March 7, 2003 – Erik Zabel (Telekom) won the bunch sprint in a fast stage. This is Zabel's first win of the year, and Canada's Michael Barry (USPS) finished 97th. We'll have a Q & A with Barry up later today.

Stage 3: Caravaca – Caravaca, 160.8 km
1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom 3.42.36 (43.34 km/h)
2. Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
3. Nico Sijmens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
4. Stefan Kupfernagel (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
5. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
6. Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
7. Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
8. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre
9. Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
10. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner

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97 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal presented by Berry Floor