2004 UCI Road World Cup

16th edition of the Cycling World Cup 2004 UCI Road World Cup 16 UCI Road World Cup Jersey worldcup.svg 160 March 20 – October 16 Europe 10 Paolo Bettini ITA QST 2004 THR 2004 2003 2005 (UCI ProTour) 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. Davide Rebellin of Gerolsteiner took a commanding lead in the standings following an excellent Ardennes campaign, winning both the Amstel Gold Race and the Monument Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Paolo Bettini's consistency through the season, however, saw the rider from Quick-Step–Davitamon overhaul Rebellin to claim his third consecutive World Cup crown and the outright record for competition victories. Bettini's excellent form in August had much input into the final standings: three second places in the three races gave Bettini 210 points compared to the 112 points Rebellin accumulated in this time placing Bettini just 6 points behind in second place. On the August weekend without a World Cup race, Bettini won the gold medal in the Olympic Games road race. In the team competition, T-Mobile Team edged out 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 DateRaceCountryWinnerTeamWorld Cup Leader 20px|worldcupjerseyLeader's teamReportMarch 20Milan–San RemoItalyÓscar Freire ESP RAB 2004Óscar Freire ESP RAB 2004ReportApril 4Tour of FlandersBelgiumSteffen Wesemann GER TMO 2004Óscar Freire ESP RAB 2004ReportApril 11Paris–RoubaixFranceMagnus Bäckstedt SWE Alessio–BianchiSteffen Wesemann GER TMO 2004ReportApril 18Amstel Gold RaceNetherlandsDavide Rebellin ITA GST 2004Steffen Wesemann GER TMO 2004ReportApril 25Liège–Bastogne–LiègeBelgiumDavide Rebellin ITA GST 2004Davide Rebellin ITA GST 2004ReportAugust 1HEW CyclassicsGermanyStuart O'Grady AUS COF 2004Davide Rebellin ITA GST 2004ReportAugust 7Clásica de San SebastiánSpainMiguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero ESP FOT 2004Davide Rebellin ITA GST 2004ReportAugust 22Züri-MetzgeteSwitzerlandJuan Antonio Flecha ESP FAS 2004Davide Rebellin ITA GST 2004ReportOctober 10Paris–ToursFranceErik Dekker NED RAB 2004Paolo Bettini ITA QST 2004ReportOctober 16Giro di LombardiaItalyDamiano Cunego ITA SAE 2004Paolo Bettini ITA QST 2004Report Single races details 40x40px|worldcupjerseyDenotes 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 1 on2004-11-04 Milan–San Remo results http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2637 2023-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20041104022656/http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2637 2004-11-04 RiderTeamTime1Óscar Freire ESPRAB 20047h 11' 23"2Erik Zabel GERTMO 2004s.t.3Stuart O'Grady AUSCOF 2004s.t.4Alessandro Petacchi ITAFAS 2004s.t.5Max van Heeswijk NEDDSC 2004s.t.6Igor Astarloa ESPCOF 2004s.t.7Romāns Vainšteins LATLAM 2004s.t.8Paolo Bettini ITA 20x20px|worldcupjerseyQST 2004s.t.9Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero ESPGEO 2004s.t.10Peter Van Petegem BELOLO 2004s.t.General classification after Milan–San RemoMarch 20, 2004 Standing after Milan–San Remo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/worldcup04/msr04/?id=results September 18, 2023 RiderTeamPoints1Óscar Freire ESP 20x20px|worldcupjerseyRAB 20041002Erik Zabel GERTMO 2004703Stuart O'Grady AUSCOF 2004504Alessandro Petacchi ITAFAS 2004405Max van Heeswijk NEDDSC 2004366Igor Astarloa ESPCOF 2004327Romāns Vainšteins LATLAM 2004288Paolo Bettini ITAQST 2004249Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero ESPGEO 20042010Peter Van Petegem BELOLO 200416 4 April 2004 — Tour of Flanders 257 km 1 on2004-11-04 Tour of Flanders results http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2696 2023-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20041104022739/http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2696 2004-11-04 RiderTeamTime1Steffen Wesemann GERTMO 20046h 39' 00"2Leif Hoste BELOLO 2004s.t.3Dave Bruylandts BELMAR 2004s.t.4Léon van Bon NEDOLO 2004 + 28"5Erik Dekker NEDRAB 2004s.t.6Andreas Klier GERTMO 2004s.t.7Rolf Aldag GERTMO 2004 + 1' 09"8Frank Høj DENSBS 2004 + 1' 16"9Paolo Bettini ITAQST 2004s.t.10George Hincapie USADSC 2004s.t.General classification after Tour of FlandersApril 4, 2023 Standing after Tour of Flanders http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/worldcup04/rvv04/?id=results September 18, 2023 RiderTeamPoints1Óscar Freire ESP 20x20px|worldcupjerseyRAB 20041032Steffen Wesemann GERTMO 20041003Leif Hoste BELOLO 2004704Erik Zabel GERTMO 2004705Erik Dekker NEDRAB 2004516Dave Bruylandts BELMAR 2004507Stuart O'Grady AUSCOF 2004508Paolo Bettini ITAQST 2004449Léon van Bon NEDOLO 20044010Alessandro Petacchi ITAFAS 200440 11 April 2004 — Paris–Roubaix 258.5 km 1 on2004-11-04 Paris–Roubaix results http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2716 2023-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20041104022722/http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2716 2004-11-04 RiderTeamTime1Magnus Bäckstedt SWEALB 20046h 40' 26"2Tristan Hoffman NEDSBS 2004s.t.3Roger Hammond GBRMrBookmaker-Palmanss.t.4Fabian Cancellara SUIFAS 2004s.t.5Johan Museeuw BELQST 2004 + 17"6Peter Van Petegem BELOLO 2004 + 17"7Léon van Bon NEDOLO 2004 + 29"8George Hincapie USADSC 2004 + 29"9Tom Boonen BELQST 2004 + 29"10Frank Høj DENSBS 2004 + 29"General classification after Paris–RoubaixApril 11, 2004 Standing after Paris–Roubaix http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/worldcup04/roubaix04/?id=results September 18, 2023 RiderTeamPoints1Steffen Wesemann GER 20x20px|worldcupjerseyTMO 20041102Óscar Freire ESPRAB 20041033Magnus Bäckstedt SWEALB 20041004Leif Hoste BELOLO 2004845Tristan Hoffman NEDSBS 2004706Erik Zabel GERTMO 2004707Léon van Bon NEDOLO 2004688Peter Van Petegem BELOLO 2004589George Hincapie USADSC 20045310Erik Dekker NEDRAB 200451 18 April 2004 — Amstel Gold Race 251.1 km 1 on2004-11-04 Amstel Gold Race results http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2731 2023-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20041104022759/http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2731 2004-11-04 RiderTeamTime1Davide Rebellin ITAGST 20046h 23' 44"2Michael Boogerd NEDRAB 2004 + 1"3Paolo Bettini ITAQST 2004 + 18"4Danilo Di Luca ITASAE 2004s.t.5Peter Van Petegem BELOLO 2004s.t.6Matthias Kessler GERTMO 2004 + 26"7Erik Dekker NEDRAB 2004 + 41"8Sergei Ivanov RUSTMO 2004 + 52"9Mirko Celestino ITASAE 2004 + 53"10Giampaolo Caruso ITAONC 2004 + 55"General classification after Amstel Gold RaceApril 18, 2004 Standing after Amstel Gold Race http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/worldcup04/amstel04/?id=results September 18, 2023 RiderTeamPoints1Steffen Wesemann GER 20x20px|worldcupjerseyTMO 20041162Óscar Freire ESPRAB 20041153Davide Rebellin ITAGST 20041004Magnus Bäckstedt SWEALB 20041005Paolo Bettini ITAQST 2004946Peter Van Petegem BELOLO 2004947Leif Hoste BELOLO 2004848Erik Zabel GERTMO 2004809Erik Dekker NEDRAB 20047910Michael Boogerd NEDRAB 200476 25 April 2004 — Liège–Bastogne–Liège 258.5 km 1 on2004-11-04 Liège–Bastogne–Liège results http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2752 2023-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20041104022811/http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2752 2004-11-04 RiderTeamTime1Davide Rebellin ITAGST 20046h 20' 09"2Michael Boogerd NEDRAB 2004 + 2"3Alexander Vinokourov KAZTMO 2004 + 4"4Samuel Sánchez ESPEUS 2004 + 8"5Erik Dekker NEDRAB 2004 + 12"6Matthias Kessler GERTMO 2004s.t.7Michele Scarponi ITAAUR 2004s.t.8Ivan Basso ITASBS 2004s.t.9Tyler Hamilton USAPHO 2004s.t.10Ángel Vicioso ESPONC 2004s.t.General classification after Liège–Bastogne–LiègeApril 25, 2004 Standing after Liège–Bastogne–Liège http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/worldcup04/lbl04/?id=results September 18, 2023 RiderTeamPoints1Davide Rebellin ITA 20x20px|worldcupjerseyGST 20042002Michael Boogerd NEDRAB 20041463Steffen Wesemann GERTMO 20041314Óscar Freire ESPRAB 20041275Erik Dekker NEDRAB 20041156Magnus Bäckstedt SWEALB 20041007Paolo Bettini ITAQST 2004988Peter Van Petegem BELOLO 2004959Leif Hoste BELOLO 20048410Erik Zabel GERTMO 200480 1 August 2004 — HEW Cyclassics 250.3 km 1 on2004-12-12 HEW Cyclassics results http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2926 2023-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20041212044432/http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2926 2004-12-12 RiderTeamTime1Stuart O'Grady AUSCOF 20045h 51' 39"2Paolo Bettini ITAQST 2004s.t.3Igor Astarloa ESPLAM 2004s.t.4Óscar Freire ESPRAB 2004s.t.5Gerben Löwik NEDMAR 2004s.t.6Davide Rebellin ITA 20x20px|worldcupjerseyGST 2004s.t.7Erik Zabel GERTMO 2004s.t.8Fabrizio Guidi ITASBS 2004s.t.9Andrej Hauptman SLOLAM 2004s.t.10Paolo Bossoni ITALAM 2004s.t.General classification after HEW CyclassicsAugust 1, 2004 Standing after HEW Cyclassics http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/worldcup04/hew04/?id=results September 18, 2023 RiderTeamPoints1Davide Rebellin ITA 20x20px|worldcupjerseyGST 20042322Paolo Bettini ITAQST 20041683Óscar Freire ESPRAB 20041674Stuart O'Grady AUSCOF 20041505Michael Boogerd NEDRAB 20041466Steffen Wesemann GERTMO 20041317Erik Dekker NEDRAB 20041308Erik Zabel GERTMO 20041089Magnus Bäckstedt SWEALB 200410010Peter Van Petegem BELOLO 200495 7 August 2004 — Clásica de San Sebastián 227 km 1 on2004-11-04 Clásica de San Sebastián results http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2932 2023-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20041104022839/http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2932 2004-11-04 RiderTeamTime1Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero ESPGEO 20045h 18' 35"2Paolo Bettini ITAQST 2004s.t.3Davide Rebellin ITA 20x20px|worldcupjerseyGST 2004s.t.4Marcos-Antonio Serrano ESPONC 2004s.t.5José Alberto Martínez ESPREG 2004s.t.6Ivan Basso ITACSC 2004 + 6"7Georg Totschnig AUTGST 2004s.t.8Rik Verbrugghe BELLOT 2004 + 1' 19"9Constantino Zaballa ESPGEO 2004 + 1' 35"10Markus Zberg SUIGST 2004 + 1' 39"General classification after Clásica de San SebastiánAugust 7, 2004 Standing after Clásica de San Sebastián http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/worldcup04/sansebastian04/?id=results September 18, 2023 RiderTeamPoints1Davide Rebellin ITA 20x20px|worldcupjerseyGST 20042822Paolo Bettini ITAQST 20042383Óscar Freire ESPRAB 20041824Stuart O'Grady AUSCOF 20041505Michael Boogerd NEDRAB 20041466Erik Dekker NEDRAB 20041377Steffen Wesemann GERTMO 20041318Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero ESPGEO 20041209Erik Zabel GERTMO 200410810Magnus Bäckstedt SWEALB 2004100 22 August 2004 — Züri-Metzgete 241 km 1 on2004-10-26 Züri-Metzgete results http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2958 2023-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20041026170355/http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=2958 2004-10-26 RiderTeamTime1Juan Antonio Flecha ESPFAS 20046h 13' 30"2Paolo Bettini ITAQST 2004s.t.3Jérôme Pineau FRADEN 2004s.t.4Dimitri Fofonov KAZCOF 2004s.t.5Michael Albasini SUIPHO 2004s.t.6Davide Rebellin ITA 20x20px|worldcupjerseyGST 2004s.t.7Michael Barry CAN10 October 2012 Six former Armstrong USPS teammates receive bans from USADA http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/six-former-armstrong-usps-teammates-receive-bans-from-usada CyclingNews.comDSC 2004s.t.8George Hincapie USADSC 2004s.t.9Óscar Freire ESPTJV 2004s.t.10Massimiliano Gentili ITAAUR 2004s.t.General classification after Züri-MetzgeteAugust 22, 2004 Standing after Züri-Metzgete http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/worldcup04/zurich04/?id=results September 18, 2023 RiderTeamPoints1Davide Rebellin ITA 20x20px|worldcupjerseyGST 20043142Paolo Bettini ITAQST 20043083Óscar Freire ESPRAB 20042025Michael Boogerd NEDRAB 20041464Juan Antonio Flecha ESPFAS 20041406Erik Dekker NEDRAB 20041377Steffen Wesemann GERTMO 20041318Erik Zabel GERTMO 20041089Magnus Bäckstedt SWEALB 200410010Igor Astarloa ESPLAM 200496 10 October 2004 — Paris–Tours 252.5 km 1 on2004-11-04 Paris–Tours results http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=3085 2023-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20041104022853/http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=3085 2004-11-04 RiderTeamTime1Erik Dekker NEDRAB 20045h 33' 03"2Danilo Hondo GERGST 2004s.t.3Óscar Freire ESPRAB 2004s.t.4Allan Davis AUSONC 2004s.t.5Stuart O'Grady AUSCOF 2004s.t.6Paolo Bettini ITAQST 2004s.t.7Matthias Kessler GERTMO 2004s.t.8Uroš Murn SLOPHO 2004s.t.9Jaan Kirsipuu ESTALM 2004s.t.10Eddy Mazzoleni ITASAE 2004s.t.General classification after Paris–ToursOctober 10, 2004 Standing after Paris–Tours http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/worldcup04/paristours04/?id=results September 18, 2023 RiderTeamPoints1Paolo Bettini ITA 20x20px|worldcupjerseyQST 20043402Davide Rebellin ITAGST 20043273Óscar Freire ESPRAB 20042524Erik Dekker NEDRAB 20042375Juan Antonio Flecha ESPFAS 20041406Steffen Wesemann GERTMO 20041317Erik Zabel GERTMO 20041088Peter Van Petegem BELOLO 20041059Igor Astarloa ESPLAM 20049610Leif Hoste BELOLO 200484 16 October 2005 — Giro di Lombardia 246 km 1 on2004-11-04 Giro di Lombardia results http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=3092 2023-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20041104022906/http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=3&idnews=3092 2004-11-04 RiderTeamTime1Damiano Cunego ITASAE 20046h 17' 55"2Michael Boogerd NEDRAB 2004s.t.3Ivan Basso ITACSC 2004s.t.4Cadel Evans AUSTMO 2004s.t.5Daniele Nardello ITATMO 2004 + 2"6Marzio Bruseghin ITAFAS 2004 + 17"7Eddy Mazzoleni ITASAE 2004s.t.8Dario Frigo ITAFAS 2004s.t.9Franco Pellizotti ITAALB 2004s.t.10Luca Mazzanti ITABRD 2004s.t.General classification after Giro di Lombardia RiderTeamPoints1Paolo Bettini ITA 20x20px|worldcupjerseyQST 20043402Davide Rebellin ITAGST 20043273Óscar Freire ESPRAB 20042524Erik Dekker NEDRAB 20042515Juan Antonio Flecha ESPFAS 20041406Steffen Wesemann GERTMO 20041317Peter Van Petegem BELLOT 20041058Igor Astarloa ESPLAM 2004969Mirko Celestino ITASAE 20047210Léon van Bon NEDLOT 200468 Final standings Individual Source:2004-10-28 2004 UCI Road Elite Men World Cup - General Individual Standings http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=4&idnews=3093 2023-07-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20041028001324/http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=4&idnews=3093 2004-10-28 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 Points100705040363228242016151413121110987654321 Pos. PositionRiderTeamMSRToFROUAGRLBLHEWCSSZURTOULOMPts.1Paolo Bettini ITA 20x20px|worldcupjerseyQST 20042420DNS5047070703203402Davide Rebellin ITAGST 20040DNSDNS1001003250321303273Óscar Freire ESPRAB 20041003DNS12124015205002524Erik Dekker NEDRAB 20041536DNS28361570100142515Juan Antonio Flecha ESPFAS 2004DNS141300013100001406Steffen Wesemann GERTMO 2004010010615DNSDNS0001317Peter Van Petegem BELLOT 20041610323610DNSDNS10DNS1058Igor Astarloa ESPLAM 2004320DNSDNSDNS5014000969Mirko Celestino ITASAE 2004140DNS2021489507210Léon van Bon NEDLOT 2004040280DNS0DNSDNS006811Daniele Nardello ITATMO 2004001100DNS000364712Fabian Cancellara SUIFAS 2004DNS0400DNS00DNS0DNS4013Sergei Ivanov RUSTMO 200409724DNS00DNSDNSDNS4014Markus Zberg SUIGST 20048DNSDNS0501610003915Philippe Gilbert BELFDJ 200412DNSDNS0013DNS014DNS3916Andreas Klier GERTMO 20045320DNSDNS0DNSDNS003717Michele Scarponi ITAAUR 2004DNSDNSDNS428DNS00003218Laurent Brochard FRAA2R 2004013DNS1880DNSDNSDNS3019Cristian Moreni ITAALB 200470DNS00012DNS11DNS3020Rolf Aldag GERTMO 200402800DNS0DNSDNS0DNS28Race winners not eligible for general classificationPos. PositionRiderTeamMSRToFROUAGRLBLHEWCSSZURTOULOMPts.-Stuart O'Grady AUSCOF 2004500DNSDNSDNS100DNSDNS36DNS186-Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero ESPGEO 200420DNSDNSDNS0DNS100DNSDNSDNS120Damiano Cunego ITASAE 2004DNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS5DNSDNS100105-Magnus Bäckstedt SWEALB 200400100DNSDNS0DNSDNSDNSDNS100KeyColourResultGoldWinnerSilver2nd placeBronze3rd placeGreenTop ten positionBlueOther points positionPurpleOut of points, retiredRedDid not start (DNS) Teams Source:2004-10-28 2004 UCI Road Elite Men World Cup - General Teams Standings http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=4&idnews=3094 2023-07-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20041028001333/http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=AA&level1=1&level2=4&idnews=3094 2004-10-28 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 Points12987654321 Pos. PositionTeamMSRToFROUAGRLBLHEWCSSZURTOULOMPts.1TMO 20048127812401512692RAB 2004580129823129683GST 2004400076121260474FAS 20049630090947475LOT 20040912500559045 References UCI Road World Cup Category:UCI Road World Cup (men)