2003 Tour Down Under

The 2003 Tour Down Under was the fifth edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 21 to 26 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. This edition was won by Mikel Astarloza, who rode for .

Stage 1 21 January 2003 – Adelaide – Adelaide, 50 km

Stage and General Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 ONCE-Eroski s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 Team UniSA s.t. 9 United Water s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 2 22 January 2003 – Jacobs Creek – Kapunda, 140 km

Stage 2 result CyclistTeamTime 1 2 + 14" 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 + 23" 8 Team UniSA s.t. 9 s.t. 10 ONCE-Eroski s.t.

Stage 3 23 January 2003 – Glenelg – Hahndorf, 164 km

Stage 3 result CyclistTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 ONCE-Eroski s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 4 24 January 2003 – Unley – Goolwa, 144 km

Stage 4 result CyclistTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 United Water s.t. 6 s.t. 7 Team UniSA s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 ONCE-Eroski s.t.

Stage 5 25 January 2003 – Willunga – Willunga, 147 km

Stage 5 result CyclistTeamTime ONCE-Eroski 1 s.t. 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 ONCE-Eroski s.t. 7 s.t. 8 Team UniSA s.t. 9 + 6"

Stage 6 26 January 2003 – Adelaide – Adelaide, 90 km

Stage 6 result CyclistTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 Team UniSA s.t.

Final standings

General classification

CyclistTeamTime1 17h 17' 45"2 + 0"3 + 4"4 ONCE-Eroski + 4"4 + 6"5 ONCE-Eroski + 7"6 Team UniSA + 9"7 + 13"8 + 15"9 + 15"

Points Classification RiderTeamPoints 1 34 2 22 3 16 4 ONCE-Eroski 14 4 12 5 12 6 Team UniSA 12 7 Team UniSA 12 8 12 9 10

King of the Mountains classification

RiderTeamPoints 1 44 2 44 3 36 4 ONCE-Eroski 22 5 Team UniSA 16 6 16 7 16 8 ONCE-Eroski 12 8 12 9 12

Young Riders' classification RiderTeamTime1Team UniSA17h 18′ 30"2 + 6′ 56"3United Water + 11′ 30"4 + 11′ 38"5 + 16′ 08"

References