2004 in men's road cycling
| 2004 in road cycling |
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| List of men's road bicycle races |
| List of women's road bicycle races |
2004 in men's road cycling is about the 2004 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI.
World championships
[edit]The World Road championships were held in Verona, Italy.
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship Road Race | Oct 3 |  Óscar Freire (ESP)
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 Erik Zabel (GER)
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 Luca Paolini (ITA)
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| World Championship Time Trial | Sep 29 |  Michael Rogers (AUS)
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Michael Rich (GER)
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 Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
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Grand Tours
[edit]| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia
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May 8 - May 30 | Damiano Cunego (ITA)
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 Serhiy Honchar (UKR)
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Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
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 Tour de France
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Jul 3 - Jul 25 |  Lance Armstrong (USA)
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Andreas Klöden (GER)
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Ivan Basso (ITA)
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| Vuelta a España
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Sep 4 - Sep 26 | Roberto Heras (ESP)
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Santiago Perez Fernandez (ESP)
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Francisco Mancebo (ESP)
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UCI Coupe du Monde
[edit]| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo
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March 3 | Óscar Freire (ESP)
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Erik Zabel (GER)
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Stuart O'Grady (AUS)
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 Tour of Flanders / Tour des Flandres
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April 4 | Steffen Wesemann (GER)
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Leif Hoste (BEL)
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Dave Bruylandts (BEL)
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| Paris–Roubaix
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April 11 |  Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE)
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 Tristan Hoffman (NED)
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 Roger Hammond (GBR)
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| Amstel Gold Race
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Apr 18 | Davide Rebellin (ITA)
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Michael Boogerd (NED)
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Paolo Bettini (ITA)
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| Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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Apr 25 | Davide Rebellin (ITA)
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Michael Boogerd (NED)
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Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
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| HEW Cyclassics Cup-Hamburg
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Aug 1 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS)
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Paolo Bettini (ITA)
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Igor Astarloa (ESP)
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| Clásica de San Sebastián
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Aug 7 | Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP)
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Paolo Bettini (ITA)
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Davide Rebellin (ITA)
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 Züri-Metzgete
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Aug 22 | Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)
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Paolo Bettini (ITA)
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Jérôme Pineau (FRA)
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| Paris–Tours
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Oct 10 | Erik Dekker (NED)
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Danilo Hondo (GER)
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Óscar Freire (ESP)
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| Giro di Lombardia
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Oct 10 | Damiano Cunego (ITA)
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Michael Boogerd (NED)
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Ivan Basso (ITA)
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2.HC Category races
[edit]The prefix 2 indicates that these events are stage races.
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris–Nice
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Mar 7 - Mar 14 | Jörg Jaksche (GER)
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Davide Rebellin (ITA)
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Bobby Julich (USA)
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| Tirreno–Adriatico
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Mar 10 - Mar 16 | Paolo Bettini (ITA)
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Óscar Freire (ESP)
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Erik Zabel (GER)
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| Tour of the Basque Country
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Apr 5 – Apr 9 |  Denis Menchov (RUS)
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Iban Mayo (ESP)
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David Etxebarria (ESP)
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| Tour de Romandie
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Apr 27 – May 2 | Tyler Hamilton (USA)
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Fabian Jeker (SUI)
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Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)
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| Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
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Jun 6 – Jun 13 | Iban Mayo (ESP)
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Tyler Hamilton (USA)
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Óscar Sevilla (ESP)
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| Tour de Suisse
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Jun 12 - Jun 20 | Jan Ullrich (GER)
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Fabian Jeker (SUI)
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Dario Cioni (ITA)
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| Volta a Catalunya
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Jun 14 - Jun 20 | Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP)
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Vladimir Karpets (RUS)
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Roberto Laiseka (ESP)
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1.HC Category races
[edit]The prefix 1 indicates that these events are one-day races.
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent–Wevelgem
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Apr 7 | Tom Boonen (BEL)
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Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE)
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 Jaan Kirsipuu (EST)
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| La Flèche Wallonne
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Apr 21 | Davide Rebellin (ITA)
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Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
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Matthias Kessler (GER)
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| GP Ouest France-Plouay
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Aug 29 | Didier Rous (FRA)
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Serge Baguet (BEL)
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Guido Trentin (ITA)
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| Giro del Lazio
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Sep 18 | Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)
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Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
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Jan Ullrich (GER)
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2.1 Category races
[edit]The prefix 2 indicates that these events are stage races.
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
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Mar 22 - Mar 26 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP)
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Josep Jufré (ESP)
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| Critérium International
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Mar 27 - Mar 28 | Jens Voigt (GER)
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José Iván Gutiérrez (ESP)
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Lance Armstrong (USA)
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| Four Days of Dunkirk
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May 5 - May 9 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
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Laurent Brochard (FRA)
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Didier Rous (FRA)
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| Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon
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May 19 – May 23 | Christophe Moreau (FRA)
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Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
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Iker Flores (ESP)
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| Euskal Bizikleta
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June 2 – Jun 6 | Roberto Heras (ESP)
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Roberto Laiseka (ESP)
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Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
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| Vuelta a Burgos
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Aug 2 - Aug 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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Denis Menchov (RUS)
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Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)
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| Ronde van Nederland
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Aug 24 - Aug 28 | Erik Dekker (NED)
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Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
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Marc Wauters (BEL)
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1.1 Category races
[edit]The prefix 1 indicates that these events are one-day races.
