2003 Tour Down Under
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Dates21—26 January 2003
Stages6
Winning time17h 17' 45"
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| Dates | 21—26 January 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 17h 17' 45" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 AG2R Prévoyance.[1]
21 January 2003 – Adelaide – Adelaide, 50 km
Stage and General Classification after Stage 1
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Baden Cooke (AUS) |
FDJeux.com | |
| 2 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
Lotto–Domo | s.t. |
| 3 |  Luca Paolini (ITA) |
Quick-Step–Davitamon | s.t. |
| 4 |  Julian Dean (NZL) |
Team CSC | s.t. |
| 5 | Allan Davis (AUS) |
ONCE-Eroski | s.t. |
| 6 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 7 |  Dirk Reichl (GER) |
Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 8 | Brett Aitken (AUS) |
Team UniSA | s.t. |
| 9 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) |
United Water | s.t. |
| 10 | Stefano Zanini (ITA) |
Saeco | s.t. |
Stage 2
22 January 2003 – Jacobs Creek – Kapunda, 140 km
Stage 2 result
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabio Sacchi (ITA) |
Saeco | |
| 2 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
Lotto–Domo | + 14" |
| 3 |  Cédric Herve (FRA) |
Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 4 | Andy Flickinger (FRA) |
AG2R Prévoyance | s.t. |
| 5 |  Lennie Kristensen (DEN) |
Team CSC | s.t. |
| 6 |  Mikel Astarloza (ESP) |
AG2R Prévoyance | s.t. |
| 7 | Bradley McGee (AUS) |
FDJeux.com | + 23" |
| 8 | Gene Bates (AUS) |
Team UniSA | s.t. |
| 9 | Daniele Nardello (ITA) |
Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 10 | Xavier Florencio (ESP) |
ONCE-Eroski | s.t. |
Stage 3
23 January 2003 – Glenelg – Hahndorf, 164 km
Stage 3 result
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
Lotto–Domo | |
| 2 | Graeme Brown (AUS) |
Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo | s.t. |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 4 | Allan Davis (AUS) |
ONCE-Eroski | s.t. |
| 5 | Luca Paolini (ITA) |
Quick-Step–Davitamon | s.t. |
| 6 |  Tom Boonen (BEL) |
Quick-Step–Davitamon | s.t. |
| 7 |  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) |
AG2R Prévoyance | s.t. |
| 8 | Dirk Reichl (GER) |
Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 9 | Andy Flickinger (FRA) |
AG2R Prévoyance | s.t. |
| 10 |  Mark Scanlon (IRL) |
AG2R Prévoyance | s.t. |
Stage 4
24 January 2003 – Unley – Goolwa, 144 km
Stage 4 result
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baden Cooke (AUS) |
FDJeux.com | |
| 2 | Graeme Brown (AUS) |
Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo | s.t. |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 4 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
Lotto–Domo | s.t. |
| 5 | Ashley Hutchinson (AUS) |
United Water | s.t. |
| 6 | Tom Boonen (BEL) |
Quick-Step–Davitamon | s.t. |
| 7 | Luke Roberts (AUS) |
Team UniSA | s.t. |
| 8 | Mark Scanlon (IRL) |
AG2R Prévoyance | s.t. |
| 9 | Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) |
AG2R Prévoyance | s.t. |
| 10 | Allan Davis (AUS) |
ONCE-Eroski | s.t. |
Stage 5
25 January 2003 – Willunga – Willunga, 147 km
Stage 5 result
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) |
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| 1 |  Steffen Wesemann (SUI) |
Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 2 | Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) |
Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo | s.t. |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 4 | Lennie Kristensen (DEN) |
Team CSC | s.t. |
| 5 | Mikel Astarloza (ESP) |
AG2R Prévoyance | s.t. |
| 6 | Xavier Florencio (ESP) |
ONCE-Eroski | s.t. |
| 7 | David Cañada (ESP) |
Quick-Step–Davitamon | s.t. |
| 8 | Patrick Jonker (AUS) |
Team UniSA | s.t. |
| 9 | Cadel Evans (AUS) |
Team Telekom | + 6" |
