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The 2004 UCI Road World Cup was the sixteenth and last edition of the UCI Road World Cup . There was no change in the calendar from the 2003 edition , meaning the final seven editions had the same calendar.
Olympic Games road race
.
In the team competition,
Rabobank
by a single point after Rabobank had led going into the final round.
The season opener at Milan–San Remo is particularly well remembered. In a sprint finish on the Via Roma, Erik Zabel thought he had done enough to secure victory and raised his arms in celebration. As he did, Óscar Freire was able to overtake him at the line and claim an improbable victory.
Bettini won the World Cup without winning a single race, only the second time this happened in World Cup history, after the 1991 edition .
Races
Single races details
Denotes the Classification Leader
In the race results the leader jersey identify the rider who wore the jersey in the race (the leader at the start of the race).
In the general classification table the jersey identify the leader after the race.
20 March 2004 — Milan–San Remo 294 km (182.7 mi) [1]
General classification after Milan–San Remo [2]
4 April 2004 — Tour of Flanders 257 km (159.7 mi) [3]
General classification after Tour of Flanders [4]
11 April 2004 — Paris–Roubaix 258.5 km (160.6 mi)[5]
General classification after Paris–Roubaix [6]
18 April 2004 — Amstel Gold Race 251.1 km (156.0 mi)[7]
General classification after Amstel Gold Race [8]
25 April 2004 — Liège–Bastogne–Liège 258.5 km (160.6 mi) [9]
General classification after Liège–Bastogne–Liège [10]
1 August 2004 — HEW Cyclassics 250.3 km (155.5 mi)[11]
General classification after HEW Cyclassics [12]
7 August 2004 — Clásica de San Sebastián 227 km (141.1 mi) [13]
General classification after Clásica de San Sebastián [14]
22 August 2004 — Züri-Metzgete 241 km (149.8 mi) [15]
General classification after Züri-Metzgete [17]
10 October 2004 — Paris–Tours 252.5 km (156.9 mi) [18]
General classification after Paris–Tours [19]
16 October 2005 — Giro di Lombardia 246 km (152.9 mi)[20]
General classification after Giro di Lombardia [21]
Final standings
Individual
Source:[21]
Points are awarded to the top 25 classified riders. Riders must start at least 6 races to be classified.
The points are awarded for every race using the following system:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
Points
100
70
50
40
36
32
28
24
20
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Top ten position
Blue
Other points position
Purple
Out of points, retired
Red
Did not start (DNS)
Teams
Source:[22]
Points are awarded to the top 10 teams. Teams must start at least 8 races to be classified. The first 18 teams in world ranking must start in all races.
The points are awarded for every race using the following system:
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
12
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
References
^ "Milan–San Remo results" . 2004-11-04. Archived from the original on 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2023-10-05 .
^ "Standing after Milan–San Remo" . March 20, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2023 .
^ "Tour of Flanders results" . 2004-11-04. Archived from the original on 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2023-10-05 .
^ "Standing after Tour of Flanders" . April 4, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023 .
^ "Paris–Roubaix results" . 2004-11-04. Archived from the original on 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2023-10-05 .
^ "Standing after Paris–Roubaix" . April 11, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2023 .
^ "Amstel Gold Race results" . 2004-11-04. Archived from the original on 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2023-10-05 .
^ "Standing after Amstel Gold Race" . April 18, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2023 .
^ "Liège–Bastogne–Liège results" . 2004-11-04. Archived from the original on 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2023-10-05 .
^ "Standing after Liège–Bastogne–Liège" . April 25, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2023 .
^ "HEW Cyclassics results" . 2004-12-12. Archived from the original on 2004-12-12. Retrieved 2023-10-05 .
^ "Standing after HEW Cyclassics" . August 1, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2023 .
^ "Clásica de San Sebastián results" . 2004-11-04. Archived from the original on 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2023-10-05 .
^ "Standing after Clásica de San Sebastián" . August 7, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2023 .
^ "Züri-Metzgete results" . 2004-10-26. Archived from the original on 2004-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-05 .
^ a b "Six former Armstrong USPS teammates receive bans from USADA" . CyclingNews.com . 10 October 2012.
^ "Standing after Züri-Metzgete" . August 22, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2023 .
^ "Paris–Tours results" . 2004-11-04. Archived from the original on 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2023-10-05 .
^ "Standing after Paris–Tours" . October 10, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2023 .
^ "Giro di Lombardia results" . 2004-11-04. Archived from the original on 2004-11-04. Retrieved 2023-10-05 .
^ a b "2004 UCI Road Elite Men World Cup - General Individual Standings" . 2004-10-28. Archived from the original on 2004-10-28. Retrieved 2023-07-19 .
^ "2004 UCI Road Elite Men World Cup - General Teams Standings" . 2004-10-28. Archived from the original on 2004-10-28. Retrieved 2023-07-19 .
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