2004 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile

2004 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
Race details
Dates	March 11–21
Stages	11
Distance	1,366 km (848.8 mi)
Winning time	32h 22' 45"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Team

The 27th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 11 to March 21, 2004.

Stages

2004-03-11: Lota — Concepción (35 km)

Place	Stage 1 – Team Time Trial		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Ace Bryc Curicó	48.44	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	48.44
2.	Publiguías	+0.15	José Medina (CHI)	—
3.	Líder-La Polar	+0.40	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	—

2004-03-12: Concepción — Chillán (117 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	2:42.50	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	3:31.34
2.	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	+0.04	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	+0.04
3.	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	+0.06	José Medina (CHI)	+0.10

2004-03-13: San Nicolás — Talca (197 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	4:59.19	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	8:32.47
2.	Pedro Lópes (POR)	—	José Medina (CHI)	+0.20
3.	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	—	Luis Sepúlveda (CHI)	+0.20

2004-03-14: Talca — Curepto (77 km)

Place	Stage 4-A		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	1:49.51	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	10:22.38
2.	Pedro Miranda (CHI)	—	José Medina (CHI)	+0.20
3.	David Muñoz (ESP)	—	Luis Sepúlveda (CHI)	+0.20

2004-03-14: Hualañé — Curicó (90 km)

Place	Stage 4-B		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	2:10.47	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	13:31.27
2.	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	—	Juan Fierro (CHI)	+0.25
3.	Pedro Miranda (CHI)	—	José Medina (CHI)	+0.26

2004-03-15: Curicó — Pichilemu (150 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Raúl López (CHI)	3:31.31	Néstor Pías (URU)	16:05.36
2.	Néstor Pías (URU)	—	Juan Fierro (CHI)	+7.07
3.	Rodrigo Berrios (CHI)	+3.50	Luis Sepúlveda (CHI)	+7.07

2004-03-16: Cruce La Rosa — La Estrella (21 km)

Place	Stage 6-A Individual Time Trial		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	25.00
2.	Gonzalo Miranda (CHI)	+0.16
3.	José Medina (CHI)	+0.17

2004-03-16: La Estrella — Algarrobo (146 km)

Place	Stage 6-B		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Andrei Sartassov (RUS)	3:16.40	José Medina (CHI)	19:54.21
2.	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	—	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	+0.09
3.	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	+0.04	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.22

2004-03-17: Algarrobo — Villa Alemana (105 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Luis Sepúlveda (CHI)	2:17.26	Luis Sepúlveda (CHI)	22:12.19
2.	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.04	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.40
3.	Andrei Sartassov (RUS)	+0.06	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.46

2004-03-18: Olmué — Los Andes (122 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	3:02.49	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	25:15.47
2.	Javier Zapata (COL)	—	José Medina (CHI)	+0.02
3.	José Medina (CHI)	—	Marcelo Arriagada (CHI)	+0.11

2004-03-19: Los Andes — Portillo (115 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	3:02.53	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	28:19.10
2.	José Medina (CHI)	+0.16	José Medina (CHI)	+0.50
3.	Julio César Rangel (COL)	+1.28	Marcelo Arriagada (CHI)	+1.23

2004-03-20: Pirque — Pirque (131 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gonzalo Miranda (CHI)	2:50.46	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	31:10.06
2.	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	+0.04	José Medina (CHI)	+0.50
3.	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	+0.06	Marcelo Arriagada (CHI)	+1.23

2004-03-21: Santiago — Santiago (60 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	1:12.39	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	32:22.45
2.	Gonzalo Miranda (CHI)	—	José Medina (CHI)	+0.50
3.	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	—	Marcelo Arriagada (CHI)	+1.23

Final classification

RANK	CYCLIST	TEAM	TIME
1.	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	Publiguías	32:22:45
2.	José Medina (CHI)	ACE Bryc Curicó	+ 0.50
3.	Marcelo Arriagada (CHI)	Publiguías	+ 1.23
4.	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	Líder-La Polar	+ 1.29
5.	Hernán Darío Muñoz (COL)	Orbitel Colombia	+ 1.35
6.	Jairo Hernández (COL)	Orbitel Colombia	+ 3.43
7.	Javier Zapata (COL)	Orbitel Colombia	+ 3.49
8.	Heberth Gutiérrez (COL)	Orbitel Colombia	+ 3.50
9.	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	Líder-La Polar	+ 4.11
10.	Iván Parra (COL)	Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme	+ 4.19

Teams

Publiguías

Ace Bryc Curicó

Skippi – Doñihue

Andrei Sartassov
Marcelo Agüero
Carlos Oyarzún
Cristóbal Silva
Aliro Catejo
Cristián Rosas

Kazachstan National Team

Maxim Iglinsky
Assan Bazayev
Valeriy Dmitriyev
Kairat Baigudinov
Andrey Medyannikov
Vadim Gorbachevsky

Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme

L.A Pecol

Lascar-Peñaflor

Alexis Arias
Miguel Parraguez
Raúl López
Jaime Carreño
Sergio Abarca
Patricio Taulis

Líder-La Polar

Miche

Alexander Bespalov
Fabio Borghesi
Balasz Rohtmer
Leonardo Caneschi
Maximiliano Martella
Alberto Tacconi

Multihogar Curicó

Miguel Quitral
José Manuel Aravena
Cristián Medina
Ramón Carreño
Edilberto Suárez

Orbitel Colombia

Quinta Normal

Manuel Miranda
Fernando Gatica
Claudio Cornejo
Rodrigo Berríos
Reynaldo Cortes

Uruguay National Team

Hernán Cline
Richard Mascaraña
Néstor Pías
Ricardo Guedes
Daniel Fuentes
Wilder Miraballes

Transportes Romero

Daniel Bretti
César Doussang
Pablo González
Patricio Almonacid
Julio César Rangel
Raúl Ruarte

UPMC American Cycling Team

Alejandro Acton
Joseph M. Papp
Gerardo Castro
Mateo Sasso
Álvaro Tardaguita
Eneas Freyre

Nacimiento

Gerson Zúñiga
Rodrigo Zúñiga
Pablo Valenzuela
César Oliva
Álvaro Pino
Carlos Villarreal

Asociación de Concepción

Sven Harms
Francisco Pino
Lorenzo Torres
Marcelo Sandoval
Daniel Torres
Cristian Vera

Stages

2004-03-11: Lota — Concepción (35 km)

2004-03-12: Concepción — Chillán (117 km)

2004-03-13: San Nicolás — Talca (197 km)

2004-03-14: Talca — Curepto (77 km)

2004-03-14: Hualañé — Curicó (90 km)

2004-03-15: Curicó — Pichilemu (150 km)

2004-03-16: Cruce La Rosa — La Estrella (21 km)

2004-03-16: La Estrella — Algarrobo (146 km)

2004-03-17: Algarrobo — Villa Alemana (105 km)

2004-03-18: Olmué — Los Andes (122 km)

2004-03-19: Los Andes — Portillo (115 km)

2004-03-20: Pirque — Pirque (131 km)

2004-03-21: Santiago — Santiago (60 km)

Final classification

Teams

References