2003 Clásico RCN

2003 Clásico RCN
Race details
Dates	August 24–31
Stages	8
Distance	1,232.9 km (766.1 mi)
Winning time	31h 10' 02"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Combination
	Team
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The 43rd edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from August 24 to August 31, 2003, in Colombia. The stage race with an UCI rate of 2.3 started in Medellín and finished in Bogotá. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional".

Stages

2003-08-24: Medellín — Carmen de Viboral (111.5 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Marlon Pérez (COL)	02:51.57	Marlon Pérez (COL)	02:51.47
2.	John Parra (COL)	—	John Parra (COL)	+0.03
3.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	—	Israel Ochoa (COL)	+0.04

2003-08-25: Sabaneta — Manizales (184.8 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Javier González (COL)	05:11.00	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	08:03.53
2.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+1.03	Óscar Álvarez (COL)	+0.05
3.	Óscar Álvarez (COL)	+1.05	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	+0.09

2003-08-26: Pereira — Cali (204 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	John Parra (COL)	04:32.39	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	12:39.40
2.	Jairo Pérez (COL)	—	Óscar Álvarez (COL)	+0.05
3.	Graciano Fonseca (COL)	+0.23	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	+0.09

2003-08-27: Buga — Ibagué (191.8 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Rujano (VEN)	05:40.48	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	18:22.10
2.	Daniel Rincón (COL)	+0.02	José Castelblanco (COL)	+0.02
3.	Néstor Bernal (COL)	+1.23	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.02

2003-08-28: Ibagué — Mosquera (194.8 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Néstor Bernal (COL)	04:49.14	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	23:13.47
2.	Daniel Rincón (COL)	+1.55	José Castelblanco (COL)	+0.02
3.	Marlon Pérez (COL)	—	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.02

2003-08-29: Chia — Villa de Leyva (162.2 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Javier Zapata (COL)	03:30.31	Jairo Hernández (COL)	26:45.17
2.	Jairo Hernández (COL)	—	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	+1.16
3.	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	+2.20	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+1.23

2003-08-30: Villa de Leyva — Tunja (41.4 km)

Place	Stage 7 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Castelblanco (COL)	01:06.26	José Castelblanco (COL)	27:53.08
2.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+1.15	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+1.13
3.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+1.18	Jairo Hernández (COL)	+3.02

2003-08-31: Tunja — Bogotá (142.4 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	03:16.48	José Castelblanco (COL)	31:10.02
2.	Daniel Rincón (COL)	+0.04	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+1.07
3.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	—	Jairo Hernández (COL)	+3.21

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	José Castelblanco (COL)	Colombia Selle Italia	31:10:02
2.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	Lotería de Medellin	+ 1.07
3.	Jairo Hernández (COL)	Equipo Orbitel	+ 3.21
4.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	Equipo Orbitel	+ 3.41
5.	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	Equipo Orbitel	+ 5.47
6.	Daniel Rincón (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 9.28
7.	Mauricio Ortega (COL)	Lotería de Medellin	+ 9.46
8.	Néstor Bernal (COL)	Coldeportes Boyacá Ag Lider	+ 10.41
9.	Marlon Pérez (COL)	Equipo Orbitel	+ 24.38
10.	Ismael Sarmiento (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 31.40

Teams

Colombia — Selle Italia

Lotería de Boyacá

Orbitel 05

Aguardiente Antioqueño — Lotería de Medellín

Cundeportes — Juegos Nacionales

Coldeportes Boyacá — Aguardiente Líder

Orbitel 05

Ciclo Acosta — Bello — Gripogen — Seres

Club Rotarios de Bello

Cicloases Cundinamarca

Mixto Uno

Mixto Dos

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References