Back بطولة العالم للدراجات على المضمار 2003 Arabic بطولة العالم للدراجات على المضمار 2003 ARZ Campionat del món de ciclisme en pista de 2003 Catalan Bahnradsport-Weltmeisterschaften 2003 German Campeonato Mundial de Ciclismo en Pista de 2003 Spanish Championnats du monde de cyclisme sur piste 2003 French Campionati del mondo di ciclismo su pista 2003 Italian 世界選手権自転車競技大会トラックレース2003 Japanese Wereldkampioenschappen baanwielrennen 2003 Dutch VM i banesykling 2003 NB
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| Venue | Stuttgart, Germany  |
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| Date(s) | July 30–August 3, 2003 |
| Velodrome | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |
| Events | 15 |
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.[1][2]
- ^ German pursuit team out - Valkerie Mangnall, Cycling News, 1 August 2003
- ^ Can Germany get back on track? - Cycling News, 20 August 2004