2003 Giro d'Italia

2003 Giro d'Italia May 10 – June 1, 2003 21 3476.5 km 89h 32' 09" Gilberto Simoni ITA pink SAE 2003 Stefano Garzelli ITA VIN 2003 Yaroslav Popovych UKR Landbouwkrediet–Colnago Gilberto Simoni violet ITA SAE 2003 Fredy González green COL SDA 2003 Magnus Bäckstedt SWE Team Fakta-Pata Chips blue Fredy González COL SDA 2003 LAM 2003 FAS 2003 2002 2004 The 2003 Giro d'Italia was the 86th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Lecce with a 201 km 0 on mass-start stage. The race came to a close with a 33 km 0 on individual time trial that began and ended in the Italian city of Milan.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=results/stage21 Gontchar takes finale; Simoni home in pink Cycling News 2003-06-01 2012-09-26 Chris Henry https://web.archive.org/web/20140227003041/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=results%2Fstage21 27 February 2014 live Nineteen teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Gilberto Simoni of the SAE 2003 team. Second and third were the Italian Stefano Garzelli and Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych. It was Simoni's second win in the Giro. After the race, it was discovered that sixth-placed Raimondas Rumšas had tested positive in this Giro. This edition of the Giro was the first UCI endorsed race where the wearing of helmets was compulsory. With Gilberto Simoni's general classification victories in 2003 and in 2001, Simoni became the eighteenth rider to repeat as winner of the Giro d'Italia. In addition to the general classification, Simoni also won the points classification. In the race's other classifications, SDA 2003 rider Fredy González won the mountains classification and Magnus Bäckstedt of the Team Fakta-Pata Chips team won the intergiro classification. LAM 2003 finished as the winners of the Trofeo Fast Team classification, ranking each of the nineteen teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. The other team classification, the Trofeo Super Team classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled for each team was won by FAS 2003. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2003 Giro d'Italia A total of 19 teams were invited to participate in the 2003 Giro d'Italia.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=startlist Start List Cycling News 2012-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20140302054128/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=startlist 2 March 2014 live Each team sent a squad of nine riders (only Kelme–Costa Blanca started eight), so the Giro began with a peloton of 170 cyclists. Out of the 170 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 97 riders made it to the finish in Milan. The 19 teams that took part in the race were: 22em ALB 2003 CCC 2003 PAN 2003 SDA 2003 De Nardi Domina Vacanze-Elitron FAS 2003 FDJ 2003 MDN 2003 GST 2003 KEL 2003 LAM 2003 CRE 2003 DVL 2003 UNO 2003 SAE 2003 Team Fakta-Pata Chips Tenax 2003b VIN 2003 Route and stages right|thumb|alt=Profile of a mountain.|Monte Zoncolan was climbed from eastern side of the mountain where the climb begins in Sutrio. The mountain hosted the end of the 185 km 0 on twelfth stage. The route for the 2003 Giro d'Italia was unveiled by race director Carmine Castellano on 30 November 2002 in Milan.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2002/12/01/EMD20021201044MDP.pdf Cinco metas para escaladores es 1 December 2002 44 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 PDF Five goals for climbers https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104616/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2002/12/01/EMD20021201044MDP.pdf 4 March 2016 live It contained two time trial events, all of which were individual. The organizers divided the remaining eighteen stages into three categories: flat stages, rolling stages, and mountain stages. Twelve of the stages were declared flat stages. Of the seven stages remaining, three stages were designated rolling stages and three were ranked as mountain stages. In the stages containing categorized climbs, six had summit finishes: stage 3, to Terme Luigiane;http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=stages/stage3 Stage 3 – May 12: Policoro-Terme Liugiane, 145 km Cycling News 2012-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20130511213335/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=stages%2Fstage3 11 May 2013 live stage 7, to Monte Terminillo;http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=stages/stage7 Stage 7 – May 17: Avezzano-Terminillo, 146 km Cycling News 2012-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20140302045431/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=stages%2Fstage7 2 March 2014 live stage 12, to Monte Zoncolan;http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=stages/stage12 Stage 12 – May 22: San Dona-Monte Zoncolan, 185 km Cycling News 2012-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20130511212129/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=stages%2Fstage12 11 May 2013 live stage 14, to Alpe di Pampeago;http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=stages/stage14 Stage 14 – May 24: Marostica-Alpe Pampeago, 162 km Cycling News 2012-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20130511210844/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=stages%2Fstage14 11 May 2013 live stage 18, to Chianale;http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=stages/stage18 Stage 18 – May 29: Santuorio Vico-Chianale, 175 km Cycling News 2012-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20130511222725/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=stages%2Fstage18 11 May 2013 live and stage 19, to Cascata del Toce.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=stages/stage19 Stage 19 – May 30: Canelli-Cascata Toce, 239 km Cycling News 2012-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20130511220650/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/giro03/?id=stages%2Fstage19 11 May 2013 live The organizers chose to include two rest days. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 122 km 0 on longer, contained the same amount of rest days, and one less individual time trial. In addition, this race lacked an opening prologue like the previous year had. + Stage characteristics and winnershttp://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/giro2003/Regolamento_ita_2003.pdf;jsessionid=TXOWDCSIOS1RJQFIAIZSFEQ 86° Giro d'Italia – Il Regolamento it 1–24 La Gazzetta dello Sport 2003-04-29 2012-09-30 PDF 86th Giro d'Italia – The Regulations https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055459/http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/giro2003/Regolamento_ita_2003.pdf;jsessionid=TXOWDCSIOS1RJQFIAIZSFEQ 2016-03-04 live StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner1 10 May Lecce to Lecce 201 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Alessandro Petacchi ITA2 11 May Copertino to Matera 177 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Fabio Baldato ITA3 12 May Policoro to Terme Luigiane 145 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Medium mountain stage Stefano Garzelli ITA4 13 May Terme Luigiane to Vibo Valentia 170 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Medium mountain stage Robbie McEwen AUS5 14 May Messina to Catania 176 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Medium mountain stage Alessandro Petacchi ITA15 May Rest day6 16 May Maddaloni to Avezzano 222 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Medium mountain stage Alessandro Petacchi ITA7 17 May Avezzano to Monte Terminillo 146 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stage Stefano Garzelli ITA8 18 May Rieti to Arezzo 214 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Mario Cipollini ITA9 19 May Arezzo to Montecatini Terme 160 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Mario Cipollini ITA10 20 May Montecatini Terme to Faenza 202 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Medium mountain stage Kurt Asle Arvesen NOR11 21 May Faenza to San Donà di Piave 222 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Robbie McEwen AUS12 22 May San Donà di Piave to Monte Zoncolan 185 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stage Gilberto Simoni ITA13 23 May Pordenone to Marostica 149 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Alessandro Petacchi ITA14 24 May Marostica to Alpe di Pampeago 162 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stage Gilberto Simoni ITA15 25 May Merano to Bolzano 42.5 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Aitor González ESP16 26 May Arco to Pavia 207 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Alessandro Petacchi ITA27 May Rest day17 28 May Salice Terme to Asti 117 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Alessandro Petacchi ITA18 29 May Sanuario di Vicoforte to Chianale 174 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stage Dario Frigo ITA19 30 May Canelli to Cascata del Toce 239 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stage Gilberto Simoni ITA20 31 May Cannobio to Cantù 133 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Flat stage Giovanni Lombardi ITA21 1 June Milan to Milan 33 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Serhiy Honchar UKR Total 3476.5 km 0 on Classification leadership In the 2003 Giro d'Italia, five different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner is considered the winner of the Giro.Laura Weislo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 Giro d'Italia classifications demystified 13 May 2008 Cycling News 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=%2Ffeatures%2F2008%2Fgiro_classifications08 8 May 2013 live thumb|right|The Colle d'Esischie was the Cima Coppi for the 2004 Giro d'Italia.|alt=A mountain road with grass on each side. Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a mauve jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. The stage win awarded 25 points, second place awarded 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down the line, to a single point for 15th. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints. There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, or third category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The highest point in the Giro (called the Cima Coppi), which in 2003 was the Colle d'Esischie, afforded more points than the other first-category climbs. The fourth jersey represented the intergiro classification, marked by a blue jersey. The calculation for the intergiro is similar to that of the general classification, in each stage there is a midway point that the riders pass through a point and where their time is stopped. As the race goes on, their times compiled and the person with the lowest time is the leader of the intergiro classification and wears the blue jersey. There were also two classifications for teams. The first was the Trofeo Fast Team. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team. The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run. +Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification25px|link=|alt= Points classification25px|link=|alt= Mountains classification25px|link=|alt= Intergiro classification25px|link=|alt=Trofeo Fast TeamTrofeo Super Team 1 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi not awarded Andris Naudužs De Nardi-Colpack PAN 2003 2 Fabio Baldato Fredy González Mario Cipollini ALB 2003 ALB 2003 3 Stefano Garzelli Andris Naudužs 4 Robbie McEwen 5 Alessandro Petacchi Moreno di Biase 6 Alessandro Petacchi FAS 2003 7 Stefano Garzelli Stefano Garzelli Saeco ALB 2003 8 Mario Cipollini 9 Mario Cipollini Domina Vacanze-Elitron 10 Kurt Asle Arvesen Gilberto Simoni 11 Robbie McEwen FAS 2003 12 Gilberto Simoni LAM 2003 13 Alessandro Petacchi 14 Gilberto Simoni 15 Aitor González Magnus Bäckstedt 16 Alessandro Petacchi 17 Alessandro Petacchi 18 Dario Frigo Stefano Garzelli Saeco 19 Gilberto Simoni Gilberto Simoni 20 Giovanni Lombardi 21 Serhiy Honchar LAM 2003 Final Gilberto Simoni Gilberto Simoni Fredy González Magnus Bäckstedt LAM 2003 FAS 2003 Final standings Legend   20px|alt=Pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   20px|alt=Green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification   20px|alt=Purple jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification   20px|alt=Blue jersey   Denotes the winner of the Intergiro classification General classification RiderTeamTime 1 Gilberto Simoni ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey20px|alt=Purple jersey SAE 2003 89h 32' 09" 2 Stefano Garzelli ITA VIN 2003 + 7' 06" 3 Yaroslav Popovych UKR CRE 2003 + 7' 11" 4 Andrea Noè ITA ALB 2003 + 9' 24" 5 Georg Totschnig AUT GST 2003 + 9' 42" DSQ Raimondas Rumšas LIT LAM 2003 + 9' 50" 6 Dario Frigo ITA FAS 2003 + 10' 50" 7 Serhiy Honchar UKR De Nardi + 14' 14" 8 Franco Pellizotti ITA ALB 2003 + 14' 26" 9 Eddy Mazzoleni ITA VIN 2003 + 19' 21" Points classification RiderTeamPoints 1Gilberto Simoni ITA 20px|alt=Purple jersey20px|alt=Pink jerseySAE 2003 154 2Stefano Garzelli ITA VIN 2003 3Ján Svorada CZELAM 2003 137 4Magnus Bäckstedt SWETeam Fakta-Pata Chips 119 5Eddy Mazzoleni ITAVIN 2003 91 6Dario Frigo ITAFAS 2003 90 7 Yaroslav Popovych UKR CRE 2003 88 8Giovanni Lombardi ITADomina Vacanze-Elitron 81 9Aitor González ESPFAS 2003 70 10 Serhiy Honchar UKR De Nardi 69 Mountains classification RiderTeamPoints 1Fredy González COL 20px|alt=Green jerseySDA 2003 100 2Gilberto Simoni ITA 20px|alt=Pink jersey20px|alt=Purple jerseySAE 2003 78 3Constantino Zaballa ESPKEL 2003 65 4Stefano Garzelli ITAVIN 2003 36 5Dario Frigo ITAFAS 2003 29 6Paolo Lanfranchi ITACRE 2003 24 7Marzio Bruseghin ITAFAS 2003 15 8 Yaroslav Popovych UKR CRE 2003 12 9 Georg Totschnig AUT GST 2003 10 Andrea Noè ITA ALB 2003 10 Intergiro classification RiderTeamTime 1Magnus Bäckstedt SWE 20px|alt=Blue jerseyTeam Fakta-Pata Chips 50h 20' 37" 2Ján Svorada CZELAM 2003 + 2' 02" 3Constantino Zaballa ESPKEL 2003 + 2' 26" 4Fortunato Baliani ITAFormaggi Pinzolo Fiave + 3' 06" 5Aitor González ESPFAS 2003 + 3' 09" 6 Serhiy Honchar UKR De Nardi + 3' 20" 7Sandy Casar FRAFDJ 2003 + 3' 30" 8Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna ESPKEL 2003 + 3' 36" 9Dario Frigo ITAFAS 2003 + 3' 50" 10Eddy Mazzoleni ITAVIN 2003 + 3' 54" Trofeo Fast Team classification TeamTime 1LAM 2003 269h 37' 37" 2SAE 2003 + 1' 08" 3ALB 2003 + 5' 46" 4FAS 2003 + 18' 39" 5VIN 2003 + 20' 54" 6UNO 2003 + 32' 41" 7GST 2003 + 53' 40" 8CCC 2003 + 57' 04" 9De Nardi + 1h 14' 02" 10KEL 2003 + 1h 17' 35" Trofeo Super Team classification TeamPoints 1FAS 2003 561 2LAM 2003 394 3ALB 2003 354 4Domina Vacanze-Elitron 343 5VIN 2003 315 6SAE 2003 312 7De Nardi 258 8CRE 2003 251 9PAN 2003 247 10Team Fakta-Pata Chips 225 Minor classifications Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders did not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. Other awards included the Combativity classification, which was a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes. Colombian Fredy González won the Most Combative classification. The Azzurri d'Italia classification was based on finishing order, but points were awarded only to the top three finishers in each stage. The Azzurri d'Italia classification was won by Gilberto Simoni. The Trofeo Fuga Piaggio classification rewarded riders who took part in a breakaway at the head of the field, each rider in an escape of ten or fewer riders getting one point for each kilometre that the group stayed clear. The classification was won by Constantino Zaballa. Teams were given penalty points for minor technical infringements. SDA 2003 was the most successful in avoiding penalties after not being penalized during the race, and so won the Fair Play classification. References Citations 30em 2003 Giro d'Italia 1 11 12 21 Category:2003 in road cycling 2003 Category:May 2003 sports events in Italy Category:June 2003 sports events in Italy