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Dates | 6–28 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,957 km (1,837 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 69h 31' 52" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 58th edition of the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 6 September to 28 September 2003. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 2,957 km (1,837 mi), and was won by Roberto Heras of the U.S. Postal cycling team.[1]
Isidro Nozal lead the general classification for much of the race until succumbing to the pressure posed by Roberto Heras who closed the gap to Nozal over the final days and took the jersey in the final time trial. The points classification was won by Erik Zabel from Germany, the mountains classification was won by Félix Cárdenas from Colombia and the combination classification was won by Alejandro Valverde. iBanesto.com was the winner of the team ranking. Alessandro Petacchi, an Italian sprinter won five stages.
Route
[edit]Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||||
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1 | 6 September | Gijón – Gijón | 28 km (17 mi) | ![]() |
Team time trial | ONCE–Eroski | |||
2 | 7 September | Gijón – Cangas de Onís | 148 km (92 mi) | ![]() | |||||
3 | 8 September | Cangas de Onís – Santander | 154.3 km (96 mi) | ![]() | |||||
4 | 9 September | Santander – Burgos | 151 km (94 mi) | ![]() | |||||
5 | 10 September | Soria – Zaragoza | 166.7 km (104 mi) | ![]() | |||||
6 | 11 September | Zaragoza – Zaragoza | 43.8 km (27 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() | |||
7 | 12 September | Huesca – Cauterets (France) | 190 km (118 mi) | ![]() | |||||
8 | 13 September | Cauterets – Pla de Beret/Val d'Aran | 166 km (103 mi) | ![]() | |||||
9 | 14 September | Vielha – Envalira (Andorra) | 174.8 km (109 mi) | ![]() | |||||
10 | 15 September | Andorra – Sabadell | 194 km (121 mi) | ![]() | |||||
16 September | Rest day | ||||||||
11 | 17 September | Utiel – Cuenca | 162 km (101 mi) | ![]() | |||||
12 | 18 September | Cuenca – Albacete | 168.8 km (105 mi) | ![]() | |||||
13 | 19 September | Albacete – Albacete | 53.3 km (33 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() | |||
14 | 20 September | Albacete – Valdepeñas | 167.4 km (104 mi) | ![]() | |||||
15 | 21 September | Valdepeñas – La Pandera | 172.1 km (107 mi) | ![]() | |||||
22 September | Rest day | ||||||||
16 | 23 September | Jaén – Sierra Nevada | 162 km (101 mi) | ![]() | |||||
17 | 24 September | Granada – Córdoba | 188.4 km (117 mi) | ![]() | |||||
18 | 25 September | Las Rozas – Las Rozas | 143.8 km (89 mi) | ![]() | |||||
19 | 26 September | Alcobendas – Collado Villalba | 164 km (102 mi) | ![]() | |||||
20 | 27 September | San Lorenzo de El Escorial – Alto de Abantos | 11.2 km (7 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() | |||
21 | 28 September | Madrid – Madrid | 148.5 km (92 mi) | ![]() | |||||
Total | 2,925 km (1,818 mi) |
Jersey Progress
[edit]General classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
U.S. Postal | 69h31'52" |
2 | ![]() |
ONCE–Eroski | '28" |
3 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | 2'25" |
4 | ![]() |
ONCE–Eroski | 3'27" |
5 | ![]() |
iBanesto.com | 4'47" |
6 | ![]() |
U.S. Postal | 5'51" |
7 | ![]() |
Rabobank | 5'56" |
8 | ![]() |
Labarca 2-Cafe Baque | 6'33" |
9 | ![]() |
iBanesto.com | 6'52" |
10 | ![]() |
Cofidis | 7'56" |
11 | ![]() |
Domina Vacanze–Elitron | 9'08" |
12 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | 9'52" |
13 | ![]() |
Domina Vacanze–Elitron | 10'13" |
14 | ![]() |
Team ONCE | 12'51" |
15 | ![]() |
Team Bianchi | 14'18" |
16 | ![]() |
Milaneza–MSS | 14'38" |
17 | ![]() |
Phonak Hearing Systems | 17'05" |
18 | ![]() |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 18'31" |
19 | ![]() |
Cofidis | 29'34" |
20 | ![]() |
Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada | 33'30" |
21 | ![]() |
Fassa Bortolo | 40'19" |
22 | ![]() |
Cofidis | 41'18" |
23 | ![]() |
iBanesto.com | 46'45" |
24 | ![]() |
Team CSC | 47'54" |
25 | ![]() |
iBanesto.com | 49'39" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ciclismo Vuelta a España – Clasificaciones" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 29 September 2003. p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2020.
- ^ "58th Vuelta a España". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "58ème Vuelta a España 2003". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005.