2003 Tour of Slovenia

Cycling race

2003 Tour of SloveniaUCI‑2.5 race

Race details
Dates| 6–11 May 2003
Stages| 6
Distance| 1,038 km (645.0 mi)
Winning time| 25h 12' 18"
Results
| |  Winner|  Mitja Mahorič

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|  Second|  Jure Golčer
|  Third|  Andreas Matzbacher

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|  Points|  Boštjan Mervar
|  Mountains|  Christian Heule
|  Youth|  Andreas Matzbacher
|  Sprints|  Aldo Ino Ilešič
|  Team|  Team Macandina

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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]

## Teams

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Total 108 riders (80 finished it) from 19 teams started the race.

### Professional

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* Perutnina Ptuj
* Volksbank–Ideal
* Elk Haus Sportunion Schrems
* Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team
* Team Macandina
* Miche
* Amore & Vita–Beretta
* Quick-Step–Davitamon
* Nippon Hodo

### Amateur

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* Radenska Rog
* TBP Lenart
* Sava Kranj
* Krka Novo mesto
* Perutnina Ptuj U23
* STA
* Kamen Pazin

### National

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* Austria
* Slovakia
* Germany

## Route and stages

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Stage characteristics and winners  Stage  | Date  | Course  | Length  | Type  | Winner

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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)

## Classification leadership

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Classification leadership by stage  Stage  | Winner  | General
classification
| Points
classification
| Mountains
classification
| Young rider
classification
| Intermediate sprints
classification
| Team
classification

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1  | Jure Zrimšek | Jure Zrimšek | not available  | not available  | not available  | not available  | not available
2  | Leon Makarovič | Leon Makarovič
3  | Aldo Ino Ilešič
4  | Christian Heule | Christian Heule
5  | Jure Golčer | Mitja Mahorič
6  | Boštjan Mervar | Boštjan Mervar | Christian Heule | Aldo Ino Ilešič | Andreas Matzbacher | Macandina
Final | Mitja Mahorič | Boštjan Mervar | Christian Heule | Aldo Ino Ilešič | Andreas Matzbacher | Team Macandina

## Final classification standings

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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

### General classification

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Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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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"

### Points classification

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Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Points

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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

### Mountains classification

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Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Points

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1  |  Christian Heule | Team Macandina  | 20
2  |  Timothy Jones | Amore & Vita  | 14
3  |  Pascal Hungerbühler | Volksbank  | 12
4  |  Jure Golčer | Volksbank  | 11
5  |  Igor Kranjec | Kamen Pazin  | 10

### Young rider classification

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Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Time

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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"

### Intermediate sprints classification

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Rank  | Rider  | Team  | Points

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1  |  Aldo Ino Ilešič | Perutnina Ptuj U23  | 15
2  |  Leon Makarovič | Radenska Rog  | 12
3  |  Mitja Mahorič | Perutnina Ptuj  | 10
4  |  Christoph Kerschbaum | Austria  | 10
5  |  Alberati Paolo | Miche  | 7

### Team classification

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Rank  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Team Macandina  |

## References

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1. ^ "Golčer junak Vršiča, Mahorič zmagovalec dirke". Gorenjski glas (in Slovenian). 13 May 2003. p. 10.
2. ^ "Trojna slovenska zmaga v prvi etapi". Štajerski Tednik (in Slovenian). 8 May 2003. p. 25.
3. ^ "Mitja Mahorič veliki zmagovalec". Štajerski Tednik (in Slovenian). 15 May 2003. p. 24.
4. ^ "Filmski scenarij". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 6 May 2003.
5. ^ "Pravica do svojega mnenja". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 10 May 2003.
6. ^ "Zbigniew za višjo kategorijo". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 13 May 2003.
7. ^ "Skromen v besedah, živahen na kolesu". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 13 May 2003.

## External links

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* Official website
* wvcycling.com
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