2004 UCI Road World Cup

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.

2004 UCI Road World Cup
Sixteenth edition of the UCI Road World Cup
Details
DatesMarch 20 – October 16
LocationEurope
Races10
Champions
Individual champion Paolo Bettini (ITA) (Quick-Step–Davitamon)
Teams' championT-Mobile Team
← 2003

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

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Date Race Country Winner Team World Cup Leader   Leader's team Report
March 20 Milan–San Remo   Italy   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank Report
April 4 Tour of Flanders   Belgium   Steffen Wesemann (GER) T-Mobile Team   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank Report
April 11 Paris–Roubaix   France   Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) Alessio–Bianchi   Steffen Wesemann (GER) T-Mobile Team Report
April 18 Amstel Gold Race   Netherlands   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner   Steffen Wesemann (GER) T-Mobile Team Report
April 25 Liège–Bastogne–Liège   Belgium   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner Report
August 1 HEW Cyclassics   Germany   Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Cofidis   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner Report
August 7 Clásica de San Sebastián   Spain   Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) Saunier Duval–Prodir   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner Report
August 22 Züri-Metzgete    Switzerland   Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Fassa Bortolo   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner Report
October 10 Paris–Tours   France   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon Report
October 16 Giro di Lombardia   Italy   Damiano Cunego (ITA) Saeco   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon Report

Single races details

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  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]
Rider Team Time
1   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 7h 11' 23"
2   Erik Zabel (GER) T-Mobile Team s.t.
3   Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Cofidis s.t.
4   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Fassa Bortolo s.t.
5   Max van Heeswijk (NED) U.S. Postal Service s.t.
6   Igor Astarloa (ESP) Cofidis s.t.
7   Romāns Vainšteins (LAT) Lampre s.t.
8   Paolo Bettini (ITA)   Quick-Step–Davitamon s.t.
9   Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) Saunier Duval–Prodir s.t.
10   Peter Van Petegem (BEL) Lotto–Domo s.t.
General classification after Milan–San Remo[2]
Rider Team Points
1   Óscar Freire (ESP)   Rabobank 100
2   Erik Zabel (GER) T-Mobile Team 70
3   Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Cofidis 50
4   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Fassa Bortolo 40
5   Max van Heeswijk (NED) U.S. Postal Service 36
6   Igor Astarloa (ESP) Cofidis 32
7   Romāns Vainšteins (LAT) Lampre 28
8   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon 24
9   Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) Saunier Duval–Prodir 20
10   Peter Van Petegem (BEL) Lotto–Domo 16
4 April 2004 — Tour of Flanders 257 km (159.7 mi)[3]
Rider Team Time
1   Steffen Wesemann (GER) T-Mobile Team 6h 39' 00"
2   Leif Hoste (BEL) Lotto–Domo s.t.
3   Dave Bruylandts (BEL) Chocolade Jacques–Wincor Nixdorf s.t.
4   Léon van Bon (NED) Lotto–Domo + 28"
5   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank s.t.
6   Andreas Klier (GER) T-Mobile Team s.t.
7   Rolf Aldag (GER) T-Mobile Team + 1' 09"
8   Frank Høj (DEN) Team CSC + 1' 16"
9   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon s.t.
10   George Hincapie (USA) U.S. Postal Service s.t.
General classification after Tour of Flanders[4]
Rider Team Points
1   Óscar Freire (ESP)   Rabobank 103
2   Steffen Wesemann (GER) T-Mobile Team 100
3   Leif Hoste (BEL) Lotto–Domo 70
4   Erik Zabel (GER) T-Mobile Team 70
5   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank 51
6   Dave Bruylandts (BEL) Chocolade Jacques–Wincor Nixdorf 50
7   Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Cofidis 50
8   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon 44
9   Léon van Bon (NED) Lotto–Domo 40
10   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Fassa Bortolo 40
11 April 2004 — Paris–Roubaix 258.5 km (160.6 mi)[5]
Rider Team Time
1   Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) Alessio–Bianchi 6h 40' 26"
2   Tristan Hoffman (NED) Team CSC s.t.
3   Roger Hammond (GBR) MrBookmaker-Palmans s.t.
4   Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Fassa Bortolo s.t.
5   Johan Museeuw (BEL) Quick-Step–Davitamon + 17"
6   Peter Van Petegem (BEL) Lotto–Domo + 17"
7   Léon van Bon (NED) Lotto–Domo + 29"
8   George Hincapie (USA) U.S. Postal Service + 29"
9   Tom Boonen (BEL) Quick-Step–Davitamon + 29"
10   Frank Høj (DEN) Team CSC + 29"
General classification after Paris–Roubaix[6]
Rider Team Points
1   Steffen Wesemann (GER)   T-Mobile Team 110
2   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 103
3   Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) Alessio–Bianchi 100
4   Leif Hoste (BEL) Lotto–Domo 84
5   Tristan Hoffman (NED) Team CSC 70
6   Erik Zabel (GER) T-Mobile Team 70
7   Léon van Bon (NED) Lotto–Domo 68
8   Peter Van Petegem (BEL) Lotto–Domo 58
9   George Hincapie (USA) U.S. Postal Service 53
10   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank 51
18 April 2004 — Amstel Gold Race 251.1 km (156.0 mi)[7]
Rider Team Time
1   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner 6h 23' 44"
2   Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank + 1"
3   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon + 18"
4   Danilo Di Luca (ITA) Saeco s.t.
5   Peter Van Petegem (BEL) Lotto–Domo s.t.
6   Matthias Kessler (GER) T-Mobile Team + 26"
7   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank + 41"
8   Sergei Ivanov (RUS) T-Mobile Team + 52"
9   Mirko Celestino (ITA) Saeco + 53"
10   Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) Liberty Seguros + 55"
General classification after Amstel Gold Race[8]
Rider Team Points
1   Steffen Wesemann (GER)   T-Mobile Team 116
2   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 115
3   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner 100
4   Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) Alessio–Bianchi 100
5   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon 94
6   Peter Van Petegem (BEL) Lotto–Domo 94
7   Leif Hoste (BEL) Lotto–Domo 84
8   Erik Zabel (GER) T-Mobile Team 80
9   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank 79
10   Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank 76
25 April 2004 — Liège–Bastogne–Liège 258.5 km (160.6 mi)[9]
Rider Team Time
1   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner 6h 20' 09"
2   Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank + 2"
3   Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) T-Mobile Team + 4"
4   Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 8"
5   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank + 12"
6   Matthias Kessler (GER) T-Mobile Team s.t.
7   Michele Scarponi (ITA) Domina Vacanze s.t.
8   Ivan Basso (ITA) Team CSC s.t.
9   Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak s.t.
10   Ángel Vicioso (ESP) Liberty Seguros s.t.
General classification after Liège–Bastogne–Liège[10]
Rider Team Points
1   Davide Rebellin (ITA)   Gerolsteiner 200
2   Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank 146
3   Steffen Wesemann (GER) T-Mobile Team 131
4   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 127
5   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank 115
6   Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) Alessio–Bianchi 100
7   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon 98
8   Peter Van Petegem (BEL) Lotto–Domo 95
9   Leif Hoste (BEL) Lotto–Domo 84
10   Erik Zabel (GER) T-Mobile Team 80
1 August 2004 — HEW Cyclassics 250.3 km (155.5 mi)[11]
Rider Team Time
1   Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Cofidis 5h 51' 39"
2   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon s.t.
3   Igor Astarloa (ESP) Lampre s.t.
4   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank s.t.
5   Gerben Löwik (NED) Chocolade Jacques–Wincor Nixdorf s.t.
6   Davide Rebellin (ITA)   Gerolsteiner s.t.
7   Erik Zabel (GER) T-Mobile Team s.t.
8   Fabrizio Guidi (ITA) Team CSC s.t.
9   Andrej Hauptman (SLO) Lampre s.t.
10   Paolo Bossoni (ITA) Lampre s.t.
General classification after HEW Cyclassics[12]
Rider Team Points
1   Davide Rebellin (ITA)   Gerolsteiner 232
2   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon 168
3   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 167
4   Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Cofidis 150
5   Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank 146
6   Steffen Wesemann (GER) T-Mobile Team 131
7   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank 130
8   Erik Zabel (GER) T-Mobile Team 108
9   Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) Alessio–Bianchi 100
10   Peter Van Petegem (BEL) Lotto–Domo 95
7 August 2004 — Clásica de San Sebastián 227 km (141.1 mi)[13]
Rider Team Time
1   Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) Saunier Duval–Prodir 5h 18' 35"
2   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon s.t.
3   Davide Rebellin (ITA)   Gerolsteiner s.t.
4   Marcos-Antonio Serrano (ESP) Liberty Seguros s.t.
5   José Alberto Martínez (ESP) Relax–Bodysol s.t.
6   Ivan Basso (ITA) Team CSC + 6"
7   Georg Totschnig (AUT) Gerolsteiner s.t.
8   Rik Verbrugghe (BEL) Lotto–Domo + 1' 19"
9   Constantino Zaballa (ESP) Saunier Duval–Prodir + 1' 35"
10   Markus Zberg (SUI) Gerolsteiner + 1' 39"
General classification after Clásica de San Sebastián[14]
Rider Team Points
1   Davide Rebellin (ITA)   Gerolsteiner 282
2   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon 238
3   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 182
4   Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Cofidis 150
5   Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank 146
6   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank 137
7   Steffen Wesemann (GER) T-Mobile Team 131
8   Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) Saunier Duval–Prodir 120
9   Erik Zabel (GER) T-Mobile Team 108
10   Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) Alessio–Bianchi 100
22 August 2004 — Züri-Metzgete 241 km (149.8 mi)[15]
Rider Team Time
1   Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Fassa Bortolo 6h 13' 30"
2   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon s.t.
3   Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Brioches La Boulangère s.t.
4   Dimitri Fofonov (KAZ) Cofidis s.t.
5   Michael Albasini (SUI) Phonak s.t.
6   Davide Rebellin (ITA)   Gerolsteiner s.t.
7   Michael Barry (CAN)[16] U.S. Postal Service s.t.
8   George Hincapie (USA)[16] U.S. Postal Service s.t.
9   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank s.t.
10   Massimiliano Gentili (ITA) Domina Vacanze s.t.
General classification after Züri-Metzgete[17]
Rider Team Points
1   Davide Rebellin (ITA)   Gerolsteiner 314
2   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon 308
3   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 202
5   Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank 146
4   Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Fassa Bortolo 140
6   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank 137
7   Steffen Wesemann (GER) T-Mobile Team 131
8   Erik Zabel (GER) T-Mobile Team 108
9   Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) Alessio–Bianchi 100
10   Igor Astarloa (ESP) Lampre 96
10 October 2004 — Paris–Tours 252.5 km (156.9 mi)[18]
Rider Team Time
1   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank 5h 33' 03"
2   Danilo Hondo (GER) Gerolsteiner s.t.
3   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank s.t.
4   Allan Davis (AUS) Liberty Seguros s.t.
5   Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Cofidis s.t.
6   Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Davitamon s.t.
7   Matthias Kessler (GER) T-Mobile Team s.t.
8   Uroš Murn (SLO) Phonak s.t.
9   Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) AG2R Prévoyance s.t.
10   Eddy Mazzoleni (ITA) Saeco s.t.
General classification after Paris–Tours[19]
Rider Team Points
1   Paolo Bettini (ITA)   Quick-Step–Davitamon 340
2   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner 327
3   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 252
4   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank 237
5   Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Fassa Bortolo 140
6   Steffen Wesemann (GER) T-Mobile Team 131
7   Erik Zabel (GER) T-Mobile Team 108
8   Peter Van Petegem (BEL) Lotto–Domo 105
9   Igor Astarloa (ESP) Lampre 96
10   Leif Hoste (BEL) Lotto–Domo 84
16 October 2005 — Giro di Lombardia 246 km (152.9 mi)[20]
Rider Team Time
1   Damiano Cunego (ITA) Saeco 6h 17' 55"
2   Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank s.t.
3   Ivan Basso (ITA) Team CSC s.t.
4   Cadel Evans (AUS) T-Mobile Team s.t.
5   Daniele Nardello (ITA) T-Mobile Team + 2"
6   Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) Fassa Bortolo + 17"
7   Eddy Mazzoleni (ITA) Saeco s.t.
8   Dario Frigo (ITA) Fassa Bortolo s.t.
9   Franco Pellizotti (ITA) Alessio–Bianchi s.t.
10   Luca Mazzanti (ITA) Ceramica Panaria–Margres s.t.
General classification after Giro di Lombardia[21]
Rider Team Points
1   Paolo Bettini (ITA)   Quick-Step–Davitamon 340
2   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner 327
3   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 252
4   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank 251
5   Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Fassa Bortolo 140
6   Steffen Wesemann (GER) T-Mobile Team 131
7   Peter Van Petegem (BEL) Lotto–Domo 105
8   Igor Astarloa (ESP) Lampre 96
9   Mirko Celestino (ITA) Saeco 72
10   Léon van Bon (NED) Lotto–Domo 68

Final standings

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Individual

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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
Pos. Rider Team MSR ToF ROU AGR LBL HEW CSS ZUR TOU LOM Pts.
1   Paolo Bettini (ITA)   Quick-Step–Davitamon 24 20 DNS 50 4 70 70 70 32 0 340
2   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner 0 DNS DNS 100 100 32 50 32 13 0 327
3   Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 100 3 DNS 12 12 40 15 20 50 0 252
4   Erik Dekker (NED) Rabobank 15 36 DNS 28 36 15 7 0 100 14 251
5   Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Fassa Bortolo DNS 14 13 0 0 0 13 100 0 0 140
6   Steffen Wesemann (GER) T-Mobile Team 0 100 10 6 15 DNS DNS 0 0 0 131
7   Peter Van Petegem (BEL) Lotto–Domo 16 10 32 36 1 0 DNS DNS 10 DNS 105
8   Igor Astarloa (ESP) Lampre 32 0 DNS DNS DNS 50 14 0 0 0 96
9   Mirko Celestino (ITA) Saeco 14 0 DNS 20 2 14 8 9 5 0 72
10   Léon van Bon (NED) Lotto–Domo 0 40 28 0 DNS 0 DNS DNS 0 0 68
11   Daniele Nardello (ITA) T-Mobile Team 0 0 11 0 0 DNS 0 0 0 36 47
12   Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Fassa Bortolo DNS 0 40 0 DNS 0 0 DNS 0 DNS 40
13   Sergei Ivanov (RUS) T-Mobile Team 0 9 7 24 DNS 0 0 DNS DNS DNS 40
14   Markus Zberg (SUI) Gerolsteiner 8 DNS DNS 0 5 0 16 10 0 0 39
15   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) FDJeux.com 12 DNS DNS 0 0 13 DNS 0 14 DNS 39
16   Andreas Klier (GER) T-Mobile Team 5 32 0 DNS DNS 0 DNS DNS 0 0 37
17   Michele Scarponi (ITA) Domina Vacanze DNS DNS DNS 4 28 DNS 0 0 0 0 32
18   Laurent Brochard (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance 0 13 DNS 1 8 8 0 DNS DNS DNS 30
19   Christian Moreni (ITA) Alessio–Bianchi 7 0 DNS 0 0 0 12 DNS 11 DNS 30
20   Rolf Aldag (GER) T-Mobile Team 0 28 0 0 DNS 0 DNS DNS 0 DNS 28
Race winners not eligible for general classification
Pos. Rider Team MSR ToF ROU AGR LBL HEW CSS ZUR TOU LOM Pts.
-   Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Cofidis 50 0 DNS DNS DNS 100 DNS DNS 36 DNS 186
-   Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) Saunier Duval–Prodir 20 DNS DNS DNS 0 DNS 100 DNS DNS DNS 120
  Damiano Cunego (ITA) Saeco DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 5 DNS DNS 100 105
-   Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) Alessio–Bianchi 0 0 100 DNS DNS 0 DNS DNS DNS DNS 100
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

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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
Pos. Team MSR ToF ROU AGR LBL HEW CSS ZUR TOU LOM Pts.
1 T-Mobile Team 8 12 7 8 12 4 0 1 5 12 69
2 Rabobank 5 8 0 12 9 8 2 3 12 9 68
3 Gerolsteiner 4 0 0 0 7 6 12 12 6 0 47
4 Fassa Bortolo 9 6 3 0 0 9 0 9 4 7 47
5 Lotto–Domo 0 9 12 5 0 0 5 5 9 0 45

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