| 2004 in road cycling |
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| List of men's road bicycle races |
| List of women's road bicycle races |
2004 in men's road cycling is about the 2004 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI.
| 2004 in road cycling |
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| |
| List of men's road bicycle races |
| List of women's road bicycle races |
2004 in men's road cycling is about the 2004 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI.
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) |
| 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) |
| 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 Ángel Martín 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) |
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 Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) | Vladimir Karpets (RUS) | Roberto Laiseka (ESP) |
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) |
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 Ángel Martín Perdiguero (ESP) | Josep Jufré (ESP) |
| Critérium International | Mar 27 - Mar 28 | Jens Voigt (GER) | José Iván Gutiérrez (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) |
The prefix 1 indicates that these events are one-day races.
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