2004 Vuelta a Venezuela

2004 Vuelta a Venezuela
Race details
Dates	August 30 – September 12
Stages	14
Distance	1,968.5 km (1,223 mi)
Winning time	41h 51' 54"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Sprints
	Team

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

Teams

Lotería del Táchira A

Gob Zulia Alc Cabimas A

Triple Gordo Gob Lara A

Federico Muñoz
Jesús Pérez
Rodolfo Camacho
José Araqué
Isaac Ramírez
José Ramos

PDVSA – PDV Anzoátegui A

Luis Díaz
Jean Belisario
Antonio Ortíz
Jonathan Hernández
Giorgio Landaeta
Isaac Cañizalez

PDVSA Norte Maturin A

Darwin Urrea
Wilmer Urbina
Evert Rivas
Javier Salazar
Reinaldo Figuera
Rubén Rangel

Alc Pariaguan Anzoátegui

Williams García
Joel Ruiz
Richard Mayo
Adrian Villarroel
Adam Piamo
Jefrid Mendoza

Alc Tinaco Cojedes

Félix Alvarado
Tibaldo Martínez
José Pérez
Argenis Sánchez
José Hermoso
Víctor Moreno

Loteria del Táchira B

Gob Zulia Alc Cabimas C

Giovanny Báez
Francisco Landaeta
Dixon Carmona
Deivis Urdaneta
Carlos Sáenz
José Contreras

Colombia Selle Italia

Kino Táchira

Artur García
Jesús Rodríguez
Miguel Ángel Chacón
Liselfi Montoya

PDVSA PDV Anzoátegui B

Juan Méndez
José Piamo
Jorgen Balza
Luis González

Dos Pinos Costa Rica

Maikol Chavez
Luis García
José Montero
Warren Calvo
Esteban Castro
Nieves Carrasco

Colombian National Team

Grefusa Altecar Chidutani

Esteban Perales
Óscar Crespo
José Agullo
Victorio Marina
Oneire Mora

Gob Trujillo CTD Café Flor de Patri

Carlos José Ochoa
Wilmer Vasquez
Víctor Becerra
Luís Diaz
Frederick Segura
Daniel Medina

Jugos Prolaca Fundadeporte Carabobo

Richard Ochoa
Andris Hernández
Maximo Rojas
José Aguilar
Albin Hernández
José Rodríguez

Alc Los Guayos Carabobo

Jairo Pérez
Jhonny Martínez
José Bartolomé
Alexis Chacón
Yosmer Mendez
Erwin Mendez

Gob Zulia Alc Cabimas B

Victor Niño
Iván Castillo
Juan Jiménez
Henry Meneses
Nelson Gelvez
Edgar Ortega

Triple Gordo Gob Lara B

Mario Figueroa
Douglas Pérez
Vladimir Forero
Norberto Vizcayá
César Suárez
Ricardo Mesa

Farara Tours Gob Amazonas

Anthony Brea
Alirio Contreras
Nestor Chacón
Elkin Infante
José Tirado

ACT Snow Valley USA

Ward Solar
Jacob Stephens
Chia Kung
Kurt Hackler

PDVSA Norte Maturin B

José Machado
José Barrios
Daniel Mata
Geraldo Marquez

PDVSA Norte Maturin C

Dicson Hernández
Héctor Francis
Danny Manrique
Wilfredo Figueroa

References

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