilvetta Design - Rossin | 25y + 192d |
| 43 | GALVAÑ Ruben | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 25y + 214d |
| 44 | HORRILLO Pedro | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 25y + 301d |
| 45 | HERRERO Ivan | Porta da Ravessa | 25y + 353d |
| 46 | MARINI Mirko | Liquigas - Pata | 25y + 355d |
| 47 | VENTURINI Stefano | LA - Pecol | 26y + 27d |
| 48 | PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ Luis | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 26y + 38d |
| 49 | NAVAS David | Banesto | 26y + 44d |
| 50 | GUALDI Domenico | Mobilvetta Design - Rossin | 26y + 85d |
| 51 | WACKER Eugen | Mróz - Supradyn Witaminy | 26y + 97d |
| 52 | PASQUINI Francesco | Néctar - Selle Italia | 26y + 105d |
| 53 | SKOCZYLAS Dariusz | Mróz - Supradyn Witaminy | 26y + 123d |
| 54 | GOMEZ Jose Javier | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 26y + 128d |
| 55 | GERRIKAGOITIA Gorka | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 26y + 230d |
| 56 | GOMEZ José David | Gresco - Tavira | 26y + 252d |
| 57 | SEDANO Jorge Merino | Paredes Rota dos Móveis - Tintas VIP - Antarte | 26y + 353d |
| 58 | LELEKIN Sergueï | Mobilvetta Design - Rossin | 27y + 118d |
| 59 | CODOL Massimo | Lampre - Daikin | 27y + 148d |
| 60 | ROUX Laurent | Mobilvetta Design - Rossin | 27y + 234d |
| 61 | CÁRDENAS Félix Rafael | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 27y + 243d |
| 62 | FORNER Álvaro | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 27y + 331d |
| 63 | LLAMAS Javier | Troiamarisco - Matesica - Abodoba | 28y + 39d |
| 64 | ZINTCHENKO Andrei | LA - Pecol | 28y + 201d |
| 65 | PASCUAL RODRÍGUEZ Javier | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 28y + 253d |
| 66 | RUIZ Rafael | Barbot - Torrié Cafés - Gondomar | 28y + 307d |
| 67 | ONGARATO Rodolfo | Alessio | 28y + 341d |
| 68 | CARVALHO Jorge Manuel | Paredes Rota dos Móveis - Tintas VIP - Antarte | 29y + 118d |
| 69 | SOLAUN César | Banesto | 29y + 208d |
| 70 | CHMIELEWSKI Piotr | Mróz - Supradyn Witaminy | 29y + 310d |
| 71 | BERZIN Evgeni | Mobilvetta Design - Rossin | 30y + 51d |
| 72 | MICKIEWICZ Jacek | Mróz - Supradyn Witaminy | 30y + 98d |
| 73 | CASTELBLANCO José Joaquin | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 30y + 222d |
| 74 | GONZÁLEZ José Jaime | Néctar - Selle Italia | 31y + 362d |
| 75 | WOJCIECHOWSKI Dariusz | Mróz - Supradyn Witaminy | 32y + 11d |
| 76 | FINCO Carlo | Alessio | 32y + 58d |
| 77 | GARMENDIA Aitor | Banesto | 32y + 143d |
| 78 | STAFIEJ Kazimierz | Mróz - Supradyn Witaminy | 32y + 153d |
| 79 | CATTAI Stefano | Liquigas - Pata | 32y + 238d |
| 80 | TETERIOUK Andrei | Liquigas - Pata | 32y + 308d |
| 81 | BUENAHORA Hernan | Néctar - Selle Italia | 33y + 128d |
| 82 | LUPEIKIS Remigius | Mróz - Supradyn Witaminy | 35y + 306d |