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.
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| Dates | 16–25 June 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 9 + Prologue | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,444[1] km (897.3 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 36h 38' 58" | ||||||||||||
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Teams
editSeventeen teams of up to eight riders started the race:[2]
Route
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 16 June | Egerkingen | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
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| 1 | 17 June | Egerkingen to Le Locle | 163 km (101.3 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
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| 2 | 18 June | Murten to Nyon | 175 km (108.7 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Robbie McEwen (AUS)
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| 3 | 19 June | Nyon to Saas-Fee | 217 km (134.8 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Francesco Casagrande (ITA)
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| 4 | 20 June | Visp to Losone | 168 km (104.4 mi) |
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Mountain stage |  Sandy Casar (FRA)
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| 5 | 21 June | Ascona to La Punt | 177.8 km (110.5 mi) |
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Mountain stage | Francesco Casagrande (ITA)
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| 6 | 22 June | Silvaplana to Silvaplana | 135 km (84 mi) |
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Mountain stage |  Óscar Pereiro (ESP)
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| 7 | 23 June | Savognin to Oberstaufen (Germany) | 231 km (143.5 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Sergei Yakovlev (KAZ)
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| 8 | 24 June | Gossau to Gossau | 32.5 km (20.2 mi) |
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Individual time trial | Bradley McGee (AUS)
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| 9 | 25 June | Stäfa to Aarau | 152 km (94.4 mi) | 
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Flat stage | Baden Cooke (AUS)
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General classification
editFinal general classification[2][5][6]
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References
edit- ^ "Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour) - Tour of Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "67ème Tour de Suisse 2003". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004.
- ^ "67th Tour de Suisse- 2.HC". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "2003 Tour of Switzerland -Tour de Suisse (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Cycling - Tour de Suisse - 2003 - Detailed results". TheSports.org. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "2003 Tour de Suisse". First Cycling. Retrieved 14 November 2017.