2003 Tour of Slovenia

Dates6–11 May 2003

Stages6

Distance1,038 km (645.0 mi)

Winning time25h 12' 18"

The 2003 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 9th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑2.5 stage race held between 6 and 11 May 2003.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

The race consisted of 6 stages with 1,038 km (645.0 mi) in total.^[7]

Stage	Date	Course	Length		Winner
1	6 May	Čatež – Ptuj	167 km (104 mi)	Plain stage	Jure Zrimšek
2	7 May	Ormož – Beltinci	168 km (104 mi)	Plain stage	Leon Makarovič
3	8 May	Lenart – Ljubljana	203 km (126 mi)	Intermediate stage	Aldo Ino Ilešič
4	9 May	Vrhnika – Kranj	176 km (109 mi)	Intermediate stage	Christian Heule
5	10 May	Grosuplje – Vršič	168 km (104 mi)	Mountain stage	Jure Golčer
6	11 May	Šentjernej – Novo mesto	156 km (97 mi)	Plain stage	Boštjan Mervar
Total		1,038 km (645.0 mi)

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Intermediate sprints classification	Team classification
1	Jure Zrimšek	Jure Zrimšek	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available
2	Leon Makarovič	Leon Makarovič
3	Aldo Ino Ilešič	Leon Makarovič
4	Christian Heule	Christian Heule
5	Jure Golčer	Mitja Mahorič
6	Boštjan Mervar	Mitja Mahorič	Boštjan Mervar	Christian Heule	Aldo Ino Ilešič	Andreas Matzbacher	Macandina
Final		Mitja Mahorič	Boštjan Mervar	Christian Heule	Aldo Ino Ilešič	Andreas Matzbacher	Team Macandina

Legend
	Denotes the leader of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
	Denotes the leader of the points classification		Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
	Denotes the winner of the int. sprints classification		Denotes the leader of the team classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mitja Mahorič	Perutnina Ptuj	25h 12' 18"
2	Jure Golčer	Volksbank	+ 4"
3	Andreas Matzbacher	Austria	+ 28"
4	Massimo Demarin	Perutnina Ptuj	+ 34"
5	Stef Clement	Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team	+ 54"
6	Timothy Jones	Amore & Vita	+ 1' 13"
7	Johan Van Summeren	Quick.step Davitamon	+ 1' 31"
8	Renzo Mazzoleni	Team Macandina	+ 1' 36"
9	Harald Totschnig	Austria	+ 1' 43"
10	Radoslav Rogina	Perutnina Ptuj	+ 1' 47"

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Boštjan Mervar	Perutnina Ptuj	73
2	Matic Strgar	Radenska Rog	51
3	Jure Golčer	Volksbank	45
4	Aldo Ino Ilešič	Perutnina Ptuj U23	44
5	Timothy Jones	Amore & Vita	40

Professional

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Andreas Matzbacher	Austria	25h 12' 46"
2	Stef Clement	Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team	+ 26"
3	Johan Van Summeren	Quick.step Davitamon	+ 1' 03"
4	Matic Strgar	Radenska Rog	+ 1' 59"
5	Tomaž Nose	Krka Novo mesto	+ 2' 26"