2003 Volta a Catalunya

Race details
Dates	16–22 June 2003
Stages	7
Distance	887.9 [1] km (551.7 mi)
Winning time	22h 15' 13"
Results
Winner   José Antonio Pecharromán ( ESP) ( Paternina–Costa de Almería)   Second   Roberto Heras ( ESP) ( U.S. Postal Service)   Third   Koldo Gil ( ESP) ( ONCE–Eroski)   Points   Ángel Vicioso ( ESP) ( ONCE–Eroski)   Mountains   Michael Rasmussen ( DEN) ( Rabobank)   Sprints   Josep Jufré ( ESP) ( Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada)   Team Paternina–Costa de Almería
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The 2003 Volta a Catalunya was the 83rd edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 16 June to 22 June 2003. The race started in Salou and finished in Barcelona. ^[2] The race was won by José Antonio Pecharromán of the Paternina–Costa de Almería team.

Teams

Fifteen teams of up to eight riders started the race: ^[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners ^{[2] [4] [5]}

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	16 June	Salou to Vila-seca	26.7 km (16.6 mi)		Team time trial	ONCE–Eroski
2	17 June	Móra d'Ebre to El Morell	183.6 km (114.1 mi)			Bram de Groot ( NED)
3	18 June	La Pobla de Mafumet to Andorra ( Els Cortals d'Encamp)	216.6 km (134.6 mi)			Aitor Kintana ( ESP)
4	19 June	Andorra la Vella to Llívia	157.4 km (97.8 mi)			Jesús Manzano ( ESP)
5	20 June	Llívia to Manresa	166.3 km (103.3 mi)			Óscar Freire ( ESP)
6	21 June	Molins de Rei to Vallvidrera	13.1 km (8.1 mi)		Individual time trial	José Antonio Pecharromán ( ESP)
7	22 June	Sant Joan Despí to Barcelona ( La Pedrera)	128 km (79.5 mi)			Ángel Vicioso ( ESP)

Stages

Stage 1

16 June 2003 - Salou to Vila-seca, 26.7 km (16.6 mi) ( TTT) ^[6]

Stage 2

17 June 2003 - Móra d'Ebre to El Morell, 183.6 km (114.1 mi) ^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Bram de Groot ( NED)	Rabobank	4h 21' 25"
2	Ángel Vicioso ( ESP)	ONCE–Eroski	+ 1"
3	George Hincapie ( USA)	U.S. Postal Service	s.t.

Stage 3

18 June 2003 - La Pobla de Mafumet to Andorra ( Els Cortals d'Encamp), 216.6 km (134.6 mi) ^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Aitor Kintana ( ESP)	Labarca 2–Cafés Baqué	5h 50' 48"
2	Michael Rasmussen ( DEN)	Rabobank	+ 2' 00"
3	José Antonio Pecharromán ( ESP)	Paternina–Costa de Almería	+ 2' 09"

Stage 4

19 June 2003 - Andorra la Vella to Llívia, 157.4 km (97.8 mi) ^[9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jesús Manzano ( ESP)	Kelme–Costa Blanca	4h 17' 55"
2	René Haselbacher ( AUT)	Gerolsteiner	+ 12"
3	Matthias Kessler ( GER)	Team Telekom	s.t.

Stage 5

20 June 2003 - Llívia to Manresa, 166.3 km (103.3 mi) ^[10]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Óscar Freire ( ESP)	Rabobank	3h 46' 37"
2	Ángel Vicioso ( ESP)	ONCE–Eroski	s.t.
3	René Haselbacher ( AUT)	Gerolsteiner	s.t.

Stage 6

21 June 2003 - Molins de Rei to Vallvidrera, 13.1 km (8.1 mi) ( ITT) ^[11]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	José Antonio Pecharromán ( ESP)	Paternina–Costa de Almería	21' 49"
2	Roberto Heras ( ESP)	U.S. Postal Service	+ 52"
3	Santiago Botero ( COL)	Team Telekom	+ 58"

Stage 7

22 June 2003 - Sant Joan Despí to Barcelona ( La Pedrera), 128 km (80 mi) ^[12]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ángel Vicioso ( ESP)	ONCE–Eroski	2h 08' 00"
2	George Hincapie ( USA)	U.S. Postal Service	s.t.
3	Matthias Kessler ( GER)	Team Telekom	s.t.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [13] Rank Rider Team Time 1   José Antonio Pecharromán ( ESP) Paternina–Costa de Almería 22h 15' 13" 2   Roberto Heras ( ESP) U.S. Postal Service + 43" 3   Koldo Gil ( ESP) ONCE–Eroski + 3' 46" 4   Rafael Casero ( ESP) Paternina–Costa de Almería + 4' 02" 5   Ivan Basso ( ITA) Fassa Bortolo + 4' 29" 6   Benjamín Noval ( ESP) Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada + 4' 36" 7   Guido Trentin ( ITA) Cofidis + 4' 39" 8   Santiago Blanco ( ESP) Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada + 5' 28" 9   Daniel Atienza ( ESP) Cofidis + 5' 45" 10   Evgeni Petrov ( RUS) iBanesto.com + 5' 55"

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