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Lance Armstrong made history, by being the first person to win six Tours de France. Armstrong on the cover of Sports Illustrated shortly before the 2005 Tour de France. ...

Going in, Armstrong was the favorite to win his sixth consective Tour de France, with his major competitors seen as being German Jan Ullrich, Spaniards Roberto Heras and Iban Mayo, and fellow Americans Levi Leipheimer and Tyler Hamilton. Jan Ullrich in the T-Mobile Team uniform in Pforzheim during the 2005 Tour de France Jan Ullrich in Hanover Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, Germany) is a German professional road bicycle racer. ... Roberto Heras Hernández (born 1 February 1974 in Béjar, Spain) is a professional cyclist who has won the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain) a record four times. ... Iban Mayo Diez (born August 19, 1977, in Igorre, Basque region, Spain) is a professional road bicycle racer. ... Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer (born October 24, 1973) is a professional American cyclist born in Butte, Montana, currently riding for the European cycling team Gerolsteiner. ... Tyler Hamilton Tyler Hamilton (born March 1, 1971 in Marblehead, Massachusetts) is an American professional road bicycle racer. ...

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Stages

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Teams

188 riders in 21 teams commenced the 2004 Tour de France, 147 riders finished.

• List of teams and cyclists in the 2004 Tour de France

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Results

General classification

Rank	Name	Country	Team	Time (Ave. Speed)
1	Lance Armstrong	United States	U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team	83h 36' 02'
2	Andreas Klöden	Germany	T-Mobile	6' 19"
3	Ivan Basso	Italy	Team CSC	6' 40"
4	Jan Ullrich	Germany	T-Mobile	8' 50"
5	José Azevedo	Portugal	U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team	14' 30"
6	Francisco Mancebo	Spain	Illes Balears	18' 01"
7	Georg Totschnig	Austria	Gerolsteiner	18' 27"
8	Carlos Sastre	Spain	Team CSC	19' 51"
9	Levi Leipheimer	United States	Rabobank	20' 12"
10	Oscar Pereiro Sio	Spain	Phonak	22' 54"

Individual stage winners: Armstrong on the cover of Sports Illustrated shortly before the 2005 Tour de France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team presented by Berry Floor operated from 1996 through 2004, and during its time fielded one of the biggest names in modern cycling: Lance Armstrong. ... Andreas Klöden, (born 22 June 1975 in Mittweida, Germany), is a professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour T-Mobile Team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Jan Ullrich leading the T-Mobile team in the team time trial stage of the 2004 Tour de France T-Mobile Team is an international professional road bicycle racing team. ... Ivan Basso (born November 26, 1977) is a professional road bicycle racer from Gallarate, Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Team CSC is a Danish road bicycle racing team managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis. ... Jan Ullrich in the T-Mobile Team uniform in Pforzheim during the 2005 Tour de France Jan Ullrich in Hanover Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, Germany) is a German professional road bicycle racer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Jan Ullrich leading the T-Mobile team in the team time trial stage of the 2004 Tour de France T-Mobile Team is an international professional road bicycle racing team. ... José Azevedo (born 19 September 1973) is a notable Portuguese professional cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... The US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team presented by Berry Floor operated from 1996 through 2004, and during its time fielded one of the biggest names in modern cycling: Lance Armstrong. ... Francisco Mancebo (born March 9, 1976 in Madrid) is a Spanish pro cyclist for team Illes Balears. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Castilian Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 17th  4 992 km²  1,0% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 14th  916 968  2,2%  183,69/km² Demonym  – English  – Catalan  – Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166... In Germany 2005 Georg Totschnig (born May 25, 1971) is an Austrian professional cyclist since 1994. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Rund um den Henninger-Turm (2005) Team Gerolsteiner is a german road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. ... Sastre during the Stage 20 individual time trial (St Etienne) of the 2005 Tour de France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Team CSC is a Danish road bicycle racing team managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis. ... Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer (born October 24, 1973) is a professional American cyclist born in Butte, Montana, currently riding for the European cycling team Gerolsteiner. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ... Oscar Pereiro Sio (born August 3, 1977) is a Spanish road bicycle racer, turning pro in 2000. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Phonak is a company that specializes in wireless and hearing systems. ...

 Prologue: Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) Stage 1: Jann Kirsipuu (Estonia) Stage 2: Robbie McEwen (Australia) Stage 3: Jean-Patrick Nazon (France) Stage 4: US Postal - Berry Floor Stage 5: Stuart O'Grady (Australia) Stage 6: Tom Boonen (Belgium) Stage 7: Fillippo Pozzato (Italy) Stage 8: Thor Hushovd (Norway) Stage 9: Robbie McEwen (Australia) Stage 10: Richard Virenque (France) Stage 11: David Moncoutié (France) Stage 12: Ivan Basso (Italy) Stage 13: Lance Armstrong (USA) Stage 14: Aitor González (Spain) Stage 15: Lance Armstrong (USA) Stage 16: Lance Armstrong (USA) Stage 17: Lance Armstrong (USA) Stage 18: Juan Miguel Mercado (Spain) Stage 19: Lance Armstrong (USA) Stage 20: Tom Boonen (Belgium) 

External links

• Official 2004 Tour de France website

See also

• 2004 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9
• 2004 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20