World Cup 2004

World Cup 2003 Archive
World Cup 2002 Archive

The 2004 Races

  1. Milano - Sanremo (Italy) - 20 March 2004

  2. Ronde van Vlaanderen/Tour of Flanders (Belgium) - 4 April 2004

  3. Paris - Roubaix (France) - 11 April 2004

  4. Amstel Gold Race (Netherlands) - 18 April 2004

  5. Liège - Bastogne - Liège (Belgium) - 25 April 2004

  6. HEW-Cyclassics-Cup (Germany) - 1 August 2004

  7. Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian (Spain) - 7 August 2004

  8. Zuri Metzgete/Championship of Zurich (Switzerland) - 22 August 2004

  9. Paris - Tours (France) - 10 October 2004

  10. Giro di Lombardia (Italy) - 16 October 2004

World Cup Special Content

• Special Report: The UCI World Cup: A Look Back at 15 Years and a Look Ahead

• Who are the Best 20 Classics Riders in History?

• Who are the Best 20 Classics Riders in History? Part Two

• Cipollini and Petacchi: A Curious Comparison
  Mario Cipollini and Alessandro Petacchi continue their 2004 "contest." Here's some number crunching on their careers.

• Johan Museeuw Palmares

• Johan Museeuw Palmares II

• Andrea Tafi 2004
  The Last Gladiator prepares for battle!

• Road Rage and Postal Comes Out Swinging
  Spring is in the air, and Postal is on the road...by Charlie Melk

• The Soul of Johan Museeuw
  The Lion of Flanders - five men, who perhaps know him best, talk about this complex man.

• The Lion Still has Cycling in his Heart

Round 1: 95th Milan-Sanremo - 20 March 2004

• Live Report
  With full race results and top 20 WC standings

• Post-Race Interviews

• 95th Milan-Sanremo Preview - The Parcours
  Altimetry, course details, weather...

• 95th Milan Sanremo Preview - The Contenders
  Riveting early spring racing has built suspense for La Primavera! Here's a look at some of the contenders, the top 10 in last year's edition, and the bookies' odds.

• 95th Milan-Sanremo Preview - More!
  Wins by country, startlist, complete race palmares...

• 95th Milan-Sanremo - Travelogue!
  For those of us who have never visited Italy, never ridden the Milan-Sanremo route or never watched it on television, here is a different view of the race - a pictorial of some of the towns and scenery you might see were you on the road Saturday!

• The Poggio: Springboard to Victory
  Welcome to the Poggio - a main feature of the first World Cup race, the Milan-Sanremo.

• Official Race Website

Womens World Cup:

• 6th Primavera Rosa Results

• 6th Primavera Rosa - Preview
  The women also fight it out on the Ligurian seacoast of Italy Saturday - in the second race of the World Cup - la Primavera Rosa.

Paolo Bettini, 2003 Milan-Sanremo Winner. Courtesy Quickstep-Davitamon.

Round 2: 88th Ronde van Vlaanderen/Tour of Flanders - 4 April 2004

• Race Website

• 88th Ronde van Vlaanderen Preview- Race Overview

• 88th Ronde van Vlaanderen Preview- The Contenders

• The Hills of Ronde van Vlaanderen- Part One

• The Hills of Ronde van Vlaanderen- Part Two

• 88th Ronde van Vlaanderen- Museeuw and Van Petegem

Women's World Cup:

• Women’s World Cup Round 3 and 4

Tour of Flanders. Photo by Anita van Crey. Click for larger image

Round 3: 102nd Paris-Roubaix - 11 April 2004

• Race Website

• 102nd Paris Roubaix Preview

• Paris-Roubaix: The Contenders

• 102nd Paris Roubaix Live Report!

• Paris-Roubaix Roundup

• 102nd Paris-Roubaix Reactions

Round 4: 39th Amstel Gold Race - 18 April 2004

• Race Website

• 39th Amstel Gold Preview

• 39th Amstel Gold Preview: Startlist, News

• 39th Amstel Gold Preview: Course and Climbs

• 39th Amstel Gold Preview: More!

• Amstel big aim for Rabobank

• 39th Amstel Gold Race - Live Coverage

• Amstel Gold Roundup

Round 5: 90th Liege-Bastogne -Liege - 25 April 2004

• 90th Liège-Bastogne-Liège Live Coverage

• Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Preview

• Liege-Bastogne-Liege: The Contenders

Round 6: HEW-Cyclassics - 1 August 20043

• Race Website
• The World Cup Continues: HEW Cyclassics!
• HEW Cyclassics Report: O'Grady is the Australian Classic

2003 Hew Cyclassics Start. Courtesy cyclingpictures.de.

Round 7: 24th Clasica San Sebastian  - 7 August 2004

• Clasica San Sebastian Live Coverage

• Clasica San Sebastian – The Magnificent 7

• Clasica San Sebastian 2004 – The Italian Job

• San Sebastian - Can Astarloa End the Curse of the Rainbow?

• Clásica San Sebastián Preview: More

Round 8: 91st Zuri Metzgete/Championship of Zurich - 22 August 2004

• Race Website

Round 9: 98th Paris-Tours - 10 October 2004

2003 Paris Tours. Courtesy Team Telekom/T-Mobile.

Round 10: 98th Giro di Lombardia - 16 October 2004

Rainbow jerseys Paolo Bettini and Igor Astarloa at the 2003 Giro di Lombardia. Courtesy Team Telekom/T-Mobile.