2004 Vuelta a Venezuela explained

2004 Vuelta a Venezuela
Date:	August 30 – September 12
Stages:	14
Distance:	1968.5
Unit:	km
Time:	41h 51' 54"
Speed:	47.0321
First:	Federico Muñoz
First Nat:	COL
First Team:	Triple Gordo Gob Lara
First Color:	red
Second:	Franklin Chacón
Second Nat:	VEN
Second Team:	Loteria del Táchira
Third:	José Rujano
Third Nat:	VEN
Third Team:	Colombia Selle Italia
Points Nat:	CUB
Points Team:	Gobernacíon del Zulía
Sprints Nat:	CUB
Sprints Team:	Gobernacíon del Zulía
Mountains:	Fredy González
Mountains Nat:	COL
Mountains Team:	Colombia Selle Italia
Youth:	José Rujano
Youth Nat:	VEN
Youth Team:	Colombia Selle Italia
Team:	Lotería del Táchira
Previous:	2003
Next:	2005

The 41st edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from August 30 to September 12, 2004. The stage race started in Puerto la Cruz, and ended in Maracaibo.

Stages

2004-08-30: Puerto la Cruz — Puerto la Cruz (105 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-08-31: Barcelona — Punta de Mata (148.2 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-09-01: Maturín Circuito (136 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-09-02: Santa Bárbara de Tapirín — Paríaguan (184.8 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-09-03: Paríaguan — Valle de la Pascua (164.7 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-09-04: Chaguaramas — San Juan de Los Morros (184 km)

• Stage 6 result nullified after accident in final kilometre

2004-09-05: San Juan de Los Morros — Los Guayos (113.2 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-09-06: Valencia — San Felipe (155.3 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-09-07: San Felipe — Chivacoa (32 km)

Place	Stage 9-A (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-09-07: San Felipe Circuito (91.2 km)

Place	Stage 9-B		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-09-08: Yaritagua — Carora (118.2 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-09-09: Carora — El Dividive (143.1 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-09-10: Valera Circuito (116.0 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-09-11: Valera — Cabimas (177.9 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

2004-09-12: Circuito Maracaibo (118.3 km)

Place	Stage 14		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.
2.
3.

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		Triple Gordo Gob Lara	41:51:54
2.		Loteria del Táchira	+ 0.14
3.		Colombia Selle Italia	+ 0.37
4.		Colombia Selle Italia	+ 0.38
5.		Gobernacíon del Zulía	+ 0.42
6.		Gobernacíon del Zulía	+ 0.53
7.		Loteria del Táchira	+ 1.10
8.		Alc Los Guayos Carabobo	+ 1.44
9.		Gob Trujillo CTD	+ 1.47
10.		Kino Táchira	+ 2.11

Teams

Lotería del Táchira A

Gob Zulia Alc Cabimas A

Triple Gordo Gob Lara A

PDVSA – PDV Anzoátegui A

PDVSA Norte Maturin A

Alc Pariaguan Anzoátegui

Alc Tinaco Cojedes

Loteria del Táchira B

Gob Zulia Alc Cabimas C

Colombia Selle Italia

Kino Táchira

PDVSA PDV Anzoátegui B

Dos Pinos Costa Rica

Colombian National Team

Grefusa Altecar Chidutani

Gob Trujillo CTD Café Flor de Patri

Jugos Prolaca Fundadeporte Carabobo

Alc Los Guayos Carabobo

Gob Zulia Alc Cabimas B

Triple Gordo Gob Lara B

Farara Tours Gob Amazonas

ACT Snow Valley USA

PDVSA Norte Maturin B

PDVSA Norte Maturin C

References

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