2003 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
# 2003 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile

The 26th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 27 to April 5, 2003.

## Stages

### 2003-03-27: Concepción — Concepción (4.5 km)

| Place | Prologue | Prologue | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 5.17 | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 5.17 |
| 2. | Enzo Cesario (CHI) | +0.09 | Enzo Cesario (CHI) | +0.09 |
| 3. | Alejandro Acton (ARG) | +0.09 | Alejandro Acton (ARG) | +0.09 |

### 2003-03-28: San Pedro de La Paz — Chillán (135 km)

| Place | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 2:49.49 | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 2:54.56 |
| 2. | Francisco Cabrera (CHI) | — | Francisco Cabrera (CHI) | +0.19 |
| 3. | José Aravena (CHI) | — | Enzo Cesario (CHI) | +0.19 |

### 2003-03-29: Chillán — Linares (211 km)

| Place | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Francisco Cabrera (CHI) | 5:07.20 | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 8:02.13 |
| 2. | Darío Ramírez (ARG) | — | Francisco Cabrera (CHI) | +0.06 |
| 3. | Gonzalo Miranda (CHI) | — | Gonzalo Miranda (CHI) | +0.18 |

### 2003-03-30: Linares — Talca (122 km)

| Place | Stage 3-A | Stage 3-A | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Richard Rodríguez (CHI) | 2:51.67 | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 10:54.05 |
| 2. | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | — | Francisco Cabrera (CHI) | +0.12 |
| 3. | Ángel Pérez (CHI) | — | Gonzalo Miranda (CHI) | +0.24 |

### 2003-03-30: Talca — Pencahue (20 km)

| Place | Stage 3-B – Individual Time Trial | Stage 3-B – Individual Time Trial | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 21.04 | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 11:15.09 |
| 2. | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | +0.02 | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | +0.30 |
| 3. | Gonzalo Salas (ARG) | +0.11 | Gonzalo Salas (ARG) | +0.47 |

### 2003-03-31: Talca — Licante (70 km)

| Place | Stage 4-A | Stage 4-A | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | José Medina (CHI) | 1:49.57 | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 13:05.04 |
| 2. | Richard Rodríguez (CHI) | — | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | +0.32 |
| 3. | Francisco Cabrera (CHI) | — | Gonzalo Salas (ARG) | +0.49 |

### 2003-03-31: Licante — Curicó (120 km)

| Place | Stage 4-B | Stage 4-B | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Richard Rodríguez (CHI) | 2:48.43 | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 15:53.40 |
| 2. | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | — | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | +0.39 |
| 3. | Francisco Cabrera (CHI) | — | Gonzalo Salas (ARG) | +0.56 |

### 2003-04-01: Curicó — Pichilemu (160 km)

| Place | Stage 5 | Stage 5 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Harm Jansen (NED) | 4:02.26 | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 20:02.54 |
| 2. | Cory Lange (CAN) | +0.02 | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | +0.39 |
| 3. | Pablo Valenzuela (CHI) | +4.56 | Gonzalo Salas (ARG) | +0.56 |

### 2003-04-02: Pichilemu — San Antonio (140 km)

| Place | Stage 6 | Stage 6 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Alejandro Acton (ARG) | 3:33.25 | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 23:36.18 |
| 2. | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | +0.05 | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | +0.45 |
| 3. | Richard Rodríguez (CHI) | +0.05 | Gonzalo Salas (ARG) | +1.02 |

### 2003-04-03: Melipilla — Farellones (125 km)

| Place | Stage 7 | Stage 7 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | 3:26.58 | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | 27:03.46 |
| 2. | Jorge Giacinti (ARG) | +0.05 | Jorge Giacinti (ARG) | +0.25 |
| 3. | José Medina (CHI) | +0.03 | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | +0.29 |

### 2003-04-04: Limache — Limache (128 km)

| Place | Stage 8 | Stage 8 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | 2:58.58 | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | 30:02.43 |
| 2. | Richard Rodríguez (CHI) | — | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | +0.13 |
| 3. | Enzo Cesario (CHI) | — | Jorge Giacinti (ARG) | +0.26 |

### 2003-04-05: Quilpué — Quilicura (190 km)

| Place | Stage 9 | Stage 9 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | José Medina (CHI) | 3:07.05 | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | 33:09.40 |
| 2. | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | — | José Medina (CHI) | +0.27 |
| 3. | Jorge Giacinti (ARG) | +0.04 | Jorge Giacinti (ARG) | +0.33 |

### 2003-04-06: Santiago — Santiago (71.4 km)

| Place | Stage 10 | Stage 10 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Richard Rodríguez (CHI) | 1:31.17 | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | 34:40.57 |
| 2. | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | — | José Medina (CHI) | +0.27 |
| 3. | Enzo Cesario (CHI) | — | Jorge Giacinti (ARG) | +0.33 |

## Final classification

| RANK | CYCLIST | TEAM | TIME |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Marco Arriagada (CHI) | Publiguías | 34:40:57 |
| 2. | José Medina (CHI) | ACE Bryc Curicó | + 0.27 |
| 3. | Jorge Giacinti (ARG) | Publiguías | + 0.33 |
| 4. | Edgardo Simón (ARG) | Ekono Alamo Rent A | + 1.30 |
| 5. | Gonzalo Salas (ARG) | Lider Trek Bio-Bio | + 2.10 |
| 6. | Luis Fernando Sepúlveda (CHI) | ACE Bryc Curicó | + 2.39 |
| 7. | Marcelo Agüero (ARG) | Ekono Alamo Rent A | + 3.02 |
| 8. | Pedro Prieto (ARG) | Publiguías | + 3.46 |
| 9. | Raúl Gómez (COL) | Transportes Romero | + 4.39 |
| 10. | Richard Rodríguez (CHI) | Publiguías | + 5.26 |
