2003 Paris–Nice

2003 Paris–Nice 9–16 March 2003 7 + Prologue 901.8http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/stageraces/ParisNice/paris-nice.html Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic) BikeRaceInfo 19 November 2017 km 23h 30' 04" Alexander Vinokourov KAZ TEL 2003 yellow Mikel Zarrabeitia ESP ONC 2003 Davide Rebellin ITA GST 2003 2002 2004 The 2003 Paris–Nice was the 61st edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 9 March to 16 March 2003. The race started in Issy-les-Moulineaux and finished in Nice.http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_paris_nice/parnice2003.php 61ème Paris-Nice 2003 Memoire du cyclisme https://web.archive.org/web/20040818043141/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_paris_nice/parnice2003.php 18 August 2004 The race was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the Telekom team. Andrey Kivilev (COF 2003), fourth in the 2001 Tour de France, crashed heavily during stage 2. He was taken to hospital with severe head injuries and placed in a coma. An emergency surgery was conducted the same night, but Kivilev died in the early morning of 12 March 2003. Following his death, calls to make the wearing of crash helmets compulsory in professional cycling increased.Fotheringham William William Fotheringham Safety call as Kivilev dies https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/mar/13/cycling.cycling 14 April 2020 The Guardian 13 March 2003 Less than a month later, the sport's governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale, declared helmets mandatory for all UCI-sanctioned events.UCI will make helmets mandatory https://www.velonews.com/news/uci-will-make-helmets-mandatory/ VeloNews.com 14 April 2020 4 April 2003 Teams Twenty teams, containing a total of 158 riders, participated in the race:http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/mar03/parisnice03/?id=startlist Start list Cycling News 25 August 2024 18em TEL 2003 FDJ 2003 QST 2003 KEL 2003 SAE 2003 COF 2003 FAS 2003 BTL 2003 USP 2003 GST 2003 ONC 2003 PHO 2003 C.A 2003 LOT 2003 CSC 2003 A2R 2003 JDT 2003 EUS 2003 FAK 2003 POV 2003 Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 9 March Issy-les-Moulineaux 4.8 km on 20px|link=|alt= Individual time trial Nico Mattan BEL 1 10 March Auxerre to Paray-le-Monial 191 km on Alessandro Petacchi ITA 2 11 March La Clayette to Saint-Étienne 182.5 km on Davide Rebellin ITA 3 12 March Le Puy-en-Velay to Pont du Gard 192.5 km on Stage neutralised 4 13 March Vergèze to Vergèze 16.5 km on 20px|link=|alt= Individual time trial Dario Frigo ITA 5 14 March Aix-en-Provence to Mont Faron 152.5 km on Alexander Vinokourov KAZ 6 15 March Toulon to Cannes 194.5 km on Joaquim Rodríguez ESP 7 16 March Nice to Nice 160 km on David Bernabeu ESP General classification Final general classificationhttp://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=2&y=2003 2003 Paris - Nice First Cycling 19 November 2017 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ TEL 2003 23h 30' 04" 2 Mikel Zarrabeitia ESP ONC 2003 + 43" 3 Davide Rebellin ITA GST 2003 + 54" 4 Jörg Jaksche GER ONC 2003 + 55" 5 Sylvain Chavanel FRA DEN 2003 + 1' 24" 6 David Bernabeu ESP MIL 2003 + 1' 28" 7 Claus Michael Møller DEN MIL 2003 + 1' 30" 8 Volodymyr Gustov UKR FAS 2003 + 1' 41" 9 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2003 + 1' 48" 10 Óscar Pereiro ESP PHO 2003 + 2' 04" References 30em Further reading http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/paris-nice/2014/guide_historique_fr.pdf Guide Historique 2014 French Historic Guide 2014 L'Equipe 66 https://web.archive.org/web/20140327051041/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/paris-nice/2014/guide_historique_fr.pdf 27 March 2014 http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/mar03/parisnice03/ 61st Paris-Nice - 2.HC, France, March 9-16, 2003 Cycling News http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/mar03/parisnice03/?id=results/prologue Prologue - March 9: Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4.8 km Cycling News http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/mar03/parisnice03/?id=results/stage1 Stage 1 - March 10: Auxerre - Paray-le-Monial, 191 km Cycling News http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/mar03/parisnice03/?id=results/stage2 Stage 2 - March 11: La Clayette - Saint-Etienne, 182.5 km Cycling News http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/mar03/parisnice03/?id=results/stage3 Stage 3 - March 12: Le Puy-en-Velay - Pont du Gard, 192.5 km Cycling News http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/mar03/parisnice03/?id=results/stage4 Stage 4 - March 13: Source Perrier (Vergèze), 16.5 km Cycling News http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/mar03/parisnice03/?id=results/stage5 Stage 5 - March 14: Aix-en-Provence - Toulon (Mont Faron), 152.5 km Cycling News http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/mar03/parisnice03/?id=results/stage6 Stage 6 - March 15: Toulon - Cannes, 194.5 km Cycling News http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/mar03/parisnice03/?id=results/stage7 Stage 7 - March 16: Nice - Nice, 160 km Cycling News http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2003/mar03/mar12news2 Kivilev dies of injuries Jeff Jones Cycling News 12 March 2003 http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2003/mar03/mar12news3 Paris-Nice stage 3 neutralised after Kivilev's death Jeff Jones Cycling News 12 March 2003 https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2003/03/10/EMD20030310055MDP.pdf Mattan, en la Paris-Niza Spanish Mattan, in Paris-Nice El Mundo Deportivo 55 10 March 2003 https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2003/03/11/EMD20030311047MDP.pdf Petacchi se impone al sprint y O'Grady es el nuevo lider Spanish Petacchi wins the sprint and O'Grady is the new leader El Mundo Deportivo 47 11 March 2003 https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2003/03/12/EMD20030312044MDP.pdf Rebellin le aguanta a Frigo, gana la etapa y se pone lider Spanish Rebellin holds off Frigo, wins the stage and takes the lead El Mundo Deportivo 44 12 March 2003 https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2003/03/13/EMD20030313044MDP.pdf Caida Fatal Spanish Fatal Fall El Mundo Deportivo 44 13 March 2003 https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2003/03/13/EMD20030313045MDP.pdf Reacciones Spanish Reactions El Mundo Deportivo 45 23 March 2003 https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2003/03/14/EMD20030314051MDP.pdf Cipollini se estrena y Freire se entrena Spanish Cipollini makes his debut and Freire trains El Mundo Deportivo 51 14 March 2003 https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2003/03/15/EMD20030315051MDP.pdf Kivilev, enterrado el lunes Spanish Kivilev, buried on Monday El Mundo Deportivo 51 15 March 2003 https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2003/03/15/EMD20030315049MDP.pdf Vinokourov recuerda a Kivilev en Paris-Niza Spanish Vinokourov remembers Kivilev in Paris-Nice El Mundo Deportivo 49 15 March 2003 2003 Category:2003 in road cycling Category:March 2003 sports events in France