2004 Tour of the Basque Country

2004 Tour of the Basque Country

Race details
Dates	5–9 April 2004
Stages	5
Distance	766.5[1] km (476.3 mi)
Winning time	19h 25' 46"
Results
Winner  Denis Menchov (RUS) (Illes Balears–Banesto)   Second  Iban Mayo (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)   Third  David Etxebarria (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)

The 2004 Tour of the Basque Country was the 44th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 5 April to 9 April 2004.^[2] The race started in Bergara and finished in Lazkao.^[3] The race was won by Denis Menchov of the Illes Balears–Banesto team.

General classification

Final general classification[3][4] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Denis Menchov (RUS) Illes Balears–Banesto 19h 25' 46" 2  Iban Mayo (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 21" 3  David Etxebarria (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 22" 4  Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC + 30" 5  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank + 34"[nb 1] 6  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme + 39" 7  Floyd Landis (USA) U.S. Postal Service + 43" 8  Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 47" 9  Koldo Gil (ESP) Liberty Seguros + 49" 10  Jorge Ferrío (ESP) Costa de Almería–Paternina + 1' 02"

Notes

1. Leipheimer was disqualified from all results between 1 June 1999 and 30 July 2006, following an investigation by USADA.^[5]

References

1. "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
2. "44th Vuelta al Pais Vasco - 2.HC". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
3. "44ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 2004". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
4. "2004 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
5. "Six former Armstrong USPS teammates receive bans from USADA". Cycling News. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2017.