2003 UCI Road World Championships
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  Hamilton Location within Southern Ontario  Hamilton Location within Canada | |
| Venue | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada  |
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| Date | 7–12 October 2003 |
| Coordinates | 43°15′24″N 79°52′09″W / 43.25667°N 79.86917°W |
| Events | 10 |
The 2003 UCI Road World Championships took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, between October 7 and October 12, 2003.[1] The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.[2]
David Millar was handed a two-year ban and stripped of his world time trial title by the British cycling federation for taking the banned performance enhancer EPO.[3] Following this disqualification, the UCI declared Michael Rogers as the winner with the silver medal going to Uwe Peschel and the bronze to Michael Rich.[4]
Jeannie Longo rode alone ahead of the pack for most of the women's road race but was passed approximately 500m from the finish.
Courses
[edit]The road races took place on a 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) course that climbed the Niagara Escarpment twice per lap – a 1.6 km (0.99 mi) climb with an average gradient of 4.9% and a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) climb with an average gradient of 4.2%.[5]
Two time trial courses were used – a 21 kilometres (13 mi) course that climbed the Niagara Escarpment on two occasions, and a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) course that climbed the Niagara Escarpment once.[5]
The courses had been designed by former professional cyclist Steve Bauer.[5]
Events summary
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References
[edit]- ↑ "2003 » UCI World Championship". procyclingstats.com. 17 May 2024.
- ↑ "World Championship RR". FirstCycling.com. 25 December 2025.
- ↑ "Millar has '03 title taken, fined $1,600". ESPN. 4 August 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
- ↑ "Rogers confirmed as world champion". mywire.com. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
- 1 2 3 "www.cyclingnews.com presents the 2003 World Road Championships". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2026-06-09.