2003 Vuelta a Colombia explained

2003 Vuelta a Colombia buscar livador Pérez Antonio Rodríguez
Date:	June 16–30, 2003
Stages:	15
Distance:	2200
Unit:	km
Time:	56h 14' 59"
Speed:	39.1113
First:	Libardo Niño
First Nat:	COL
First Team:	Lotería de Boyacá
Second:	Félix Cárdenas
Second Nat:	COL
Second Team:	05 Orbitel
Third:	Álvaro Sierra
Third Nat:	COL
Third Team:	Aguardiente Antioqueño
Points Nat:	COL
Points Team:	Lotería de Boyacá
Mountains Nat:	COL
Mountains Team:	05 Orbitel
Youth:	Mauricio Ortega
Youth Nat:	COL
Youth Team:	Epmnet
Team:	Lotería de Boyacá
Team Nat:	COL
Previous:	2002
Next:	2004

The 53rd edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from June 16 to June 30, 2003. The cycling race took place over fifteen stages (including a prologue) and 2,200 kilometres.

Stages

2003-06-16: El Rodadero — Santa Marta (6.6 km)

• Prologue was cancelled

2003-06-17: Santa Marta — Cartagena (225 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
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3.

2003-06-18: Cartagena — Sincelejo (182 km)

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

2003-06-19: Sincelejo — Caucasia (192 km)

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

2003-06-20: Caucasia — Yarumal (165 km)

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

2003-06-21: Yarumal — El Escobero (154 km)

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

2003-06-22: Barbosa — Puerto Berrío (147 km)

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

2003-06-23: Piedecuesta — Barichara (132 km)

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

2003-06-24: Socorro — Duitama (224 km)

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

2003-06-25: Duitama — Sopó (168 km)

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

2003-06-26: Soacha — Ibagué (197 km)

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

2003-06-27: Ibagué — Santa Rosa de Cabal (145 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-06-28: Cartago — La Unión (47.2 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-06-29: Tuluá — Kilómetro 18 (163 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-06-30: Circuito en Cali (99 km)

Place	Stage 14		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

Jersey progression

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Youth classification
1	John Parra	John Parra	John Parra	Alexánder Roa	Leonardo Duque
2	Santos Álvarez		Diocenes Valdés	Geovanny Chacón
3	Gil Cordovés
4	Daniel Rincón	Daniel Rincón		Libardo Niño	Mauricio Ortega
5	Libardo Niño	Libardo Niño	Javier Zapata
6	Hernán Bonilla
7	Félix Cárdenas			Daniel Rincón
8	Alejandro Cortés
9	Carlos Andrés Ibáñez
10	Oscar Álvarez
11	Félix Cárdenas		Libardo Niño
12	Heberth Gutiérrez
13	Urbelino Mesa			Félix Cárdenas
14	Hernán Bonilla

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		Lotería de Boyacá	56:14:59
2.		05 Orbitel	+ 2.36
3.		Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 3.28
4.		Lotería de Boyacá	+ 3.36
5.		Lotería de Boyacá	+ 3.37
6.		Colombia Selle Italia	+ 6.53
7.		Alcaldía de Cabimas	+ 8.51
8.		Lotería de Boyacá	+ 10.41
9.		05 Orbitel	+ 12.41
10.		05 Orbitel	+ 13.03

Teams

Colombia — Selle Italia

05 Orbitel A

Lotería de Boyacá

Aguardiente Antioqueño

Juegos Nacionales 2004

Lotería del Táchira

Ecuador National Team

Gobernación del Zulia

05 Orbitel B

Mixto Uno — Gobernación de Boyacá

Mixto Dos — EPM.net

Mixto Tres — Sucre — Cicloases

Ciclo Acosta Bello

See also

• 2003 Clásico RCN

References

• cyclingnews
• pedalear