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2003 Tour of Slovenia

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2003 Tour of Slovenia

| series = UCI‑2.5 race

| race_no =

| season_no =

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| date = 6–11 May 2003

| stages = 6

| distance = 1,038

| unit = km

| time = 25h 12' 18"

| speed =

| first = {{flagicon|SLO}} Mitja Mahorič

| first_nat =

| first_team =

| first_color = yellow

| second = {{flagicon|SLO}} Jure Golčer

| second_nat =

| second_team =

| third = {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Matzbacher

| third_nat =

| third_team =

| points = {{flagicon|SLO}} Boštjan Mervar

| points_nat =

| points_team =

| points_color = blue

| mountains = {{flagicon|SUI}} Christian Heule

| mountains_nat =

| mountains_team =

| mountains_color = polkadot

| sprints = {{flagicon|SLO}} Aldo Ino Ilešič

| sprints_nat =

| sprints_team =

| sprints_color = green

| youth = {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Matzbacher

| youth_nat =

| youth_team =

| youth_color = white

| team = {{flagicon|SUI}} Team Macandina

| previous = 2002

| next = 2004

}}

The 2003 Tour of Slovenia ({{langx|sl|Dirka po Sloveniji}}) was the 9th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑2.5 stage race held between 6 and 11 May 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-PY99FUY1/c0ea7a73-e5fa-4d17-aa00-096dbb6ec530/PDF|title=Golčer junak Vršiča, Mahorič zmagovalec dirke|page=10|date=13 May 2003|work=Gorenjski glas|language=sl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-DXWSNZH5/857d8d8e-208a-422e-af8c-87be67e9f26f/PDF|title=Trojna slovenska zmaga v prvi etapi|page=25|date=8 May 2003|work=Štajerski Tednik|language=sl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-UN4JRRGC/c5c8a565-d63c-4f33-b6b6-27f836bb4128/PDF|title=Mitja Mahorič veliki zmagovalec|page=24|date=15 May 2003|work=Štajerski Tednik|language=sl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dnevnik.si/49680|title=Filmski scenarij |date=6 May 2003|work=Dnevnik|language=sl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dnevnik.si/50108/%C5%A0port/50108|title=Pravica do svojega mnenja|date=10 May 2003|work=Dnevnik|language=sl}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dnevnik.si/50277/%C5%A0port/50277|title=Zbigniew za višjo kategorijo|date=13 May 2003|work=Dnevnik|language=sl}}

The race consisted of 6 stages with 1,038 km (645.0 mi) in total.{{cite web|url=https://www.dnevnik.si/50281/%C5%A0port/50281|title=Skromen v besedah, živahen na kolesu |date=13 May 2003|work=Dnevnik|language=sl}}

Teams

Total 108 riders (80 finished it) from 19 teams started the race.

= Professional =

  • {{flagicon|SLO}} {{UCI team code|PER|2003}}
  • {{flagicon|AUT}} {{UCI team code|VOL|2003}}
  • {{flagicon|AUT}} Elk Haus Sportunion Schrems
  • {{flagicon|NED}} Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team
  • {{flagicon|SUI}} Team Macandina
  • {{flagicon|BUL}} {{UCI team code|MIE|2003}}
  • {{flagicon|POL}} {{UCI team code|AMO|2003}}
  • {{flagicon|BEL}} {{UCI team code|SOQ|2003}}
  • {{flagicon|JPN}} Nippon Hodo

= Amateur =

  • {{flagicon|SLO}} Radenska Rog
  • {{flagicon|SLO}} TBP Lenart
  • {{flagicon|SLO}} Sava Kranj
  • {{flagicon|SLO}} Krka Novo mesto
  • {{flagicon|SLO}} Perutnina Ptuj U23
  • {{flagicon|SLO}} STA
  • {{flagicon|CRO}} Kamen Pazin

= National =

Route and stages

class="wikitable"

|+Stage characteristics and winners

!Stage

!Date

!Course

!Length

!colspan="2"|Type

!Winner

style="text-align:center"|1

|align=right|6 May

| Čatež – Ptuj

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|167|km|0|abbr=on}}

| File:Plainstage.svg

| Plain stage

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Jure Zrimšek

style="text-align:center"|2

|align=right|7 May

| Ormož – Beltinci

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|168|km|0|abbr=on}}

| File:Plainstage.svg

| Plain stage

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Leon Makarovič

style="text-align:center"|3

|align=right|8 May

| Lenart – Ljubljana

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|203|km|0|abbr=on}}

| File:Mediummountainstage.svg

| Intermediate stage

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Aldo Ino Ilešič

style="text-align:center"|4

|align=right|9 May

| Vrhnika – Kranj

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|176|km|0|abbr=on}}

| File:Mediummountainstage.svg

| Intermediate stage

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Christian Heule

style="text-align:center"|5

|align=right|10 May

| Grosuplje – Vršič

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|168|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Mountain stage

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Jure Golčer

style="text-align:center"|6

|align=right|11 May

| Šentjernej – Novo mesto

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|156|km|0|abbr=on}}

| File:Plainstage.svg

| Plain stage

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Boštjan Mervar

colspan="2"| Total

|colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|1,038|km|1|abbr=on}}

Classification leadership

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;"

|+ Classification leadership by stage

style="width:1%;"| Stage

! style="width:12%;"| Winner

! style="width:12%;"| General
classification
35px

! style="width:12%;"| Points
classification
35px

! style="width:12%;"| Mountains
classification
35px

! style="width:13%;"| Young rider
classification
35px

! style="width:14%;"| Intermediate sprints
classification
35px

! style="width:11%;"| Team
classification

1

| Jure Zrimšek

|style="background:yellow;"| Jure Zrimšek

| style="background:lightblue;" rowspan=5|not available

|style="background:#FFA8A4;" rowspan=5|not available

| rowspan=5|not available

|style="background:#9CE97B;" rowspan=5|not available

|style="background:#FFCD5F;" rowspan=5|not available

2

| Leon Makarovič

|style="background:yellow;" rowspan=2| Leon Makarovič

3

| Aldo Ino Ilešič

4

| Christian Heule

|style="background:yellow;"| Christian Heule

5

| Jure Golčer

|style="background:yellow;"rowspan=2| Mitja Mahorič

6

| Boštjan Mervar

| style="background:lightblue;" |Boštjan Mervar

| style="background:#FFA8A4;" |Christian Heule

| Aldo Ino Ilešič

| style="background:#9CE97B;" |Andreas Matzbacher

|style="background:#FFCD5F;" |Macandina

colspan=2| Final

! style="background:#FDEE00;"|Mitja Mahorič

! style="background:#007FFF;"|{{font color|white|Boštjan Mervar|link=yes}}

! style="background:#FF3E33;" |{{font color|white|Christian Heule|link=yes}}

! style="background:white;" | Aldo Ino Ilešič

! style="background:#00FF00;"|Andreas Matzbacher

! style="background:#E49B0F;"| Team Macandina

Final classification standings

class="wikitable noresize"
colspan="4" | Legend
{{cjersey|yellow}}

| Denotes the leader of the general classification

| {{cjersey|polkadot}}

| Denotes the leader of the mountains classification

{{cjersey|blue}}

| Denotes the leader of the points classification

| {{cjersey|white}}

| Denotes the leader of the young rider classification

{{cjersey|green}}

| Denotes the winner of the int. sprints classification

|

| Denotes the leader of the team classification

=General classification=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Rider

!Team

!Time

align=center|1

| width=200|{{flagicon|SLO}} Mitja Mahorič 20px

| width=160|Perutnina Ptuj

| width=76 align=right| {{nowrap|25h 12' 18"}}

align=center|2

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Jure Golčer

| Volksbank

| align=right| {{nowrap|+ 4"}}

align=center|3

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Matzbacher 20px

| Austria

| align=right| {{nowrap|+ 28"}}

align=center|4

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Massimo Demarin

| Perutnina Ptuj

| align=right| {{nowrap|+ 34"}}

align=center|5

| {{flagicon|NED}} Stef Clement

| Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team

| align=right| {{nowrap|+ 54"}}

align=center|6

| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Timothy Jones

| Amore & Vita

| align=right| {{nowrap|+ 1' 13"}}

align=center|7

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Johan Van Summeren

| Quick.step Davitamon

| align=right| {{nowrap|+ 1' 31"}}

align=center|8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Renzo Mazzoleni

| Team Macandina

| align=right| {{nowrap|+ 1' 36"}}

align=center|9

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Harald Totschnig

| Austria

| align=right| {{nowrap|+ 1' 43"}}

align=center|10

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Radoslav Rogina

| Perutnina Ptuj

| align=right| {{nowrap|+ 1' 47"}}

=Points classification=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Rider

!Team

!Points

align=center|1

| width=200|{{flagicon|SLO}} Boštjan Mervar 20px

| width=160|Perutnina Ptuj

| width=76 align=center| 73

align=center|2

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Matic Strgar

| Radenska Rog

| align=center| 51

align=center|3

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Jure Golčer

| Volksbank

| align=center| 45

align=center|4

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Aldo Ino Ilešič 20px

| Perutnina Ptuj U23

| align=center| 44

align=center|5

| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Timothy Jones

| Amore & Vita

| align=center| 40

=Mountains classification=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Rider

!Team

!Points

align=center|1

| width=200|{{flagicon|SUI}} Christian Heule 20px

| width=160| Team Macandina

| width=76 align=center| 20

align=center|2

| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Timothy Jones

| Amore & Vita

| align=center| 14

align=center|3

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Pascal Hungerbühler

| Volksbank

| align=center| 12

align=center|4

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Jure Golčer

| Volksbank

| align=center| 11

align=center|5

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Igor Kranjec

| Kamen Pazin

| align=center|10

=Young rider classification=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Rider

!Team

!Time

align=center|1

| width=200|{{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Matzbacher 20px

| width=160|Austria

| width=76 align=right|25h 12' 46"

align=center|2

| {{flagicon|NED}} Stef Clement

| Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team

| align=right|+ 26"

align=center|3

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Johan Van Summeren

| Quick.step Davitamon

| align=right|+ 1' 03"

align=center|4

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Matic Strgar

| Radenska Rog

| align=right|+ 1' 59"

align=center|5

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Tomaž Nose

| Krka Novo mesto

| align=right|+ 2' 26"

=Intermediate sprints classification=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Rider

!Team

!Points

align=center|1

| width=200|{{flagicon|SLO}} Aldo Ino Ilešič 20px

| width=160|Perutnina Ptuj U23

| width=76 align=center| 15

align=center|2

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Leon Makarovič

| Radenska Rog

| align=center| 12

align=center|3

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Mitja Mahorič 20px

| Perutnina Ptuj

| align=center| 10

align=center|4

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Christoph Kerschbaum

| Austria

| align=center| 10

align=center|5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberati Paolo

| Miche

| align=center| 7

=Team classification=

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Team

!Time

align=center|1

| width=200|{{flagicon|SUI}} Team Macandina

| width=76 align=right|

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|http://www.tourofslovenia.si/en/}}
  • [http://www.wvcycling.com/en/race/111/result/2003/ wvcycling.com]
  • [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/?id=2003/may03/slovenia03/default cyclingnews.com]
  • [https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of-slovenia/2003/gc procyclingstats.com]

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2003

Tour of Slovenia

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Category:May 2003 sports events in Europe