title: 2003 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
text: # 2003 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
  
  The 2003 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Monopoli, Italy on Saturday February 1 and Sunday February 2, 2003.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's events |||||||
  | Men's elite race details | Bart Wellens (BEL) | 56' 43" | Mario De Clercq (BEL) | + 38" | Erwin Vervecken (BEL) | + 1' 20" |
  | Men's under-23 race details | Enrico Franzoi (ITA) | 49' 22" | Wesley Van Der Linden (BEL) | + 28" | Thys Verhagen (NED) | + 35" |
  | Men's junior race details | Lars Boom (NED) | 37' 51" | Eddy Van Ijzendoorn (NED) | + 30" | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | + 36" |
  | Women's events |||||||
  | Women's elite race details | Daphny van den Brand (NED) | 38' 24" | Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) | + 2" | Laurence Leboucher (FRA) | + 16" |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
  | 2 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
  | 3 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
  
  ## Men's Elite
  
  * Held on Sunday February 2, 2003
  
  | RANK | 2003 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Bart Wellens (BEL) | 00:56:43 |
  | | Mario De Clercq (BEL) | + 0:38 |
  | | Erwin Vervecken (BEL) | + 1:20 |
  | 4. | Ben Berden (BEL) | + 1:28 |
  | 5. | Sven Nys (BEL) | — |
  | 6. | Francis Mourey (FRA) | + 2:07 |
  | 7. | Daniele Pontoni (ITA) | — |
  | 8. | Tom Vannoppen (BEL) | + 2:24 |
  | 9. | Jiri Pospisil (CZE) | + 2:26 |
  | 10. | Arnaud Labbé (FRA) | — |
  
  ## Women's Elite
  
  * Held on Sunday February 2, 2003
  
  | RANK | 2003 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Daphny van den Brand (NED) | 00:38:24 |
  | | Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) | + 0:02 |
  | | Laurence Leboucher (FRA) | + 0:16 |
  | 4. | Annabella Stropparo (ITA) | + 0:33 |
  | 5. | Mette Andersen (DEN) | + 1:04 |
  | 6. | Maria Paola Turcutto (ITA) | + 1:10 |
  | 7. | Maryline Salvetat (FRA) | + 1:17 |
  | 8. | Nicole de Bie-Leyten (NED) | + 1:21 |
  | 9. | Corine Dorland (NED) | — |
  | 10. | Ann Grande (USA) | — |
  
  ## Men's Under 23
  
  * Held on Saturday February 1, 2003
  
  | RANK | 2003 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Enrico Franzoi (ITA) | 00:49:22 |
  | | Wesley Van Der Linden (BEL) | + 0:28 |
  | | Thys Verhagen (NED) | + 0:35 |
  | 4. | Martin Bína (CZE) | + 1:25 |
  | 5. | Bart Aernouts (BEL) | + 1:31 |
  | 6. | Jean-Baptiste Beraud (FRA) | + 1:32 |
  | 7. | Tim Van Nuffel (BEL) | + 1:33 |
  | 8. | Steve Chainel (FRA) | + 1:35 |
  | 9. | Pieter Weening (NED) | + 1:36 |
  | 10. | Theo Eltink (NED) | + 1:36 |
  
  ## Men's Under 18
  
  * Held on Saturday February 1, 2003
  
  | RANK | 2003 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Lars Boom (NED) | 00:37:51 |
  | | Eddy Van Ijzendoorn (NED) | + 0:30 |
  | | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | + 0:36 |
  | 4. | Sebastiaan Langeveld (NED) | + 0:39 |
  | 5. | Romain Villa (FRA) | + 1:01 |
  | 6. | Jan Sel (CZE) | + 1:07 |
  | 7. | Niels Albert (BEL) | + 1:34 |
  | 8. | František Klouček (CZE) | + 1:38 |
  | 9. | Clément Lhotellerie (FRA) | + 1:39 |
  | 10. | Tom van den Bosch (BEL) | + 1:55 |
  