May 11, 2003 – German fastman Danilo Hondo took the stage yesterday of the Peace race, outsprinting Austrian René Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner) and Pole Marcin Lewandowski (Mroz). Canada's sprinter Charles Dionne (Saturn) finished an impressive 11th on the stage, and with a week to go, look for plenty more top finishes.

Stage 2: Unicov to Opava 155k

1. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Telekom 3:58:39
2. René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
3. Marcin Lewandowski (Pol) Mroz
4. David Kopp (Ger) Team Telekom
5. Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
6. Jaroslaw Zarebski (Pol) CCC-Polsat
7. Wiktor Rapinski (Blr) Saturn Cycling Team
8. Lubomir Tesar (Cze) eD'system-ZVVZ
9. Enrico Degano (Ita) Mercatone Uno – Scanavino
10. Adam Wadecki (Pol) Mroz
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11. Charles Dionne (Can) Saturn Cycling Team
82. Dominique Perras (Can) Flanders-IteamNova.com

Overall:
1. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Telekom 6:36:40
2. Kazimierz Stafiej (Pol) Mroz at 0:13
3. René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 0:18
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17. Charles Dionne (Can) Saturn Cycling Team 0:24
89. Dominique Perras (Can) Flanders-IteamNova.com