2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

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2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships logo.jpg
Venue Stuttgart, Germany Flag of Germany.svg
Date(s) (2003-07-30 - 2003-08-03)July 30–August 3, 2003
Velodrome Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
Events15

The 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany from July 30 to August 3, 2003. The championships were due to be held in Shenzhen, China, but were moved to Stuttgart following the 2003 SARS outbreak in China.

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One of Germany's best chances of earning a gold medal was the men's team pursuit, having broken the four-minute barrier at the 2000 Olympics. However, Erfurt coach Jens Lang and his cyclist Jens Lehmann disagreed with the national team selection, and threatened with not competing with Berlin riders Robert Bartko and Guido Fulst. As a result, the German federation decided to withdraw from the team pursuit event, and later decided to suspend the Erfurt riders from the national team. [1] [2]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)4026
2Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)2226
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2013
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)2002
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)1708
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1113
7Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)1102
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1023
9Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)1001
10Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)0112
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0112
12Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)0101
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)0101
14Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0011
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  (BAR)0011
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0011
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)0011
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)0011
Totals (18 entries)15151545

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Events
Men's sprint
details
Laurent Gané
Flag of France.svg  France
Jobie Dajka
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
René Wolff
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Men's 1 km time trial
details
Stefan Nimke
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:01.599 Shane Kelly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1:01.957 Arnaud Tournant
Flag of France.svg  France
1:02.055
Men's individual pursuit
details
Bradley Wiggins
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Luke Roberts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Sergi Escobar Roure
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Men's team pursuit
details
Graeme Brown
Peter Dawson
Brett Lancaster
Luke Roberts

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Rob Hayles
Paul Manning
Bradley Wiggins
Bryan Steel
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Fabien Merciris
Jérôme Neuville
Franck Perque
Fabien Sanchez
Flag of France.svg  France
Men's team sprint
details
Carsten Bergemann
Jens Fiedler
René Wolff

Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Mickaël Bourgain
Laurent Gané
Arnaud Tournant
Flag of France.svg  France
Chris Hoy
Craig MacLean
Jamie Staff
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Men's keirin
details
Laurent Gané
Flag of France.svg  France
Jobie Dajka
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Barry Forde
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Men's scratch
details
Franco Marvulli
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Robert Sassone
Flag of France.svg  France
Jean Pierre van Zyl
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Men's points race
details
Franz Stocher
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
77 Joan Llaneras
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
74 Jos Pronk
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
70
Men's madison
details
Bruno Risi
Franco Marvulli
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
13 Gregory Henderson
Hayden Roulston
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
5 Juan Curuchet
Walter Pérez
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5
Women's Events
Women's sprint
details
Svetlana Grankovskaya
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Natallia Tsylinskaya
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Nancy Contreras
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Women's 500 m time trial
details
Natallia Tsylinskaya
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
34.078 Nancy Contreras
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
34.516 Jiang Cuihua
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
34.746
Women's individual pursuit
details
Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Katie Mactier
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olga Sliusareva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Women's keirin
details
Svetlana Grankovskaya
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Anna Meares
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Oxana Grishina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Women's scratch
details
Olga Sliusareva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Rochelle Gilmore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Adrie Visser
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Women's points race
details
Olga Sliusareva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
27 Edita Kubelskienė
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
19 Yoanka González
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
16

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References

  1. German pursuit team out - Valkerie Mangnall, Cycling News, 1 August 2003
  2. Can Germany get back on track? - Cycling News, 20 August 2004