2004 in men's road cycling

2004 in men's road cycling is about the 2004 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI.

"2004 in road cycling" redirects here. For the women's overview, see 2004 in women's road cycling.
2004 in road cycling
List of men's road bicycle races
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World championships

The World Road championships were held in Verona, Italy.

Race Date Winner Second Third
World Championship Road Race Oct 3  Óscar Freire (ESP)  Erik Zabel (GER)  Luca Paolini (ITA)
World Championship Time Trial Sep 29  Michael Rogers (AUS)  Michael Rich (GER)  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)

Grand Tours
Race Date Winner Second Third
Giro d'Italia May 8 - May 30  Damiano Cunego (ITA)  Serhiy Honchar (UKR)  Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
Tour de France Jul 3 - Jul 25  Lance Armstrong (USA)  Andreas Klöden (GER)  Ivan Basso (ITA)
Vuelta a España Sep 4 - Sep 26  Roberto Heras (ESP)  Santiago Perez Fernandez (ESP)  Francisco Mancebo (ESP)

UCI Coupe du Monde
Race Date Winner Second Third
Milan–San Remo March 3  Óscar Freire (ESP)  Erik Zabel (GER)  Stuart O'Grady (AUS)
Tour of Flanders / Tour des Flandres April 4  Steffen Wesemann (GER)  Leif Hoste (BEL)  Dave Bruylandts (BEL)
Paris–Roubaix April 11  Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE)  Tristan Hoffman (NED)  Roger Hammond (GBR)
Amstel Gold Race Apr 18  Davide Rebellin (ITA)  Michael Boogerd (NED)  Paolo Bettini (ITA)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Apr 25  Davide Rebellin (ITA)  Michael Boogerd (NED)  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
HEW Cyclassics Cup-Hamburg Aug 1  Stuart O'Grady (AUS)  Paolo Bettini (ITA)  Igor Astarloa (ESP)
Clásica de San Sebastián Aug 7  Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (ESP)  Paolo Bettini (ITA)  Davide Rebellin (ITA)
Züri-Metzgete Aug 22  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)  Paolo Bettini (ITA)  Jérôme Pineau (FRA)
Paris–Tours Oct 10  Erik Dekker (NED)  Danilo Hondo (GER)  Óscar Freire (ESP)
Giro di Lombardia Oct 10  Damiano Cunego (ITA)  Michael Boogerd (NED)  Ivan Basso (ITA)

2.HC Category Races

The prefix 2 indicates that these events are stage races.

Race Date Winner Second Third
Paris–Nice Mar 7 - Mar 14  Jörg Jaksche (GER)  Davide Rebellin (ITA)  Bobby Julich (USA)
Tirreno–Adriatico Mar 10 - Mar 16  Paolo Bettini (ITA)  Óscar Freire (ESP)  Erik Zabel (GER)
Tour of the Basque Country Apr 5 – Apr 9  Denis Menchov (RUS)  Iban Mayo (ESP)  David Etxebarria (ESP)
Tour de Romandie Apr 27 – May 2  Tyler Hamilton (USA)  Fabian Jeker (SUI)  Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré Jun 6 – Jun 13  Iban Mayo (ESP)  Tyler Hamilton (USA)  Óscar Sevilla (ESP)
Tour de Suisse Jun 12 - Jun 20  Jan Ullrich (GER)  Fabian Jeker (SUI)  Dario Cioni (ITA)
Volta a Catalunya Jun 14 - Jun 20  Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (ESP)  Vladimir Karpets (RUS)  Roberto Laiseka (ESP)

1.HC Category Races

The prefix 1 indicates that these events are one-day races.

Race Date Winner Second Third
Gent–Wevelgem Apr 7  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE)  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST)
La Flèche Wallonne Apr 21  Davide Rebellin (ITA)  Danilo Di Luca (ITA)  Matthias Kessler (GER)
GP Ouest France-Plouay Aug 29  Didier Rous (FRA)  Serge Baguet (BEL)  Guido Trentin (ITA)
Giro del Lazio Sep 18  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)  Gilberto Simoni (ITA)  Jan Ullrich (GER)

2.1 Category Races

The prefix 2 indicates that these events are stage races.

Race Date Winner Second Third
Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme Mar 22 - Mar 26  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (ESP)  Josep Jufre (ESP)
Critérium International Mar 27 - Mar 28  Jens Voigt (GER)  Jose Ivan Gutierrez (ESP)  Lance Armstrong (USA)
Four Days of Dunkirk May 5 - May 9  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)  Laurent Brochard (FRA)  Didier Rous (FRA)
Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon May 19 – May 23  Christophe Moreau (FRA)  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)  Iker Flores (ESP)
Euskal Bizikleta June 2 – Jun 6  Roberto Heras (ESP)  Roberto Laiseka (ESP)  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
Vuelta a Burgos Aug 2 - Aug 5  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Denis Menchov (RUS)  Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)
Ronde van Nederland Aug 24 - Aug 28  Erik Dekker (NED)  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)  Marc Wauters (BEL)

1.1 Category Races

The prefix 1 indicates that these events are one-day races.

Race Date Winner Second Third
Omloop Het Volk Feb 28 race was cancelled due to bad weather
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen Mar 27  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Jaan Kirsipuu (EST)  Andris Naudužs (LAT)
Scheldeprijs Apr 14  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Robbie McEwen (AUS)  Simone Cadamuro (ITA)
Rund um den Henninger Turm May 1  Karsten Kroon (NED)  Danilo Hondo (GER)  Johan Coenen (BEL)
Classique des Alpes Jun 6  Óscar Pereiro (ESP)  Iban Mayo (ESP)  Jose Enrique Gutierrez (ESP)
Tre Valli Varesine Aug 17  Fabian Wegmann (GER)  Danilo Di Luca (ITA)  Vladimir Duma (UKR)
Grand Prix of Aargau Canton Aug 29  Matteo Tosatto (ITA)  Markus Zberg (SUI)  Martin Elmiger (SUI)
Giro del Veneto Aug 21  Gilberto Simoni (ITA)  Matteo Tosatto (ITA)  Massimo Giunti (ITA)
Coppa Placci Sep 4  Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA)  Davide Rebellin (ITA)  Filippo Simeoni (ITA)
Paris–Brussels Sep 11  Nick Nuyens (BEL)  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Allan Johansen (DEN)
Grand Prix de Fourmies Sep 12  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)  Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ)  Thor Hushovd (NOR)
Grand Prix des Nations Sep 19  Michael Rich (GER)  Uwe Peschel (GER)  Jose Ivan Gutierrez (ESP)
Giro dell'Emilia Sep 25  Ivan Basso (ITA)  Francesco Casagrande (ITA)  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)
Milano–Torino Oct 13  Marcos Serrano (ESP)  Eddy Mazzoleni (ITA)  Francesco Casagrande (ITA)
Giro del Piemonte Oct 14  Allan Davis (AUS)  Alberto Ongarato (ITA)  Francesco Chicchi (ITA)

National Championships
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