May 25, 2003 – A tough day of racing today in St. Wendel, Germany saw Swiss rider Christoph Sauser (Siemens Mobile) take the victory, only 11 seconds ahead of Marek Galinski (Orbea). World Champion Roland Green (Trek Volkswagen) was not at his best, taking 19th. Norwegian Gunn-Rita Dahle (Merida) won a clear race, two-and-a-half minutes ahead of German teammate Sabine Spitz . Canada's Alison Sydor (Trek Volskwagen) was 15th.
Men1. Christoph Sauser (Swi) Siemens Mobile 2.24.19
2. Marek Galinski (Pol) Orbea 0.11
3. Julien Absalon (Fra) Motorex-Bianchi 0.58
4. Lado Fumic (Ger) Team-T-Mobile 1.24
5. Cedric Ravanel (Fra) Orbea 1.42
6. Marco Bui (Ita) 1.59
7. Roel Paulissen (Bel) Siemens Mobile 2.41
8. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) 2.52
9. Jose Antonio Hermida (Spa) Motorex-Bianchi 3.00
10. José Marquez (Spa) 4.14
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19. Roland Green (Can) Trek Volkswagen 5.48
29. Seamus Mcgrath (Can) 7.46
Women
1. Gunn-Rita Dahle (Nor) Merida International 2.03.38
2. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Merida International 2.33
3. Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Merida International 2.57
4. Maja Wlosczowska (Pol) Lotto-Pzu S.A 3.25
5. Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) Lotto-Pzu S.A 3.39
6. Marga Fullana (Spa) Orbea 4.10
7. Barbara Blatter (Swi) Specialized 4.13
8. Elena Giacomuzzi (Ita) 4.22
9. Anna Szafraniec (Pol) Lotto-Pzu S.A 4.37
10. Katrin Leumann (Swi) Fischer-Bmc 4.45
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15. Alison Sydor (Can) Trek Volskwagen 6.16
20. Chrissy Redden (Can) 7.43
22 Marie-Helene Premont (Can) 7.56


