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
Qualified teams
Invited teams
Cyclists
By starting number
| 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
"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
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.