The 2003

Tour de Georgia The Tour de Georgia was a U.S. professional road cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and was contested six times until 2008. It was one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe (2.HC) stage rac ...

was the inaugural edition of what has now become the highest ranked

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event in the

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. The six-stage race was held April 22 through April 27, 2003, with the overall title won by

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of the

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. American

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() claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Also, Horner won the

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competition for climbers.

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won the Best Young Rider competition.

Stages

;Prologue: 4.2 km Circuit Race,

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: Winner:

Nathan O'Neill Nathan O'Neill (born 23 November 1974) is an Australian former professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist. During his career, O'Neill became an eight-time winner of the Australian National Time Trial Championships and an Olympian in ...

, ,

; Stage 1: 220 km Stage Race, Augusta to Macon : Winner:

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, , Navigators Cycling Team General classification after stage 1: #Henk Vogels (Aus) Navigators Cycling Team 5.33.16 #Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 0.01 #Chris Horner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 0.03 ; Stage 2: 199 km Stage Race, Macon to

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: Winner: Moreno Di Biase, , Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavé General classification after stage 2: #Henk Vogels (Aus) Navigators Cycling Team 9.40.57 #Chris Horner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 0.04 #Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 0.05 ; Stage 3: 222 km Stage Race, Pine Mountain/Callaway to

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: Winner:

, , General classification after stage 3 #Henk Vogels (Aus) Navigators Cycling Team 15.08.35 #Chris Horner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 0.06 #Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 0.07 ; Stage 4: 196 km Stage Race,

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to Gainesville : Winner: Fred Rodriguez, , Caldirola-Sidermec-Saunier Duval General classification after stage 4 #Chris Horner (USA) Saturn Cycling Team 19.57.57 #Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Saturn Cycling Team 0.12 #Roland Green (Can) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 0.18 ; Stage 5: 142 km Circuit Race,

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: Winner:

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, , Prime Alliance Cycling Team

Stage Winners Progress

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Yellow Jersey Progress

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from:4 till:5 shift:(-0,15) text:Chris Horner

Final Results

General Classification

Points Classification

King of The Mountains Classification

Team Competition

# Sierra Nevada Clif Bar # Prime Alliance Cycling Team #

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# Flanders-IteamNova.com Cycling Team # 7UP / Maxxis # Jelly Belly Carlsbad Clothing # Saturn Cycling Team # OFOTO Lombardi Sports # Formaggi Pinzolo # Schroeder Iron Cycling Team # West Virginia Pro Cycling #

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team Navigators Insurance Cycling Team (''UCI Code:'' NIC) was an elite road bicycle racing cycling team in the United States. Navigators focused on USA Cycling and UCI America Tour events. The team has competed in every Tour de Georgia. The team was ...

# # Dutch National Cycling Team # U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team presented by Berry Floor # Colavita Bolla #

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References

External links

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