2003 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile

2003 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile

Race details
Dates		March 27 – April 5
Stages		12
Distance		1,496.5 km (929.9 mi)
Winning time		34h 40' 57"
Results
	Winner	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	(Publiguías)
	Second	José Medina (CHI)	(Ace Bryc Curicó)
	Third	Jorge Giacinti (ARG)	(Publiguías)
	Points	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	(Ekono Alamo Rent A)
	Mountains	José Medina (CHI)	(Ace Bryc Curicó)
	Team	Publiguías

The 26th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 27 to April 5, 2003.

Stages

2003-03-27: Concepción — Concepción (4.5 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	5.17	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	5.17
2.	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	+0.09	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	+0.09
3.	Alejandro Acton (ARG)	+0.09	Alejandro Acton (ARG)	+0.09

2003-03-28: San Pedro de La Paz — Chillán (135 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	2:49.49	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	2:54.56
2.	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	—	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	+0.19
3.	José Aravena (CHI)	—	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	+0.19

2003-03-29: Chillán — Linares (211 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	5:07.20	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	8:02.13
2.	Darío Ramírez (ARG)	—	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	+0.06
3.	Gonzalo Miranda (CHI)	—	Gonzalo Miranda (CHI)	+0.18

2003-03-30: Linares — Talca (122 km)

Place	Stage 3-A		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	2:51.67	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	10:54.05
2.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	—	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	+0.12
3.	Ángel Pérez (CHI)	—	Gonzalo Miranda (CHI)	+0.24

2003-03-30: Talca — Pencahue (20 km)

Place	Stage 3-B – Individual Time Trial		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	21.04	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	11:15.09
2.	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.02	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.30
3.	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.11	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.47

2003-03-31: Talca — Licante (70 km)

Place	Stage 4-A		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Medina (CHI)	1:49.57	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	13:05.04
2.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	—	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.32
3.	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	—	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.49

2003-03-31: Licante — Curicó (120 km)

Place	Stage 4-B		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	2:48.43	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	15:53.40
2.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	—	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.39
3.	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	—	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.56

2003-04-01: Curicó — Pichilemu (160 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Harm Jansen (NED)	4:02.26	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	20:02.54
2.	Cory Lange (CAN)	+0.02	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.39
3.	Pablo Valenzuela (CHI)	+4.56	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.56

2003-04-02: Pichilemu — San Antonio (140 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Alejandro Acton (ARG)	3:33.25	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	23:36.18
2.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	+0.05	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.45
3.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+0.05	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+1.02

2003-04-03: Melipilla — Farellones (125 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	3:26.58	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	27:03.46
2.	Jorge Giacinti (ARG)	+0.05	Jorge Giacinti (ARG)	+0.25
3.	José Medina (CHI)	+0.03	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	+0.29

2003-04-04: Limache — Limache (128 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	2:58.58	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	30:02.43
2.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	—	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	+0.13
3.	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	—	Jorge Giacinti (ARG)	+0.26

2003-04-05: Quilpué — Quilicura (190 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Medina (CHI)	3:07.05	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	33:09.40
2.	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	—	José Medina (CHI)	+0.27
3.	Jorge Giacinti (ARG)	+0.04	Jorge Giacinti (ARG)	+0.33

2003-04-06: Santiago — Santiago (71.4 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	1:31.17	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	34:40.57
2.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	—	José Medina (CHI)	+0.27
3.	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	—	Jorge Giacinti (ARG)	+0.33

Final classification

RANK	CYCLIST	TEAM	TIME
1.	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	Publiguías	34:40:57
2.	José Medina (CHI)	ACE Bryc Curicó	+ 0.27
3.	Jorge Giacinti (ARG)	Publiguías	+ 0.33
4.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	Ekono Alamo Rent A	+ 1.30
5.	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	Lider Trek Bio-Bio	+ 2.10
6.	Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI)	ACE Bryc Curicó	+ 2.39
7.	Marcelo Agüero (ARG)	Ekono Alamo Rent A	+ 3.02
8.	Pedro Prieto (ARG)	Publiguías	+ 3.46
9.	Raúl Gómez (COL)	Transportes Romero	+ 4.39
10.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	Publiguías	+ 5.26

Teams

References

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