2004 Tour of Slovenia
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Dates4–9 May 2004
Stages7
Distance922 km (572.9 mi)
Winning time21h 48' 03"
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| Dates | 4–9 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 922 km (572.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 48' 03" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 11th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑2.5 stage race held between 4 and 9 May 2004.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
The race consisted of 7 stages with 922 km (572.9 mi) in total.
The original race was 995 km (618.3 mi) long, but the 6th stage from Villach (AUT)–Vršič finish ha to be shortened due to bad weather at Vršič Pass for 72 km (45 mi), with new finish at Ljubelj.
The 1st time race crossed the national borders, at 5 stages; Italy (2x), Austria (2x) and Croatia (1x).
Professional
Total 115 riders (79 finished it) from 20 teams started the race.
Perutnina Ptuj- Sava Kranj
Volksbank–Ideal Leingrüber- Team Hervis Apossort
Team Macandina-Kewa Rad
Amore & Vita–Beretta
Team Nippo Japan
Winfix Arnolds Sicherheit
Cyber Team Faresin- Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon
Axa Cycling Team- Team Moser-AH.nl
Amateur
- Radenska Rog
- TBP Lenart
- Krka Novo mesto
- Štajerska
Kamen Pazin
National
Route and stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Length | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 May | Izola – Trst/Trieste (Italy) | 76 km (47 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Aleksandr Kuschynski |
| 2 | 4 May | Trst/Trieste (Italy) – Nova Gorica | 72 km (45 mi) |  |
Plain stage |  Borut Božič |
| 3 | 5 May | Ljubljana – Zagreb (Croatia) | 190 km (118 mi) | |
Plain stage | Borut Božič |
| 4 | 6 May | Ormož – Ptuj | 160 km (99 mi) | |
Plain stage |  Jonas Ljungblad |
| 5 | 7 May | Lenart – Beljak/Villach (Austria) | 208 km (129 mi) | |
Plain stage | Mitja Mahorič |
| 6 | 8 May | Beljak/Villach (Austria) – Ljubelj |
66 km (41 mi) |
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Mountain stage | Tomaž Nose |
| 7 | 9 May | Grosuplje – Novo mesto | 150 km (93 mi) | |
Plain stage |  Peter Möhlmann |
| Total | 922 km (572.9 mi) | |||||
Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification  |
Points classification  |
Mountains classification  |
Young rider classification  |
Intermediate sprints classification  |
Team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Matic Strgar | Andrej Omulec | Jonas Ljungblad | Amore & Vita Beretta |
| 2 | Borut Božič | Jure Zrimšek | |||||
| 3 | Borut Božič | Andrej Omulec | Borut Božič | Radenska Rog | |||
| 4 | Jonas Ljungblad | Borut Božič | Jure Zrimšek | Perutnina Ptuj | |||
| 5 | Mitja Mahorič | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Jonas Ljungblad | Leon Makarovič | Mitja Mahorič | ||
| 6 | Tomaž Nose | Mitja Mahorič | Matic Strgar | Matic Strgar | Jonas Ljungblad | Krka Novo mesto | |
| 7 | Peter Möhlmann | ||||||
| Final | Mitja Mahorič | Matic Strgar | Matic Strgar | Matic Strgar | Jonas Ljungblad | Krka | |
