The 40th edition of the annual
Vuelta a VenezuelaThe Vuelta a Venezuela is a men's multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September in Venezuela. The Vuelta a Venezuela carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale,...
was held from September 8 to September 21, 2003. The stage race started in
TucupitaTucupita is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro.-Geography:Delta Amacuro consists almost entirely of the swampy Orinoco River delta. The hot and humid Tucupita lies well into the delta on the Caño Manamo river...
, and ended in
San Felipe, YaracuySan Felipe is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Yaracuy. Former Venezuelan President Rafael Caldera was born there. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe. San Felipe is situated in a rich agricultural region of Western Venezuela...
.
2003-09-08: Tucupita CircuitoTucupita is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro.-Geography:Delta Amacuro consists almost entirely of the swampy Orinoco River delta. The hot and humid Tucupita lies well into the delta on the Caño Manamo river...
(93 km)
| Place |
Stage 1 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|02:07.35 |
|02:07.28 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+0.02 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+0.03 |
2003-09-09: TucupitaTucupita is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Delta Amacuro.-Geography:Delta Amacuro consists almost entirely of the swampy Orinoco River delta. The hot and humid Tucupita lies well into the delta on the Caño Manamo river...
— MaturínMaturín is a city in Venezuela, the capital of the Venezuelan state of Monagas and a centre for instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry in Venezuela. The metropolitan area of Maturín has a population of 401,384 inhabitants...
(191.4 km)
| Place |
Stage 2 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|04:15.03 |
|06:22.31 |
| 2. |
|+0.13 |
|+0.14 |
| 3. |
|+0.14 |
|+0.14 |
2003-09-10: Punta de Mata — Pariaguán (196.6 km)
| Place |
Stage 3 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|04:15.06 |
|10:37.37 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+0.04 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+0.10 |
2003-09-11: Pariaguán — Valle de la PascuaValle de la Pascua is a valley and city in the state of Guárico in central Venezuela. It is the seat of Leonardo Infante municipality. Its economy is based on agriculture and cattle ranching. Valle de la Pascua is the economic capital of Guárico state, and is often referred as: "La Princesa del...
(165.4 km)
| Place |
Stage 4 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|03:43.05 |
|14:20.45 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+0.06 |
| 3. |
|+0.50 |
|+0.06 |
2003-09-12: Valle de la PascuaValle de la Pascua is a valley and city in the state of Guárico in central Venezuela. It is the seat of Leonardo Infante municipality. Its economy is based on agriculture and cattle ranching. Valle de la Pascua is the economic capital of Guárico state, and is often referred as: "La Princesa del...
— El Socorro (38.6 km)
| Place |
Stage 5-A (Individual Time TrialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
) |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|00:45.32,33 |
|15:06.40 |
| 2. |
|+0.15,71 |
|+0.16 |
| 3. |
|+1.35,53 |
|+1.37 |
2003-09-12: Valle de la Pascua CircuitoValle de la Pascua is a valley and city in the state of Guárico in central Venezuela. It is the seat of Leonardo Infante municipality. Its economy is based on agriculture and cattle ranching. Valle de la Pascua is the economic capital of Guárico state, and is often referred as: "La Princesa del...
(73 km)
| Place |
Stage 5-B |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|01:36.58 |
|16:43.38 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+0.16 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.37 |
2003-09-13: El Sombrero — MaracayMaracay is a city in north-central Venezuela, near the Caribbean coast, and is the capital and most important city of the state of Aragua. Most of it falls under the jurisdiction of the Girardot Municipality. The population as per the 2001 census was 750,000...
(159 km)
| Place |
Stage 6 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|03:15.23 |
|19:59.01 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+0.16 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.37 |
2003-09-14: Valencia CircuitoValencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela.The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. The population of Valencia reached some 1.5 million in the year 2003, and it is expected to grow dramatically...
(78 km)
| Place |
Stage 7-A |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|01:26.43 |
|21:25.44 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+0.16 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.37 |
2003-09-14: Los GuayosLos Guayos is a town in Carabobo State, Venezuela, Northwest of the Valencia Lake. It is the capital of the Los Guayos Municipality and is currently part of Valencia's metropolitan area.- Etymology :...
— TinacoTinaco or El Tinaco is a small town located in the northern part of the Cojedes State in Venezuela. Population: 25,000. Although it doesn't have any air fields, it can be reached by car through a relatively wide two-lane road on a one-hour drive from Valencia, the capital of the Carabobo State...
(99.7 km)
| Place |
Stage 7-B |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|02:08.50 |
|23:36.42 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+0.16 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.37 |
2003-09-15: San Carlos de Austria — GuanareGuanare is the capital city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian.Located at the edge of the Southwestern floodplains, near the Andes foothills, Guanare is in a region known for livestock and agricultural production...
(164.2 km)
| Place |
Stage 8 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|04:01.32 |
|27:38.14 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+0.16 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.37 |
2003-09-16: Socopó — San CristóbalSan Cristóbal is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of Táchira. It is located in a mountainous region of Western Venezuela. The city is situated 818 m/2,625 ft above sea level in the northern Andes overlooking the Torbes River, 56 km/35 mi from the Colombian border. San...
(210.2 km)
| Place |
Stage 9 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|05:13.30 |
|32:51.42 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+1.35 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+2.08 |
2003-09-17: La FríaLa Fría is a town in Táchira, Venezuela. It is the capital of García de Hevia Municipality. It was founded in 1853....
— Santa Cruz de Mora (131.4 km)
| Place |
Stage 10 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|03:17.17 |
|36:08.52 |
| 2. |
|+0.01 |
|+1.39 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+2.16 |
2003-09-18: El Vigía — El Dividive (163.1 km)
| Place |
Stage 11 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|03:26.21 |
|39:47.43 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+1.39 |
| 3. |
|+0.02 |
|+2.16 |
2003-09-19: El Dividive — CaroraCarora is a town in Lara State, Venezuela, on the Morere River, a branch of the Tocuyo River. It is about 54 miles southwest of Barquisimeto. Carora was founded twice. The first time, in the year 1569 by Juan de Tejo, but due to constant attacks from the indigenous population, it was abandoned,...
(140.7 km)
| Place |
Stage 12 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|03:26.49 |
|43:14.32 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+1.39 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+2.16 |
2003-09-20: CaroraCarora is a town in Lara State, Venezuela, on the Morere River, a branch of the Tocuyo River. It is about 54 miles southwest of Barquisimeto. Carora was founded twice. The first time, in the year 1569 by Juan de Tejo, but due to constant attacks from the indigenous population, it was abandoned,...
— San Pablo de Yaracuy (179.3 km)
| Place |
Stage 13 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|04:11.57 |
|47:28.30 |
| 2. |
|+0.01 |
|+1.37 |
| 3. |
|+0.02 |
|+2.16 |
2003-09-21: San Felipe CircuitoSan Felipe is the capital of the Venezuelan state of Yaracuy. Former Venezuelan President Rafael Caldera was born there. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Felipe. San Felipe is situated in a rich agricultural region of Western Venezuela...
(129 km)
| Place |
Stage 14 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|03:08.37 |
|50:37.07 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+1.37 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+2.16 |
Final classification
| RANK |
NAME |
TEAM |
TIME |
| 1. |
|
Loteria del Táchira |
50:37:07 |
| 2. |
|
Triple Gordo Gobernacíon de Lara A |
+ 1.37 |
| 3. |
|
Triple Gordo Gobernacíon de Lara A |
+ 2.16 |
| 4. |
|
Loteria del Táchira |
+ 2.50 |
| 5. |
|
Gobernacíon Trujillo Café Flor de Patria |
+ 3.37 |
| 6. |
|
Gobernacíon del Zulía |
+ 3.38 |
| 7. |
|
Loteria del Táchira |
+ 3.49 |
| 8. |
|
Loteria del Táchira |
+ 3.54 |
| 9. |
|
Triple Gordo Gobernacíon de Lara A |
+ 5.06 |
| 10. |
|
Gobernacíon del Zulía |
+ 5.17 |
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