2003 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile explained

2003 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
Date:	March 27 – April 5
Stages:	12
Distance:	1496.5
Unit:	km
Time:	34h 40' 57"
Speed:	43.1341
First:	Marco Arriagada
First Nat:	CHI
First Team:	Publiguías
Second:	José Medina
Second Nat:	CHI
Second Team:	Ace Bryc Curicó
Third:	Jorge Giacinti
Third Nat:	ARG
Third Team:	Publiguías
Points:	Francisco Cabrera
Points Nat:	CHI
Points Team:	Ekono Alamo Rent A
Mountains:	José Medina
Mountains Nat:	CHI
Mountains Team:	Ace Bryc Curicó
Team:	Publiguías
Previous:	2002
Next:	2004

The 26th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 27 to April 5, 2003.

Stages

2003-03-27: Concepción — Concepción (4.5 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-03-28: San Pedro de La Paz — Chillán (135 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-03-29: Chillán — Linares (211 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-03-30: Linares — Talca (122 km)

Place	Stage 3-A		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-03-30: Talca — Pencahue (20 km)

Place	Stage 3-B – Individual Time Trial		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-03-31: Talca — Licante (70 km)

Place	Stage 4-A		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-03-31: Licante — Curicó (120 km)

Place	Stage 4-B		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-04-01: Curicó — Pichilemu (160 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-04-02: Pichilemu — San Antonio (140 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-04-03: Melipilla — Farellones (125 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-04-04: Limache — Limache (128 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-04-05: Quilpué — Quilicura (190 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-04-06: Santiago — Santiago (71.4 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

Final classification

RANK	CYCLIST	TEAM	TIME
1.		Publiguías	34:40:57
2.		ACE Bryc Curicó	+ 0.27
3.		Publiguías	+ 0.33
4.		Ekono Alamo Rent A	+ 1.30
5.		Lider Trek Bio-Bio	+ 2.10
6.		ACE Bryc Curicó	+ 2.39
7.		Ekono Alamo Rent A	+ 3.02
8.		Publiguías	+ 3.46
9.		Transportes Romero	+ 4.39
10.		Publiguías	+ 5.26

Teams

Lider Trek Bio-Bio

Alas Rojas

Ace Byrc Curico

Brazil National Team

Doñihue

Colavita Bolla

Ekono Alamo Rent A

Marco Polo

La Polar

Trust House

Agua Mineral Rari

UPMC-La Polar

Peñaflor Lascar

Venezuela National Team

Publiguías

Transportes Romero

Vinci Los Angeles

References

• cyclingnews