July
Tour de France (3 weeks)
July 5 to July 27th I head to Stuttgart for the 2003 World Track Championships where I will defend my World Individual Pursuit Championship.

August
3 August Hew Cup WC
4-11 August “possible after Tour criteriums
12-15 August Tour de L’Ain 2.3 cat
17 August Zurich WC
19-22 August Tour de Limousin 2.3 cat
24 August GP Plouay 1.HC
31 August GP Eddy Merckx 1.2

September
6 September Midden Zeeland 1.2
13 September Paris Bruxelles 1.2
14 September GP Fourmies 1.1
21 September GP de NATIONS (TT) 1.1
26-28 September Paris Correze 2.3

October
2 October Paris Bourges 1.2
5 October Paris Tours WC

This schedule will be subject to changes from team boss Marc Madiot but it is set in concrete just at the moment. The World Track Championships are subject to how I pull up after the Tour and I’m sure you can all understand why I say that.