2003 Vuelta a Colombia

2003 Vuelta a Colombia buscar livador Pérez Antonio Rodríguez
Race details
Dates		June 16 – June 30
Stages		15
Distance		2,200 km (1,367 mi)
Winning time		56h 14' 59"
Results
	Winner	Libardo Niño (COL)	(Lotería de Boyacá)
	Second	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	(05 Orbitel)
	Third	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	(Aguardiente Antioqueño)

	Points	Libardo Niño (COL)	(Lotería de Boyacá)
	Mountains	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	(05 Orbitel)
	Youth	Mauricio Ortega (COL)	(Epmnet)
	Team	Lotería de Boyacá

The 53rd edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from June 16 to June 30, 2003. The cycling race took place over fifteen stages (including a prologue) and 2,200 kilometres.

Stages

2003-06-16: El Rodadero — Santa Marta (6.6 km)

Prologue was cancelled

2003-06-17: Santa Marta — Cartagena (225 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	John Parra (COL)	5:30.15	John Parra (COL)	3:31.34
2.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	+7.37	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	+7.41
3.	Diocenes Valdés (VEN)	—	Diocenes Valdés (VEN)	+7.43

2003-06-18: Cartagena — Sincelejo (182 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Santos Álvarez (COL)	5:30.15	John Parra (COL)	10:20.32
2.	Diocenes Valdés (VEN)	+0.38	Santos Álvarez (COL)	+6.54
3.	Marlon Pérez Arango (COL)	—	Diocenes Valdés (VEN)	+7.35

2003-06-19: Sincelejo — Caucasia (192 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	4:17.19	John Parra (COL)	14:37.51
2.	Alejandro Cortés (COL)	—	Santos Álvarez (COL)	+6.54
3.	Diocenes Valdés (VEN)	—	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	+7.28

2003-06-20: Caucasia — Yarumal (165 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Daniel Rincón (COL)	4:48.51	Daniel Rincón (COL)	19:34.19
2.	Javier Zapata (COL)	+0.31	Javier Zapata (COL)	+0.35
3.	Libardo Niño (COL)	—	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.37

2003-06-21: Yarumal — El Escobero (154 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Libardo Niño (COL)	3:37.33	Libardo Niño (COL)	23:12.19
2.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.18	Daniel Rincón (COL)	+0.04
3.	Daniel Rincón (COL)	+0.35	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.38

2003-06-22: Barbosa — Puerto Berrío (147 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Hernán Bonilla (COL)	3:23.49	Libardo Niño (COL)	26:37.05
2.	Jeobany Chacón (COL)	—	Daniel Rincón (COL)	+0.04
3.	Mauricio Ardila (COL)	+0.57	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.38

2003-06-23: Piedecuesta — Barichara (132 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	3:33.26	Libardo Niño (COL)	30:11.29
2.	Javier Zapata (COL)	+0.54	Daniel Rincón (COL)	+0.07
3.	Alejandro Cortés (COL)	+0.58	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.38

2003-06-24: Socorro — Duitama (224 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Alejandro Cortés (COL)	5:57.41	Libardo Niño (COL)	36:09.19
2.	Urbelino Mesa (COL)	—	Daniel Rincón (COL)	+0.07
3.	Víctor Becerra (COL)	—	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.41

2003-06-25: Duitama — Sopó (168 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Carlos Andrés Ibáñez (COL)		Libardo Niño (COL)	36:09.19
2.	Juan Antonio Barrero (COL)		Daniel Rincón (COL)	+0.07
3.	Javier Zapata (COL)		Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.41

2003-06-26: Soacha — Ibagué (197 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Oscar Álvarez (COL)	4:31.43	Libardo Niño (COL)	45:08.22
2.	Jorge Humberto Martínez (COL)	+4.10	Daniel Rincón (COL)	+0.10
3.	Edilberto Suárez (COL)	—	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.44

2003-06-27: Ibagué — Santa Rosa de Cabal (145 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	3:58.30	Libardo Niño (COL)	49:07.07
2.	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.22	Daniel Rincón (COL)	+0.22
3.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	+0.24	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.50

2003-06-28: Cartago — La Unión (47.2 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Herbert Gutiérrez (COL)	0:56.26	Libardo Niño (COL)	50:04.29
2.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+0.09	Daniel Rincón (COL)	+2.26
3.	Javier Zapata (COL)	+0.39	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+2.39

2003-06-29: Tuluá — Kilómetro 18 (163 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Urbelino Mesa (COL)	3:47.58	Libardo Niño (COL)	53:53.29
2.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.43	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+2.36
3.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	+1.02	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+3.28

2003-06-30: Circuito en Cali (99 km)

Place	Stage 14		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Hernán Bonilla (COL)	2:17.02	Libardo Niño (COL)	56:14.59
2.	Oved Ramírez (COL)	—	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+2.36
3.	Alexis Rojas (COL)	—	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+3.28

Jersey progression

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Youth classification
1	John Parra	John Parra	John Parra	Alexánder Roa	Leonardo Duque
2	Santos Álvarez		Diocenes Valdés	Geovanny Chacón
3	Gil Cordovés			Geovanny Chacón
4	Daniel Rincón	Daniel Rincón		Libardo Niño	Mauricio Ortega
5	Libardo Niño	Libardo Niño	Javier Zapata
6	Hernán Bonilla
7	Félix Cárdenas			Daniel Rincón
8	Alejandro Cortés
9	Carlos Andrés Ibáñez
10	Oscar Álvarez
11	Félix Cárdenas		Libardo Niño
12	Herbert Gutiérrez
13	Urbelino Mesa			Félix Cárdenas
14	Hernán Bonilla			Félix Cárdenas

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Libardo Niño (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	56:14:59
2.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	05 Orbitel	+ 2.36
3.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 3.28
4.	Daniel Rincón (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 3.36
5.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 3.37
6.	Urbelino Mesa (COL)	Colombia Selle Italia	+ 6.53
7.	Víctor González (COL)	Alcaldía de Cabimas	+ 8.51
8.	Ismael Sarmiento (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 10.41
9.	Javier Zapata (COL)	05 Orbitel	+ 12.41
10.	Herbert Gutiérrez (COL)	05 Orbitel	+ 13.03

Teams

Colombia — Selle Italia

José Castelblanco
Edilberto Suárez
Carlos Andrés Ibáñez
Vladimir González
Jhon García
Urbelino Mesa
Oscar Henao
Ruber Marín
Hernán Darío Muñoz
Freddy Paredes

05 Orbitel A

Lotería de Boyacá

Aguardiente Antioqueño

Juegos Nacionales 2004

Víctor Herrera
Alexis Rojas
Juan Barrero
José Ignacio Rodríguez
Gerardo Rodríguez
José Luis Vanegas
Edward Ruiz
Rigoberto Ibáñez
Javier Guerrero
Alexánder Roa

Lotería del Táchira

Ecuador National Team

Héctor Chiles
Juan Montenegro
Mariño Delgado
Byron Chulde
Erick Castaño
Wálter Tapia
Wilson Paneluisa
José Ruiz

Gobernación del Zulia

05 Orbitel B

Johnny Leal
Luis Castañeda
Olmedo Capacho
Jorge Humberto Martínez
Julio César Aguirre
Alejandro Cortés

Mixto Uno — Gobernación de Boyacá

Victor Niño
Hugo Osorio
Víctor Becerra
Néstor Bernal
Gustavo Vargas
Jorge Andrés Moreno
Ferney Naranjo

Mixto Dos — EPM.net

Mauricio Ortega
Arles Castro
Francisco Colorado
Gerson Sánchez
Luis Alberto Gil
Giovanny Barriga

Mixto Tres — Sucre — Cicloases

Tony Salgado
Frank Salgado
Nélson Méndez
Alfredo Rodríguez
José Talero
Marco Javier Vega

Ciclo Acosta Bello

Alexander González
Edwárd Ortíz
Nélson Vargas
Juan Pablo Rivera
Darío Alberto Vargas
Daniel Rendón
Santo Álvarez
Luis Cely

References

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