2003 Tour of Flanders

The 87th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 6 April 2003. Belgian Peter Van Petegem won his second victory in the monument classic.[1] The race started in Bruges and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).

Race details
Dates6 April 2003
Stages1
Distance254 km (157.8 mi)
Winning time6h 18' 48"
Results
  Winner  Peter Van Petegem (BEL) (Lotto-Domo)
  Second  Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL) (Quick Step)
  Third  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) (Crédit Agricole)

Race Summary

Previous winner Jacky Durand was in an early breakaway with Michael Rich, Thomas Liese and Vincent van der Kooij. They were caught by a group of eight, consisting only of Italians, at 60 km from the finish, before the peloton returned at 30 km. Peter Van Petegem attacked on Tenbosse, followed by 10 others, heading to the Muur van Geraardsbergen. On the Muur, 16 km before the finish, Van Petegem broke clear with Frank Vandenbroucke, pushing on to the finish. Van Petegem beat his fellow Belgian in a two-man sprint. Australian Stuart O'Grady won the sprint for third place.

Climbs

There were 19 categorized climbs:

Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Peter Van Petegem (BEL) Lotto-Domo 6h 18' 48"
2  Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL) Quick Step + 2"
3  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Crédit Agricole + 19"
4  Fabio Baldato (ITA) Alessio s.t.
5  Nico Mattan (BEL) Cofidis s.t.
6  Frédéric Guesdon (FRA) La Française des Jeux s.t.
7  Sergei Ivanov (RUS) Fassa Bortolo s.t.
8  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) US Postal Service s.t.
9  Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank s.t.
10  Dave Bruylandts (BEL) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf s.t.

References
  1. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "2003 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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