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{{Infobox cycling race report
| name               = 2003 Tour de France
| image              = Route of the 2003 Tour de France.png
| image_size         = 360px
| image_caption      = Route of the 2003 Tour de France
| date               = 5–27 July 2003
| stages             = 20 + Prologue
| distance           = 3427
| unit               = km
| time               = 83h 41' 12"
| first              = <s>[[Lance Armstrong]]</s> '''[[Lance Armstrong doping case|none]]'''{{efn|name=armstrong|On 24 August 2012, the [[United States Anti-Doping Agency]] announced that they had disqualified Armstrong from all his results since 1998, including his victory in the 2003 Tour de France.<ref name="armstrong-usda">{{cite news|title=Lance Armstrong Receives Lifetime Ban And Disqualification of Competitive Results For Doping Violations Stemming From His Involvement in the United States Postal Service Pro-Cycling Team Doping Conspiracy|url=http://www.usada.org/lance-armstrong-receives-lifetime-ban-and-disqualification-of-competitive-results-for-doping-violations-stemming-from-his-involvement-in-the-united-states-postal-service-pro-cycling-team-doping-conspi/|access-date=17 October 2016|publisher=[[United States Anti-Doping Agency]]|date=24 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104220333/http://www.usada.org/lance-armstrong-receives-lifetime-ban-and-disqualification-of-competitive-results-for-doping-violations-stemming-from-his-involvement-in-the-united-states-postal-service-pro-cycling-team-doping-conspi/|archive-date=4 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Union Cycliste Internationale]], responsible for the international cycling, confirmed this verdict on 22 October 2012.<ref name="armstrong-bbc">{{cite news|title=Lance Armstrong stripped of all seven Tour de France wins by UCI|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/20008520|access-date=17 October 2016|publisher=BBC|date=22 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908151552/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/20008520|archive-date=8 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| second             = [[Jan Ullrich]]
| second_nat         = GER
| second_team        = {{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}}
| third              = [[Alexander Vinokourov]]
| third_nat          = KAZ
| third_team         = {{UCI team code|THR|2003}}
| points             = [[Baden Cooke]]
| points_nat         = AUS
| points_team        = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}}
| points_color       = green
| mountains          = [[Richard Virenque]]
| mountains_nat      = FRA
| mountains_team     = {{UCI team code|QST|2003}}
| mountains_color    = polkadot
| youth              = [[Denis Menchov]]
| youth_nat          = RUS
| youth_team         = {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}}
| youth_color        = white
| team               = {{UCI team code|SAX|2003}}
| combativity        = [[Alexander Vinokourov]]
| combativity_nat    = KAZ
| combativity_team   = {{UCI team code|TMO|2003}}
| combativity_color  = red_number
| previous           = [[2002 Tour de France|2002]]
| next               = [[2004 Tour de France|2004]]
}}
The '''2003 Tour de France''' was a [[stage race|multiple stage]] [[bicycle racing|bicycle race]] held from 5 to 27 July, and the 90th edition of the [[Tour de France]]. It has no overall winner—although American cyclist [[Lance Armstrong]] originally won the event, the [[United States Anti-Doping Agency]] announced in August 2012 that they had disqualified Armstrong from all his results since 1998, including his seven Tour de France wins from [[1999 Tour de France|1999]] to [[2005 Tour de France|2005]]; the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] has confirmed this verdict.

The event started and ended in Paris, covering {{convert|3427|km|0|abbr=on}} proceeding clockwise in twenty stages around France, including six major mountain stages. Due to the centennial celebration, this edition of the tour was raced entirely in France and did not enter neighboring countries.

In the centenary year of the race the route recreated, in part, that of 1903. There was a special ''Centenaire Classement'' prize for the best-placed in each of the six stage finishes which match the 1903 tour – [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Toulouse]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Nantes]] and Paris. It was won by [[Stuart O'Grady]], with [[Thor Hushovd]] in second place. The 2003 Tour was honored with the [[Prince of Asturias Awards|Prince of Asturias Award]] for Sport.

Of the 198 riders the favourite was again Armstrong, aiming for a record equalling fifth win. Before the race, it was believed that his main rivals would include [[Iban Mayo]], [[Aitor González]], [[Tyler Hamilton]], [[Ivan Basso]], [[Gilberto Simoni]], [[Jan Ullrich]], and [[Joseba Beloki]] but Armstrong was the odds-on favourite. Though he did go on to win the race, it is statistically, and by Armstrong's own admission,<ref>{{cite web | title = Maillot jaune Lance Armstrong speaks, July 24, 2004 | publisher = Cycling News | url = http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/tour04/?id=features/interviews/lance_armstrong1904 | date = 24 July 2004 | access-date = 12 August 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031310/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/tour04/?id=features%2Finterviews%2Flance_armstrong1904 | archive-date = 1 December 2017 | url-status = live }}</ref> his weakest Tour from his seven-year period of dominance over the race.

==Teams==
{{main list|List of teams and cyclists in the 2003 Tour de France}}

The team selection was done in three rounds: in November 2002, the fourteen highest-ranking [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] (UCI) teams would automatically qualify; four [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]] invitations were given in January 2003, and four more in mid-May.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/|title=Tour de France - July 5-27, 2003|access-date=15 March 2015|work=Cyclingnews|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605064945/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/|archive-date=5 June 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The race started with 22 teams of 9 cyclists.<ref name="letour-start-list">{{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 2004 – The starters|url=http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2004/partants.html|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403111513/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2004/partants.html|archive-date=3 April 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The teams entering the race were:<ref name="letour-teams">{{cite web|title=Tour de France 2003 – The teams|url=http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/peloton.html|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031017101939/http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/peloton.html|archive-date= 17 October 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Qualified teams'''
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* {{UCI team code|ALB|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}}
* {{UCI team code|CSC|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|COF|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|GST|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|FAS|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|KEL|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|LOT|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|ONC|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|RAB|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|TMO|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|USP|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|VIN|2003}}
{{div col end}}

'''Invited teams'''
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* {{UCI team code|ALM|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|C.A|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|EUS|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|JDT|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|SAE|2003}}
* {{UCI team code|QST|2003}}
{{div col end}}

==Pre-race favourites==
Some notable cyclists excluded from the race were [[Mario Cipollini]] and [[Marco Pantani]], whose teams {{UCI team code|DVE|2003}} and {{UCI team code|MER|2003}} were not selected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-france-wildcards-no-cipo/|title=Tour De France Wildcards: No Cipo'!|first=Gordan|last=Cameron|date=19 May 2003|access-date=15 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093245/http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/features/tour-de-france-wildcards-no-cipo/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Especially the absence of Cipollini, the reigning [[UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|world champion]], came as a surprise. The Tour organisation gave the reason that Cipollini had never been able to finish the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2003/may03/may19news2|title=Tour selection leaves Cipollini in the cold|first=Jeff|last=Jones|work=Cyclingnews|date=19 May 2003|access-date=15 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402182508/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2003%2Fmay03%2Fmay19news2|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the first round, the Coast team had been selected to compete, and in January 2003 they signed [[Jan Ullrich]]. Financial problems then almost prevented the team from starting, but after Bianchi stepped in as a new sponsor, Team Bianchi was allowed to take the place of Team Coast.

==Route and stages==
The route of the centenary Tour de France was announced in October 2002.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=www.cyclingnews.com presents the 90th Tour de France, 2003. |url=https://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/03index.php |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com}}</ref> The route recreated, in part, that of the [[1903 Tour de France]]. Starting in [[Paris]] with a time trial, the race headed clockwise around France including six stage finishes at cities that featured in the 1903 Tour – [[Lyon]], [[Marseille]], [[Toulouse]], [[Bordeaux]], [[Nantes]] and Paris.<ref name=":0" /> The [[List of highest points reached in the Tour de France|highest point of elevation in the race]] was {{convert|2642|m|ft|abbr=on}} at the summit of the [[Col du Galibier]] mountain pass on stage 8.<ref>{{cite news|title=90th Tour de France – Mountain stages|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/?id=stages|access-date=23 December 2019|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725032000/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/?id=stages|archive-date=25 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the centennial celebration, this edition of the tour was raced entirely in France and did not enter neighboring countries.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Stage characteristics and winners<ref name="letour-map">{{cite web|title=Tour de France 2003 – The map|url=http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/parcours.html|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040404122205/http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/parcours.html|archive-date=4 April 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="letour-stages">{{cite web|title=Tour de France 2003 – All the stages|url=http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/etapes.html|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003103610/http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/etapes.html|archive-date=3 October 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="mdc2003">{{cite web|title=90ème Tour de France 2003|trans-title=90th Tour de France 2003|url=http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf2003.php|work=Mémoire du cyclisme|access-date=6 April 2020|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405234325/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf2003.php|archive-date=5 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="letour-stage-winners">{{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 2003 – The stage winners|url=http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2003/vainqueurs.html|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403012400/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2003/vainqueurs.html|archive-date=3 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Stage
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Course
! scope="col" | Distance
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type
! scope="col" | Winner
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Prologue|P]]
| style="text-align:center;" |5 July || Paris|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|6.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Time Trial.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || [[Individual time trial]] || {{Flag athlete|[[Bradley McGee]]|AUS}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 1|1]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6 July || [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] to [[Meaux]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|168.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Flat stage ||{{Flag athlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 2|2]]
| style="text-align:center;" |7 July || [[La Ferté-sous-Jouarre]] to [[Sedan, Ardennes|Sedan]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|204.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Flat stage ||{{Flag athlete|[[Baden Cooke]]|AUS}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 3|3]]
| style="text-align:center;" |8 July || [[Charleville-Mézières]] to [[Saint-Dizier]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|167.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Flat stage ||{{Flag athlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 4|4]]
| style="text-align:center;" |9 July || [[Joinville, Haute-Marne|Joinville]] to [[Saint-Dizier]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|69.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Time Trial.svg|alt=|link=Team time trial|20px]] || [[Team time trial]] || {{Flag athlete|{{UCI team code|USP|2003}}|USA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 5|5]]
| style="text-align:center;" |10 July || [[Troyes]] to [[Nevers]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|196.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Flat stage ||{{Flag athlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 6|6]]
| style="text-align:center;" |11 July || [[Nevers]] to [[Lyon]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|230.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Flat stage ||{{Flag athlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 7|7]]
| style="text-align:center;" |12 July || [[Lyon]] to [[Morzine]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|230.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Mountain Stage (s) ||{{Flag athlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 8|8]]
| style="text-align:center;" |13 July || [[Sallanches]] to [[Alpe d'Huez]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|219.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Mountain Stage (s) ||{{Flag athlete|[[Iban Mayo]]|ESP}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 9|9]]
| style="text-align:center;" |14 July || [[Le Bourg-d'Oisans]] to [[Gap, Hautes-Alpes|Gap]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|184.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Mountain Stage (s) ||{{Flag athlete|[[Alexander Vinokourov]]|KAZ}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 10|10]]
| style="text-align:center;" |15 July || [[Gap, Hautes-Alpes|Gap]] to [[Marseille]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|219.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Flat stage ||{{Flag athlete|[[Jakob Piil]]|DEN}}
|-
! scope="row" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 16 July
| colspan="2" | [[Narbonne]]
|
| colspan="2" | Rest day
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 11|11]]
| style="text-align:center;" |17 July || [[Narbonne]] to [[Toulouse]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|153.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Flat stage ||{{Flag athlete|[[Juan Antonio Flecha]]|ESP}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 12|12]]
| style="text-align:center;" |18 July || [[Gaillac]] to [[Cagnac-les-Mines|Cap Découverte]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|47.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Time Trial.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || [[Individual time trial]] || {{Flag athlete|[[Jan Ullrich]]|GER}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 13|13]]
| style="text-align:center;" |19 July || [[Toulouse]] to [[Ax 3 Domaines]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|197.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Mountain Stage (s) ||{{Flag athlete|[[Carlos Sastre]]|ESP}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 14|14]]
| style="text-align:center;" |20 July || [[Saint-Girons, Ariège|Saint-Girons]] to [[Loudenvielle]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|191.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Mountain Stage (s) ||{{Flag athlete|[[Gilberto Simoni]]|ITA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 15|15]]
| style="text-align:center;" |21 July || [[Bagnères-de-Bigorre]] to [[Luz Ardiden]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|159.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Mountain Stage (s) ||<del>{{Flag athlete|[[Lance Armstrong]]|USA}}</del>{{efn|name=armstrong}}
|-
! scope="row" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 22 July
| colspan="2" | [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]]
|
| colspan="2" | Rest day
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 16|16]]
| style="text-align:center;" |23 July || [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]] to [[Bayonne]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|197.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Mediummountainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Hilly stage || {{Flag athlete|[[Tyler Hamilton]]|USA}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 17|17]]
| style="text-align:center;" |24 July || [[Dax, Landes|Dax]] to [[Bordeaux]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|181.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Flat stage ||{{Flag athlete|[[Servais Knaven]]|NED}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 18|18]]
| style="text-align:center;" |25 July || [[Bordeaux]] to [[Saint-Maixent-l'École]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|203.5|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Flat stage ||{{Flag athlete|[[Pablo Lastras]]|ESP}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 19|19]]
| style="text-align:center;" |26 July || [[Pornic]] to [[Nantes]]|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|49.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Time Trial.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || [[Individual time trial]] || {{Flag athlete|[[David Millar]]|GBR}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 20|20]]
| style="text-align:center;" |27 July || [[Ville-d'Avray]] to Paris ([[Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France|Champs-Élysées]])|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|152.0|km|abbr=on}} || [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] || Flat stage ||{{Flag athlete|[[Jean-Patrick Nazon]]|FRA}}
|-
! scope="row" |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"| Total
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center"| {{convert|3427|km|0|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=110}}
|}

==Race overview==
{{main|2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9|2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20}}
{{expand section|Full overview of the rest of the race and more references|date=October 2017}}
[[File:Alpe d'Huez 2003 (reframed).jpg|thumb|[[Roberto Laiseka|Laiseka]], [[Ivan Basso|Basso]], [[Tyler Hamilton|Hamilton]], [[Lance Armstrong|Armstrong]], [[Joseba Beloki|Beloki]] and [[Haimar Zubeldia|Zubeldia]] riding up to [[Alpe d'Huez]] on the eighth stage]]
The Tour proved to be one more hotly contested than the previous years. Tyler Hamilton and [[Levi Leipheimer]] were involved in a crash early in the Tour. Leipheimer dropped out, Hamilton continued and got fourth place in the end while riding with a broken [[collarbone]].

In the Alps, Gilberto Simoni and [[Stefano Garzelli]], first and second in the [[Giro d'Italia]] earlier the same year, could not keep up with Lance Armstrong and the other favourites. The same held for last year's number 4, [[Santiago Botero]]. [[Joseba Beloki]] could, and was in second-place overall (just 40 seconds behind Armstrong) when he crashed on a fast descent from the [[La Rochette, Hautes-Alpes|Cote de La Rochette]], shortly after passing the [[Col de Manse]] into Gap.<ref name=DT190711>{{cite news|last=Gilmour|first=Rod|title=Tour de France 2011, stage 16|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/8649530/Tour-de-France-2011-stage-16-as-it-happened.html|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=12 July 2013|date=19 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104193551/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/8649530/Tour-de-France-2011-stage-16-as-it-happened.html|archive-date=4 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The crash was a result of a locked brake, caused by a lack of traction from melting tar on the road, which led to the tyre coming off the rim.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/30/sports/cycling-effects-of-a-crash-landing-are-still-hampering-beloki.html | title=Effects of a Crash Landing Are Still Hampering Beloki | author=Samuel Abt | newspaper=The New York Times | date=30 May 2004 | access-date=23 August 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719185246/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/30/sports/cycling-effects-of-a-crash-landing-are-still-hampering-beloki.html | archive-date=19 July 2009 | url-status=live }}</ref> Beloki broke his right femur, elbow and wrist, and had to leave the Tour.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/features.php?id=features/2003/josebabeloki | title=Change and challenge for Joseba Beloki | work=Cycling News | author=Chris Henry | date=17 November 2003 | access-date=23 August 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826021927/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/features.php?id=features%2F2003%2Fjosebabeloki | archive-date=26 August 2010 | url-status=live }}</ref> Armstrong made a detour through the field beside the road to avoid the fallen Beloki. Armstrong was in yellow, but Jan Ullrich won the first time trial by one minute and 36 seconds.  He and [[Alexander Vinokourov]] were both within very short distance from Armstrong.<ref name="cn-stage-20">{{cite web |last=Maloney |first=Tim |title=Man Alive! Armstrong goes five out of five |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/?id=results/stage20 |website=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |access-date=7 October 2009 |date=27 July 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923140922/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/?id=results%2Fstage20 |archive-date=23 September 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Doping===

{{see also|Lance Armstrong doping case}}

Subsequent to Armstrong's statement to withdraw his fight against [[United States Anti-Doping Agency]]'s (USADA) charges, on 24 August 2012, the USADA said it would ban Armstrong for life and stripped him of his record seven Tour de France titles.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/othersports/lance-armstrong-faces-lifetime-ban-from-usada-tour-de-france-titles-in-jeopardy/2012/08/24/053a2320-ed98-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_story.html| title=Lance Armstrong will be banned from cycling by USADA after saying he won't fight doping charges| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]| date=24 August 2012| access-date=24 August 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014160449/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/othersports/lance-armstrong-faces-lifetime-ban-from-usada-tour-de-france-titles-in-jeopardy/2012/08/24/053a2320-ed98-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_story.html| archive-date=14 October 2012| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=USADA to ban Armstrong for life, strip Tour titles|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/usada-to-ban-armstrong-for-life-strip-tour-titles/|work=[[CBS News]]|access-date=24 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824162637/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-400_162-57499550/usada-to-ban-armstrong-for-life-strip-tour-titles/|archive-date=24 August 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that day it was confirmed in a USADA statement that Armstrong was banned for life and would be disqualified from any and all competitive results obtained on and subsequent to 1 August 1998, including forfeiture of any medals, titles, winnings, finishes, points and prizes.<ref name="armstrong-usda" /> On 22 October 2012, the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]] endorsed the USADA sanctions, and decided not to award victories to any other rider or upgrade other placings in any of the affected events.<ref name="armstrong-bbc" />

==Classification leadership and minor prizes==

There were four main individual classifications contested in the 2003 Tour de France, as well as a team competition. The most important was the [[General classification in the Tour de France|general classification]], which was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|pp=20–21}} There were time bonuses given at the end of each [[mass start]] stage.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|p=22}} If a crash had happened within the final {{convert|1|km|1|abbr=on}} of a stage, not including time trials and summit finishes, the riders involved would have received the same time as the group they were in when the crash occurred.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|p=13}} The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Tour. The rider leading the classification wore a yellow jersey.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|pp=7–8}}

The second classification was the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]]. Riders received points for finishing in the highest positions in a stage finish, or in [[intermediate sprint]]s during the stage. The points available for each stage finish were determined by the stage's type.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|p=21}} The leader was identified by a green jersey.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|pp=7–8}}

The third classification was the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|mountains classification]]. Most stages of the race included one or more categorised climbs, in which points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit first. The climbs were categorised as fourth-, third-, second- or first-category and ''[[hors catégorie]]'', with the more difficult climbs rated lower.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|p=21}} The leader wore a white jersey with red [[polka dot]]s.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|pp=7–8}}

The final individual classification was the [[Young rider classification in the Tour de France|young rider classification]]. This was calculated the same way as the general classification, but the classification was restricted to riders who were born on or after 1 January 1977.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|p=21}} The leader wore a white jersey.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|pp=7–8}}

The final classification was a [[Team classification in the Tour de France|team classification]]. This was calculated using the finishing times of the best three riders per team on each stage; the leading team was the team with the lowest cumulative time.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|p=21}}

There was special classification, the ''Centenaire'', which combined times of riders across the six stages involving cities visited during [[1903 Tour de France|1903 Tour]]. The cities were: Lyon, on stage 6; Marseille, on stage 10; Toulouse, on stage 11; Bordeaux, on stage 17; Nantes, on stage 19; and Paris, on stage 20.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|p=22}}

In addition, there was a [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|combativity award]] given after each mass start stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have "shown the greatest effort and demonstrated the greatest sporting spirit".{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|pp=21–22}} The winner wore a red number bib the following stage.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|pp=7–8}} At the conclusion of the Tour, [[Alexander Vinokourov]] ({{UCI team code|THR|2003|no-link=yes}}) won the overall super-combativity award.<ref name="letour-combativity-final">{{cite web|title=Tour de France 2003 – Overall combativity standings|url=http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=ICG|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307163727/http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=ICG|archive-date=7 March 2005|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There were also two special awards each with a prize of €5000, the [[Souvenir Henri Desgrange]], given in honour of Tour founder and first race director [[Henri Desgrange]] to the first rider to pass the summit of the [[Col du Galibier]] on stage 8, and the [[Souvenir Jacques Goddet]], given in honour of the second director [[Jacques Goddet]] to the first rider to pass the summit of the [[Col du Tourmalet]] on stage 15.{{sfn|''Race regulations''|2003|p=35}} Stefano Garzelli won the Henri Desgrange and [[Sylvain Chavanel]] won the Jacques Goddet.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hood|first=Andrew|title=Mayo wins, Armstrong in yellow after epic day at Tour|url=https://www.velonews.com/2003/07/news/mayo-wins-armstrong-in-yellow-after-epic-day-at-tour_4505|access-date=2 March 2019|work=[[VeloNews]]|publisher=Pocket Outdoor Media|date=13 July 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302210309/https://www.velonews.com/2003/07/news/mayo-wins-armstrong-in-yellow-after-epic-day-at-tour_4505|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Maloney|first=Tim|title=Armstrong wins stage & makes miracle comeback|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/?id=results/stage15|access-date=4 March 2019|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=21 July 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005103953/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/?id=results%2Fstage15|archive-date=2018-10-05|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:smaller; clear:both;"
|+Classification leadership by stage<ref>{{cite web|title=Tour de France 2003 – Leaders overview|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2003/gc/stages/leaders-overview|website=ProCyclingStats|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216221900/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2003/gc/stages/leaders-overview|archive-date=16 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="tdf-statistics">{{cite web|last=van den Akker|first=Pieter|title=Informatie over de Tour de France van 2003|trans-title=Information about the Tour de France from 2003|url=http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302052713/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=2003|archive-date=2 March 2019|language=nl|website=TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl|access-date=2 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:1%;"| Stage
! scope="col" style="width:14%;"| Winner
! scope="col" style="width:14%;"| [[General classification in the Tour de France|General classification]]<br>[[File:Jersey yellow.svg|25px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=Yellow jersey]]
! scope="col" style="width:14%;"| [[Points classification in the Tour de France|Points classification]]<br>[[File:Jersey green.svg|25px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=Green jersey]]
! scope="col" style="width:14%;"| [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|Mountains classification]]<br>[[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|25px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=Polkadot jersey]]
! scope="col" style="width:14%;"| [[Young rider classification in the Tour de France|Young rider classification]]<br>[[File:Jersey white.svg|25px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=White jersey]]
! scope="col" style="width:14%;"| [[Team classification in the Tour de France|Team classification]]<!-- no yellow number bib given before 2006 -->
! scope="col" style="width:14%;"| [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|Combativity award]]<br>[[File:Jersey red number.svg|20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib.]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Prologue|P]]
| [[Bradley McGee]]
| style="background:#FFEB64;"     rowspan="3"|[[Bradley McGee]]
| style="background:#9CE97B;"|[[Bradley McGee]]
| ''no award''
| style="background:white;"|[[Vladimir Karpets]]
|     rowspan="7"|{{UCI team code|DSC|2003}}
| ''no award''
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 1|1]]
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:#9CE97B;" rowspan="5"|[[Robbie McEwen]]
| style="background:#FFA8A4;"     rowspan="4"|[[Christophe Mengin]]
| style="background:white;"|[[Andy Flickinger]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Andy Flickinger]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 2|2]]
| [[Baden Cooke]]
| style="background:white;"      rowspan="2"|[[Baden Cooke]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Frédéric Finot]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 3|3]]
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:#FFEB64;"|[[Jean-Patrick Nazon]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Anthony Geslin]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 4|4]]
| {{UCI team code|DSC|2003}}
| style="background:#FFEB64;"     rowspan="3"|[[Víctor Hugo Peña]]
| style="background:white;"      rowspan="3"|[[Vladimir Karpets]]
| ''no award''
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 5|5]]
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:#FFA8A4;"|[[Frédéric Finot]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Frédéric Finot]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 6|6]]
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:#9CE97B;"|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:#FFA8A4;"|[[Christophe Mengin]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[René Andrle]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 7|7]]
| [[Richard Virenque]]
| style="background:#FFEB64;"|[[Richard Virenque]]
| style="background:#9CE97B;" rowspan="11"|[[Baden Cooke]]
| style="background:#FFA8A4;"     rowspan="14"|[[Richard Virenque]]
| style="background:white;"      rowspan="14"|[[Denis Menchov]]
| {{UCI team code|QST|2003}}
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Richard Virenque]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 8|8]]
| [[Iban Mayo]]
| style="background:#FFEB64;"     rowspan="13"|<del>[[Lance Armstrong]]</del>{{efn|name=armstrong}}
|     rowspan="2"|{{UCI team code|EUS|2003}}
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Nicolas Portal]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9#Stage 9|9]]
| [[Alexander Vinokourov]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Jörg Jaksche]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 10|10]]
| [[Jakob Piil]]
|     rowspan="2"|{{UCI team code|SAX|2003}}
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[José Enrique Gutiérrez|José Gutiérrez]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 11|11]]
| [[Juan Antonio Flecha]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Juan Antonio Flecha]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 12|12]]
| [[Jan Ullrich]]
| {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}}
| ''no award''
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 13|13]]
| [[Carlos Sastre]]
|     rowspan="8"|{{UCI team code|SAX|2003}}
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Carlos Sastre]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 14|14]]
| [[Gilberto Simoni]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Laurent Dufaux]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 15|15]]
| <del>[[Lance Armstrong]]</del>{{efn|name=armstrong}}
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Sylvain Chavanel]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 16|16]]
| [[Tyler Hamilton]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Tyler Hamilton]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 17|17]]
| [[Servais Knaven]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Servais Knaven]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 18|18]]
| [[Pablo Lastras]]
| style="background:#9CE97B;" rowspan="2"|[[Robbie McEwen]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Andy Flickinger]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 19|19]]
| [[David Millar]]
| ''no award''
|-
! scope="row" | [[2003 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20#Stage 20|20]]
|[[Jean-Patrick Nazon]]
| style="background:#9CE97B;"|[[Baden Cooke]]
| style="background:#E4B3AB;"|[[Bram de Groot]]
|-
! colspan="2" | Final
! style="background:#FFDB00;"|<del>[[Lance Armstrong]]</del>{{efn|name=armstrong}}
! style="background:#46E800;"|[[Baden Cooke]]
! style="background:#FF3E33;"|{{font color|white|Richard Virenque|link=yes}}
! style="background:white;"|[[Denis Menchov]]
! {{UCI team code|SAX|2003}}
! style="background:#E42A19;"|{{font color|white|Alexander Vinokourov|link=yes}}
|}

*In stage 1, [[David Millar]] wore the green jersey.
*In stage 8, [[Rolf Aldag]] wore the polka-dot jersey.

==Final standings==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Legend
|-
| [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=Green jersey]]
| Denotes the leader of the [[Points classification in the Tour de France|points classification]]
| [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=Polka dot jersey]]
| Denotes the leader of the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|mountains classification]]
|-
| [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=White jersey]]
| Denotes the leader of the [[Young rider classification in the Tour de France|young rider classification]]
| [[File:Jersey red number.svg|20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib.]]
| Denotes the winner of the [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|super-combativity award]]
|}

===General classification===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:42em;margin-bottom:0;"
|+ Final general classification (1–10)<ref name="letour-gc-final">{{cite web|title=Tour de France 2003 – Overall individual standing|url=http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=ITG|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031208210309/http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=ITG|archive-date=8 December 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
! scope="row" | DSQ
| <s>{{Flag athlete|[[Lance Armstrong]]|USA}}</s>{{efn|name=armstrong}} || <s>{{UCI team code|USP|2003}}</s> || style="text-align:right;" | <s>83h 41' 12"</s>
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jan Ullrich]]|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 01"
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{Flag athlete|[[Alexander Vinokourov]]|KAZ}} [[File:Jersey red number.svg|20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib.]] || {{UCI team code|TMO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 14"
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{Flag athlete|[[Tyler Hamilton]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|CSC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 6' 17"
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{Flag athlete|[[Haimar Zubeldia]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|EUS|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 6' 51"
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{Flag athlete|[[Iban Mayo]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|EUS|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 7' 06"
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{Flag athlete|[[Ivan Basso]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|FAS|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 10' 12"
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{Flag athlete|[[Christophe Moreau]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 12' 28"
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{Flag athlete|[[Carlos Sastre]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|CSC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 18' 49"
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{Flag athlete|[[Francisco Mancebo]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 19' 15"
|}
{| class="collapsible collapsed wikitable" style="width:42em;margin-top:-1px;"
|-
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Final general classification (11–147)<ref name="letour-gc-final" />
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-|-
! scope="row" | 11
| {{Flag athlete|[[Denis Menchov]]|RUS}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 19' 44"
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| {{Flag athlete|[[Georg Totschnig]]|AUT}} || {{UCI team code|GST|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 21' 32"
|-
! scope="row" | 13
| {{Flag athlete|[[Peter Luttenberger]]|AUT}} || {{UCI team code|CSC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 22' 16"
|-
! scope="row" | 14
| {{Flag athlete|[[Manuel Beltrán]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|USP|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 23' 03"
|-
! scope="row" | 15
| {{Flag athlete|[[Massimiliano Lelli]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|COF|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 24' 00"
|-
! scope="row" | 16
| {{Flag athlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|QST|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 25' 31"
|-
! scope="row" | 17
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jörg Jaksche]]|GER}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 27' 22"
|-
! scope="row" | 18
| {{Flag athlete|[[Roberto Laiseka]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|EUS|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 29' 15"
|-
! scope="row" | 19
| {{Flag athlete|[[José-Luis Rubiera]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|USP|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 29' 37"
|-
! scope="row" | 20
| {{Flag athlete|[[Didier Rous]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 30' 14"
|-
! scope="row" | 21
| {{Flag athlete|[[Laurent Dufaux]]|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 33' 17"
|-
! scope="row" | 22
| {{Flag athlete|[[David Plaza]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 45' 55"
|-
! scope="row" | 23
| {{Flag athlete|[[Félix García Casas]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 47' 07"
|-
! scope="row" | 24
| {{Flag athlete|[[Alexander Bocharov]]|RUS}} || {{UCI team code|ALM|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 49' 47"
|-
! scope="row" | 25
| {{Flag athlete|[[Daniele Nardello]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|TMO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 53' 14"
|-
! scope="row" | 26
| {{Flag athlete|[[José Bento Azevedo]]|POR}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 54' 31"
|-
! scope="row" | 27
| {{Flag athlete|[[Javier Pascual Llorente]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 57' 00"
|-
! scope="row" | 28
| {{Flag athlete|[[Grischa Niermann]]|GER}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 00' 32"
|-
! scope="row" | 29
| {{Flag athlete|[[Mikel Astarloza]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ALM|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 02' 13"
|-
! scope="row" | 30
| {{Flag athlete|[[Íñigo Chaurreau]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ALM|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 03' 35"
|-
! scope="row" | 31
| {{Flag athlete|[[Stéphane Goubert]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|JDT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 05' 38"
|-
! scope="row" | 32
| {{Flag athlete|[[Michael Boogerd]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 07' 55"
|-
! scope="row" | 33
| {{Flag athlete|[[Laurent Brochard]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|ALM|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 09' 35"
|-
! scope="row" | 34
| {{Flag athlete|[[Roberto Heras]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|USP|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 14' 17"
|-
! scope="row" | 35
| {{Flag athlete|[[Giuseppe Guerini]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|TMO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 16' 43"
|-
! scope="row" | 36
| {{Flag athlete|[[Juan Miguel Mercado]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 22' 32"
|-
! scope="row" | 37
| {{Flag athlete|[[Sylvain Chavanel]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 25' 01"
|-
! scope="row" | 38
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jörg Ludewig]]|GER}} || {{UCI team code|SAE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 25' 13"
|-
! scope="row" | 39
| {{Flag athlete|[[Andy Flickinger]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|ALM|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 28' 53"
|-
! scope="row" | 40
| {{Flag athlete|[[Patrice Halgand]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|JDT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 30' 42"
|-
! scope="row" | 41
| {{Flag athlete|[[José Enrique Gutiérrez]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 35' 51"
|-
! scope="row" | 42
| {{Flag athlete|[[Michael Rogers (cyclist)|Michael Rogers]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|QST|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 37' 28"
|-
! scope="row" | 43
| {{Flag athlete|[[David Moncoutié]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|COF|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 38' 49"
|-
! scope="row" | 44
| {{Flag athlete|[[Nicki Sørensen]]|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|CSC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 39' 54"
|-
! scope="row" | 45
| {{Flag athlete|[[Michael Blaudzun]]|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|CSC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 41' 09"
|-
! scope="row" | 46
| {{Flag athlete|[[Iván Ramiro Parra]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 44' 01"
|-
! scope="row" | 47
| {{Flag athlete|[[George Hincapie]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|USP|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 44' 11"
|-
! scope="row" | 48
| {{Flag athlete|[[Paolo Bettini]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|QST|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 45' 09"
|-
! scope="row" | 49
| {{Flag athlete|[[Matthias Kessler]]|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TMO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 45' 17"
|-
! scope="row" | 50
| {{Flag athlete|[[Vladimir Miholjević]]|CRO}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 45' 59"
|-
! scope="row" | 51
| {{Flag athlete|[[Xabier Zandio]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 48' 53"
|-
! scope="row" | 52
| {{Flag athlete|[[Christophe Brandt]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 50' 33"
|-
! scope="row" | 53
| {{Flag athlete|[[Evgueni Petrov]]|RUS}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 52' 03"
|-
! scope="row" | 54
| {{Flag athlete|[[Andrea Peron (cyclist, born 1971)|Andrea Peron]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CSC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 53' 45"
|-
! scope="row" | 55
| {{Flag athlete|[[David Millar]]|GBR}} || {{UCI team code|COF|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 54' 38"
|-
! scope="row" | 56
| {{Flag athlete|[[David Cañada]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|QST|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 58' 01"
|-
! scope="row" | 57
| {{Flag athlete|[[Ángel Casero]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 58' 32"
|-
! scope="row" | 58
| {{Flag athlete|[[Mikel Pradera]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 59' 37"
|-
! scope="row" | 59
| {{Flag athlete|[[Walter Bénéteau]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 00' 09"
|-
! scope="row" | 60
| {{Flag athlete|[[Fabio Sacchi]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|SAE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 00' 56"
|-
! scope="row" | 61
| {{Flag athlete|[[Udo Bölts]]|GER}} || {{UCI team code|GST|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 01' 38"
|-
! scope="row" | 62
| {{Flag athlete|[[Kurt Van De Wouwer]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|QST|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 02' 01"
|-
! scope="row" | 63
| {{Flag athlete|[[Guido Trentin]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|COF|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 02' 02"
|-
! scope="row" | 64
| {{Flag athlete|[[Gerrit Glomser]]|AUT}} || {{UCI team code|SAE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 02' 11"
|-
! scope="row" | 65
| {{Flag athlete|[[Laurent Lefèvre]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|JDT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 03' 39"
|-
! scope="row" | 66
| {{Flag athlete|[[Marzio Bruseghin]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|FAS|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 06' 00"
|-
! scope="row" | 67
| {{Flag athlete|[[Pablo Lastras]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 06' 30"
|-
! scope="row" | 68
| {{Flag athlete|[[Marcos Antonio Serrano]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 07' 26"
|-
! scope="row" | 69
| {{Flag athlete|[[Luca Paolini]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|QST|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 10' 30"
|-
! scope="row" | 70
| {{Flag athlete|[[Aitor Garmendia]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 10' 41"
|-
! scope="row" | 71
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jérôme Pineau]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 11' 33"
|-
! scope="row" | 72
| {{Flag athlete|[[Isidro Nozal]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 12' 14"
|-
! scope="row" | 73
| {{Flag athlete|[[David Latasa]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 12' 58"
|-
! scope="row" | 74
| {{Flag athlete|[[Andrea Noè]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 17' 58"
|-
! scope="row" | 75
| {{Flag athlete|[[Franco Pellizotti]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 20' 52"
|-
! scope="row" | 76
| {{Flag athlete|[[Viatcheslav Ekimov]]|RUS}} || {{UCI team code|USP|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 21' 53"
|-
! scope="row" | 77
| {{Flag athlete|[[Floyd Landis]]|USA}} || {{UCI team code|USP|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 25' 19"
|-
! scope="row" | 78
| {{Flag athlete|[[Nicolas Fritsch]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 26' 58"
|-
! scope="row" | 79
| {{Flag athlete|[[Dario David Cioni]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|FAS|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 31' 37"
|-
! scope="row" | 80
| {{Flag athlete|[[Mikel Artetxe]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|EUS|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 34' 10"
|-
! scope="row" | 81
| {{Flag athlete|[[Salvatore Commesso]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|SAE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 34' 47"
|-
! scope="row" | 82
| {{Flag athlete|[[Nicolas Portal]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|ALM|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 35' 04"
|-
! scope="row" | 83
| {{Flag athlete|[[René Andrle]]|CZE}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 35' 17"
|-
! scope="row" | 84
| {{Flag athlete|[[Gilberto Simoni]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|SAE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 35' 47"
|-
! scope="row" | 85
| {{Flag athlete|[[Yuriy Krivtsov]]|UKR}} || {{UCI team code|JDT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 36' 01"
|-
! scope="row" | 86
| {{Flag athlete|[[Serge Baguet]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 37' 20"
|-
! scope="row" | 87
| {{Flag athlete|[[Steve Zampieri]]|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|VIN|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 40' 28"
|-
! scope="row" | 88
| {{Flag athlete|[[Víctor Hugo Peña]]|COL}} || {{UCI team code|USP|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 40' 49"
|-
! scope="row" | 89
| {{Flag athlete|[[Mario Aerts]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|TMO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 40' 50"
|-
! scope="row" | 90
| {{Flag athlete|[[Stuart O'Grady]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 41' 24"
|-
! scope="row" | 91
| {{Flag athlete|[[Ludovic Turpin]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|ALM|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 43' 44"
|-
! scope="row" | 92
| {{Flag athlete|[[Markus Zberg]]|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|GST|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 47' 07"
|-
! scope="row" | 93
| {{Flag athlete|[[Carlos De La Cruz]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 47' 54"
|-
! scope="row" | 94
| {{Flag athlete|[[Rolf Aldag]]|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TMO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 48' 34"
|-
! scope="row" | 95
| {{Flag athlete|[[Franck Rénier]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 48' 54"
|-
! scope="row" | 96
| {{Flag athlete|[[Óscar Freire]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 51' 18"
|-
! scope="row" | 97
| {{Flag athlete|[[Cédric Vasseur]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|COF|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 51' 58"
|-
! scope="row" | 98
| {{Flag athlete|[[Alberto Lopez (cyclist)|Alberto Lopez]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|EUS|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 52' 45"
|-
! scope="row" | 99
| {{Flag athlete|[[Bram de Groot]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 56' 35"
|-
! scope="row" | 100
| {{Flag athlete|[[Vladimir Karpets]]|RUS}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 57' 09"
|-
! scope="row" | 101
| {{Flag athlete|[[Iñigo Landaluze]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|EUS|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 02' 37"
|-
! scope="row" | 102
| {{Flag athlete|[[Pavel Padrnos]]|CZE}} || {{UCI team code|USP|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 05' 34"
|-
! scope="row" | 103
| {{Flag athlete|[[Fabrizio Guidi]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 06' 23"
|-
! scope="row" | 104
| {{Flag athlete|[[Juan Antonio Flecha]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 09' 07"
|-
! scope="row" | 105
| {{Flag athlete|[[Médéric Clain]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|COF|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 09' 22"
|-
! scope="row" | 106
| {{Flag athlete|[[Nicolas Jalabert]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|CSC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 11' 36"
|-
! scope="row" | 107
| {{Flag athlete|[[Erik Zabel]]|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TMO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 11' 39"
|-
! scope="row" | 108
| {{Flag athlete|[[László Bodrogi]]|HUN}} || {{UCI team code|QST|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 12' 20"
|-
! scope="row" | 109
| {{Flag athlete|[[Benoît Poilvet]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 14' 11"
|-
! scope="row" | 110
| {{Flag athlete|[[Christophe Mengin]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 14' 47"
|-
! scope="row" | 111
| {{Flag athlete|[[Sandy Casar]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 19' 43"
|-
! scope="row" | 112
| {{Flag athlete|[[Paolo Fornaciari]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|SAE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 20' 14"
|-
! scope="row" | 113
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jakob Piil]]|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|CSC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 20' 57"
|-
! scope="row" | 114
| {{Flag athlete|[[Anthony Geslin]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 21' 01"
|-
! scope="row" | 115
| {{Flag athlete|[[Marc Wauters]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 21' 43"
|-
! scope="row" | 116
| {{Flag athlete|[[Romans Vainsteins]]|LAT}} || {{UCI team code|VIN|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 23' 43"
|-
! scope="row" | 117
| {{Flag athlete|[[Nicolas Vogondy]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 25' 22"
|-
! scope="row" | 118
| {{Flag athlete|[[Thor Hushovd]]|NOR}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 25' 33"
|-
! scope="row" | 119
| {{Flag athlete|[[Thomas Voeckler]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 28' 18"
|-
! scope="row" | 120
| {{Flag athlete|[[Bekim Leif Christensen]]|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|CSC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 28' 23"
|-
! scope="row" | 121
| {{Flag athlete|[[Christophe Oriol]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|ALM|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 29' 35"
|-
! scope="row" | 122
| {{Flag athlete|[[Álvaro González de Galdeano]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 32' 37"
|-
! scope="row" | 123
| {{Flag athlete|[[Servais Knaven]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|QST|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 33' 45"
|-
! scope="row" | 124
| {{Flag athlete|[[Philippe Gaumont]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|COF|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 34' 57"
|-
! scope="row" | 125
| {{Flag athlete|[[José Vicente Garcia]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 35' 10"
|-
! scope="row" | 126
| {{Flag athlete|[[Davide Bramati]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|QST|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 36' 10"
|-
! scope="row" | 127
| {{Flag athlete|[[Íñigo Cuesta]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|COF|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 37' 12"
|-
! scope="row" | 128
| {{Flag athlete|[[Koos Moerenhout]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 38' 38"
|-
! scope="row" | 129
| {{Flag athlete|[[Damien Nazon]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 39' 58"
|-
! scope="row" | 130
| {{Flag athlete|[[Maryan Hary]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 40' 55"
|-
! scope="row" | 131
| {{Flag athlete|[[Christophe Edaleine]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|JDT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 45' 18"
|-
! scope="row" | 132
| {{Flag athlete|[[Léon van Bon]]|NED}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 51' 56"
|-
! scope="row" | 133
| {{Flag athlete|[[Bradley McGee]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 52' 49"
|-
! scope="row" | 134
| {{Flag athlete|[[Paolo Bossoni]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|VIN|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 54' 39"
|-
! scope="row" | 135
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jean-Patrick Nazon]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|JDT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 56' 38"
|-
! scope="row" | 136
| {{Flag athlete|[[Thomas Liese]]|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 56' 49"
|-
! scope="row" | 137
| {{Flag athlete|[[Frédéric Finot]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|JDT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 57' 53"
|-
! scope="row" | 138
| {{Flag athlete|[[Sébastien Hinault]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 4h 00' 26"
|-
! scope="row" | 139
| {{Flag athlete|[[David Muñoz (cyclist)|David Muñoz]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 4h 03' 40"
|-
! scope="row" | 140
| {{Flag athlete|[[Baden Cooke]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 4h 04' 10"
|-
! scope="row" | 141
| {{Flag athlete|[[Samuel Dumoulin]]|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|JDT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 4h 04' 59"
|-
! scope="row" | 142
| {{Flag athlete|[[Julian Usano]]|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 4h 05' 46"
|-
! scope="row" | 143
| {{Flag athlete|[[Robbie McEwen]]|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 4h 13' 28"
|-
! scope="row" | 144
| {{Flag athlete|[[Dario Andriotto]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|VIN|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 4h 14' 48"
|-
! scope="row" | 145
| {{Flag athlete|[[Daniel Becke]]|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 4h 26' 08"
|-
! scope="row" | 146
| {{Flag athlete|[[Alessandro Bertolini]]|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 4h 27' 59"
|-
! scope="row" | 147
| {{Flag athlete|[[Hans De Clercq]]|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|2003}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 4h 48' 35"
|}

{{columns-start}}

===Points classification===

{| class="wikitable"
|+Final points classification (1–10)<ref name="letour-points-final">{{cite web|title=Tour de France 2003 – Overall points standing|url=http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=IPG|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040428181512/http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=IPG|archive-date=28 April 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Points
|-
! scope="row" | 1
|{{Flag athlete|[[Baden Cooke]]|AUS}} [[File:Jersey green.svg|20px|Cooke was awarded the final green jersey as points classification winner|alt=Green jersey]]
|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}}
|align=right|216
|-
! scope="row" | 2
|{{Flag athlete|[[Robbie McEwen]]|AUS}}
|{{UCI team code|SIL|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    214
|-
! scope="row" | 3
|{{Flag athlete|[[Erik Zabel]]|DEU}}
|{{UCI team code|THR|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    188
|-
! scope="row" | 4
|{{Flag athlete|[[Thor Hushovd]]|NOR}}
|{{UCI team code|C.A|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    173
|-
! scope="row" | 5
|{{Flag athlete|[[Luca Paolini]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|QST|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    156
|-
! scope="row" | 6
|{{Flag athlete|[[Jean-Patrick Nazon]]|FRA}}
|{{UCI team code|JDT|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    154
|-
! scope="row" | 7
|{{Flag athlete|[[Stuart O'Grady]]|AUS}}
|{{UCI team code|C.A|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    153
|-
! scope="row" | 8
|{{Flag athlete|[[Fabrizio Guidi]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    122
|-
! scope="row" | 9
|{{Flag athlete|[[Jan Ullrich]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    112
|-
! scope="row" | 10
|{{Flag athlete|[[Damien Nazon]]|FRA}}
|{{UCI team code|BBO|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    107
|}

{{column}}

===Mountains classification===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Final mountains classification (1–10)<ref name="letour-mountains-final">{{cite web|title=Tour de France 2003 – Overall climber standing|url=http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=IMG|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031219141356/http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=IMG|archive-date=19 December 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Points
|-
! scope="row" | 1
|{{Flag athlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}} [[File:Jersey polkadot.svg|20px|Virenque was awarded the final polkadot jersey as mountains classification winner|alt=Polkadot jersey]]
|{{UCI team code|QST|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    324
|-
! scope="row" | 2
|{{Flag athlete|[[Laurent Dufaux]]|SUI}}
|{{UCI team code|ALB|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    187
|-
! scope="row" | 3
|{{Flag athlete|<s>[[Lance Armstrong]]|USA}}</s>{{efn|name=armstrong}}
|<s>{{UCI team code|DSC|2003}}</s>{{efn|name=armstrong}}
| style="text-align:right;" |   <s> 168</s>{{efn|name=armstrong}}
|-
! scope="row" | 4
|{{Flag athlete|[[Christophe Moreau]]|FRA}}
|{{UCI team code|C.A|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    137
|-
! scope="row" | 5
|{{Flag athlete|[[Juan Miguel Mercado]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|GCE|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    136
|-
! scope="row" | 6
|{{Flag athlete|[[Iban Mayo]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|EUS|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    130
|-
! scope="row" | 7
|{{Flag athlete|[[Haimar Zubeldia]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|EUS|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    125
|-
! scope="row" | 8
|{{Flag athlete|[[Jan Ullrich]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    124
|-
! scope="row" | 9
|{{Flag athlete|[[Tyler Hamilton]]|USA}}
|{{UCI team code|SAX|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    116
|-
! scope="row" | 10
|{{Flag athlete|[[Paolo Bettini]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|QST|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" |    100
|}

{{columns-end}}
{{columns-start}}

===Young rider classification===

{| class="wikitable"
|+Final young rider classification (1–10)<ref name="letour-youth-final">{{cite web|title=Tour de France 2003 – Overall youth standing|url=http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=IJG|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031219140847/http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=IJG|archive-date=19 December 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{Flag athlete|[[Denis Menchov]]|RUS}} [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px|Menchov was awarded the final white jersey as young rider classification winner|alt=Yellow jersey]]
| {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 84h 0' 56"
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{Flag athlete|[[Mikel Astarloza]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|ALM|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 42' 29"
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{Flag athlete|[[Juan Miguel Mercado]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 02' 48"
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{Flag athlete|[[Sylvain Chavanel]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 05' 17"
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{Flag athlete|[[Andy Flickinger]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|ALM|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 09' 09"
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{Flag athlete|[[Michael Rogers (cyclist)|Michael Rogers]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|QST|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 17' 44"
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{Flag athlete|[[Matthias Kessler]]|GER}}
| {{UCI team code|TMO|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 25' 33"
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{Flag athlete|[[Evgeni Petrov (cyclist)|Evgeni Petrov]]|RUS}}
| {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 32' 19"
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jérôme Pineau]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 51' 49"
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{Flag athlete|[[Franco Pellizotti]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|ALB|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 01' 08"
|}

{{column}}

===Team classification===

{| class="wikitable"
|+Final team classification (1–10)<ref name="letour-team-final">{{cite web|title=Tour de France 2003 – Overall team standing|url=http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=ETG|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031219135354/http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=ETG|archive-date=19 December 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Time
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{UCI team code|SAX|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 248h 18' 18"
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{UCI team code|GCE|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 21' 46"
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{UCI team code|EUS|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 44' 59"
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{UCI team code|DSC|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 45' 53"
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 12' 40"
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{UCI team code|TMO|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 38' 45"
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{UCI team code|QST|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 02' 17"
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 02' 36"
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{UCI team code|ALM|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 08' 06"
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{UCI team code|COF|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 08' 56"
|}

{{columns-end}}

===Centenaire classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Final centenaire classification (1–10)<ref name="letour-centenaire-final">{{cite web|title=Tour de France 2003 – Overall centenaire standings|url=http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=IAPG|work=Tour de France|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031219160006/http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/classements.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=2000&Language=ANG&StandingType=IAPG|archive-date=19 December 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Points
|-
! scope="row" | 1
| {{Flag athlete|[[Stuart O'Grady]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|C.A|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 82
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| {{Flag athlete|[[Thor Hushovd]]|NOR}}
| {{UCI team code|C.A|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 86
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| {{Flag athlete|[[Fabrizio Guidi]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|TBI|2003b}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 103
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| {{Flag athlete|[[Luca Paolini]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|QST|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 118
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| {{Flag athlete|[[Gerrit Glomser]]|AUT}}
| {{UCI team code|SAE|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 123
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| {{Flag athlete|[[Jan Ullrich]]|GER}}
| [[Team Bianchi|Bianchi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 165
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| {{Flag athlete|[[Damien Nazon]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|BBO|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 169
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| {{Flag athlete|[[Baden Cooke]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 184
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| {{Flag athlete|[[Bradley McGee]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|FDJ|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 188
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| {{Flag athlete|[[Christophe Moreau]]|FRA}}
| {{UCI team code|C.A|2003}}
| style="text-align:right;" | 210
|}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Augendre|author-link=Jacques Augendre|url=http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf|title=Guide historique|trans-title=Historical guide|year=2016|language=fr|access-date=27 October 2016|work=[[Tour de France]]|location=Paris|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817121602/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=live}}
* {{cite book|title=Le règlement et les prix|trans-title=The regulations and prizes|url=http://www.letour.fr/2003/docs/reglement2003_full_fr_us.pdf|work=[[Tour de France]]|location=Paris|publisher=[[Amaury Sport Organisation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030917020437/http://www.letour.fr/2003/docs/reglement2003_full_fr_us.pdf|archive-date=17 September 2003|url-status=dead|access-date=4 March 2019|year=2004|ref={{harvid|''Race regulations''|2003}}}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Mapping Le Tour|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|location=Glasgow|year=2014|pages=222–223|isbn=9780007543991|oclc=872700415}}
* {{cite book|last=Wilcockson|first=John|author-link=John Wilcockson|title=The 2003 Tour de France: 100th Anniversary Tour|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uy8IAAAACAAJ|year=2003|publisher=VeloPress|location=Boulder, Colorado|isbn=978-1-931382-26-7}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031001173400/http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/index.html |date=1 October 2003 |title=Official website }}{{cbignore}}
* [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2003/tour03/ 2003 Tour de France] at [[Cyclingnews.com]]

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