2003 UCI Road World Championships
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  Hamilton | |
| Venue | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 7–12 October 2003 |
| Coordinates | 43°15′24″N 79°52′09″W / 43.25667°N 79.86917°WCoordinates: 43°15′24″N 79°52′09″W / 43.25667°N 79.86917°W |
| Events | 10 |
The 2003 UCI Road World Championships took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, between October 7 and October 12, 2003. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.
David Millar was handed a two-year ban and stripped of his world time trial title by the British cycling federation for taking the banned performance enhancer EPO.[1] Following this disqualification, the UCI declared Michael Rogers as the winner with the silver medal going to Uwe Peschel and the bronze to Michael Rich.[2]
Events summary[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Men's road race |
Igor Astarloa Spain |
6h30'19" | Alejandro Valverde Spain |
+ 5" | Peter van Petegem Belgium |
s.t. |
| Men's time trial |
David Millar Great Britain |
51'17" (Stripped of title) | Michael Rogers Australia |
+ 1'25" | Uwe Peschel Germany |
s.t. |
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Women's road race |
Susanne Ljungskog Sweden |
3h16'06" | Mirjam Melchers Netherlands |
+ 10" | Nicole Cooke Great Britain |
+ 12" |
| Women's time trial |
Joane Somarriba Spain |
28'23" | Judith Arndt Germany |
+ 11" | Zulfiya Zabirova Russia |
+ 26" |
| Men's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Men's under-23 road race |
Sergey Lagutin Uzbekistan |
4h14'05" | Johan Van Summeren Belgium |
s.t. | Thomas Dekker Netherlands |
s.t. |
| Men's under-23 time trial |
Marcus Fothen Germany |
38'35" | Niels Scheuneman Netherlands |
+ 18" | Russia |
+ 21" |
| Men's Junior Events | ||||||
| Men's Junior Road Race |
Kai Reus Netherlands |
3h01'30" | Anders Lund Denmark |
+ 14" |  Czech Republic |
s.t. |
| Men's Junior Time Trial |
Mikhail Ignatiev Russia |
27'01" | Dmytro Grabovskyy Ukraine |
+ 21" | Sweden |
+ 22" |
| Women's Junior Events | ||||||
| Women's Junior Road Race |
Loes Markerink Netherlands |
2h05'39" | Russia |
s.t. | Germany |
s.t. |
| Women's Junior Time Trial |
Germany |
22'17" | Loes Markerink Netherlands |
+ 16" | Iris Slappendel Netherlands |
+ 30" |
References[]
- ^ "Millar has '03 title taken, fined $1,600". hsports.espn.go.com. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
- ^ "Rogers confirmed as world champion". mywire.com. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2003 UCI Road World Championships
- UCI Road World Championships by year
- 2003 in road cycling
- 2003 in Canadian sports
- International cycle races hosted by Canada
- 2003 in Ontario