2003_Tour_of_Flanders
2003 Tour of Flanders
Cycling race
The 87th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 6 April 2003. Belgian Peter Van Petegem won his second victory in the monument classic.[1] The race started in Bruges and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).[2]
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| Dates | 6 April 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 254 km (157.8 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 18' 48" | ||||||||||||
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Previous winner Jacky Durand was in an early breakaway with Michael Rich, Thomas Liese and Vincent van der Kooij. They were caught by a group of eight, consisting only of Italians, at 60 km from the finish, before the peloton returned at 30 km. Peter Van Petegem attacked on Tenbosse, followed by 10 others, heading to the Muur van Geraardsbergen. On the Muur, 16 km before the finish, Van Petegem broke clear with Frank Vandenbroucke, pushing on to the finish. Van Petegem beat his fellow Belgian in a two-man sprint. Australian Stuart O'Grady won the sprint for third place.[3]
There were 19 categorized climbs:
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| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 |  Peter Van Petegem (BEL) |
Lotto–Domo | 6h 18' 48" |
| 2 | Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL) |
Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 3 |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
Crédit Agricole | + 19" |
| 4 |  Fabio Baldato (ITA) |
Alessio | s.t. |
| 5 | Nico Mattan (BEL) |
Cofidis | s.t. |
| 6 |  Frédéric Guesdon (FRA) |
La Française des Jeux | s.t. |
| 7 |  Sergei Ivanov (RUS) |
Fassa Bortolo | s.t. |
| 8 | Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) |
US Postal Service | s.t. |
| 9 |  Michael Boogerd (NED) |
Rabobank | s.t. |
| 10 | Dave Bruylandts (BEL) |
Marlux–Wincor Nixdorf | s.t. |
- Recap of the race (Flemish television) Archived 2015-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "2003 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, Arkansas: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- "Tour of Flanders start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- "Tour of Flanders results". 2004-12-14. Archived from the original on 2004-12-14. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
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