2004 Vuelta a Venezuela

Cycling race

Race details

Dates

August 30 – September 12

Stages

Distance

1,968.5 km (1,223 mi)

Winning time

41h 51' 54"

Results


Winner	Federico Muñoz (COL)	(Triple Gordo Gob Lara)
Second	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	(Loteria del Táchira)
Third	José Rujano (VEN)	(Colombia Selle Italia)
Points	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	(Gobernacíon del Zulía)
Mountains	Fredy González (COL)	(Colombia Selle Italia)
Youth	José Rujano (VEN)	(Colombia Selle Italia)
Sprints	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	(Gobernacíon del Zulía)
Team	Lotería del Táchira

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The 41st edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from August 30 to September 12, 2004. The stage race started in Puerto la Cruz, and ended in Maracaibo.

Stages

2004-08-30: Puerto la Cruz — Puerto la Cruz (105 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	02:25.42	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	02:25.29
2.	Luis Díaz (VEN)	—	Luis Díaz (VEN)	+0.07
3.	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	—	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.08

2004-08-31: Barcelona — Punta de Mata (148.2 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	04:01.28	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	06:26.41
2.	Artur García (VEN)	—	Luis Díaz (VEN)	+0.19
3.	Luis Díaz (VEN)	—	Miguel Chacón (VEN)	+0.22

2004-09-01: Maturín Circuito (136 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Miguel Chacón (VEN)	03:09.31	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	09:36.06
2.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	—	Miguel Chacón (VEN)	+0.18
3.	Marlon Pérez (COL)	—	Luis Díaz (VEN)	+0.25

2004-09-02: Santa Bárbara de Tapirín — Paríaguan (184.8 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Chacón Díaz (VEN)	04:08.06	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	13:44.08
2.	Luis Díaz (VEN)	—	Miguel Chacón (VEN)	+0.22
3.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	—	Luis Díaz (VEN)	+0.23

2004-09-03: Paríaguan — Valle de la Pascua (164.7 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	03:33.10	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	17:17.08
2.	Miguel Chacón (VEN)	—	Miguel Chacón (VEN)	+0.26
3.	Fredy González (COL)	—	Luis Díaz (VEN)	+0.33

2004-09-04: Chaguaramas — San Juan de Los Morros (184 km)

Stage 6 result nullified after accident in final kilometre

2004-09-05: San Juan de Los Morros — Los Guayos (113.2 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	02:36.58	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	19:53.56
2.	Artur García (VEN)	—	Miguel Chacón (VEN)	+0.36
3.	Marlon Pérez (COL)	—	Luis Díaz (VEN)	+0.43

2004-09-06: Valencia — San Felipe (155.3 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Fredy González (COL)	03:51.29	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	23:45.38
2.	Marlon Pérez (COL)	—	Miguel Chacón (VEN)	+0.23
3.	José Chacón Díaz (VEN)	—	José Chacón Díaz (VEN)	+0.30

2004-09-07: San Felipe — Chivacoa (32 km)

Place	Stage 9-A (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Federico Muñoz (COL)	00:39.24	Federico Muñoz (COL)	24:25.48
2.	José Rujano (VEN)	+0.04	Marlon Pérez (COL)	+0.12
3.	Marlon Pérez (COL)	+0.26	José Rujano (VEN)	+0.18

2004-09-07: San Felipe Circuito (91.2 km)

Place	Stage 9-B		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	02:06.11	Federico Muñoz (COL)	26:31.59
2.	Jesús Pérez (VEN)	—	Marlon Pérez (COL)	+0.07
3.	Marlon Pérez (COL)	—	José Rujano (VEN)	+0.18

2004-09-08: Yaritagua — Carora (118.2 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Artur García (VEN)	02:33.25	Federico Muñoz (COL)	29:05.22
2.	Luis Díaz (VEN)	—	Marlon Pérez (COL)	+0.05
3.	Miguel Chacón (VEN)	—	José Rujano (VEN)	+0.20

2004-09-09: Carora — El Dividive (143.1 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Giovanny Báez (VEN)	03:10.27	Federico Muñoz (COL)	32:15.53
2.	Fredy González (COL)	+0.08	Marlon Pérez (COL)	+0.06
3.	Federico Muñoz (COL)	—	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.24

2004-09-10: Valera Circuito (116.0 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Artur García (VEN)	02:54.42	Federico Muñoz (COL)	35:10.39
2.	Fredy González (COL)	—	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.20
3.	Manuel Guevara (VEN)	—	José Rujano (VEN)	+0.37

2004-09-11: Valera — Cabimas (177.9 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	03:53.13	Federico Muñoz (COL)	39:03.52
2.	Miguel Chacón (VEN)	—	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.20
3.	José Rodríguez (VEN)	—	José Rujano (VEN)	+0.37

2004-09-12: Circuito Maracaibo (118.3 km)

Place	Stage 14		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	02:48.02	Federico Muñoz (COL)	41:51.54
2.	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	—	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	+0.14
3.	Jesús Pérez (VEN)	—	José Rujano (VEN)	+0.37

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Federico Muñoz (COL)	Triple Gordo Gob Lara	41:51:54
2.	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	Loteria del Táchira	+ 0.14
3.	José Rujano (VEN)	Colombia Selle Italia	+ 0.37
4.	Fredy González (COL)	Colombia Selle Italia	+ 0.38
5.	Libardo Niño (COL)	Gobernacíon del Zulía	+ 0.42
6.	Víctor Niño (COL)	Gobernacíon del Zulía	+ 0.53
7.	Tommy Alcedo (VEN)	Loteria del Táchira	+ 1.10
8.	Jairo Pérez (VEN)	Alc Los Guayos Carabobo	+ 1.44
9.	Carlos José Ochoa (VEN)	Gob Trujillo CTD	+ 1.47
10.	Artur García (VEN)	Kino Táchira	+ 2.11