title: 2003 UCI Road World Championships
text: # 2003 UCI Road World Championships
  
  The 2003 UCI Road World Championships took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, between October 7 and October 12, 2003. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.
  
  David Millar was handed a two-year ban and stripped of his world time trial title by the British cycling federation for taking the banned performance enhancer EPO. Following this disqualification, the UCI declared Michael Rogers as the winner with the silver medal going to Uwe Peschel and the bronze to Michael Rich.
  
  ## Events summary
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's Events |||||||
  | Men's road race details | Igor Astarloa Spain | 6h30'19" | Alejandro Valverde Spain | + 5" | Peter van Petegem Belgium | s.t. |
  | Men's time trial details | David Millar Great Britain | 51'17" (Stripped of title) | Michael Rogers Australia | + 1'25" | Uwe Peschel Germany | s.t. |
  | Women's Events |||||||
  | Women's road race details | Susanne Ljungskog Sweden | 3h16'06" | Mirjam Melchers Netherlands | + 10" | Nicole Cooke Great Britain | + 12" |
  | Women's time trial details | Joane Somarriba Spain | 28'23" | Judith Arndt Germany | + 11" | Zulfiya Zabirova Russia | + 26" |
  | Men's Under-23 Events |||||||
  | Men's under-23 road race details | Sergey Lagutin Uzbekistan | 4h14'05" | Johan Van Summeren Belgium | s.t. | Thomas Dekker Netherlands | s.t. |
  | Men's under-23 time trial details | Marcus Fothen Germany | 38'35" | Niels Scheuneman Netherlands | + 18" | Alexandr Bespalov Russia | + 21" |
  | Men's Junior Events |||||||
  | Men's Junior Road Race details | Kai Reus Netherlands | 3h01'30" | Anders Lund Denmark | + 14" | Lukaz Fus Czech Republic | s.t. |
  | Men's Junior Time Trial details | Mikhail Ignatiev Russia | 27'01" | Dmytro Grabovskyy Ukraine | + 21" | Viktor Renäng Sweden | + 22" |
  | Women's Junior Events |||||||
  | Women's Junior Road Race details | Loes Markerink Netherlands | 2h05'39" | Irina Tolmacheva Russia | s.t. | Sabine Fischer Germany | s.t. |
  | Women's Junior Time Trial details | Bianca Knöpfle Germany | 22'17" | Loes Markerink Netherlands | + 16" | Iris Slappendel Netherlands | + 30" |
  