Alessandro Petacchi triumphs in the final stage of the 2003 Tour of Spain to claim his fifth stage win of the race

US Postal's Roberto Heras of Spain finishes in the pack to win the Tour of Spain for the second time by a margin of 28 seconds

US Postal's Roberto Heras brilliantly rides against the clock to win the 20th and penultimate stage, a time-trial, and take the overall lead

A dejected Isidro Nozal loses a further two minutes and 23 seconds to Heras - and seemingly his chances of victory

Filippo Simeoni of the Domina Vacanze team is part of an early breakaway and later wins a two-man sprint for the line on stage 19

US Postal's Roberto Heras moves up to second place overall after stage 19, clawing back over a minute on leader Isidro Nozal

Spain's Pedro Diaz Lobato wins the 18th stage of the Tour of Spain following a solo breakaway

The pack rides during the scenic 17th stage between Granada and Cordoba

After breaking away on the Alto de San Jeronimo climb Britain's David Millar of the Cofidis team celebrates holding on to win the 17th stage

But Spain's Isidro Nozal holds on to the leader's golden jersey and overall lead from fellow ONCE rider Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano

Ibanesto.com rider Juan Miguel Mercado makes the break for victory on the 40km final climb and looks set for the stage win

But Colombia's Felix Cardenas claws away at Mercado's lead, overhauling him with only 600m remaining to take the stage win