2004 Tour of Slovenia

The 2004 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 11th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑2.5 stage race held between 4 and 9 May 2004.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

2004 Tour of Slovenia

UCI‑2.5 race
Race details
Dates	4–9 May 2004
Stages	7
Distance	922 km (572.9 mi)
Winning time	21h 48' 03"
Results
Winner Mitja Mahorič   Second Aleksandr Kuschynski   Third Matic Strgar Points Matic Strgar Mountains Matic Strgar Youth Matic Strgar Sprints Jonas Ljungblad   Team Krka Novo mesto
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The race consisted of 7 stages with 922 km (572.9 mi) in total.

The original race was 995 km (618.3 mi) long, but the 6th stage from Villach (AUT)–Vršič finish ha to be shortened due to bad weather at Vršič Pass for 72 km (45 mi), with new finish at Ljubelj.

The 1st time race crossed the national borders, at 5 stages; Italy (2x), Austria (2x) and Croatia (1x).

Teams

Total 115 riders (79 finished it) from 20 teams started the race.

Professional

•   Perutnina Ptuj
•   Sava Kranj
•   Volksbank–Ideal Leingrüber
•   Team Hervis Apossort
•   Team Macandina-Kewa Rad
•   Amore & Vita–Beretta
•   Team Nippo Japan
•   Winfix Arnolds Sicherheit
•   Cyber Team Faresin
•   Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon
•   Axa Cycling Team
•   Team Moser-AH.nl

Amateur

•   Radenska Rog
•   TBP Lenart
•   Krka Novo mesto
•   Štajerska
•   Kamen Pazin

National

•   Austria
•   Slovakia
•   Germany

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Length	Type		Winner
1	4 May	Izola – Trst/Trieste (Italy)	76 km (47 mi)		Hilly stage	Aleksandr Kuschynski
2	4 May	Trst/Trieste (Italy) – Nova Gorica	72 km (45 mi)		Plain stage	Borut Božič
3	5 May	Ljubljana – Zagreb (Croatia)	190 km (118 mi)		Plain stage	Borut Božič
4	6 May	Ormož – Ptuj	160 km (99 mi)		Plain stage	Jonas Ljungblad
5	7 May	Lenart – Beljak/Villach (Austria)	208 km (129 mi)		Plain stage	Mitja Mahorič
6	8 May	Beljak/Villach (Austria) – Ljubelj Beljak/Villach (Austria) –Vršič	66 km (41 mi) 139 km (86 mi)		Mountain stage	Tomaž Nose
7	9 May	Grosuplje – Novo mesto	150 km (93 mi)		Plain stage	Peter Möhlmann
Total		922 km (572.9 mi) 995 km (618.3 mi)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Intermediate sprints classification	Team classification
1	Aleksandr Kuschynski	Aleksandr Kuschynski	Aleksandr Kuschynski	Matic Strgar	Andrej Omulec	Jonas Ljungblad	Amore & Vita Beretta
2	Borut Božič		Jure Zrimšek
3	Borut Božič	Andrej Omulec				Borut Božič	Radenska Rog
4	Jonas Ljungblad	Borut Božič			Jure Zrimšek		Perutnina Ptuj
5	Mitja Mahorič	Aleksandr Kuschynski	Jonas Ljungblad		Leon Makarovič	Mitja Mahorič
6	Tomaž Nose	Mitja Mahorič	Matic Strgar		Matic Strgar	Jonas Ljungblad	Krka Novo mesto
7	Peter Möhlmann
Final		Mitja Mahorič	Matic Strgar	Matic Strgar	Matic Strgar	Jonas Ljungblad	Krka

Final classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the leader of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
	Denotes the leader of the points classification		Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
	Denotes the winner of the int. sprints classification		Denotes the leader of the team classification

General classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mitja Mahorič	Perutnina Ptuj	21h 48' 03"
2	Aleksandr Kuschynski	Amore & Vita Beretta	+ 26"
3	Matic Strgar	Radenska Rog	+ 41"
4	Miha Švab	Krka Novo mesto	+ 54"
5	Jani Brajkovič	Krka Novo mesto	+ 59"
6	Matija Kvasina	Perutnina Ptuj	+ 1' 00"
7	Leon Makarovič	Radenska Rog	+ 1' 01"
8	Drąsutis Stundžia	Cyber Team Faresin	+ 1' 08"
9	Kjell Carlström	Amore & Vita Beretta	+ 2' 01"
10	Jonas Ljungblad	Amore & Vita Beretta	+ 2' 05"

Points classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Matic Strgar	Radenska Rog	64
2	Petr Herman	Team Hervis Apossort	46
3	Mitja Mahorič	Perutnina Ptuj	45
4	Christian Heule	Team Macandina (Kewa Rad)	45
5	Aleksandr Kuschynski	Amore & Vita Beretta	44

Mountains classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Matic Strgar	Radenska Rog	18
2	Mitja Mahorič	Perutnina Ptuj	16
3	Tomaž Nose	Krka Novo mesto	11
4	Jani Brajkovič	Krka Novo mesto	9
5	Sascha Urweider	Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon	9

Young rider classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Matic Strgar	Radenska Rog	21h 48' 44"
2	Miha Švab	Krka Novo mesto	+ 13"
3	Jani Brajkovič	Krka Novo mesto	+ 18"
4	Leon Makarovič	Radenska Rog	+ 20"
5	Markus Eibegger	Avstrija	+ 1′ 14"

Intermediate sprints classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Jonas Ljungblad	Amore & Vita Beretta	12
2	Mitja Mahorič	Perutnina Ptuj	8
3	Sascha Urweider	Saeco-Romer's-Wetzikon	7
4	Andrej Omulec	Radenska Rog	6
5	Valter Bonča	Perutnina Ptuj	4

Team classification

Rank	Team	Time
1	Krka Novo mesto	65h 25' 36"
2	Perutnina Ptuj	+ 1′ 21″
3	Amore & Vita Beretta	+ 3′ 17″
4	Team Macandina-Kewa Rad	+ 6′ 14″
5	Slovaška	+ 9′ 07″
...	...	...
6	Radenska Rog	+ 14′ 02″
7	Sava Kranj	+ 30′ 14″
14	TBP Lenart	+ 1h 40′ 26″

References

1. "Mitja Mahorič za zgodovino". Tednik (in Slovenian). 13 May 2004. p. 24.
2. "Sprinterja v formi". Štajerski Tednik (in Slovenian). 6 May 2004. p. 24.
3. "Na našem "touru" tudi šest Savčanov". Gorenjski glas (in Slovenian). 4 May 2004. p. 24.
4. "kolesarski pozdrav Evropi". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 3 May 2004.
5. "Kučinski dokazal, zakaj je favorit". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 4 May 2004.
6. "Božič spet zmagal, Omulec v rumenem". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 5 May 2004.
7. "4. etapa nesrečna za Slovenca". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 6 May 2004.
8. "Mahorič zmagal, Božič odstopil". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 7 May 2004.
9. "Mahorič slekel Kučinskega". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 8 May 2004.
10. "Zgodovinski dvojček Mahoriča". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 9 May 2004.

External links

• Official website
• wvcycling.com
• cyclingnews.com
• procyclingstats.com