The 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany from July 30 to August 3, 2003. The championships were due to be held in Shenzhen, China, but were moved to Stuttgart following the 2003 SARS outbreak in China.
One of Germany's best chances of earning a gold medal was the men's team pursuit, having broken the four-minute barrier at the 2000 Olympics. However, Erfurt coach Jens Lang and his cyclist Jens Lehmann disagreed with the national team selection, and threatened with not competing with Berlin riders Robert Bartko and Guido Fulst. As a result, the German federation decided to withdraw from the team pursuit event, and later decided to suspend the Erfurt riders from the national team.German pursuit team out - Valkerie Mangnall, Cycling News, 1 August 2003Can Germany get back on track? - Cycling News, 20 August 2004
Medal table
Medal summary Men's EventsMen's sprint Laurent GanéJobie DajkaRené WolffStefan Nimke 1:01.599Shane Kelly 1:01.957Arnaud Tournant 1:02.055Bradley Wiggins Luke RobertsSergi Escobar RoureMen's team pursuitGraeme BrownPeter DawsonBrett LancasterLuke RobertsRob HaylesPaul ManningBradley WigginsBryan SteelFabien MercirisJérôme NeuvilleFranck PerqueFabien SanchezMen's team sprintCarsten BergemannJens FiedlerRené WolffMickaël BourgainLaurent GanéArnaud TournantChris HoyCraig MacLeanJamie StaffMen's keirinLaurent GanéJobie DajkaBarry FordeMen's scratchFranco MarvulliRobert SassoneJean Pierre van ZylMen's points raceFranz Stocher77Joan Llaneras74Jos Pronk70Men's madisonBruno RisiFranco Marvulli13Gregory HendersonHayden Roulston5Juan CuruchetWalter Pérez5 Women's EventsWomen's sprint Svetlana GrankovskayaNatallia TsylinskayaNancy ContrerasNatallia Tsylinskaya34.078Nancy Contreras34.516Jiang Cuihua34.746Women's individual pursuitLeontien Zijlaard-van MoorselKatie MactierOlga SliusarevaWomen's keirinSvetlana GrankovskayaAnna MearesOxana GrishinaWomen's scratchOlga SliusarevaRochelle GilmoreAdrie VisserWomen's points raceOlga Sliusareva27Edita Kubelskienė19Yoanka González16
References
External links World Track Championships - CM Stuttgart, Germany, July 30 - August 3, 2003 Cycling News