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2003 Vuelta a Venezuela

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2003 Vuelta a Venezuela

| image =

| image_caption =

| date = September 8–21

| series =

| stages = 14

| distance = 2212.6

| unit = km

| time = 50h 37' 07"

| speed = 43.7190

| first = José Chacón Díaz

| first_nat = VEN

| first_team = Loteria del Táchira

| first_color = red

| second = Federico Muñoz

| second_nat = COL

| second_team = Triple Gordo Gob.

| third = Tomás Gil

| third_nat = VEN

| third_team = Triple Gordo Gob.

| points = Gil Cordovés

| points_nat = CUB

| points_team = Gobernacíon del Zulía

| sprints = Gil Cordovés

| sprints_nat = CUB

| sprints_team = Gobernacíon del Zulía

| mountains = Manuel Medina

| mountains_nat = VEN

| mountains_team = Gobernacíon del Zulía

| youth = Freddy Vargas

| youth_nat = VEN

| youth_team = Kino Táchira

| team = Lotería del Táchira

| previous = 2002

| next = 2004

}}

The 40th edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from September 8 to September 21, 2003. The stage race started in Tucupita, and ended in San Felipe, Yaracuy.

Stages

= 2003-09-08: [[Tucupita|Tucupita Circuito]] (93 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 1

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Gil Cordovés|CUB}}

{{center|02:07.35}}

|{{flagathlete|Gil Cordovés|CUB}}

{{center|02:07.28}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Honorio Machado|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Félix Álvarado|VEN}}

{{center|+0.02}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Alvaro Tardáguila|URU}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Honorio Machado|VEN}}

{{center|+0.03}}

= 2003-09-09: [[Tucupita]] — [[Maturín]] (191.4 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 2

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Tommy Alcedo|VEN}}

{{center|04:15.03}}

|{{flagathlete|Tommy Alcedo|VEN}}

{{center|06:22.31}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|José Pérez|VEN}}

{{center|+0.13}}

|{{flagathlete|Honorio Machado|VEN}}

{{center|+0.14}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Luis Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|+0.14}}

|{{flagathlete|Gil Cordovés|CUB}}

{{center|+0.14}}

= 2003-09-10: [[Punta de Mata]] — [[Pariaguán]] (196.6 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 3

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Gil Cordovés|CUB}}

{{center|04:15.06}}

|{{flagathlete|Tommy Alcedo|VEN}}

{{center|10:37.37}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Honorio Machado|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Gil Cordovés|CUB}}

{{center|+0.04}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Miguel Ubeto|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Honorio Machado|VEN}}

{{center|+0.10}}

= 2003-09-11: [[Pariaguán]] — [[Valle de la Pascua]] (165.4 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 4

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Tony Linares|VEN}}

{{center|03:43.05}}

|{{flagathlete|Tommy Alcedo|VEN}}

{{center|14:20.45}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Alvaro Tardáguila|URU}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Gil Cordovés|CUB}}

{{center|+0.06}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Tommy Alcedo|VEN}}

{{center|+0.50}}

|{{flagathlete|Tony Linares|VEN}}

{{center|+0.06}}

= 2003-09-12: [[Valle de la Pascua]] — [[El Socorro, Venezuela|El Socorro]] (38.6 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 5-A (Individual Time Trial)

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|00:45.32,33}}

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|15:06.40}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+0.15,71}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+0.16}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Matías Medici|ARG}}

{{center|+1.35,53}}

|{{flagathlete|Carlos Ochoa|VEN}}

{{center|+1.37}}

= 2003-09-12: [[Valle de la Pascua|Valle de la Pascua Circuito]] (73 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 5-B

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Gil Cordovés|CUB}}

{{center|01:36.58}}

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|16:43.38}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Honorio Machado|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+0.16}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Jean Belisario|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Carlos Ochoa|VEN}}

{{center|+1.37}}

= 2003-09-13: [[El Sombrero]] — [[Maracay]] (159 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 6

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Gil Cordovés|CUB}}

{{center|03:15.23}}

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|19:59.01}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Luis Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+0.16}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Miguel Chacón|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Carlos Ochoa|VEN}}

{{center|+1.37}}

= 2003-09-14: [[Valencia, Venezuela|Valencia Circuito]] (78 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 7-A

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Honorio Machado|VEN}}

{{center|01:26.43}}

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|21:25.44}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Artur García|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+0.16}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|José Aguilar|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Carlos Ochoa|VEN}}

{{center|+1.37}}

= 2003-09-14: [[Los Guayos]] — [[Tinaco]] (99.7 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 7-B

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Alejandro González|ARG}}

{{center|02:08.50}}

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|23:36.42}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|José Pino|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+0.16}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Daniel Piamo|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Carlos Ochoa|VEN}}

{{center|+1.37}}

= 2003-09-15: [[San Carlos de Austria]] — [[Guanare]] (164.2 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 8

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Gil Cordovés|CUB}}

{{center|04:01.32}}

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|27:38.14}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Luis Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+0.16}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Frederick Segura|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Carlos Ochoa|VEN}}

{{center|+1.37}}

= 2003-09-16: [[Socopó]] — [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]] (210.2 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 9

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Federico Muñoz|COL}}

{{center|05:13.30}}

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|32:51.42}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Manuel Medina|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Federico Muñoz|COL}}

{{center|+1.35}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+2.08}}

= 2003-09-17: [[La Fría]] — [[Santa Cruz de Mora]] (131.4 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 10

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|03:17.17}}

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|36:08.52}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Federico Muñoz|COL}}

{{center|+0.01}}

|{{flagathlete|Federico Muñoz|COL}}

{{center|+1.39}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Carlos Maya|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+2.16}}

= 2003-09-18: [[El Vigía]] — [[El Dividive]] (163.1 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 11

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Jesús Pérez|VEN}}

{{center|03:26.21}}

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|39:47.43}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Abel Jochola|GUA}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Federico Muñoz|COL}}

{{center|+1.39}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Paul Torres|VEN}}

{{center|+0.02}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+2.16}}

= 2003-09-19: [[El Dividive]] — [[Carora]] (140.7 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 12

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Gil Cordovés|CUB}}

{{center|03:26.49}}

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|43:14.32}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Alejandro González|ARG}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Federico Muñoz|COL}}

{{center|+1.39}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Luis Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+2.16}}

= 2003-09-20: [[Carora]] — [[San Pablo de Yaracuy]] (179.3 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 13

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Deibis Urdaneta|VEN}}

{{center|04:11.57}}

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|47:28.30}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Andris Hernández|VEN}}

{{center|+0.01}}

|{{flagathlete|Federico Muñoz|COL}}

{{center|+1.37}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Freddy Alvarado|VEN}}

{{center|+0.02}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+2.16}}

= 2003-09-21: [[San Felipe, Yaracuy|San Felipe Circuito]] (129 km) =

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" width="80%"
rowspan="2"|Place

!colspan="2"|Stage 14

!colspan="2"|General Classification

NameTime

!Name

Time
align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|Gil Cordovés|CUB}}

{{center|03:08.37}}

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|50:37.07}}
align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Luis Díaz|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Federico Muñoz|COL}}

{{center|+1.37}}
align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Miguel Ubeto|VEN}}

{{center|—}}

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

{{center|+2.16}}

Final classification

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" width="80%"
RANK

!NAME

!TEAM

!TIME

align="center"|1.

|{{flagathlete|José Chacón Díaz|VEN}}

|align="center"|Loteria del Táchira

|align="center"|50:37:07

align="center"|2.

|{{flagathlete|Federico Muñoz|COL}}

|align="center"|[http://triplegordo.net/ Triple Gordo] Gobernacíon de Lara A

|align="center"|+ 1.37

align="center"|3.

|{{flagathlete|Tomás Gil|VEN}}

|align="center"|Triple Gordo Gobernacíon de Lara A

|align="center"|+ 2.16

align="center"|4.

|{{flagathlete|Franklin Chacón|VEN}}

|align="center"|Loteria del Táchira

|align="center"|+ 2.50

align="center"|5.

|{{flagathlete|Carlos José Ochoa|VEN}}

|align="center"|Gobernacíon Trujillo Café Flor de Patria

|align="center"|+ 3.37

align="center"|6.

|{{flagathlete|Álvaro Lozano|COL}}

|align="center"|Gobernacíon del Zulía

|align="center"|+ 3.38

align="center"|7.

|{{flagathlete|Tommy Alcedo|VEN}}

|align="center"|Loteria del Táchira

|align="center"|+ 3.49

align="center"|8.

|{{flagathlete|Carlos Maya|VEN}}

|align="center"|Loteria del Táchira

|align="center"|+ 3.54

align="center"|9.

|{{flagathlete|Miguel Ubeto|VEN}}

|align="center"|Triple Gordo Gobernacíon de Lara A

|align="center"|+ 5.06

align="center"|10.

|{{flagathlete|Manuel Medina|VEN}}

|align="center"|Gobernacíon del Zulía

|align="center"|+ 5.17

References

  • [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2003/sep03/venezuela03/default cyclingnews]


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