List of teams and cyclists in the 2004 Tour de France
The 2004 Tour de France was the 91st edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Liège on 3 July and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 25 July.
The first 14 teams in the UCI ranking at 31 January 2004 were automatically invited. These were:[1] Wildcards were sent to a further seven teams.
Initially the organisers had an option for a 22nd team, which would be Kelme, but after Jesús Manzano exposed doping use in that team, Kelme was not invited, and the race started with 21 teams of nine cyclists.[2]
Teams
[edit]Qualified teams
Invited teams
Cyclists
[edit]By starting number
[edit]| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
|---|---|
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
| DNS | Denotes a rider who did not start |
By team
[edit]"DNF" indicates that a rider did not finish the 2004 Tour de France. "DNS" indicates that a rider did not start.
- indicates highest placed rider of the team in the final overall classification.
By nationality
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Gorka González did not join the departure, due to being found with an excessive hematocrit level.[3]
- ^ Originally Australian rider Matthew White was selected for Cofidis, but as following a crash during the warmup for the prologue he had to withdraw, and Peter Farazijn took his spot.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Invitations for the Tour de France 2004". Letour.fr. 2004-01-31. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- ^ "Press release from the organisers of the Tour de France". Letour.fr. 2004-01-31. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Todos los dorsales del Tour 2004" [All our backs of the Tour 2004]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 July 2004. p. 39. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Matt White crashes out before Tour start". Velonews. 3 July 2004. Archived from the original on 5 July 2004.