# 2004 Tour de Langkawi

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 classification category.

## Stages

The cyclists competed in 12 stages, covering a distance of 1,242.9 kilometres.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 6 February | Bayan Baru to Taiping | 112 km (69.6 mi) | Due to the traffic conditions in the final lap, the College of Commissaires and the Race Organiser had been decided that stage 1 was neutralised. Points and bonuses for stage 1 had been withdrawn. | Due to the traffic conditions in the final lap, the College of Commissaires and the Race Organiser had been decided that stage 1 was neutralised. Points and bonuses for stage 1 had been withdrawn. | Due to the traffic conditions in the final lap, the College of Commissaires and the Race Organiser had been decided that stage 1 was neutralised. Points and bonuses for stage 1 had been withdrawn. |
| 2 | 7 February | Ipoh to Tanah Rata | 151.6 km (94.2 mi) | Marlon Pérez Arango (COL) | Fredy González (COL) | Ryan Cox (RSA) |
| 3 | 8 February | Tapah to Raub | 171.2 km (106.4 mi) | Brett Lancaster (AUS) | Gordon Fraser (CAN) | Gert Vanderaerden (BEL) |
| 4 | 9 February | Ulu Klang to Tampin | 147.8 km (91.8 mi) | Sean Sullivan (AUS) | Devis Miorin (ITA) | Michael Sayers (USA) |
| 5 | 10 February | Malacca Individual time trial | 18 km (11.2 mi) | Eric Wohlberg (CAN) | Marlon Pérez Arango (COL) | John Lieswyn (USA) |
| 6 | 11 February | Muar to Johor Bahru | 175.2 km (108.9 mi) | Ivan Quaranta (ITA) | Luciano Pagliarini (BRA) | Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) |
| 7 | 12 February | Pontian to Malacca | 166.7 km (103.6 mi) | Luciano Pagliarini (BRA) | Gordon Fraser (CAN) | Graeme Brown (AUS) |
| 8 | 13 February | Port Dickson to Shah Alam | 96.4 km (59.9 mi) | Luciano Pagliarini (BRA) | Enrico Degano (ITA) | Graeme Brown (AUS) |
| 9 | 14 February | Kuala Lumpur to Genting Highlands | 131.6 km (81.8 mi) | Ruber Marín (COL) | Fredy González (COL) | Dave Bruylandts (BEL) |
| 10 | 15 February | Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 80.4 km (50.0 mi) | Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) | Gregory Henderson (NZL) | Matteo Carrara (ITA) |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Stage winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
| 1 | No winner | No winner | No winner | No winner | No winner | No winner | No winner |
| 2 | Marlon Pérez Arango | Marlon Pérez Arango | Marlon Pérez Arango | Marlon Pérez Arango | Ghader Mizbani | Colombia–Selle Italia | Iran |
| 3 | Brett Lancaster | Fredy González | Gordon Fraser | Marlon Pérez Arango | Ghader Mizbani | Barloworld | Japan |
| 4 | Sean Sullivan | Fredy González | Gordon Fraser | Marlon Pérez Arango | Ghader Mizbani | Barloworld | Japan |
| 5 | Eric Wohlberg | Marlon Pérez Arango | Gordon Fraser | Marlon Pérez Arango | Ghader Mizbani | Barloworld | Japan |
| 6 | Ivan Quaranta | Marlon Pérez Arango | Gordon Fraser | Marlon Pérez Arango | Ghader Mizbani | Barloworld | Japan |
| 7 | Luciano Pagliarini | Marlon Pérez Arango | Gordon Fraser | Marlon Pérez Arango | Ghader Mizbani | Barloworld | Japan |
| 8 | Luciano Pagliarini | Marlon Pérez Arango | Gordon Fraser | Marlon Pérez Arango | Ghader Mizbani | Barloworld | Japan |
| 9 | Ruber Marín | Fredy González | Gordon Fraser | Ruber Marín | Ghader Mizbani | Barloworld | Iran |
| 10 | Guillermo Bongiorno | Fredy González | Gordon Fraser | Ruber Marín | Ghader Mizbani | Barloworld | Iran |
| Final | Final | Fredy González | Gordon Fraser | Ruber Marín | Ghader Mizbani | Barloworld | Iran |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fredy González (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 28h 52' 52" |
| 2 | Ryan Cox (RSA) | Barloworld | + 48" |
| 3 | Dave Bruylandts (BEL) | Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf | + 01' 54" |
| 4 | Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) | Barloworld | + 01' 55" |
| 5 | Nicholas White (RSA) | South Africa | + 02' 12" |
| 6 | Ruber Marín (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | + 02' 22" |
| 7 | Marlon Pérez Arango (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | + 02' 30" |
| 8 | David George (RSA) | Barloworld | + 02' 31" |
| 9 | Kurt Van De Wouwer (BEL) | Mr. Bookmaker–Palmans–Collstrop | + 04' 06" |
| 10 | Roland Green (CAN) | Canada | + 04' 06" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gordon Fraser (CAN) | Health Net–Maxxis | 105 |
| 2 | Gert Vanderaerden (BEL) | Mr. Bookmaker–Palmans–Collstrop | 70 |
| 3 | Marlon Pérez Arango (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 65 |
| 4 | Luciano Pagliarini (BRA) | Lampre | 46 |
| 5 | Enrico Degano (ITA) | Barloworld | 45 |
| 6 | Fredy González (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 40 |
| 7 | Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) | Ceramica Panaria–Margres | 38 |
| 7 | Hector Guerra Garcia (ESP) | Relax–Bodysol | 38 |
| 9 | Gregory Henderson (NZL) | Health Net–Maxxis | 34 |
| 10 | Ivan Quaranta (ITA) | Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave | 32 |
| 10 | David George (RSA) | Barloworld | 32 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Ruber Marín (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 57 |
| 2 | Fredy González (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 40 |
| 3 | Marlon Pérez Arango (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 34 |
| 4 | Ryan Cox (RSA) | Barloworld | 23 |
| 5 | Sean Sullivan (AUS) | Barloworld | 20 |
| 6 | Hector Guerra Garcia (ESP) | Relax–Bodysol | 19 |
| 7 | Devis Miorin (ITA) | De-Nardi | 18 |
| 8 | Dave Bruylandts (BEL) | Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf | 16 |
| 8 | David George (RSA) | Barloworld | 16 |
| 10 | Brett Lancaster (AUS) | Ceramica Panaria–Margres | 15 |
| 10 | Luis Felipe Laverde (COL) | Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave | 15 |

### Asian rider classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Iran | 28h 57' 19" |
| 2 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Iran | + 03' 49" |
| 3 | Tonton Susanto (INA) | Wismilak | + 05' 49" |
| 4 | Yasutaka Tashiro (JPN) | Japan | + 09' 07" |
| 5 | Shahrulneeza Razali (MAS) | Malaysia | + 12' 11" |
| 6 | Jiang Xueli (CHN) | China | + 13' 42" |
| 7 | Shao Xiaojun (CHN) | China | + 15' 40" |
| 8 | Rhyan Tanguilig (PHI) | Pagcor-Casino Filipino | + 15' 56" |
| 9 | Lloyd Lucien Reynante (PHI) | Pagcor-Casino Filipino | + 17' 10" |
| 10 | Shinichi Fukushima (JPN) | Japan | + 17' 12" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Barloworld | 86h 41' 27" |
| 2 | Colombia–Selle Italia | + 43" |
| 3 | Relax–Bodysol | + 12' 40" |
| 4 | Lampre | + 17' 45" |
| 5 | Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf | + 21' 42" |
| 6 | Canada | + 21' 52" |
| 7 | De-Nardi | + 22' 12" |
| 8 | South Africa | + 24' 13" |
| 9 | Mr. Bookmaker–Palmans–Collstrop | + 29' 36" |
| 10 | Republic of Ireland | + 32' 35" |

### Asian team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iran | 87h 17' 32" |
| 2 | Japan | + 11' 07" |
| 3 | China | + 16' 32" |
| 4 | Pagcor-Casino Filipino | + 26' 11" |
| 5 | Malaysia | + 50' 25" |
| 6 | Wismilak | + 01h 08' 17" |

## List of teams and riders

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.