2003 Vuelta a Andalucía

The 2003 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 49th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta del Sol) cycle race and was held on 16 February to 20 February 2003.[2] The race started in Córdoba and finished in Benalmádena.[2] The race was won by Javier Pascual Llorente.[3]

2003 Vuelta a Andalucía

Race details
Dates	16–20 February 2003
Stages	5
Distance	863.2[1] km (536.4 mi)
Winning time	21h 58' 34"
Results
Winner  Javier Pascual Llorente (ESP)   Second  Davide Rebellin (ITA)   Third  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)

Teams

Sixteen teams of eight riders started the race:[4]

• Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada
• iBanesto.com
• Team Telekom
• Rabobank
• Team Coast
• AG2R Prévoyance
• Labarca 2–Café Baqué
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• ONCE–Eroski
• Kelme–Costa Blanca
• Paternina–Costa de Almería
• Alessio
• Phonak
• Quick-Step–Davitamon
• Lotto–Domo
• Gerolsteiner

General classification

Final general classification[5][6][7][8] Rank Rider Time 1  Javier Pascual Llorente (ESP) 21h 58' 34" 2  Davide Rebellin (ITA) + 8" 3  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) + 9" 4  Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) s.t. 5  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) + 16" 6  Luca Paolini (ITA) + 18" 7  Francisco Cabello (ESP) s.t. 8  Andrea Noè (ITA) + 21" 9  Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP) s.t. 10  Javier Rodríguez (ESP) + 27"

References

1. "Vuelta a Andalucia-Ruta del Sol (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
2. "49th Vuelta a Andalucía "Ruta Ciclista Del Sol" - 2.3". Cycling News. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
3. "49ème Ruta del Sol 2003". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004.
4. "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
5. "Ruta Del Sol". WVCycling. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
6. "2003 Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol". First Cycling. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
7. "49th Vuelta a Andalucía "Ruta Ciclista Del Sol" - 2.3". Cycling News. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
8. "2003 Vuelta a Andalucia - Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (2.3), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 April 2019.