2004 Ronde van Nederland
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These are the results for the 44th edition of the Ronde van Nederland
cycling race, which was held from August 24 to August 28, 2004. The race started in Oudenbosch
and finished in Sittard-Geleen
. It was won by Holland's Erik Dekker
. It was the last edition of the event, which was renamed Eneco Tour of Benelux
for the UCI ProTour
.
Ronde van Nederland
The Ronde van Nederland is a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948. It's an annual race since 1975. Because of the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 the tour was replaced by the Eneco Tour of Benelux....
cycling race, which was held from August 24 to August 28, 2004. The race started in Oudenbosch
Oudenbosch
Oudenbosch is a village in the municipality Halderberge in the west of the Dutch province Noord-Brabant. Oudenbosch is well-known for its 'Basiliek' a catholic church that is a smaller copy of St...
and finished in Sittard-Geleen
Sittard-Geleen
Sittard-Geleen is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It was formed in 2001 from the former municipalities Sittard, Geleen and Born....
. It was won by Holland's Erik Dekker
Erik Dekker
Hendrik "Erik" Dekker is a retired Dutch professional road racing cyclist active from 1992 until 2006. He was a member of the Rabobank cycling team from 1996 till 2006. In 2007 he became one of Rabobank's team managers.-Amateur career:...
. It was the last edition of the event, which was renamed Eneco Tour of Benelux
Eneco Tour of Benelux
The Eneco Tour of Benelux is a road bicycle racing stage-race. Its name refers to its main sponsor, the energy company Eneco Energie. It is part of both the UCI ProTour and the UCI World Ranking calendar.-History:...
for the UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
.
24-08-2004: Oudenbosch-Hoorn, 205 km
| RANK | 1. | US Postal Service | 04:34.50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Fassa Bortolo | — | ||
| 3. | Quick Step-Davitamon | — |
25-08-2004: Bolsward-Nijverdal, 182.5 km
| RANK | 1. | US Postal Service | 04:11.36 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Phonak Hearing Systems | — | ||
| 3. | Lotto-Domo | — |
26-08-2004: Kleve-Goch, 86.2 km
| RANK | 1. | Fassa Bortolo | 01:58:53 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Team CSC | — | ||
| 3. | Lampre | — |
26-08-2004: Goch-Goch, 22.2 km
| RANK | 1. | US Postal Service | 00:26:03 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Rabobank | + 0.09 | ||
| 3. | US Postal Service | — |
27-08-2004: Düsseldorf (Ger)-Sittard/Geleen, 221.9 km
| RANK | 1. | Lotto-Domo | 05:10:28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Landbouwkrediet-Colnago | + 1.06 | ||
| 3. | Lampre | + 1.43 |
28-08-2004: Sittard/Geleen-Landgraaf, 197.7 km
| RANK | 1. | Rabobank | 04:58:16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Rabobank | — | ||
| 3. | Team CSC | — |
Final classification
| RANK | 1. | Rabobank | 21:21:52 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | US Postal Service | + 0.01 | ||
| 3. | Rabobank | + 0.04 | ||
| 4. | Chocolade Jacques | + 0.20 | ||
| 5. | Team CSC | + 0.21 | ||
| 6. | Team CSC | + 0.34 | ||
| 7. | T-Mobile Team | + 0.35 | ||
| 8. | Phonak Hearing Systems | + 0.44 | ||
| 9. | Quick Step-Davitamon | — | ||
| 10. | Lampre | + 0.49 |