2003 UCI Road World Championships

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|image= 2003 UCI Road World Championships logo.png

|pushpin_map = Canada Southern Ontario#Canada

|pushpin_label = Hamilton

|venue= Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

|coordinates = {{coord|43|15|24|N|79|52|09|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}

|date= 7–12 October 2003

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|events = 10

|previous = 2002

|next = 2004

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Image:WorldCyclingChampionships2003.jpg

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.{{cite web

| title = Millar has '03 title taken, fined $1,600

| publisher = ESPN

| date = 4 August 2004

| url = https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer04/cycling/news/story?id=1852059

| access-date = 24 December 2007 }} 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.{{cite web

| title = Rogers confirmed as world champion

| publisher = mywire.com

| date = 8 September 2004

| url = http://www.mywire.com/pubs/AFP/2004/09/08/574079?&pbl=222

| access-date = 24 December 2007 }}

Jeannie Longo rode alone ahead of the pack for most of the women's road race but was passed approximately 500m from the finish.

Events summary

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| colspan=7 | Men's Events

Men's road race
{{DetailsLink|2003 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race}}

|Igor Astarloa
{{ESP}}

6h30'19"

|Alejandro Valverde
{{ESP}}

+ 5"

|Peter van Petegem
{{BEL}}

s.t.
Men's time trial
{{DetailsLink|2003 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial}}

|David Millar
{{GBR2}}

51'17" (Stripped of title)

|Michael Rogers
{{AUS}}

+ 1'25"

|Uwe Peschel
{{GER}}

s.t.
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| colspan=7 | Women's Events

Women's road race
{{DetailsLink|2003 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race}}

|Susanne Ljungskog
{{SWE}}

3h16'06"

|Mirjam Melchers
{{NED}}

+ 10"

|Nicole Cooke
{{GBR2}}

+ 12"
Women's time trial
{{DetailsLink|2003 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial}}

|Joane Somarriba
{{ESP}}

28'23"

|Judith Arndt
{{GER}}

+ 11"

|Zulfiya Zabirova
{{RUS}}

+ 26"
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| colspan=7 | Men's Under-23 Events

Men's under-23 road race
{{DetailsLink|2003 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race}}

|Sergey Lagutin
{{UZB}}

4h14'05"

|Johan Van Summeren
{{BEL}}

s.t.

|Thomas Dekker
{{NED}}

s.t.
Men's under-23 time trial
{{DetailsLink|2003 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial}}

|Marcus Fothen
{{GER}}

38'35"

|Niels Scheuneman
{{NED}}

+ 18"

|Alexandr Bespalov
{{RUS}}

+ 21"
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| colspan=7 | Men's Junior Events

Men's Junior Road Race
{{DetailsLink|2003 UCI Road World Championships - Men's Junior Road Race}}

|Kai Reus
{{NED}}

3h01'30"

|Anders Lund
{{DEN}}

+ 14"

|Lukaz Fus
{{CZE}}

s.t.
Men's Junior Time Trial
{{DetailsLink|2003 UCI Road World Championships - Men's Junior Time Trial}}

|Mikhail Ignatiev
{{RUS}}

27'01"

|Dmytro Grabovskyy
{{UKR}}

+ 21"

|Viktor Renäng
{{SWE}}

+ 22"
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| colspan=7 | Women's Junior Events

Women's Junior Road Race
{{DetailsLink|2003 UCI Road World Championships - Women's Junior Road Race}}

|Loes Markerink
{{NED}}

2h05'39"

|Irina Tolmacheva
{{RUS}}

s.t.

|Sabine Fischer
{{GER}}

s.t.
Women's Junior Time Trial
{{DetailsLink|2003 UCI Road World Championships - Women's Junior Time Trial}}

|Bianca Knöpfle
{{GER}}

22'17"

|Loes Markerink
{{NED}}

+ 16"

|Iris Slappendel
{{NED}}

+ 30"

References

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