2003 UCI Road World Championships

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2003 UCI Road World Championships
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Hamilton
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Hamilton
Venue Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Date(s) (2003-10-07 - 2003-10-12)712 October 2003
Coordinates 43°15′24″N79°52′09″W / 43.25667°N 79.86917°W / 43.25667; -79.86917
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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.

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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

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Events
Men's road race
details
Igor Astarloa
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
6h30'19" Alejandro Valverde
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
+ 5" Peter van Petegem
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
s.t.
Men's time trial
details
David Millar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
51'17" (Stripped of title) Michael Rogers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
+ 1'25" Uwe Peschel
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
s.t.
Women's Events
Women's road race
details
Susanne Ljungskog
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
3h16'06" Mirjam Melchers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+ 10" Nicole Cooke
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
+ 12"
Women's time trial
details
Joane Somarriba
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
28'23" Judith Arndt
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
+ 11" Zulfiya Zabirova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
+ 26"
Men's Under-23 Events
Men's under-23 road race
details
Sergey Lagutin
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
4h14'05" Johan Van Summeren
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s.t. Thomas Dekker
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
s.t.
Men's under-23 time trial
details
Marcus Fothen
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
38'35" Niels Scheuneman
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+ 18" Alexandr Bespalov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
+ 21"
Men's Junior Events
Men's Junior Road Race
details
Kai Reus
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
3h01'30" Anders Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
+ 14" Lukaz Fus
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
s.t.
Men's Junior Time Trial
details
Mikhail Ignatiev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
27'01" Dmytro Grabovskyy
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
+ 21" Viktor Renäng
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
+ 22"
Women's Junior Events
Women's Junior Road Race
details
Loes Markerink
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2h05'39" Irina Tolmacheva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
s.t. Sabine Fischer
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
s.t.
Women's Junior Time Trial
details
Bianca Knöpfle
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22'17" Loes Markerink
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+ 16" Iris Slappendel
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
+ 30"

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References

  1. "Millar has '03 title taken, fined $1,600". hsports.espn.go.com. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
  2. "Rogers confirmed as world champion". mywire.com. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2007.