2004 Tour of Britain

October 2011 October 2020 thumb|right|The 2004 Tour of Britain passes Sabden, Lancashire The 2004 Tour of Britain was the first edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain. It took place over five days in early September 2004, organised by SweetSpot in collaboration with British Cycling, and was the first Tour of Britain to be held since 1999.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/dec/13/cycling.cycling Plans for Tour of Britain to return William Fotheringham The Guardian UK 13 December 2003 18 September 2011 Sponsored by the organisers of London's 2012 Olympics bid, it attracted teams such as THR 2004 and DSC 2004. It was designated a 2.3 category race on the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) calendar. The tour climaxed with a 45 mi criterium in London, where an estimated 100,000 spectators saw a long break by Bradley Wiggins last until the penultimate lap, before Enrico Degano of Team Barloworld took the sprint on the line. The Colombian Mauricio Ardila, of Chocolade Jacques, won the race overall.http://www.tourofbritain.com/_ns_history/history_2004.asp Tour of Britain 2004 Tour of Britain 18 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324104242/http://www.tourofbritain.com/_ns_history/history_2004.asp 24 March 2012 dead Stages Stage Date Start Finish Distance Winner Team Time 1 1 September 2004 Manchester Manchester 207 km Stefano Zanini ITA QST 20045h 01'23" 2 2 September 2004 Leeds Sheffield 172 km Mauricio Ardila COL Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen4h 26'26" 3 3 September 2004 Bakewell Nottingham 192 km Tom Boonen BEL QST 20044h 30'55" 4 4 September 2004 Newport Newport 160 km Mauricio Ardila COL Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen3h 32'37" 5 5 September 2004 London London 72 km Enrico Degano ITA Team Barloworld1h 27'30" Final general classification Name Team Time 1 Mauricio Ardila COL Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen18h 58'36" 2 Julian Dean NZL C.A 2004+ 00'12" 3 Nick Nuyens BEL QST 2004+ 00'17" References Category:2004 in British sport Britain 2004