2003 Tirreno–Adriatico

The 2003 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 38th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race and was held from 13 March to 19 March 2003. The race started in Sabaudia and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto.^[2] The race was won by Filippo Pozzato of the Fassa Bortolo team.

Teams

Twenty teams, containing a total of 160 riders, participated in the race:^[3]

Stage characteristics and winners^[4]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
1	13 March	Sabaudia to Sabaudia	178 km (111 mi)	Flat stage	Mario Cipollini (ITA)
2	14 March	Sabaudia to Tarquinia	213 km (132 mi)	Flat stage	Filippo Pozzato (ITA)
3	15 March	Tarquinia to Foligno	168 km (104 mi)	Hilly stage	Mario Cipollini (ITA)
4	16 March	Foligno to Ortezzano	154 km (96 mi)	Hilly stage	Stage cancelled
5	17 March	Monte San Giusto to Rapagnano	181 km (112 mi)	Hilly stage	Ruggero Marzoli (ITA)
6	18 March	Teramo to Torricella Peligna	179 km (111 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
7	19 March	San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto	162 km (101 mi)	Hilly stage	Óscar Freire (ESP)

Final general classification^[2]^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Filippo Pozzato (ITA)	Fassa Bortolo	29h 45' 22"
2	Danilo Di Luca (ITA)	Saeco	+ 4"
3	Ruggero Marzoli (ITA)	Alessio	+ 12"
4	Michael Boogerd (NED)	Rabobank	+ 13"
5	Paolo Bettini (ITA)	Quick-Step–Davitamon	+ 21"
6	Markus Zberg (SUI)	Gerolsteiner	+ 21"
7	Andreas Klöden (GER)	Team Telekom	+ 22"
8	Erik Zabel (GER)	Team Telekom	+ 23"
9	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Quick-Step–Davitamon	+ 27"
10	Andrea Noè (ITA)	Alessio	+ 33"

^ "Tirreno–Adriatico (Historic), Italy". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "38ème Tirreno-Adriatico 2003". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 August 2004.
^ "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
^ "Stages and results". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ "2003 Tirreno - Adriatico". First Cycling. Retrieved 20 November 2017.