# 2004 Tour Down Under

The 2004 Tour Down Under, known as Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 20 January to 25 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia and was the first major stage race of the season. The race was won by Patrick Jonker, who rode for Team UniSA.

## Stages
### Stage 1

20 January 2004 – Adelaide - Adelaide, 50 km (31 mi)
Stage and General Classification after Stage 1
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Lotto–Domo | |
| 2 | Rudi Kemna (NED) | BankGiroLoterij | s.t. |
| 3 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | FDJeux.com | s.t. |
| 4 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Ceramica Panaria–Margres | s.t. |
| 5 | Nicolas Vogondy (FRA) | FDJeux.com | s.t. |
| 6 | Nicolas Portal (FRA) | AG2R Prévoyance | s.t. |
| 7 | David McKenzie (AUS) | Navigators Insurance | s.t. |
| 8 | Peter Dawson (AUS) | UnitedWater | s.t. |
| 9 | Cédric Hervé (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 10 | Dave McPartland (AUS) | Australia - national team | s.t. |

### Stage 2

21 January 2004 – Norwood to Kapunda, 157 km (98 mi)
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dave McPartland (AUS) | Australia - national team | |
| 2 | Alain van Katwijk (NED) | BankGiroLoterij | + 1" |
| 3 | Patrick Jonker (AUS) | Team UniSA | s.t. |
| 4 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | FDJeux.com | + 1' 41" |
| 5 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Lotto–Domo | s.t. |
| 6 | Murilo Fischer (BRA) | Domina Vacanze | s.t. |
| 7 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Australia - national team | s.t. |
| 8 | Massimiliano Gentili (ITA) | Domina Vacanze | s.t. |
| 9 | Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) | AG2R Prévoyance | s.t. |
| 10 | Luke Roberts (AUS) | Team UniSA | s.t. |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Patrick Jonker (AUS) | Team UniSA | 16h 32' 19" |
| 2 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Lotto–Domo | + 1' 13" |
| 3 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | FDJeux.com | + 1' 21" |
| 4 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | FDJeux.com | + 1' 28" |
| 5 | Massimo Giunti (ITA) | Domina Vacanze | + 1' 28" |
| 6 | Murilo Fischer (BRA) | Domina Vacanze | + 1' 29" |
| 7 | Giuliano Figueras (ITA) | Ceramica Panaria–Margres | + 1' 30" |
| 8 | Alexander Bocharov (RUS) | Crédit Agricole | + 1' 31" |
| 9 | Luke Roberts (AUS) | Team UniSA | + 1' 47" |
| 10 | Gene Bates (AUS) | Team UniSA | + 2' 56" |

### Points Classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Lotto–Domo | 36 |
| 2 | Aurelien Clerc (SUI) | Quick-Step–Davitamon | 30 |
| 3 | David McPartland (AUS) | Australia - national team | 18 |
| 4 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | FDJeux.com | 16 |
| 5 | Patrick Jonker (AUS) | Team UniSA | 16 |
| 6 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | FDJeux.com | 14 |
| 7 | Eric Leblacher (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | 10 |
| 8 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | FDJeux.com | 10 |
| 9 | Alain van Katwijk (NED) | BankGiroLoterij | 10 |
| 10 | Erki Pütsep (EST) | AG2R Prévoyance | 8 |

### King of the Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) | Ceramica Panaria–Margres | 32 |
| 2 | Massimiliano Gentili (ITA) | Domina Vacanze | 28 |
| 3 | David McPartland (AUS) | Australia - national team | 24 |
| 4 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Australia - national team | 16 |
| 5 | Alain van Katwijk (NED) | BankGiroLoterij | 16 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Cardellini (ITA) | Domina Vacanze | 16 |
| 7 | Russel van Hout (AUS) | Team UniSA | 14 |
| 8 | Patrick Jonker (AUS) | Team UniSA | 12 |
| 9 | Giuliano Figueras (ITA) | Ceramica Panaria–Margres | 12 |
| 10 | Kevin Hulsmans (BEL) | Quick-Step–Davitamon | 12 |

### Young Riders' classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | FDJeux.com | 16h 33′ 47" |
| 2 | Thomas Löfkvist (SWE) | FDJeux.com | + 36′ 41" |
| 3 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | FDJeux.com | + 1h 03′ 16" |
| 4 | Ashley Humbert (AUS) | United Water | + 1h 03′ 55" |
| 5 | Bernard Sulzberger (AUS) | United Water | + 1h 10′ 21" |