The 44th edition of the annual Clásico RCN

Clásico RCN

The Clásico RCN is an annual cycling road race that takes place over many stages through different regions of Colombia during October...

was held from October 17 to October 24, 2004 in Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

. The stage race started in Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...

 and finished with an individual time trial at the Alto del Escobero.

2004-10-17: Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...

 – Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...

 (6.8 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|00:09.20	|00:09.20
2.	|+0.08	|+0.08
3.	|+0.09	|+0.09

2004-10-18: Socorro

Socorro, Santander

Socorro is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. It was founded in 1681 by Don José de Archila and Don José Díaz Sarmiento.The town was very influential in the history of Colombia...

 – Duitama (213 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|06:19.04	|06:28.24
2.	|—	|+0.08
3.	|—	|+0.09

2004-10-19: Duitama – Zipaquirá

Zipaquirá

Zipaquirá is a municipality and city of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Its neighboring municipalities are Tausa and Cogua to the north; Nemocón, Gachancipá and Sopó to the east; Cajicá and Tabio to the south; and Subachoque and Pacho to the west. Its seat of municipal government is 49...

 (173.6 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:22.53	|10:51.17
2.	|—	|+0.02
3.	|—	|+0.08

2004-10-20: Soacha

Soacha

Soacha is the city of Colombia on the southern edge of Bogotá, the country's capital. It has an important industrial zone and is home to mostly working class families.-Demographics:...

 – Ibagué

Ibagué

Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...

 (191.8 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:40.33	|15:38.45
2.	|+5.15	|+0.02
3.	|+5.57	|+0.08

2004-10-21: Ibagué

Ibagué

Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...

 – Buga

Buga, Valle del Cauca

Buga formally Guadalajara de Buga is a city and municipality in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia. It is famous for its Basilica del Señor de los Milagros, which houses an image of Christ called El Señor de los Milagros .-History:Guadalajara de Buga is one of the oldest cities in...

 (200 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:16.55	|20:55.43
2.	|+0.59	|+0.56
3.	|—	|+0.58

2004-10-22: Buga

Buga, Valle del Cauca

Buga formally Guadalajara de Buga is a city and municipality in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia. It is famous for its Basilica del Señor de los Milagros, which houses an image of Christ called El Señor de los Milagros .-History:Guadalajara de Buga is one of the oldest cities in...

 – Pereira

Pereira, Colombia

Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It stands in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. Its strategic location in the coffee producing area makes the city an urban...

 (135.4 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:08.05	|24:03.44
2.	|—	|+1.00
3.	|—	|+1.02

2004-10-23: Dosquebradas

Dosquebradas

Dosquebradas is the second largest city and a municipality in the Risaralda Department, Colombia. , it had a population of approximately 200,000 inhabitants. The city is connected by the César Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct to Pereira, the capital of the department....

 – Sabaneta

Sabaneta, Antioquia

Sabaneta is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia, also part of the Metropolitan Area of Medellín.Sabaneta is well known for its cathedral, Maria Auxiliadora and its surrounding nightclubs, bars and arts & crafts stores...

 (191.6 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:16.36	|29:11.42
2.	|+1.26	|+0.58
3.	|—	|+2.02

2004-10-24: Envigado

Envigado

Envigado is a city of Colombia in the department of Antioquia, located at the south of the Aburrá Valley and belonging to the Metropolitan Area of Medellín. It has limits at its north with El Poblado, Medellín; at its south with Sabaneta; at its east with El Retiro and Caldas and at west with Itagüí...

 – Alto del Escobero (10.4 km)

Place	Stage 7 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|00:33.56	|29:56.36
2.	|+1.07	|+0.09
3.	|+1.54	|+3.01

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		Cafés Baqué-Orbitel	29:56:36
2.		Cafés Baqué-Orbitel	+ 0.09
3.		EPM−Orbitel	+ 3.01
4.		EPM−Orbitel	+ 3.26
5.		EPM−Orbitel	+ 3.41
6.		Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 4.24
7.		Chocolate Sol	+ 5.14
8.		EPM−Orbitel	+ 5.25
9.		Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 5.42
10.		EPM−Orbitel	+ 8.10

Teams

Cafés Baqué-Orbitel

1.   José Castelblanco
   José Castelblanco
   José Joaquim Castelblanco Romero is a professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Don José" during his career.-Career:1992199419961997...
   
   
2.   Félix Cárdenas
   Félix Cárdenas
   Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld until the team's demise.-Palmarès:*1996...
   
   
3.   Hernán Buenahora
   Hernan Buenahora
   Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who was nicknamed El Cabrito de Barichara during his career...
   
   
4.   Hernán Darío Muñoz
   Hernán Darío Muñoz
   Hernán Darío Muñoz Giraldo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1996.-Career:1997...
   
   
5.   Herbert Gutiérrez
   Herbert Gutiérrez
   Herbert Gutiérrez García is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. His first name is sometimes also spelled as Héberth.-Career:1996...
   
   
6.   Jairo Hernández
   Jairo Hernández (cyclist)
   Jairo de Jesús Hernández Montoya is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19901993...
   
   
7.   Álvaro Sierra
   Álvaro Sierra
   Álvaro Sierra Peña is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199019911993 19941995...
   
   
8.   Javier Zapata
   Javier de Jesús Zapata
   Javier de Jesús Zapata Villada is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004...
   
   
9.   Jhon García
   Jhon García
   Jhon Freddy García Fería is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1999...
   
   

Lotería de Boyacá-Servientrega

11.   Libardo Niño
    Libardo Niño
    Libardo Niño Corredor is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 76th place in the Men's Individual Road Race. Colombia competed with three cyclists in this event; the other ones being José Robles and Héctor Palacio...
    
    
12.   Víctor Niño
13.   Israel Ochoa
    Israel Ochoa
    Israel Antonio Ochoa Plazas is a retired male professional racing cyclist from Colombia, who was nicknamed El Rápido during his career.-Career:1993199419951996...
    
    
14.   Ricardo Mesa
15.   Víctor Becerra
16.   Jairo Pérez
    Jairo Pérez
    Jairo Pérez Suárez is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Arles Castro and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit...
    
    
17.   Mauricio Neiza
    Mauricio Neiza
    Mauricio Neiza Alvarado is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002200320042005...
    
    
18.   Néstor Bernal

Gobernación de Norte de Santander-Selle Italia

21.   Fredy González
    Fredy González
    Freddy Excelino González Martínez , also known as Fredy González, is a Colombian road racing cyclist. He is a two-time winner of the maglia verde , awarded to the best cyclist in the King of the Mountains category in the Giro d'Italia . His victories came in the 2001 and 2003 races...
    
    
22.   José Rujano
    José Rujano
    José Humberto Rujano Guillen is a Venezuelan professional road bicycle racer who is currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team ....
    
    
23.   Álvaro Lozano
    Álvaro Lozano
    Álvaro Lozano Moncada is a Colombian road racing cyclist.-Career:19901991199319941996Álvaro Lozano Moncada is a Colombian road racing cyclist....
    
    
24.   Urbelino Mesa
    Urbelino Mesa
    Urbelino Mesa Estepa is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. He is the older brother of Ubaldo Mesa.-Career:19972000...
    
    
25.   Alexis Castro
26.   Freddy Paredes
27.   Johnny Leal
28.   Rolando Trujillo
29.   Edisson Paredes

Aguardiente Antioqueño-Lotería de Medellín

31.   Juan Diego Ramírez
    Juan Diego Ramírez
    Juan Diego Ramírez Calderón is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19941995Juan Diego Ramírez Calderón is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:...
    
    
32.   Alejandro Ramírez
    Alejandro Ramírez (cyclist)
    Alejandro Ramírez Calderón is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002Alejandro Ramírez Calderón is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia....
    
    
33.   Argiro Zapata
    Argiro Zapata
    Argiro Alberto Zapata Franco is a retied male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199419961997...
    
    
34.   Francisco Colorado
    Francisco Colorado
    Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernández is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002...
    
    
35.   Héctor Mesa
36.   Alexis Rojas
    Alexis Rojas
    José Alexis Rojas Díaz is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1995José Alexis Rojas Díaz is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1995...
    
    
37.   Elder Herrera
    Elder Herrera
    Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921995Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia....
    
    
38.   Óscar Álvarez
    Oscar Álvarez (cyclist)
    Oscar Mauricio Álvarez Paniagua is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002Oscar Mauricio Álvarez Paniagua is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002Oscar Mauricio Álvarez Paniagua is a male professional road...
    
    
39.   Diego Montoya

Inder Pereira-Indeportes Risaralda

41.   Julián Andrés Rodas
42.   Gerardo Ramírez
43.   Vladimir Zapata
44.   Juan Alejandro Botero
45.   Ricadel Orozco
46.   Albert Suárez
    Albert Suarez
    Albert Joe Suarez is a minor league baseball starting pitcher currently on the Tampa Bay Rays active roster....
    
    
47.   Leonel Bonilla

Chocolate Sol

51.   Mauricio Soler
    Mauricio Soler
    Juan Mauricio Soler Hernández is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier. He won that year's King of the Mountains title. Soler stated the stage win...
    
    
52.   Jesús Albeiro Sánchez
53.   Juan Alejandro García
54.   Horacio Gallardo
    Horacio Gallardo
    Horacio Gallardo Burgos is a Bolivian professional road bicycle racer. He represented Bolivia in 2008 Olympic Games- External links :...
    
    
55.   Fabio Montenegro
56.   Edwin Parra

Cicloases Cundinamarca

61.   José Ignacio Rodríguez
    José Ignacio Rodríguez
    José Ignacio Rodríguez Valbuena is a Venezuelan model who was won the title of Mister Venezuela on 2005. He resigned of his title of Mister Venezuela on 2006.-External links:***...
    
    
62.   Gerson Sánchez
63.   Rafael Montiel
    Rafael Montiel
    Rafael Anibal Montiel Cuéllar is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20052006...
    
    
64.   Humberto Delgado
65.   Carlos Albarracín
66.   Gerardo Rodríguez
67.   Mardoqueo Arteaga
68.   Hugo Osorio

05 Orbitel

71.   Fidel Chacón
72.   Alejandro Cortés
    Alejandro Cortés
    Alejandro Iván Cortés Llano is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20002001...
    
    
73.   Jorge Humberto Martínez
    Jorge Humberto Martínez
    Jorge Humberto Martínez Correa is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1999Jorge Humberto Martínez Correa is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:...
    
    
74.   Olmedo Capacho
75.   Óscar Mauricio Henao
76.   Walter Pedraza
    Walter Pedraza
    Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20002001...
    
    

Servientrega-Lotería de Boyacá

81.   Ismael Sarmiento
    Ismael Sarmiento
    José Ismael Sarmiento Riaño is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Pocholo" during his career.-Career:199519961998...
    
    
82.   Miguel Ángel Sanabria
    Miguel Ángel Sanabria
    Miguel Ángel Sanabria Acevedo was a male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1990 to 1998...
    
    
83.   Iván Casas
    Ivan Casas
    Iván Mauricio Casas Buitrago is a Colombian professional racing cyclist.-Career:2005Iván Mauricio Casas Buitrago is a Colombian professional racing cyclist.-Career:...
    
    
84.   Graciano Fonseca
    Graciano Fonseca
    Graciano Fonseca Fuken is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199620002001...
    
    
85.   Jorge Orlando Acosta

Equipo Mixto Antioquia

91.   Edwin Orozco
    Edwin Orozco
    Edwin Armando Orozco Toro is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:200220042005...
    
    
92.   Alexander Caño
93.   Santo Álvarez
94.   Héctor Ríos
95.   William Muñoz

Equipo Mixto Boyacá-Cundinamarca

101.   Víctor Julio Benítez
102.   Emerson Bernal
103.   Miguel Matta
104.   Fabio Macheda
105.   Edgar Fonseca
     Edgar Fonseca
     Carlos Edgar Fonseca is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:200520072008-References:...
     
     
106.   Deivy Ibáñez
107.   William Rozo
108.   Fernando Camargo
     Fernando Camargo
     Luis Fernando Camargo Flechas is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He is nicknamed "Tenorio".-Career:20042005Luis Fernando Camargo Flechas is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia...
     
     

Equipo Mixto Regional

111.   Arley Tabares
112.   Juan Carlos Castro
113.   Wilson Zambrano
114.   Javier Torres
     Javier Torres
     Javier Torres is a Mexican-American amateur boxer in the Super Heavyweight division. He's currently the second rated amateur boxers in the Super Heavyweight division, for the U.S. National team.-Personal life:...
     
     
115.   Hernán Darío Díaz
116.   Giovanny Barriga
117.   Vladimir González
     Vladimir González
     Vladimir González Martínez is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20012002200320042005-References:...