The 2003 Tour de Langkawi was the 8th edition of the

Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a stage race, multiple stage bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily ...

, a cycling

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that took place in Malaysia. It began on 31 January in

Langkawi Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (), is a duty-free island and an archipelago of 99 islands (plus five small islands visible only at low tide in the Strait of Malacca) located some 30 km off the coast of northwe ...

and ended on 9 February in

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. In fact, this race was rated by the

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(UCI) as a 2.2 category race.

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of USA won the race, followed by

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of Colombia second and

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of Colombia third.

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of Australia won the points classification category and Roland Green of South Africa won the mountains classification category. won the team classification category.

Stages

The cyclists competed in 10 stages, covering a distance of 1,343.5 kilometres. Due to the extreme weather conditions(heavy downpour) experienced during the Stage 10 of the 2003 Tour de Langkawi, the stage was neutralised according to the decision of the College of Commissaires and the Race Organizer. All competitors at the stage had been awarded the winner's time. However, the classification and the top three finalist of the stage had been awarded.

Classification leadership

Final standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Asian rider classification

Team classification

Asian team classification

List of teams and riders

A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 2003 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 138 riders, a total of 122 riders made it to the finish in

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* Russel Van Hout *

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* Sergio Marinangeli ; *

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* Guillaume Girout *

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* Michele Colleoni * Ondrej Fadrny * Andrea Rossi *

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* Scott Davis *

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* Filippo Perfetto * Guillermo Bongiorno ;

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* Charles Dionne * Tim Johnson *

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* Oscar Laguna Garcia * German Nieto Fernandez *

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* Fortunato Baliani * Domenico Gualdi *

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* Simon Kessler * Johan Van Der Berg *

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* Hassan Maleki *

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