2003 Clásico RCN
# 2003 Clásico RCN

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 | Stage 1 | General Classification | 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 | Stage 2 | General Classification | 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 | Stage 3 | General Classification | 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 | Stage 4 | General Classification | 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 | Stage 5 | General Classification | 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 | Stage 6 | General Classification | 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) | Stage 7 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | 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 | Stage 8 | General Classification | 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 |
