October 12, 2003


Dominique Perras
photo : Martin Chamberland

Men's Elite Road Race, 258.3 km
1- Igor Astarloa, Spain, 6h 30m 19
2- Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, Spain, at 5 sec
3- Peter Van Petegem, Belgium, same time
4- Paolo Bettini, Italy, same time
7- Michael Barry, Canada, at 6 sec
95- Mark Walters, Canada, at 8m 09
104- Dominique Perras, Canada, at 12m 23
105- Eric Wohlberg, Canada, same time
All the results.


Dominique Perras in the peloton.
photo : Frank Gunn Associated Press

Read :
- Astarloa of Spain proved to be the strongest, Mike Badyk, The Canadian Cyclist
- A little bit extra: Audacious Astarloa solos to World's win, Tim Maloney, Cyclingnews
- Astarloa grabs world road title, John Wilcockson, VeloNews
- New world champion crowned in men's cycling, Oliver Moore, Globe and Mail
- Gutsy performance, Mike Koree, Toronto Sun
- Now what? Future uncertain for Horner and Co., Kip Mikler, VeloNews
- Astarloa backs off bribe allegation, VeloNews


Dominique Perras, before the start of the race.
photo : Mathieu Laberge, Sportcom

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