2003 Vuelta a Venezuela explained

2003 Vuelta a Venezuela
Date:	September 8–21
Stages:	14
Distance:	2212.6
Unit:	km
Time:	50h 37' 07"
Speed:	43.7190
First:	José Chacón Díaz
First Nat:	VEN
First Team:	Loteria del Táchira
First Color:	red
Second:	Federico Muñoz
Second Nat:	COL
Second Team:	Triple Gordo Gob.
Third:	Tomás Gil
Third Nat:	VEN
Third Team:	Triple Gordo Gob.
Points:	Gil Cordovés
Points Nat:	CUB
Points Team:	Gobernacíon del Zulía
Sprints:	Gil Cordovés
Sprints Nat:	CUB
Sprints Team:	Gobernacíon del Zulía
Mountains:	Manuel Medina
Mountains Nat:	VEN
Mountains Team:	Gobernacíon del Zulía
Youth:	Freddy Vargas
Youth Nat:	VEN
Youth Team:	Kino Táchira
Team:	Lotería del Táchira
Previous:	2002
Next:	2004

The 40th edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from September 8 to September 21, 2003. The stage race started in Tucupita, and ended in San Felipe, Yaracuy.

Stages

2003-09-08: Tucupita Circuito (93 km)

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

2003-09-09: Tucupita — Maturín (191.4 km)

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

2003-09-10: Punta de Mata — Pariaguán (196.6 km)

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

2003-09-11: Pariaguán — Valle de la Pascua (165.4 km)

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

2003-09-12: Valle de la Pascua — El Socorro (38.6 km)

Place	Stage 5-A (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2003-09-12: Valle de la Pascua Circuito (73 km)

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

2003-09-13: El Sombrero — Maracay (159 km)

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

2003-09-14: Valencia Circuito (78 km)

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

2003-09-14: Los Guayos — Tinaco (99.7 km)

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

2003-09-15: San Carlos de Austria — Guanare (164.2 km)

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

2003-09-16: Socopó — San Cristóbal (210.2 km)

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

2003-09-17: La Fría — Santa Cruz de Mora (131.4 km)

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

2003-09-18: El Vigía — El Dividive (163.1 km)

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

2003-09-19: El Dividive — Carora (140.7 km)

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

2003-09-20: Carora — San Pablo de Yaracuy (179.3 km)

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

2003-09-21: San Felipe Circuito (129 km)

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

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		Loteria del Táchira	50:37:07
2.		Triple Gordo Gobernacíon de Lara A	+ 1.37
3.		Triple Gordo Gobernacíon de Lara A	+ 2.16
4.		Loteria del Táchira	+ 2.50
5.		Gobernacíon Trujillo Café Flor de Patria	+ 3.37
6.		Gobernacíon del Zulía	+ 3.38
7.		Loteria del Táchira	+ 3.49
8.		Loteria del Táchira	+ 3.54
9.		Triple Gordo Gobernacíon de Lara A	+ 5.06
10.		Gobernacíon del Zulía	+ 5.17

References

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