2004 UCI Road World Championships
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The 2004 UCI Road World Championships
took place in Verona
, Italy
, between September 27 and October 3, 2004. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
took place in Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, between September 27 and October 3, 2004. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.
Events summary
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Men's road race |
Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx... |
6h57'15" | Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history... |
s.t. | Luca Paolini Luca Paolini Luca Paolini is an Italian road bicycle racer who rides for UCI ProTeam . Paolini's home was searched in a doping investigation which was called Operazione Athena - however it appears that no evidence was found that led to any conviction of involvement in doping.- Major achievements... |
s.t. |
| Men's time trial |
Michael Rogers |
57'30" | Michael Rich Michael Rich (cyclist) Michael Rich is a professional road bicycle racer, who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain... |
Alexandre Vinokourov |
+ 25" | |
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Women's road race |
Judith Arndt Judith Arndt Judith Arndt is a German professional cyclist for the T-Mobile Women cycling team. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 m pursuit event at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she was 20... |
3h44'38" | Tatiana Guderzo Tatiana Guderzo Tatiana Guderzo is an Italian professional cyclist. She won the world road race championship on 26 September 2009 at Mendrisio, Switzerland.-Palmarès:20022004... |
+ 10" | Anita Valen Anita Valen Anita Valen is a Norwegian cyclist.She was born in Porsgrunn, and is the sister of Monica Valvik. She is married to Gerrit de Vries.... |
+ 12" |
| Women's time trial |
Karin Thürig Karin Thürig Karin Thürig is a Swiss professional racing cyclist and triathlete. She is the sister of fellow professional cyclist Andrea Thürig.-Cycling:2001200220032004... |
30'53" | Judith Arndt Judith Arndt Judith Arndt is a German professional cyclist for the T-Mobile Women cycling team. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 m pursuit event at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she was 20... |
+ 52" | Zulfiya Zabirova Zulfiya Zabirova Zulfiya Zabirova is a Russian professional cycle racer who won the Gold medal in the time trial event in the 1996 Olympics and later, in 2002, won the World Time Trial Championship.-Biography:... |
+ 57" |
| Men's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Men's under-23 road race |
Kanstantsin Siutsou Kanstantsin Siutsou Kanstantsin Sivtsov is a Belarusian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam team . He will ride for Team Sky in 2012.-Palmares:2004... |
4h33'33" | Thomas Dekker Thomas Dekker (cyclist) Thomas Dekker is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for Garmin-Cervélo’s development team, Chipotle Development Team. His career highlights include winning Tirreno-Adriatico in 2006 and Tour de Romandie in 2007... |
+ 1'01" | Mads Christensen |
+1'02" |
| Men's under-23 time trial |
Janez Brajkovic Janez Brajkovic Janez Brajkovič is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for on the UCI ProTour.-Career:... |
46'56" | Thomas Dekker Thomas Dekker (cyclist) Thomas Dekker is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for Garmin-Cervélo’s development team, Chipotle Development Team. His career highlights include winning Tirreno-Adriatico in 2006 and Tour de Romandie in 2007... |
+ 18" | Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides UCI ProTeam . Born near the Strait of Messina, Nibali's nickname is the "shark of the strait" or simply "the shark." His first major win came at the 2006 GP Ouest-France, where he beat an impressive field on a tough course... |
+ 19" |
| Men's Junior Events | ||||||
| Men's Junior Road Race |
Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger is a Czech professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Kreuziger is an all-rounder, with climbing and time trial abilities, becoming a contender for the General Classification of stage races... |
3h25'39" | Rafaâ Chtioui |
s.t. | Simon Spilak Simon Špilak Simon Špilak is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .-Palmares:2004... |
+6" |
| Men's Junior Time Trial |
Patrick Gretsch Patrick Gretsch Patrick Gretsch is a professional cyclist, who rides for the UCI ProTeam, .-Palmarès:2008* Thüringen Rundfahrt** 1st, Stage 5** 1st, Overall* 2nd, World Championships U23 I.T.T.2009* 3rd, World Championships U23 I.T.T.* 4th, Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt... |
30'29" | Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger is a Czech professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Kreuziger is an all-rounder, with climbing and time trial abilities, becoming a contender for the General Classification of stage races... |
+ 15" | Stefan Schäfer |
+ 16" |
| Women's Junior Events | ||||||
| Women's Junior Road Race |
Marianne Vos Marianne Vos Marianne Vos, is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle racer and track racer. After winning a junior European and world championship in road racing, she continued in senior cycling by becoming world champion in cyclo-cross and road racing at the age of 19. Vos added track racing world championships... |
2h11'44" | Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli Marta Bastianelli is an Italian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Velletri, near Rome.-Professional career:... |
+30" | Eleonora Van Dijk |
s.t. |
| Women's Junior Time Trial |
Tereza Hurikova |
22'14" | Rebecca Much |
+ 5" | Amanda Spratt |
s.t. |