 Even though he won a second triumph, a stage in the 2000 Dauphiné Libéré, he didn't get his contract renewed.Instead he signed with , after his initial new employer, "Linda McCartney Racing Team", went bankrupt before the season started.His four years at Cofidis didn't provide Cuesta with any more wins, his biggest result a 13th place in the 2001 Vuelta a España.