February 6, 2003 – Timing is everything, they say. On the longest day of the tour, Saturn rider, Nathan O'Neill, crashed just short of the 1km mark (which would have meant getting the same time as the pack) and thereby lost 48 seconds, and the lead, to his teammate Tom Danielson. Australia's Graeme Brown took another stage and Canada's Gord Fraser took eighth. Roland Green (Canada) continues to wear the Mountain Jersey.

Stage 7: Kuantan – Bentong, 196 km
1. Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo 4.14.26
2. Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole
3. Allan Bo Andresen (Den) Team fakta
4. Miguel Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
5. Andrus Aug (Est) De Nardi-Colpack
6. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
7. Hassan Maleki Mizan (Irn) Iran
8. Gordon Fraser (Can) Canada
9. Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
10. Thomas Evans (Irl) Telekom Malaysia

Overall:
1. Tom Danielson (USA) Saturn 23.00.06
2. Eric Wohlberg (Can) Saturn 0.03
3. Sergiy Matveyev (Ukr) Ceramiche Panaria-Fiordo 0.07
4. Stuart O'grady (Aus) Credit Agricole 0.11
5. Graeme Brown (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria 0Fiordo 0.11
6. Hernan Dario Munoz (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia 0.14
7. Martinez Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Colombia-Selle Italia 0.15
8. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Ceramiche Panaria- Fordo 0.22
9. Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Saturn 0.24
10. Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave' 0.24