2003 Paris–Nice
Race details
Dates9–16 March 2003
Stages7 + Prologue
Distance901.8[1] km (560.4 mi)
Winning time23h 30' 04"
Results
Winner  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Team Telekom)
  Second  Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP) (ONCE–Eroski)
  Third  Davide Rebellin (ITA) (Gerolsteiner)

The 2003 Paris–Nice was the 61st edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 9 March to 16 March 2003. The race started in Issy-les-Moulineaux and finished in Nice.[2] The race was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the Telekom team.

Andrey Kivilev (Cofidis), fourth in the 2001 Tour de France, crashed heavily during stage 2. He was taken to hospital with severe head injuries and placed in a coma. An emergency surgery was conducted the same night, but Kivilev died in the early morning of 12 March 2003. Following his death, calls to make the wearing of crash helmets compulsory in professional cycling increased.[3] Less than a month later, the sport's governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale, declared helmets mandatory for all UCI-sanctioned events.[4]

General classification

Final general classification[2][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Team Telekom 23h 30' 04"
2  Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP) ONCE–Eroski + 43"
3  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner + 54"
4  Jörg Jaksche (GER) ONCE–Eroski + 55"
5  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Brioches La Boulangère + 1' 24"
6  David Bernabeu (ESP) Milaneza–MSS + 1' 28"
7  Claus Michael Møller (DEN) Milaneza–MSS + 1' 30"
8  Volodymyr Gustov (UKR) Fassa Bortolo + 1' 41"
9  Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 48"
10  Óscar Pereiro (ESP) Phonak + 2' 04"

References

  1. ↑ "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "61ème Paris-Nice 2003". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
  3. ↑ Fotheringham, William (13 March 2003). "Safety call as Kivilev dies". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "UCI will make helmets mandatory". VeloNews.com. 4 April 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "2003 Paris - Nice". First Cycling. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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