2003 Tour de Georgia


The 2003 Tour de Georgia was the inaugural edition of what has now become the highest ranked bicycle road racing event in the United States. The six-stage race was held April 22 through April 27, 2003, with the overall title won by Chris Horner of the Saturn Cycling Team. American Fred Rodriguez claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Also, Horner won the King of the Mountains competition for climbers. Saul Raisin won the Best Young Rider competition.

Stages

;Prologue: 4.2 km Circuit Race, Savannah, Georgia
; Stage 1: 220 km Stage Race, Augusta to Macon
General classification after stage 1:
  1. Henk Vogels Navigators Cycling Team 5.33.16
  2. Nathan O'Neill Saturn Cycling Team 0.01
  3. Chris Horner Saturn Cycling Team 0.03
; Stage 2: 199 km Stage Race, Macon to Columbus
General classification after stage 2:
  1. Henk Vogels Navigators Cycling Team 9.40.57
  2. Chris Horner Saturn Cycling Team 0.04
  3. Nathan O'Neill Saturn Cycling Team 0.05
; Stage 3: 222 km Stage Race, Pine Mountain/Callaway to Rome
General classification after stage 3
  1. Henk Vogels Navigators Cycling Team 15.08.35
  2. Chris Horner Saturn Cycling Team 0.06
  3. Nathan O'Neill Saturn Cycling Team 0.07
; Stage 4: 196 km Stage Race, Dalton to Gainesville
General classification after stage 4
  1. Chris Horner Saturn Cycling Team 19.57.57
  2. Nathan O'Neill Saturn Cycling Team 0.12
  3. Roland Green US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.18
; Stage 5: 142 km Circuit Race, Atlanta, Georgia

Stage Winners Progress


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Yellow Jersey Progress


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Final Results

General Classification

Points Classification

CyclistCountryTeam
1Fred RodriguezCaldirola-Sidermec-Saunier Duval

King of The Mountains Classification

CyclistCountryTeam
1Chris HornerSaturn Cycling Team

Team Competition

  1. Sierra Nevada Clif Bar
  2. Prime Alliance Cycling Team
  3. Rabobank
  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
  14. Dutch National Cycling Team
  15. U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team presented by Berry Floor
  16. Colavita Bolla
  17. Webcor Builders