2003 Paris–Nice Explained
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, 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]
Teams
Twenty teams, containing a total of 158 riders, participated in the race:[5]
Route
General classification
Final general classification[6] | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 43" | | 3 | | | + 54" | | 4 | | | + 55" | | 5 | | | + 1' 24" | | 6 | | | + 1' 28" | | 7 | | | + 1' 30" | | 8 | | | + 1' 41" | | 9 | | | + 1' 48" | | 10 | | | + 2' 04" | |
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Further reading
- Web site: Guide Historique 2014. French. Historic Guide 2014. L'Equipe. 66. https://web.archive.org/web/20140327051041/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/paris-nice/2014/guide_historique_fr.pdf. 27 March 2014.
- Web site: 61st Paris-Nice - 2.HC, France, March 9-16, 2003. Cycling News.
- Web site: Prologue - March 9: Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4.8 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 1 - March 10: Auxerre - Paray-le-Monial, 191 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 2 - March 11: La Clayette - Saint-Etienne, 182.5 km . Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 3 - March 12: Le Puy-en-Velay - Pont du Gard, 192.5 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 4 - March 13: Source Perrier (Vergèze), 16.5 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 5 - March 14: Aix-en-Provence - Toulon (Mont Faron), 152.5 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 6 - March 15: Toulon - Cannes, 194.5 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Stage 7 - March 16: Nice - Nice, 160 km. Cycling News.
- Web site: Kivilev dies of injuries. Jeff. Jones. Cycling News. 12 March 2003.
- Web site: Paris-Nice stage 3 neutralised after Kivilev's death. Jeff. Jones. Cycling News. 12 March 2003.
- News: Mattan, en la Paris-Niza. Spanish. Mattan, in Paris-Nice. El Mundo Deportivo. 55. 10 March 2003.
- News: Petacchi se impone al sprint y O'Grady es el nuevo lider. Spanish. Petacchi wins the sprint and O'Grady is the new leader. El Mundo Deportivo. 47. 11 March 2003.
- News: Rebellin le aguanta a Frigo, gana la etapa y se pone lider. Spanish. Rebellin holds off Frigo, wins the stage and takes the lead. El Mundo Deportivo. 44. 12 March 2003.
- News: Caida Fatal. Spanish. Fatal Fall. El Mundo Deportivo. 44. 13 March 2003.
- News: Reacciones. Spanish. Reactions. El Mundo Deportivo. 45. 23 March 2003.
- News: Cipollini se estrena y Freire se entrena. Spanish. Cipollini makes his debut and Freire trains. El Mundo Deportivo. 51. 14 March 2003.
- News: Kivilev, enterrado el lunes. Spanish. Kivilev, buried on Monday. El Mundo Deportivo. 51. 15 March 2003.
- News: Vinokourov recuerda a Kivilev en Paris-Niza. Spanish. Vinokourov remembers Kivilev in Paris-Nice. El Mundo Deportivo. 49. 15 March 2003.
Notes and References
- Web site: Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic). BikeRaceInfo. 19 November 2017.
- Web site: 61ème Paris-Nice 2003. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040818043141/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_paris_nice/parnice2003.php. 18 August 2004.
- News: Fotheringham . William . William Fotheringham . Safety call as Kivilev dies . 14 April 2020 . . 13 March 2003.
- Web site: UCI will make helmets mandatory . VeloNews.com . 14 April 2020 . 4 April 2003.
- Web site: Start list. Cycling News. 25 August 2024.
- Web site: 2003 Paris - Nice. First Cycling. 19 November 2017.
