2004 Milan–San Remo

The 2004 Milan–San Remo cycling race was the 95th edition of the monument classic Milan–San Remo and was won for the first time by Spaniard Óscar Freire of Rabobank.^[1] It was held on 20 March 2004 over 294 kilometres. Four times winner Erik Zabel lifted his arms to celebrate too soon and Freire won by 3 centimeters by a bike throw at the line.

Race details
Dates	20 March 2004
Stages	1
Distance	294 km (182.7 mi)
Winning time	7h 11' 23"
Results
Winner  Óscar Freire (ESP) (Rabobank)   Second  Erik Zabel (GER) (T-Mobile Team)   Third  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) (Cofidis)
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Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Óscar Freire (ESP)	Rabobank	7h 11' 23"
2	Erik Zabel (GER)	T-Mobile Team	s.t.
3	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Cofidis	s.t.
4	Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)	Fassa Bortolo	s.t.
5	Max van Heeswijk (NED)	U.S. Postal Service	s.t.
6	Igor Astarloa (ESP)	Cofidis	s.t.
7	Romāns Vainšteins (LAT)	Lampre	s.t.
8	Paolo Bettini (ITA)	Quick-Step–Davitamon	s.t.
9	Miguel Ángel Martín (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	s.t.
10	Peter Van Petegem (BEL)	Lotto–Domo	s.t.