2003 Tour of Flanders

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Race details
Dates6 April 2003
Stages1
Distance254 km (157.8 mi)
Winning time6h 18' 48"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Peter Van Petegem  (BEL) (Lotto–Domo)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frank Vandenbroucke  (BEL) (Quick Step)
  ThirdFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Stuart O'Grady  (AUS) (Crédit Agricole)
  2002
2004  

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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Race Summary

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]

Climbs

There were 19 categorized climbs:

Results

CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Peter Van Petegem  (BEL) Lotto–Domo 6h 18' 48"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frank Vandenbroucke  (BEL) Quick-Step + 2"
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Stuart O'Grady  (AUS) Crédit Agricole + 19"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Baldato  (ITA) Alessio s.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Nico Mattan  (BEL) Cofidis s.t.
6Flag of France.svg  Frédéric Guesdon  (FRA) La Française des Jeux s.t.
7Flag of Russia.svg  Sergei Ivanov  (RUS) Fassa Bortolo s.t.
8Flag of Russia.svg  Viatcheslav Ekimov  (RUS) US Postal Service s.t.
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Michael Boogerd  (NED) Rabobank s.t.
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dave Bruylandts  (BEL) Marlux–Wincor Nixdorf s.t.

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