2004 Paris–Nice

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Field	Value
previous	2003
next	2005
name	2004 Paris–Nice
date	7–14 March 2004
stages	8
distance	1126.7
unit	km
time	28h 00' 01"
first	Jörg Jaksche
first_nat	GER
first_team
first_color	yellow
second	Davide Rebellin
second_nat	ITA
second_team
third	Bobby Julich
third_nat	USA
third_team
points	Davide Rebellin
points_nat	ITA
points_team
points_color	green
mountains	Aitor Osa
mountains_nat	ESP
mountains_team
mountains_color	polkadot
youth_color	white
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The 2004 Paris–Nice was the 62nd edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 7 March to 14 March 2004. The race started in Chaville and finished in Nice. The race was won by Jörg Jaksche of .

Teams

Twenty teams, containing a total of 160 riders, participated in the race:

Route

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Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
7 March	Chaville to Vanves	13.2 km	[[File:Time Trial.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Individual time trial	Jörg Jaksche
8 March	Chaville to Montargis	166.5 km	[[File:Plainstage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Flat stage	Pedro Horrillo
9 March	La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin to Roanne	229 km	[[File:Hillystage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Hilly stage	Léon van Bon
10 March	Roanne to Le Puy-en-Velay	179 km	[[File:Mediummountainstage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Medium mountain stage	Stage cancelled
11 March	Le Puy-en-Velay to Rasteau	215 km	[[File:Hillystage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Hilly stage	Alexander Vinokourov
12 March	Rasteau to Gap	173.5 km	[[File:Mediummountainstage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Medium mountain stage	Denis Menchov
13 March	Digne-les-Bains to Cannes	185.5 km	[[File:Mediummountainstage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Medium mountain stage	Alexander Vinokourov
14 March	Nice to Nice	144 km	[[File:Hillystage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Hilly stage	Alexander Vinokourov
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Stages

Stage 1

;7 March 2004 — Chaville to Vanves, 13.2 km (ITT) ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Jörg Jaksche
2	Davide Rebellin
3	Erik Dekker
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Stage 2

;8 March 2004 — Chaville to Montargis, 166.5 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Pedro Horrillo
2	Beat Zberg
3	Michele Bartoli
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Stage 3

;9 March 2004 — La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin to Roanne, 229 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Léon van Bon
2	Thomas Ziegler
3	Tom Boonen
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Stage 4

;10 March 2004 — Roanne to Le Puy-en-Velay, 179 km Stage cancelled because of heavy snowfall.

Stage 5

;11 March 2004 — Le Puy-en-Velay to Rasteau, 215 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Vinokourov
2	Jörg Jaksche
3	Michele Bartoli
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Stage 6

;12 March 2004 — Rasteau to Gap, 173.5 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Denis Menchov
2	Samuel Sánchez
3	Floyd Landis
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Stage 7

;13 March 2004 — Digne-les-Bains to Cannes, 185.5 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Vinokourov
2	Kim Kirchen
3	Jens Voigt
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Stage 8

;14 March 2004 — Nice to Nice, 144 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Vinokourov
2	Denis Menchov
3	Torsten Hiekmann
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General Standings

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Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Jörg Jaksche
2	Davide Rebellin
3	Bobby Julich
4	Jens Voigt
5	George Hincapie
6	Frank Vandenbroucke
7	Óscar Pereiro
8	Michael Rogers
9	Fränk Schleck
10	José Azevedo
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Mountains Classification

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Cyclist	Team
1	Aitor Osa
2	Erik Dekker
3	David Moncoutié
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Points Classification

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Cyclist	Team
1	Davide Rebellin
2	Jens Voigt
3	Alexander Vinokourov
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References

References

1. "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo.
2. "62ème Paris-Nice 2004". Memoire du cyclisme.
3. "Start List". Cycling News.
4. Henry, Chris. "62nd Paris-Nice - 2.HC, France, March 7-14, 2004". Cycling News.

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