2004 Vuelta a España
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| Dates | 4–26 September | ||
| Stages | 21 | ||
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| Winning time | 77h 42' 46" | ||
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Winner |  Roberto Heras (ESP) |
(Liberty Seguros) |
| Second | Santiago Pérez (ESP) |
(Phonak) | |
| Third | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) |
(Illes Balears–Banesto) | |
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| Jersey awarded to the points classification winner | Points |  Erik Zabel (GER) |
(T-Mobile Team) |
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Mountains |  Félix Cárdenas (COL) |
(Orbitel) |
| Team | Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme | ||
The 59th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from September 4 to September 26, 2004. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 2,925 km, and was won by Roberto Heras of the Liberty Seguros cycling team.
Halfway through the 2004 Vuelta, it appeared it would become an easy win for Heras, but in the last week his fellow countryman Santiago Pérez won two heavy mountain stages, thus becoming an important rival. Eventually Heras won with only 30 seconds advantage on Pérez. Francisco Mancebo, also from Spain took third. The first non-Spaniard was Stefano Garzelli from Italy in 11th. The points jersey was won by Erik Zabel from Germany, the mountain jersey was won by Félix Cárdenas from Colombia and the combination jersey was won by Roberto Heras. Kelme was the winner of the team ranking. Alessandro Petacchi, an Italian sprinter won four stages, but he didn't finish the Vuelta. Pérez Fernández won three stages.
Phonak hearing systems teammates Tyler Hamilton and Santiago Pérez would later test positive for blood doping from blood samples taken during the race.[1]
Contents
Teams and riders
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Jersey progress
General classification (final)
References
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External links
- La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)
- Cyclingnews.com 2004 Vuelta a Espana coverage
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