2003 Tirreno–Adriatico Explained
The 2003 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 38th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race and was held from 13 March to 19 March 2003. The race started in Sabaudia and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto.[2] The race was won by Filippo Pozzato of the Fassa Bortolo team.
Teams
Twenty teams, containing a total of 160 riders, participated in the race:[3]
Route
General classification
Final general classification[5] Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | | | | 2 | | | + 4" | 3 | | | + 12" | 4 | | | + 13" | 5 | | | + 21" | 6 | | | + 21" | 7 | | | + 22" | 8 | | | + 23" | 9 | | | + 27" | 10 | | | + 33" | |
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Further reading
- Web site: Top teams line up for Tirreno-Adriatico. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 1 - March 13: Sabaudia-Sabaudia, 178 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 2 - March 14: Sabaudia-Tarquinia, 213 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 3 - March 15: Tarquinia-Foligno, 168 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 4 - March 16: Foligno-Ortezzano, 154 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 5 - March 17: Saint mount Giusto-Rapagnano, 181 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 6 - March 18: Sure Teramo-Torricella, 179 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 7 - March 19: S. Benedetto delo Tronto-S . Benedetto delo Tronto, 162 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Cipo shows his stripes, takes first leader's jersey. Cycling News.
- Web site: Pozzato takes over. Cycling News.
- Web site: Cipo scores again, Bettini takes GC control. Cycling News.
- Web site: Fourth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico cancelled . Cycling News.
- Web site: Marzoli wins, Bettini stays, Mori thrown out. Cycling News.
- Web site: Di Luca takes control, Bettini runs out of luck. Cycling News.
- Web site: Freire beats the World Champ . Cycling News.
Notes and References
- Web site: Tirreno–Adriatico (Historic), Italy. BikeRaceInfo. 20 November 2017.
- Web site: 38ème Tirreno-Adriatico 2003. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040814183647/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tirreno/tirreno2003.php. 14 August 2004.
- Web site: Start list. Cycling News. 5 September 2024.
- Web site: Stages and results. Cycling News. 6 September 2024.
- Web site: 2003 Tirreno - Adriatico. First Cycling. 20 November 2017.