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58th edition of the Vuelta a Espana
Cycling race
2003 Vuelta a Espana
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Dates
| 6?28 September
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Stages
| 21
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Distance
| 2,957 km (1,837 mi)
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Winning time
| 69h 31' 52"
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The 58th edition of the
Vuelta a Espana
(Tour of Spain), a long-distance
bicycle
stage
race and one of the three
grand tours
, was held from 6 September to 28 September 2003. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 2,957 km (1,837 mi), and was won by
Roberto Heras
of the
U.S. Postal
cycling team
.
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Isidro Nozal
lead the general classification for much of the race until succumbing to the pressure posed by
Roberto Heras
who closed the gap to Nozal over the final days and took the jersey in the final time trial. The
points classification
was won by
Erik Zabel
from Germany, the
mountains classification
was won by
Felix Cardenas
from
Colombia
and the
combination classification
was won by Alejandro Valverde.
iBanesto.com
was the winner of the team ranking.
Alessandro Petacchi
, an Italian sprinter won five stages.
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General classification
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