# 2003 Tour de Langkawi

The 2003 Tour de Langkawi was the 8th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It began on 31 January in Langkawi and ended on 9 February in Kuala Lumpur. In fact, this race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.2 category race.
Tom Danielson of USA won the race, followed by Hernán Darío Muñoz of Colombia second and Fredy González of Colombia third. Graeme Brown of Australia won the points classification category and Roland Green of South Africa won the mountains classification category. Colombia–Selle Italia 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.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 31 January | Langkawi Individual time trial | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) | Nathan O'Neill (AUS) | Roland Green (CAN) | Tom Danielson (USA) |
| 2 | 1 February | Kangar to Butterworth | 148.3 km (92.1 mi) | Luciano Pagliarini (BRA) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Mikhaylo Khalilov (UKR) |
| 3 | 2 February | Kulim to Ipoh | 169.6 km (105.4 mi) | Luciano Pagliarini (BRA) | Moreno Di Biase (ITA) | Graeme Brown (AUS) |
| 4 | 3 February | Gerik to Tanah Merah | 172.9 km (107.4 mi) | Luciano Pagliarini (BRA) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
| 5 | 4 February | Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu | 179.1 km (111.3 mi) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) | Simone Cadamuro (ITA) |
| 6 | 5 February | Marang to Chukai | 136.3 km (84.7 mi) | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Simone Cadamuro (ITA) |
| 7 | 6 February | Kuantan to Bentong | 196 km (121.8 mi) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Allan Bo Andresen (DEN) |
| 8 | 7 February | Menara Telekom to Seremban | 112.5 km (69.9 mi) | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) | Mikhaylo Khalilov (UKR) |
| 9 | 8 February | Seremban to Genting Highlands | 143.7 km (89.3 mi) | Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | Tom Danielson (USA) | Roland Green (CAN) |
| 10 | 9 February | Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 75.6 km (47.0 mi) | Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Stage winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
| 1 | Nathan O'Neill | Nathan O'Neill | Nathan O'Neill | Fortunato Baliani | Hossein Askari | Saturn | Iran |
| 2 | Luciano Pagliarini | Nathan O'Neill | Nathan O'Neill | Fortunato Baliani | Hossein Askari | Saturn | Iran |
| 3 | Luciano Pagliarini | Nathan O'Neill | Luciano Pagliarini | Fortunato Baliani | Hossein Askari | Saturn | Iran |
| 4 | Luciano Pagliarini | Nathan O'Neill | Luciano Pagliarini | Roland Green | Hossein Askari | Saturn | Iran |
| 5 | Graeme Brown | Nathan O'Neill | Graeme Brown | Roland Green | Hossein Askari | Saturn | Iran |
| 6 | Stuart O'Grady | Nathan O'Neill | Graeme Brown | Roland Green | Hossein Askari | Saturn | Iran |
| 7 | Graeme Brown | Tom Danielson | Graeme Brown | Roland Green | Hossein Askari | Saturn | Iran |
| 8 | Stuart O'Grady | Tom Danielson | Graeme Brown | Roland Green | Hossein Askari | Saturn | Iran |
| 9 | Hernán Darío Muñoz | Tom Danielson | Graeme Brown | Roland Green | Tomoya Kano | Colombia–Selle Italia | Iran |
| 10 | Guillermo Bongiorno | Tom Danielson | Graeme Brown | Roland Green | Tomoya Kano | Colombia–Selle Italia | Iran |
| Final | Final | Tom Danielson | Graeme Brown | Roland Green | Tomoya Kano | Colombia–Selle Italia | Iran |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Saturn | 31h 54' 09" |
| 2 | Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | + 09" |
| 3 | Fredy González (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | + 01' 44" |
| 4 | Roland Green (CAN) | Canada | + 02' 03" |
| 5 | Josep Jufré (ESP) | Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada | + 02' 35" |
| 6 | Fortunato Baliani (ITA) | Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave | + 02' 59" |
| 7 | Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) | De Nardi–Colpack | + 03' 09" |
| 8 | David George (RSA) | South Africa | + 03' 35" |
| 9 | Ruber Marín (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | + 03' 41" |
| 10 | Paolo Lanfranchi (ITA) | Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo | + 03' 48" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo | 128 |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Crédit Agricole | 113 |
| 3 | Allan Bo Andresen (DEN) | Team Fakta | 74 |
| 4 | Andrus Aug (EST) | De-Nardi Colpack | 69 |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) | De Nardi–Colpack | 64 |
| 6 | Luciano Pagliarini (BRA) | Lampre | 56 |
| 7 | Mikhaylo Khalilov (UKR) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 54 |
| 8 | Moreno Di Biase (ITA) | Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave | 51 |
| 8 | Hassan Maleki (IRI) | Iran | 51 |
| 8 | Gert Vanderaerden (BEL) | Palmans–Collstrop | 51 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Roland Green (CAN) | Canada | 49 |
| 2 | Koji Fukushima (JPN) | Japan | 28 |
| 3 | Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 27 |
| 4 | Fortunato Baliani (ITA) | Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave | 26 |
| 5 | Ruber Marín (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 21 |
| 6 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Saturn | 20 |
| 7 | Fredy González (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 12 |
| 7 | Jose Manuel Maestre (ESP) | Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada | 12 |
| 7 | Christopher Jenner (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | 12 |
| 10 | Thomas Evans (IRL) | Telekom Malaysia | 11 |

### Asian rider classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tomoya Kano (JPN) | Japan | 31h 59' 29" |
| 2 | Tonton Susanto (INA) | Telekom Malaysia | + 20" |
| 3 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Iran | + 03' 10" |
| 4 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Telekom Malaysia | + 03' 35" |
| 5 | Victor Espiritu (PHI) | Philippines | + 06' 55" |
| 6 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Iran | + 07' 22" |
| 7 | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Iran | + 08' 08" |
| 8 | Hidenori Nodera (JPN) | Japan | + 08' 11" |
| 9 | Suhardi Hassan (MAS) | Malaysia | + 08' 40" |
| 10 | Alireza Haghi (IRI) | Iran | + 09' 50" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Colombia–Selle Italia | 95h 47' 07" |
| 2 | Saturn | + 09' 32" |
| 3 | Lampre | + 10' 09" |
| 4 | Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada | + 12' 33" |
| 5 | Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave | + 14' 24" |
| 6 | De Nardi–Colpack | + 15' 08" |
| 7 | De Nardi-Colpack | + 16' 54" |
| 8 | Team Fakta | + 17' 08" |
| 9 | Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo | + 17' 15" |
| 10 | Canada | + 18' 01" |

### Asian team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iran | 96h 11' 02" |
| 2 | Japan | + 31" |
| 3 | Telekom Malaysia | + 03' 50" |
| 4 | Malaysia | + 22' 07" |
| 5 | Philippines | + 24' 14" |

## 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 Kuala Lumpur.