Paris-Roubaix podium history | 2002 edition | 2004 edition
Complete results | Photos

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The weather: Dry and sunny with a tailwind.

The race:

The 2003 Paris-Roubaix was 261 km long and raced at an average speed of 42.143 km/hr.

The course had 26 sections of pavé totaling 49.1 km.

There were 190 starters and 55 classified finishers, plus 8 who came in after the time limit. totalling 63 finishers in all.

Peter Van Petegem, Dario Pieri amd Viatcheslav Ekimov got away with a slim lead at about 14 km to go.

Winner Van Petegem is the first Tour of Flanders/Paris-Roubaix double winner since the great Roger De Vlaeminck did it in 1977.

The cutoff time was 18min 35sec (+5% of winner's time).

 

Peter Van Petegem wins in Roubaix.

Complete Results:

1. Peter Van Petegem (Lotto-Domo) 6hr 11min 35sec.

2. Dario Pieri (Saeco) s.t.
3. Viatcheslav Ekimov (US Postal) s.t.
4. Marc Wauters (Rabobank) @ 15sec
5. Andrea Tafi (CSC) @ 36sec
6. Romans Vainsteins (Sidermec) s.t.
7. Servais Knaven (Quick Step) s.t.
8. Rolf Aldag (Telekom) s.t.
9. Daniele Nardello (Telekom) s.t.
10. Sergei Ivanov (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1min 8sec
11. Fabio Baldato (Alessio) @ 1min 53sec
12. Frédéric Guesdon (FDJ) @1min 56sec
13. Damien Nazon (Brioches la Boulangere) @ 2min 9sec
14. Gianluca Bortolami (Vini Caldirola) s.t.
15. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.
16. Nicolas Portal (Ag2r) s.t.
17. Roger Hammond (Palmans-Collstrop) @ 2min 18sec
18. Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole) s.t.
19. Nico Mattan (Cofidis) s.t.
20. Marco Serpellini (Lampre) s.t.
21. Tristan Hoffman (CSC) s.t.
22. Bernhard Eisel (FDJ) @ 2min 28sec
23. Max Van Heeswijk (US Postal) s.t.
24. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) s.t.
25. Juan Antonio Flecha (iBanesto) s.t.
26. Mathew Hayman (Rabobank) s.t.
27. Jimmy Engoulvent (Brioches la Boulangere) @ 4min 33sec
28. Bert Roesems (Palmans-Collstrop) s.t.
29. Franck Renier (Brioches la Boulangere) s.t.
30. Chris Peers (Cofidis) s.t.
31. Wilfried Cretskens (Quick Step) s.t.
32. Davide Bramati (Quick Step) s.t.
33. Johan Museeuw (Quick Step) s.t.
34. Raphael Schweda (Coast) @ 4min 37sec
35. Andy Flickinger (Ag2r) @ 6min 57sec
36. Philippe Gaumont (Cofidis) s.t.
37. Leif Hoste (Lotto-Domo) @ 7min 0sec
38. Maximilian Sciandri (Lampre) s.t.
39. Alessandro Cortinovis (Lampre) s.t.
40. Kai Hundertmarck (Telekom) s.t.
41. Ludovic Capelle (Landbouwkrediet) @ 7min 5sec
42. Christophe Mengin (FDJ) @ 12min 24sec
43. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Jean Delatour) s.t.
44. Xavier Florencio (ONCE) s.t.
45. André Korff (Coast) s.t.
46. Wim Vansevenant (Lotto-Domo) s.t.
47. Grégory Rast (Phonak) s.t.
48. Lorenzo Bernucci (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.
49. Jaan Kirsipuu (Ag2r) s.t.
50. Bram Tankink (Quick Step) s.t.
51. Jan Schaffrath (Telekom) @ 13min 31sec
52. Benoit Joachim (US Postal) @ 14min 3sec
53. Thomas Voeckler (Brioches la Boulangere) @ 16min 44sec
54. Malte Urban (Coast) s.t.
55. Eddy Seigneur (Jean Delatour) s.t.
56. Andrey Kashechkin (Quick Step) @ 19min 3sec
57. Aart Vierhouten (Lotto-Domo) @ 20min 31sec
58. Leon Van Bon (Lotto-Domo) s.t.
59. Yuriry Krivtsov (Jean Delatour) @ 20min 36sec
60. Sébastien Hinault (Credit Agricole) s.t.
61. Mikhail Timochine (Landbouwkrediet) @ 22min 7sec
62. Rubens Bertogliati (Lampre) @ 22min 50sec
63. Andreas Klier (Telekom) @ 24min 14sec

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Photos:

Three-time winner Johan Museeuw with Tour de France boss Jean-Marie Leblanc at the start in Compiegne.

Johan Museeuw rides some rough stuff.

The pack is off in a cloud of dust.

Another vertical panorama

Fass Bortolo rider Serguei Ivanov rides through the dust.

Peter van Petegem leads over the cobbles.

Van Petegem dishes out more hurt.

Peter van Petegem wins 2003 Paris-Roubaix in front of Dario Pieri and Viatcheslav Ekimov