2003 Tour de Suisse explained

2003 Tour de Suisse
Date:16–25 June 2003
Stages:9 + Prologue
Distance:1444[1]
Unit:km
Time:36h 38' 58"
First:Alexander Vinokourov
First Nat:KAZ
Second:Giuseppe Guerini
Second Nat:ITA
Third:Óscar Pereiro
Third Nat:ESP
Previous:2002
Next:2004

The 2003 Tour de Suisse was the 67th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 16 June to 25 June 2003. The race started in Egerkingen and finished in Aarau.[2] The race was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the Telekom team.

Teams

Seventeen teams of up to eight riders started the race:

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[3] [4]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
P16 JuneEgerkingen6.5km (04miles)Individual time trial
117 JuneEgerkingen to Le Locle163km (101miles)Hilly stage
218 JuneMurten to Nyon175km (109miles)Hilly stage
319 JuneNyon to Saas-Fee217km (135miles)Mountain stage
420 JuneVisp to Losone168km (104miles)Mountain stage
521 JuneAscona to La Punt177.8km (110.5miles)Mountain stage
622 JuneSilvaplana to Silvaplana135km (84miles)Mountain stage
723 JuneSavognin to Oberstaufen (Germany)231km (144miles)Hilly stage
824 JuneGossau to Gossau32.5km (20.2miles)Individual time trial
925 JuneStäfa to Aarau152km (94miles)Flat stage

General classification

Final general classification[5] [6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 1' 14"
3+ 1' 28"
4+ 1' 46"
5+ 1' 55"
6+ 2' 10"
7+ 2' 27"
8+ 2' 29"
9+ 4' 14"
10+ 6' 17"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour) - Tour of Switzerland. BikeRaceInfo. 14 November 2017.
  2. Web site: 67ème Tour de Suisse 2003. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20041028182736/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tds/tds2003.php. 28 October 2004.
  3. News: 67th Tour de Suisse- 2.HC. Cycling News. 16 February 2020.
  4. Web site: 2003 Tour of Switzerland -Tour de Suisse (HC). BikeRaceInfo. 16 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Cycling - Tour de Suisse - 2003 - Detailed results. TheSports.org. 14 November 2017.
  6. Web site: 2003 Tour de Suisse. First Cycling. 14 November 2017.