2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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| Venue | Stuttgart, Germany Germany |
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| Date | July 30–August 3, 2003 |
| Velodrome | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |
| Events | 15 |
The 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany from July 30 to August 3, 2003. The championships were due to be held in Shenzhen, China, but were moved to Stuttgart following the 2003 SARS outbreak in China.
One of Germany's best chances of earning a gold medal was the men's team pursuit, having broken the four-minute barrier at the 2000 Olympics. However, Erfurt coach Jens Lang and his cyclist Jens Lehmann disagreed with the national team selection, and threatened with not competing with Berlin riders Robert Bartko and Guido Fulst. As a result, the German federation decided to withdraw from the team pursuit event, and later decided to suspend the Erfurt riders from the national team.[1][2]
Medal table
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
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Medal summary
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ German pursuit team out - Valkerie Mangnall, Cycling News, 1 August 2003
- ^ Can Germany get back on track? - Cycling News, 20 August 2004