| 2004 Tour of Slovenia | |
| Series: | UCI‑2.5 race |
| Date: | 4–9 May 2004 |
| Stages: | 7 |
| Distance: | 922 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 21h 48' 03" |
| First Color: | yellow |
| Points: | Matic Strgar |
| Points Color: | blue |
| Mountains Color: | polkadot |
| Sprints: |  Jonas Ljungblad |
| Sprints Color: | green |
| Youth Color: | white |
| Team: | Krka Novo mesto |
The 2004 Tour of Slovenia (Slovenian: 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).
Total 115 riders (79 finished it) from 20 teams started the race.
Team Hervis Apossort
Team Nippo Japan
Cyber Team Faresin| 1 | 4 May | Izola – Trst/Trieste (Italy) | 76km (47miles) | Hilly stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 May | Trst/Trieste (Italy) – Nova Gorica | 72km (45miles) | Plain stage | Borut Božič | ||
| 3 | 5 May | Ljubljana – Zagreb (Croatia) | 190km (120miles) | Plain stage | Borut Božič | ||
| 4 | 6 May | Ormož – Ptuj | 160km (100miles) | Plain stage | Jonas Ljungblad | ||
| 5 | 7 May | Lenart – Beljak/Villach (Austria) | 208km (129miles) | Plain stage | Mitja Mahorič | ||
| 6 | 8 May | Beljak/Villach (Austria) – Ljubelj | 66km (41miles) | Mountain stage | Tomaž Nose | ||
| 7 | 9 May | 150km (90miles) | Plain stage | Peter Möhlmann | |||
| Total | 922km (573miles) | ||||||
| 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 | Perutnina Ptuj | |||||
| 5 | Mitja Mahorič | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Jonas Ljungblad | Leon Makarovič | Mitja Mahorič | |||
| 6 | Mitja Mahorič | Matic Strgar | Matic Strgar | Jonas Ljungblad | Krka Novo mesto | |||
| 7 | Peter Möhlmann | |||||||
| Final | Mitja Mahorič | Matic Strgar | Jonas Ljungblad | Krka | ||||
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denotes the leader of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification | |||
| Denotes the leader of the points classification | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification | |||
| Denotes the winner of the int. sprints classification | Denotes the leader of the team classification | |||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | width=200 | width=169 | Perutnina Ptuj | width=76 align=right | ||
| 2 |  Aleksandr Kuschynski | Amore & Vita Beretta | ||||
| 3 | Radenska Rog | |||||
| 4 | Miha Švab | Krka Novo mesto | ||||
| 5 | Jani Brajkovič | Krka Novo mesto | ||||
| 6 | Matija Kvasina | Perutnina Ptuj | ||||
| 7 | Leon Makarovič | Radenska Rog | ||||
| 8 | Cyber Team Faresin | |||||
| 9 | Amore & Vita Beretta | |||||
| 10 | Amore & Vita Beretta |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | width=200 | width=169 | Radenska Rog | width=76 align=center | 64 | |
| 2 | Team Hervis Apossort | 46 | ||||
| 3 | Perutnina Ptuj | 45 | ||||
| 4 | Team Macandina (Kewa Rad) | 45 | ||||
| 5 | Amore & Vita Beretta | 44 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | width=200 | width=169 | Radenska Rog | width=76 align=center | 18 | |
| 2 | Perutnina Ptuj | 16 | ||||
| 3 | Tomaž Nose | Krka Novo mesto | 11 | |||
| 4 | Jani Brajkovič | Krka Novo mesto | 9 | |||
| 5 | Sascha Urweider | Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon | 9 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | width=200 | width=169 | Radenska Rog | width=76 align=right | 21h 48' 44" | |
| 2 | Miha Švab | Krka Novo mesto | ||||
| 3 | Jani Brajkovič | Krka Novo mesto | ||||
| 4 | Leon Makarovič | Radenska Rog | ||||
| 5 | Markus Eibegger | Avstrija |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | width=200 | width=169 | Amore & Vita Beretta | width=76 align=center | 12 | |
| 2 | Perutnina Ptuj | 8 | ||||
| 3 | Sascha Urweider | Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon | 7 | |||
| 4 | Andrej Omulec | Radenska Rog | 6 | |||
| 5 | Perutnina Ptuj | 4 |
| Rank | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | width=200 | Krka Novo mesto | width=76 align=right | 65h 25' 36" |
| 2 | Perutnina Ptuj | + 1′ 21″ | ||
| 3 | Amore & Vita Beretta | + 3′ 17″ | ||
| 4 | Team Macandina-Kewa Rad | + 6′ 14″ | ||
| 5 |  Slovaška | + 9′ 07″ | ||
| ... | ... | ... | ||
| 6 | Radenska Rog | + 14′ 02″ | ||
| 7 | Sava Kranj | + 30′ 14″ | ||
| 14 | TBP Lenart | + 1h 40′ 26″ |