The 2003 Tour de Georgia

Tour de Georgia

The Tour de Georgia is a U.S. professional cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and has been contested six times. It is one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe stage race events by the UCI, which is cycling's international governing body,...

was the inaugural edition of what has now become the highest ranked bicycle road racing event in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The six-stage race held April 22 through April 27, 2003 with the overall title won by Chris Horner

Chris Horner

Christopher Horner is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . A native and current resident of Bend, Oregon, Horner dominated the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar.-PAA-NutraFig...

 of the Saturn Cycling Team. American Fred Rodriguez

Fred Rodriguez

Fred Rodriguez is an American professional road racing cyclist. His nickname is Fast Freddie due to his reputation as a sprint specialist. He is a three-time US national champion as winner of the US Pro Cycling Championship. He came up through the ranks of the U.S...

  claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Also, Horner won the King of the Mountains

King of the Mountains

The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification...

 competition for climbers. Saul Raisin

Saul Raisin

Saul Raisin is an American former professional road bicycle racer with UCI ProTeam Crédit Agricole.-Career:Raisin began racing mountain bikes at 13, and moved to road bikes when he was 17....

 won the Best Young Rider competition.

Stages

Prologue: 4.2 km Circuit Race, Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...

Winner: Nathan O'Neill

Nathan O'Neill

Nathan O'Neill is a former Australian professional road racing cyclist.- Career :O'Neill was born in Sydney in 1974. He began cycling in 1989, when he attended a 16 kilometre handicap race before school, following the suggestion by a friend. The race started at 6am and O'Neill won it...

, , Saturn Cycling Team

Stage 1: 220 km Stage Race, Augusta

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...

 to Macon

Macon, Georgia

Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...

Winner: Henk Vogels

Henk Vogels

Henk Vogels is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer who retired from competition at the conclusion of the 2008 season, which he rode with the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team...

, , Navigators Cycling Team

General classification after stage 1:

1. Henk Vogels (Aus) Navigators Cycling Team 5.33.16
2. Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 0.01
3. Chris Horner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 0.03

Stage 2: 199 km Stage Race, Macon to Columbus

Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...

Winner: Moreno Di Biase, , Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavé

General classification after stage 2:

1. Henk Vogels (Aus) Navigators Cycling Team 9.40.57
2. Chris Horner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 0.04
3. Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 0.05

Stage 3: 222 km Stage Race, Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain, Georgia

Pine Mountain, Georgia may refer to any of the following locations in the United States:*Pine Mountain, Harris County, Georgia, a town*Pine Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia, an unincorporated community...

/Callaway to Rome

Rome, Georgia

Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...

Winner: Fred Rodriguez

Fred Rodriguez

Fred Rodriguez is an American professional road racing cyclist. His nickname is Fast Freddie due to his reputation as a sprint specialist. He is a three-time US national champion as winner of the US Pro Cycling Championship. He came up through the ranks of the U.S...

, ,

General classification after stage 3

1. Henk Vogels (Aus) Navigators Cycling Team 15.08.35
2. Chris Horner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 0.06
3. Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 0.07

Stage 4: 196 km Stage Race, Dalton

Dalton, Georgia

Dalton is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is the county seat of Whitfield County and the principal city of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of both Murray and Whitfield counties. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 33,128...

 to Gainesville

Gainesville, Georgia

-Severe Weather:Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring...

Winner: Fred Rodriguez, , Caldirola-Sidermec-Saunier Duval

General classification after stage 4

1. Chris Horner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 19.57.57
2. Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 0.12
3. Roland Green (Can) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.18

Stage 5: 142 km Circuit Race, Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

Winner: David Clinger

David Clinger

David Clinger is a professional road racing cyclist from the United States. He represented his native country at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada....

, , Prime Alliance Cycling Team

General Classification

	Cyclist	Country	Team	Time
1	Chris Horner Chris Horner Christopher Horner is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . A native and current resident of Bend, Oregon, Horner dominated the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar.-PAA-NutraFig...		Saturn Cycling Team	23h 01'36"
2	Fred Rodriguez Fred Rodriguez Fred Rodriguez is an American professional road racing cyclist. His nickname is Fast Freddie due to his reputation as a sprint specialist. He is a three-time US national champion as winner of the US Pro Cycling Championship. He came up through the ranks of the U.S...			+ 0'07"
3	Nathan O'Neill Nathan O'Neill Nathan O'Neill is a former Australian professional road racing cyclist.- Career :O'Neill was born in Sydney in 1974. He began cycling in 1989, when he attended a 16 kilometre handicap race before school, following the suggestion by a friend. The race started at 6am and O'Neill won it...		Saturn Cycling Team	+ 0'13"
4	Michael Barry Michael Barry (cyclist) Michael Barry is a Canadian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Previous to riding for UCI ProTour team he spent several years with the . He also raced of the Saturn Cycling Team for a number of years before going to US Postal Service/Discovery. He was born and raised in...		U.S. Postal Service presented by Berry Floor	+ 0'22"
5	David Zabriskie David Zabriskie David Zabriskie is a professional road bicycle racer from the United States who rides for . His main strength is individual time trials and his career highlights include stage wins in all three Grand Tour stage races and winning the US National Time Trial Championship six times...		U.S. Postal Service presented by Berry Floor	+ 0'25"
6	Tom Danielson Tom Danielson Tom Danielson is a professional road racing cyclist. Previously riding for the Saturn Team on the U.S. Pro Circuit, and for Fassa Bortolo in Europe, Danielson is currently a member of , but rode for the Discovery Channel team between 2005 and 2007.Danielson currently holds the record for the...		Saturn Cycling Team	+ 0'26"
7	Alan Iacuone		Flanders-IteamNova.com	+ 1'11"
8	David Clinger David Clinger David Clinger is a professional road racing cyclist from the United States. He represented his native country at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada....		Prime Alliance Cycling Team	+ 1'29"
9	John Lieswyn John Lieswyn John Lieswyn was a professional bicycle racer from the United States.-Biography:John started his road racing career in Florida in 1985. After graduation from college in 1990, he raced three seasons for the US National team in Germany, France and Italy. John turned professional in 1993 for Coors...		7UP / Maxxis	+ 1'38"
10	Scott Guyton		Flanders-IteamNova.com	+ s.t.

Points Classification

	Cyclist	Country	Team
1	Fred Rodriguez		Caldirola-Sidermec-Saunier Duval

King of The Mountains Classification

	Cyclist	Country	Team
1	Chris Horner		Saturn Cycling Team

Team Competition

1.   Sierra Nevada Clif Bar
2.   Prime Alliance Cycling Team
3.   Rabobank
   Rabobank (cycling)
   Rabobank is a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank. The team consists of three sections: ProTeam , Continental , and Cyclo-cross...
   
   
4.   Flanders-IteamNova.com Cycling Team
5.   7UP / Maxxis
6.   Jelly Belly Carlsbad Clothing
7.   Saturn Cycling Team
8.   OFOTO Lombardi Sports
9.   Formaggi Pinzolo
10.   Schroeder Iron Cycling Team
11.   West Virginia Pro Cycling
12.   Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
    Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
    Navigators Insurance Cycling Team was an elite road bicycle racing cycling team in the United States. Navigators focuses on USA Cycling and UCI America Tour events...
    
    
13.  
14.   Dutch National Cycling Team
15.   U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team presented by Berry Floor
16.   Colavita Bolla
17.   Webcor Builders
    Webcor Builders
    Webcor Builders is a commercial construction contractor with headquarters in San Francisco, California. The firm also has regional offices in San Mateo, California, Alameda, California, Los Angeles, and San Diego, and is among the largest builders in California with clients including Starwood...