March 30, 2003: Castellarano - Sassuolo (161.80 km):
1 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio            04:06:07
2 Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Scanavino
3 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Saeco
4 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
5 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio

Final overall rankings:
1 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Saeco          20:59:01
2 Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Lampre            0.05
3 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Alessio                    0.13
4 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Domina Vacanze-Elitron     0.18
5 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago   0.19
10 Marco Pantani (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Scanavino      1.01