Road Cycling
Men: Vuelta a España 2004
Final Standings:
1. Roberto Heras (spa) [lst] 77h42:46
2. Santiago Pérez (spa) [pho] + 0:30
3. Francisco Mancebo (spa) [ibb] + 2:13
4. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [kel] + 3:30
5. Carlos García (spa) [kel] + 7:44
6. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] + 8:11
7. Isidro Nozal (spa) [lst] + 8:32
8. Ángel Gómez (spa) [alm] + 13:08
9. Luis Pérez (spa) [cof] + 13:24
10. David Blanco (spa) [kel] + 15:15

Sunday, September 26
Stage 21: Madrid, itt 28.2 km:
1. Santiago Pérez (spa) [pho] 35:05
2. Francisco Mancebo (spa [ibb] + 0:07
3. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] + 0:08
4. Roberto Heras (spa) [lst] + 0:13
5. David Blanco (spa) [kel] + 0:18
6. Bert Grabsch (ger) [pho] + 0:34
7. Víctor Hugo Peña (col) [usp] + 0:36
8. Luis Pérez (spa) [cof] + 0:52
9. Vladimir Gusev (rus) [csc] + 0:55
10. Jörg Jaksche (ger) [csc] + 0:58

Saturday, September 25
Stage 20: La Vega de Alcobendas - Puerto de Navacerrada, 178 km:
1. José Enrique Gutiérrez (spa) [pho] 4h52:20
2. Eladio Jiménez (spa) [kel] + 0:38
3. David Latasa (spa) [kel] + 1:25
4. Santiago Pérez (spa) [pho] + 1:37
5. Aitor Pérez (spa) [baq] + 2:03
6. Roberto Heras (spa) [lst] + 2:07
7. Cédric Vasseur (fra) [cof] s.t.
8. Francisco Mancebo (spa) [ibb] + 2:10
9. Jorge Ferrio (spa) [alm] + 2:18
10. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [kel] s.t.

Friday, September 24
Stage 19: Ávila - Collado Villalba, 142 km:
1. Constantino Zaballa (spa) [sdv] 3h33:32
2. Ruslan Ivanov (mol) [alb] + 1:23
3. Damiano Cunego (ita) [sae] s.t.
4. José Luis Arrieta (spa) [ibb] s.t.
5. Eddy Mazzoleni (ita) [sae] s.t.
6. Juan Manuel Garate (spa) [lam] s.t.
7. Félix Cardenas (col) [baq] s.t.
8. Stefano Garzelli (ita) [vin] s.t.
9. Benoît Joachim (lux) [usp] s.t.
10. Dario David Cioni (ita) [fas] s.t.

Thursday, September 23
Stage 18: Béjar - Ávila, 196 km:
1. Javier Pascual Rodríguez (spa) [kel] 5h02:59
2. Iván Parra (col) [baq] s.t.
3. Joan Horrach (spa) [ibb] + 0:19
4. Hernan Buenahora (col) [baq] s.t.
5. Patrick Calcagni (swi) [vin] + 0:24
6. Cédric Vasseur (fra) [cof] + 0:35
7. Bram Tankink (net) [qsd] + 0:37
8. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [kel] + 1:24
9. Francisco Mancebo (spa) [ibb] s.t.
10. Stefano Garzelli (ita) [vin] s.t.

Wednesday, September 22
Stage 17: Plasencia - Est. La Covatilla, 170 km:
1. Félix Cardenas (col) [baq] 4h52:08
2. Santiago Pérez (spa) [pho] + 0:29
3. Roberto Heras (spa) [lst] + 1:01
4. Francisco Mancebo (spa) [ibb] + 1:15
5. Luis Pérez (spa) [cof] + 2:05
6. Ángel Gómez (spa) [alm] + 2:18
7. Jorge Ferrio (spa) [alm] s.t.
8. Francisco José Lara (spa) [alm] s.t.
9. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] + 2:45
10. Miguel Martín Perdiguero (spa) [sdv] + 3:03

Tuesday, September 21
Stage 16: Olivenza - Cáceres, 190.1 km:
1. José Julia (spa) [kel] 4h19:23
2. Tadej Valjavec (svn) [pho] + 0:12
3. Danilo di Luca (ita) [sae] + 0:35
4. Antonio Cruz (usa) [usp] s.t.
5. Pablo Lastras (spa) [ibb] s.t.
6. Iñaki Isasi (spa) [eus] s.t.
7. Iván Parra (col) [baq] + 1:20
8. Alessandro Spezialetti (ita) [sae] + 1:25
9. Erki Pütsep (est) [a2r] + 1:33
10. Cristian Moreni (ita) [alb] s.t.

Sunday, September 19
Stage 15: Granada - Sierra Nevada, itt 29.6 km:
1. Santiago Pérez (spa) [pho] 1h02:29
2. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [kel] + 1:07
3. Roberto Heras (spa) [lst] + 1:51
4. Aleksandr Vinokourov (kaz) [tmo] + 3:06
5. Francisco Mancebo (spa) [ibb] + 3:18
6. Carlos García (spa) [kel] + 3:24
7. Ángel Gómez (spa) [alm] + 3:59
8. David Blanco (spa) [kel] + 4:00
9. Isidro Nozal (spa) [lst] + 4:24
10. Javier Pascual Rodríguez (spa) [kel] + 4:28

Saturday, September 18
Stage 14: Málaga - Granada, 167 km:
1. Santiago Pérez (spa) [pho] 4h06:34
2. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [kel] + 0:46
3. Luis Pérez (spa) [cof] s.t.
4. Francisco Mancebo (spa) [ibb] s.t.
5. Isidro Nozal (spa) [lst] s.t.
6. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] s.t.
7. Roberto Heras (spa) [lst] s.t.
8. Leonadro Piepoli (ita) [sdv] s.t.
9. Carlos García (spa) [kel] s.t.
10. David Blanco (spa) [kel] + 2:08

Friday, September 17
Stage 13: El Ejido - Málaga, 172 km:
1. Alessandro Petacchi (ita) [fas] 4h01:55
2. Erik Zabel (ger) [tmo] s.t.
3. Pedro Horrillo (spa) [qsd] s.t.
4. Stuart O'Grady (aus) [cof] s.t.
5. Cristian Moreni (ita) [alb] s.t.
6. Erki Pütsep (est) [a2r] s.t.
7. Eddy Mazzoleni (ita) [sae] s.t.
8. Guido Trenti (usa) [fas] s.t.
9. Marco Zanotti (ita) [vin] s.t.
10. Antonio Cruz (usa) [usp] s.t.

Thursday, September 16
Stage 12: Almería - Calar Alto, 145 km:
1. Roberto Heras (spa) [lst] 4h19:30
2. Santiago Pérez (spa) [pho] + 0:34
3. Francisco Mancebo (spa) [ibb] + 0:53
4. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [kel] + 1:27
5. Isidro Nozal (spa) [lst] s.t.
6. Ángel Gómez (spa) [alm] + 1:38
7. Luis Pérez (spa) [cof] s.t.
8. Stefano Garzelli (ita) [vin] + 2:02
9. Peio Arreitunandia (spa) [baq] + 2:17
10. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] + 2:28

Tuesday, September 14
Stage 11: San Vicente del Raspeig - Caravaca de la Cruz, 165 km:
1. David Zabriskie (usa) [usp] 4h05:31
2. Alessandro Petacchi (ita) [fas] + 1:11
3. Stuart O'Grady (aus) [cof] s.t.
4. Marco Zanotti (ita) [vin] s.t.
5. Erik Zabel (ger) [tmo] s.t.
6. Stefano Garzelli (ita) [vin] s.t.
7. Jorge Ferrio (spa) [alm] s.t.
8. Erki Pütsep (est) [a2r] s.t.
9. Aitor Pérez (spa) [baq] s.t.
10. Antonio Cruz (usa) [usp] s.t.

Monday, September 13
Stage 10: Alcoi - Xorret de Catí, 174.5 km:
1. Eladio Jiménez (spa) [kel] 4h31:57
2. Stuart O'Grady (aus) [cof] + 0:32
3. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] + 0:48
4. Ruslan Ivanov (mac) [alb] s.t.
5. Juan Fuentes (spa) [sae] + 1:04
6. José Miguel Elias (spa) [reb] + 1:10
7. Erik Zabel (ger) [tmo] + 1:50
8. Jorge Ferrio (spa) [alm] + 4:06
9. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [kel] + 4:18
10. Roberto Heras (spa) [lst] s.t.

Sunday, September 12
Stage 9: Xátiva - Alto de Aitana, 170 km:
1. Leonardo Piepoli (ita) [sdv] 4h29:36
2. Roberto Heras (spa) [lst] + 0:04
3. Isidro Nozal (spa) [lst] + 0:10
4. Francisco Mancebo (spa) [ibb] + 0:15
5. Jorge Ferrio (spa) [alm] + 0:25
6. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [kel] + 0:29
7. Denis Menchov (rus) [ibb] + 0:41
8. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] + 0:52
9. Floyd Landis (usa) [usp] + 0:55
10. Aitor González (spa) [fas] + 1:09

Saturday, September 11
Stage 8: Almussafes, itt 40.1 km:
1. Tyler Hamilton (usa) [pho] 47:16
2. Víctor Hugo Peña (col) [usp] + 0:15
3. Floyd Landis (usa) [usp] + 0:18
4. Manuel Beltrán (spa) [usp] + 0:28
5. Isidro Nozal (spa) [lst] + 0:37
6. Francisco Mancebo (spa) [ibb] + 0:57
7. Rubén Plaza (spa) [kel] + 1:05
8. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] + 1:09
9. Bert Grabsch (ger) [pho] + 1:16
10. Joost Posthuma (net) [rab] + 1:30

Friday, September 10
Stage 7: Castellón - Valencia, 165 km:
1. Alessandro Petacchi (ita) [fas] 3h53:04
2. Erik Zabel (ger) [tmo] s.t.
3. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] s.t.
4. Stuart O'Grady (aus) [cof] s.t.
5. Luca Paolini (ita) [qsd] s.t.
6. Pedro Horrillo (spa) [qsd] s.t.
7. Giosue Bonomi (ita) [sae] s.t.
8. Andy Flickinger (fra) [a2r] s.t.
9. Cristian Moreni (ita) [alb] s.t.
10. Miguel Martín Perdiguero (spa) [sdv] s.t.

Thursday, September 9
Stage 6: Benicarló - Castellón, 157 km:
1. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] 3h48:23
2. Erik Zabel (ger) [tmo] s.t.
3. Stuart O'Grady (aus) [cof] s.t.
4. Cristian Moreni (ita) [alb] s.t.
5. Miguel Martín Perdiguero (spa) [sdv] s.t.
6. David Fernández (spa) [alm] s.t.
7. Stefano Garzelli (ita) [vin] s.t.
8. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [kel] s.t.
9. Juan Manuel Garate (spa) [lam] s.t.
10. Luis Pasamontes (spa) [reb] s.t.

Wednesday, September 8
Stage 5: Zaragoza - Morella, 186.5 km:
1. Denis Menchov (rus) [ibb] 5h07:44
2. Aitor González (spa) [fas] + 0:03
3. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [kel] s.t.
4. Leonardo Piepoli (ita) [sdv] s.t.
5. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] s.t.
6. Cadel Evans (aus) [tmo] + 0:09
7. Francisco Mancebo (spa) [ibb] s.t.
8. Isidro Nozal (spa) [lst] s.t.
9. Manuel Beltrán (spa) [usp] s.t.
10. Ángel Gómez (spa) [alm] s.t.

Tuesday, September 7
Stage 4: Soria - Zaragoza, 167 km:
1. Alessandro Petacchi (ita) [fas] 4h23:01
2. Erik Zabel (ger) [tmo] s.t.
3. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] s.t.
4. Stuart O'Grady (aus) [cof] s.t.
5. Angelo Furlan (ita) [alb] s.t.
6. Giosue Bonomi (ita) [sae] s.t.
7. Miguel Martín Perdiguero (spa) [sdv] s.t.
8. Pedro Horrillo (spa) [qsd] s.t.
9. Arnaud Coyot (fra) [cof] s.t.
10. Luca Paolini (ita) [qsd] s.t.

Monday, September 6
Stage 3: Burgos - Soria, 157 km:
1. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [kel] 3h43:17
2. Stuart O'Grady (aus) [cof] s.t.
3. Denis Menchov (rus) [ibb] s.t.
4. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] s.t.
5. Roberto Heras (spa) [lst] s.t.
6. Stefano Garzelli (ita) [vin] s.t.
7. Francisco Mancebo (spa) [ibb] s.t.
8. Aitor González (spa) [fas] s.t.
9. Damiano Cunego (ita) [sae] s.t.
10. Cadel Evans (aus) [tmo] s.t.

Sunday, September 5
Stage 2: León - Burgos, 207 km:
1. Alessandro Petacchi (ita) [fas] 5h02:05
2. Erik Zabel (ger) [tmo] s.t.
3. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] s.t.
4. Stuart O'Grady (aus) [cof] s.t.
5. Pedro Horrillo (spa) [qsd] s.t.
6. Giosue Bonomi (ita) [sae] s.t.
7. Antonio Cruz (usa) [usp] s.t.
8. Marco Zanotti (ita) [vin] s.t.
9. Erki Pütsep (est) [a2r] s.t.
10. Iñaki Isasi (spa) [eus] s.t.

Saturday, September 4
Stage 1: León, ttt 28 km:
1. US Postal Service (usa) 30:45
2. T-Mobile Team (ger) + 0:31
3. Illes Balears-Banesto (spa) + 0:56
4. Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme (spa) + 0:58
5. Phonak Hearing Systems (swi) + 1:01
6. Team CSC (den) + 1:24
7. Fassa Bortolo (ita) + 1:25
8. Liberty Seguros (spa) + 1:28
9. Saeco (ita) + 1:38
10. Relax-Bodysol (spa) + 1:41