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Dates | 6–15 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,242.9 km (772.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 28h 52' 52" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner | Fredy González (COL) | (Colombia–Selle Italia) | |
Second | Ryan Cox (RSA) | (Barloworld) | |
Third | Dave Bruylandts (BEL) | (Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf) | |
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Points | Gordon Fraser (CAN) | (Health Net–Maxxis) | |
Mountains | Ruber Marín (COL) | (Colombia–Selle Italia) | |
Team | Barloworld |
The 2004 Tour de Langkawi was the 9th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It began on 6 February in Bayan Baru and ended on 15 February in Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur. In fact, this race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.2 category race.
Fredy González of Colombia won the race, followed by Ryan Cox of South Africa second and Dave Bruylandts of Belgium third. Gordon Fraser of Australia won the points classification category and Ruber Marín of Colombia won the mountains classification category. Barloworld won the team clasiasification category.
The cyclists competed in 12 stages, covering a distance of 1,242.9 kilometres.
A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 2004 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 140 riders, a total of 121 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.