2004 Paris–Nice

{{Infobox cycling race report

| previous = 2003

| next = 2005

| name = 2004 Paris–Nice

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| series =

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| date = 7–14 March 2004

| stages = 8

| distance = 1126.7{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/stageraces/ParisNice/paris-nice.html|title=Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)|work=BikeRaceInfo|accessdate=24 August 2024}}

| unit = km

| time = 28h 00' 01"

| speed = 46.7035

| first = Jörg Jaksche

| first_nat = GER

| first_natvar =

| first_team = {{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}

| first_color = yellow

| second = Davide Rebellin

| second_nat = ITA

| second_natvar =

| second_team = {{UCI team code|GST|2004}}

| third = Bobby Julich

| third_nat = USA

| third_natvar =

| third_team = {{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}

| points = Davide Rebellin

| points_nat = ITA

| points_natvar =

| points_team = {{UCI team code|GST|2004}}

| points_color = green

| mountains = Aitor Osa

| mountains_nat = ESP

| mountains_natvar =

| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|BAN|2004}}

| mountains_color = polkadot

| youth =

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| youth_color = white

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The 2004 Paris–Nice was the 62nd edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 7 March to 14 March 2004. The race started in Chaville and finished in Nice.{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_paris_nice/parnice2004.php|title=62ème Paris-Nice 2004|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040818042713/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_paris_nice/parnice2004.php|archivedate=18 August 2004}} The race was won by Jörg Jaksche of {{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}.

Teams

Twenty teams, containing a total of 160 riders, participated in the race:{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/mar04/parisnice04/?id=teams|title=Start List|work=Cycling News|accessdate=25 August 2024}}

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  • {{UCI team code|TMO|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|RAB|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|COF|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|USP|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|QST|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|FDJ|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|EUS|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|LOT|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|A2R|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|C.A|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|FAS|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|ONC|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|GST|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|MOV|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|CHO|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|ALB|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|BTL|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|PHO|2004}}
  • {{UCI team code|RAG|2004}}

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Route

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|+Stage characteristics and winners

scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Course

! scope="col" | Distance

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type

! scope=col | Winner

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 7 March

| Chaville to Vanves

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|13.2|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Time Trial.svg

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Jörg Jaksche|GER}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="text-align:center;" | 8 March

| Chaville to Montargis

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|166.5|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Plainstage.svg

| Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Pedro Horrillo|ESP}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3

| style="text-align:center;" | 9 March

| La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin to Roanne

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|229|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Hillystage.svg

| Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Léon van Bon|NED}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4

| style="text-align:center;" | 10 March

| Roanne to Le Puy-en-Velay

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|179|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Mediummountainstage.svg

| Medium mountain stage

| Stage cancelled

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="text-align:center;" | 11 March

| Le Puy-en-Velay to Rasteau

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|215|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Hillystage.svg

| Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Alexander Vinokourov|KAZ}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6

| style="text-align:center;" | 12 March

| Rasteau to Gap

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|173.5|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Mediummountainstage.svg

| Medium mountain stage

| {{flagathlete|Denis Menchov|RUS}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7

| style="text-align:center;" | 13 March

| Digne-les-Bains to Cannes

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|185.5|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Mediummountainstage.svg

| Medium mountain stage

| {{flagathlete|Alexander Vinokourov|KAZ}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8

| style="text-align:center;" | 14 March

| Nice to Nice

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|144|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Hillystage.svg

| Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Alexander Vinokourov|KAZ}}

Stages

=Stage 1=

;7 March 2004 — Chaville to Vanves, {{convert|13.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} (ITT){{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/mar04/parisnice04/?id=default|title=62nd Paris-Nice - 2.HC, France, March 7-14, 2004|first=Chris|last=Henry|work=Cycling News|accessdate=24 August 2024}}

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!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Jörg Jaksche|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}

|17'19"

2

|{{flagathlete|Davide Rebellin|SUI}}

|{{UCI team code|GST|2004}}

| + 4"

3

|{{flagathlete|Erik Dekker|NED}}

|{{UCI team code|RAB|2004}}

| s.t.

=Stage 2=

;8 March 2004 — Chaville to Montargis, {{convert|166.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Pedro Horrillo|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|QST|2004}}

|3h 47'55"

2

|{{flagathlete|Beat Zberg|SUI}}

|{{UCI team code|GST|2004}}

|s.t.

3

|{{flagathlete|Michele Bartoli|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}

|s.t.

=Stage 3=

;9 March 2004 — La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin to Roanne, {{convert|229|km|mi|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Léon van Bon|NED}}

|{{UCI team code|LOT|2004}}

|5h 38'18"

2

|{{flagathlete|Thomas Ziegler|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|GST|2004}}

|s.t.

3

|{{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}}

|{{UCI team code|QST|2004}}

| + 25"

=Stage 4=

;10 March 2004 — Roanne to Le Puy-en-Velay, {{convert|179|km|mi|abbr=on}}

Stage cancelled because of heavy snowfall.

=Stage 5=

;11 March 2004 — Le Puy-en-Velay to Rasteau, {{convert|215|km|mi|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Alexander Vinokourov|KAZ}}

|{{UCI team code|TMO|2004}}

|5h 06'15"

2

|{{flagathlete|Jörg Jaksche|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}

| + 4"

3

|{{flagathlete|Michele Bartoli|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}

|s.t.

=Stage 6=

;12 March 2004 — Rasteau to Gap, {{convert|173.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Denis Menchov|RUS}}

|{{UCI team code|MOV|2004}}

|4h 52'22"

2

|{{flagathlete|Samuel Sánchez|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|EUS|2004}}

|s.t.

3

|{{flagathlete|Floyd Landis|USA}}

|{{UCI team code|USP|2004}}

|s.t.

=Stage 7=

;13 March 2004 — Digne-les-Bains to Cannes, {{convert|185.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Alexander Vinokourov|KAZ}}

|{{UCI team code|TMO|2004}}

|4h 39'02"

2

|{{flagathlete|Kim Kirchen|LUX}}

|{{UCI team code|FAS|2004}}

| + 18

3

|{{flagathlete|Jens Voigt|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}

|s.t.

=Stage 8=

;14 March 2004 — Nice to Nice, {{convert|144|km|mi|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Alexander Vinokourov|KAZ}}

|{{UCI team code|TMO|2004}}

|3h 35'43"

2

|{{flagathlete|Denis Menchov|RUS}}

|{{UCI team code|MOV|2004}}

|s.t.

3

|{{flagathlete|Torsten Hiekmann|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|TMO|2004}}

| + 1'37"

General Standings

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Jörg Jaksche|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}

|28h 00' 01"

2

|{{flagathlete|Davide Rebellin|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|GST|2004}}

| + 15"

3

|{{flagathlete|Bobby Julich|USA}}

|{{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}

| + 43"

4

|{{flagathlete|Jens Voigt|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}

| s.t.

5

|{{flagathlete|George Hincapie|USA}}

|{{UCI team code|USP|2004}}

| + 46"

6

|{{flagathlete|Frank Vandenbroucke|BEL}}

|{{UCI team code|FAS|2004}}

| + 57"

7

|{{flagathlete|Óscar Pereiro|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|PHO|2004}}

| + 1'01"

8

|{{flagathlete|Michael Rogers|AUS}}

|{{UCI team code|QST|2004}}

| + 1'09"

9

|{{flagathlete|Fränk Schleck|LUX}}

|{{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}

| + 1'36"

10

|{{flagathlete|José Azevedo|POR}}

|{{UCI team code|USP|2004}}

| + 1'46"

Mountains Classification

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

1

|{{flagathlete|Aitor Osa|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|MOV|2004}}

2

|{{flagathlete|Erik Dekker|NED}}

|{{UCI team code|RAB|2004}}

3

|{{flagathlete|David Moncoutié|FRA}}

|{{UCI team code|COF|2004}}

Points Classification

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

1

|{{flagathlete|Davide Rebellin|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|GST|2004}}

2

|{{flagathlete|Jens Voigt|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|CSC|2004}}

3

|{{flagathlete|Alexander Vinokourov|KAZ}}

|{{UCI team code|TMO|2004}}

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite web|url=http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/paris-nice/2014/guide_historique_fr.pdf|title=Guide Historique 2014|language=French|trans-title=Historic Guide 2014|work=L'Equipe|page=67|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327051041/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/paris-nice/2014/guide_historique_fr.pdf|archivedate=27 March 2014}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/mar04/parisnice04/?id=results/stage1|title=Stage 1 - March 7: Chaville - Issy-les-Moulineaux / Vanves, 13.2 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/mar04/parisnice04/?id=results/stage2|title=Stage 2 - March 8: Chaville - Montargis, 166.5 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/mar04/parisnice04/?id=results/stage3|title=Stage 3 - March 9: La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin - Roanne, 227.5 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/mar04/parisnice04/?id=results/stage4|title=Stage 4 - March 10: Roanne - Le Puy-en-Velay, 179 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/mar04/parisnice04/?id=results/stage5|title=Stage 5 - March 11: Le Puy-en-Velay - Rasteau, 215 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/mar04/parisnice04/?id=results/stage6|title=Stage 6 - March 12: Rasteau - Gap, 173.5 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/mar04/parisnice04/?id=results/stage7|title=Stage 7 - March 13: Digne-les-Bains - Cannes, 185.5 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/mar04/parisnice04/?id=results/stage8|title=Stage 8 - March 14: Nice - Nice, 144 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/03/07/EMD20040307043MDP.pdf|title=Paris-Niza, sin un favorite destacado|language=Spanish|trans-title=Paris-Nice, without a prominent favorite|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=43|date=7 March 2004}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/03/08/EMD20040308049MDP.pdf|title=Jaksche da primero|language=Spanish|trans-title=Jaksche hits first|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=49|date=8 March 2004}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/03/09/EMD20040309043MDP.pdf|title=CSC destroza la Paris-Niza y Horrillo se lleva la etapa|language=Spanish|trans-title=CSC destroys Paris-Nice and Horrillo wins the stage|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=43|date=9 March 2004}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/03/10/EMD20040310043MDP.pdf|title=Leon Van Bon gana la etapa del frio|language=Spanish|trans-title=Leon Van Bon wins the cold stage|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=43|date=10 March 2004}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/03/11/EMD20040311045MDP.pdf|title=Anulacion en Paris-Niza|language=Spanish|trans-title=Cancellation in Paris-Nice|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=45|date=11 March 2004}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/03/12/EMD20040312052MDP.pdf|title=Vinokourov gana y Jaksche resiste|language=Spanish|trans-title=Vinokourov wins and Jaksche resists|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=52|date=12 March 2004}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/03/13/EMD20040313050MDP.pdf|title=Paris-Niza: festival espanol|language=Spanish|trans-title=Paris-Nice: Spanish festival|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=50|date=13 March 2004}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/03/13/EMD20040313049MDP.pdf|title=Menchov y Freire dedican sus triunfos a las victimas|language=Spanish|trans-title=Menchov and Freire dedicate their triumphs to the victims|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=49|date=13 March 2004}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/03/14/EMD20040314045MDP.pdf|title=Samuel, en Paris-Niza|language=Spanish|trans-title=Samuel, in Paris-Nice|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=45|date=14 March 2004}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/03/15/EMD20040315049MDP.pdf|title=Jaksche, lider desde la primera a la ultima etapa|language=Spanish|trans-title=Jaksche, leader from the first to the last stage|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=49|date=15 March 2004}}

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