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2003 | July 5 - July 27
Paris - Paris

total distance: 3427.0 km
number of stages: 20

money for winner: 400 000 €
money total: 2 400 000 €

Lance Armstrong was the original winner.
In 2012 he lost all his titles.


time: 83hr 41min 12sec | average speed: 40.940 km/h
2nd place: Jan Ullrich (+ 1min 1sec)
3rd place: Alexandre Vinkourov (+ 4min 14sec)
winning team: CSC
number of participants: 198
finished: 147
not finished: 51
Jerseys winners:

 
 Baden Cooke
 Richard Virenque
 Denis Menchov


Tour de France start:

Statistic of the riders:
Route length:
(compared with longest route in 1926 - 5745 km)

 3 427 / 5 745 
 59,7%


Stages

number of stages in this year*: 21 | display finish towns on map
*total number of posibbilities to win the stage

STAGES - start, finish, length, winner, time, average speed
PParis -Paris  6.5 km  AUS  Bradley McGEE  0:07:26  52.5 km/h
1Montgeron -Meaux  168.0 km  ITA  Alessandro PETACCHI  3:44:33  44.9 km/h
2La Ferté-sous-Jouarre -Sedan  204.5 km  AUS  Baden COOKE  5:06:33  39.9 km/h
3Charleville -Saint-Dizier  167.5 km  ITA  Alessandro PETACCHI  3:27:39  48.3 km/h
4Joinville -Saint-Dizier  69.0 km  USA  US POSTAL BERRY FLOOR  1:18:27  52.8 km/h
5Troyes -Nevers  196.5 km  ITA  Alessandro PETACCHI  4:09:47  47.1 km/h
6Nevers -Lyon  230.0 km  ITA  Alessandro PETACCHI  5:08:35  44.7 km/h
7Lyon -Morzine-Avoriaz  230.5 km  FRA  Richard VIRENQUE  6:06:03  37.7 km/h
8Sallanches -Alpe d’Huez  219.0 km  ESP  Iban MAYO  5:57:30  36.8 km/h
9Bourg d’Oisans -Gap  184.5 km  KAZ  Alexandre VINOKOUROV  5:02:00  36.6 km/h
10Gap -Marseille  219.5 km  DEN  Jakob PIIL  5:09:33  42.4 km/h
11Narbonne -Toulouse  153.5 km  ESP  Juan Antonio FLECHA  3:29:33  43.8 km/h
12Gaillac -Cap Découverte  47.0 km  GER  Jan ULLRICH  0:58:32  48.2 km/h
13Toulouse -Ax 3 Domaines  197.5 km  ESP  Carlos SASTRE  5:16:08  37.4 km/h
14Saint-Girons -Loudenvielle-Le Louron  191.5 km  ITA  Gilberto SIMONI  5:31:52  34.5 km/h
15Bagnères-de-Bigorre -Luz-Ardiden  159.5 km  USA  Lance ARMSTRONG  4:29:26  35.4 km/h
16Pau -Bayonne  197.5 km  USA  Tyler HAMILTON  4:59:41  39.4 km/h
17Dax -Bordeaux  181.0 km  NED  Servais KNAVEN  3:54:23  46.3 km/h
18Bordeaux -Saint-Maixent-L´Ecole  203.5 km  ESP  Pablo LASTRAS  4:03:18  50.1 km/h
19Pornic -Nantes  49.0 km  GBR  David MILLAR  0:54:05  54.4 km/h
20Ville d´Avray -Paris  152.0 km  FRA  Jean-Patrick NAZON  3:38:49  41.7 km/h


Winners of stages in 2003 by nations (10):

 nation  No.wins share (%)
 ITA  5 
 23,81% 
 ESP  4 
 19,05% 
 USA  3 
 14,29% 
 AUS  2 
 9,52% 
 FRA  2 
 9,52% 
 KAZ  1 
 4,76% 
 DEN  1 
 4,76% 
 GER  1 
 4,76% 
 NED  1 
 4,76% 
 GBR  1 
 4,76% 



Winners of stages in 2003 by cyclists (18):

 name  No.wins share (%)
 Alessandro PETACCHI  4 
 19,05% 
 Jean-Patrick NAZON  1 
 4,76% 
 Bradley McGEE  1 
 4,76% 
 Iban MAYO  1 
 4,76% 
 Carlos SASTRE  1 
 4,76% 
 Pablo LASTRAS  1 
 4,76% 
 US POSTAL BERRY FLOOR  1 
 4,76% 
 Juan Antonio FLECHA  1 
 4,76% 
 Tyler HAMILTON  1 
 4,76% 
 Alexandre VINOKOUROV  1 
 4,76% 
 Gilberto SIMONI  1 
 4,76% 
 David MILLAR  1 
 4,76% 
 Richard VIRENQUE  1 
 4,76% 
 Jan ULLRICH  1 
 4,76% 
 Servais KNAVEN  1 
 4,76% 
 Baden COOKE  1 
 4,76% 
 Jakob PIIL  1 
 4,76% 
 Lance ARMSTRONG  1 
 4,76% 



Ascents

number of ascents in this year*: 23 | display ascents on map
*ascents of the second, first and "hors" category

THE ALPES [8]
Alpe-d’Huez (1860 m):  ESP  Iban MAYO
Col du Télégraphe (1566 m):  FRA  Pierrick FEDRIGO
Galibier (2645 m):  ITA  Stefano GARZELLI
Izoard (2361 m):  ESP  Aitor GARMENDIA
Lautaret (2058 m):  ITA  Danilo DI LUCA
Mont des Princes (696 m):  FRA  Richard VIRENQUE
Ramaz (1619 m):  FRA  Richard VIRENQUE
Saint-Apollinaire (1253 m):  GER  Jörg JAKSCHE
THE PYRENEES [14]
Aspin (1490 m):  FRA  Sylvain CHAVANEL
Bagargui/Col d’Iraty (1327 m):  USA  Tyler HAMILTON
Burdincurutcheta (1135 m):  USA  Tyler HAMILTON
Col de la Core (1373 m):  FRA  Richard VIRENQUE
Col de Latrape (1100 m):  FRA  Christophe MENGIN
Col de Menté (1349 m):  FRA  Richard VIRENQUE
Col du Soudet (1540 m):  BEL  Kurt VAN DE WOUWER
Luz-Ardiden (1720 m):  USA  Lance ARMSTRONG
Pailhères (2001 m):  ESP  Juan Miguel MERCADO
Peyresourde (1569 m):  ITA  Gilberto SIMONI
Plateau de Bonascre (Ax 3 Domaines) (1375 m):  ESP  Carlos SASTRE
Portet d’Aspet (1069 m):  FRA  Richard VIRENQUE
Portillon (1298 m):  FRA  Richard VIRENQUE
Tourmalet (2115 m):  FRA  Sylvain CHAVANEL
Other mountains [1]
Portes (1020 m):  ITA  Paolo BETTINI


Winners of ascents in 2003 by nations (6):

 nation  No. wins share (%)
 FRA  10 
 43,48% 
 ITA  4 
 17,39% 
 ESP  4 
 17,39% 
 USA  3 
 13,04% 
 BEL  1 
 4,35% 
 GER  1 
 4,35% 



Winners of ascents in 2003 by cyclists (16):

 name  No. wins share (%)
 Richard VIRENQUE  6 
 26,09% 
 Sylvain CHAVANEL  2 
 8,70% 
 Tyler HAMILTON  2 
 8,70% 
 Lance ARMSTRONG  1 
 4,35% 
 Pierrick FEDRIGO  1 
 4,35% 
 Paolo BETTINI  1 
 4,35% 
 Juan Miguel MERCADO  1 
 4,35% 
 Stefano GARZELLI  1 
 4,35% 
 Gilberto SIMONI  1 
 4,35% 
 Aitor GARMENDIA  1 
 4,35% 
 Christophe MENGIN  1 
 4,35% 
 Carlos SASTRE  1 
 4,35% 
 Danilo DI LUCA  1 
 4,35% 
 Kurt VAN DE WOUWER  1 
 4,35% 
 Iban MAYO  1 
 4,35% 
 Jörg JAKSCHE  1 
 4,35% 



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