2004 Clásico RCN

Cycling race

2004 Clásico RCN

Race details

Dates

October 17 – October 24

Stages

Distance

1,119 km (695.3 mi)

Winning time

29h 56' 36"

Results


Winner	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	(Cafés Baqué-Orbitel)
Second	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	(Cafés Baqué-Orbitel)
Third	Libardo Niño (COL)	(Lotería de Boyacá)
Points	Deivi IBañez (COL)	(Alcaldía Fusagasugá Ciudad)
Mountains	Israel Ochoa (COL)	(Lotería de Boyacá)
Youth	Mauricio Soler (COL)	(Chocolate Sol)
Combination	Fredy González (COL)	(Selle Italia)
Team	Cafés Baqué-Orbitel

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The 44th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from October 17 to October 24, 2004 in Colombia. The stage race started in Bucaramanga and finished with an individual time trial at the Alto del Escobero.

Stages

2004-10-17: Bucaramanga – Bucaramanga (6.8 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	00:09.20	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	00:09.20
2.	José Castelblanco (COL)	+0.08	José Castelblanco (COL)	+0.08
3.	Urbelino Mesa (COL)	+0.09	Urbelino Mesa (COL)	+0.09

2004-10-18: Socorro – Duitama (213 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Fredy González (COL)	06:19.04	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	06:28.24
2.	Elder Herrera (COL)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+0.08
3.	Jhon García (COL)	—	Urbelino Mesa (COL)	+0.09

2004-10-19: Duitama – Zipaquirá (173.6 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Libardo Niño (COL)	04:22.53	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	10:51.17
2.	Fredy González (COL)	—	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.02
3.	Jesús Sánchez (COL)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+0.08

2004-10-20: Soacha – Ibagué (191.8 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Álvaro Lozano (COL)	04:40.33	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	15:38.45
2.	Jorge Acosta (COL)	+5.15	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.02
3.	Fernando Camargo (COL)	+5.57	José Castelblanco (COL)	+0.08

2004-10-21: Ibagué – Buga (200 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	05:16.55	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	20:55.43
2.	Jairo Hernández (COL)	+0.59	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	+0.56
3.	Walter Pedraza (COL)	—	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.58

2004-10-22: Buga – Pereira (135.4 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Javier Zapata (COL)	03:08.05	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	24:03.44
2.	Fredy González (COL)	—	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	+1.00
3.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	—	Libardo Niño (COL)	+1.02

2004-10-23: Dosquebradas – Sabaneta (191.6 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Urbelino Mesa (COL)	05:16.36	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	29:11.42
2.	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	+1.26	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	+0.58
3.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	—	Libardo Niño (COL)	+2.02

2004-10-24: Envigado – Alto del Escobero (10.4 km)

Place	Stage 7 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	00:33.56	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	29:56.36
2.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+1.07	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	+0.09
3.	Israel Ochoa (COL)	+1.54	Libardo Niño (COL)	+3.01

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	Cafés Baqué-Orbitel	29:56:36
2.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	Cafés Baqué-Orbitel	+ 0.09
3.	Libardo Niño (COL)	EPM−Orbitel	+ 3.01
4.	José Castelblanco (COL)	EPM−Orbitel	+ 3.26
5.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	EPM−Orbitel	+ 3.41
6.	Argiro Zapata (COL)	Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 4.24
7.	Mauricio Soler (COL)	Chocolate Sol	+ 5.14
8.	Walter Pedraza (COL)	EPM−Orbitel	+ 5.25
9.	Alejandro Ramírez (COL)	Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 5.42
10.	Javier Zapata (COL)	EPM−Orbitel	+ 8.10