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Arthur Denneman (The Netherlands) has won the Internet Tour de France Game 2004. In the final stage he collected sixteen more points than his closest rival and this was enough to move him up from place four to the top position. This is the ninth time that Denneman has taken part in the game and his previous best position was sixth in 2001. Denneman also won stages 8 and 9. He is the first participant since Michael Botzet in 1999 to combine an overall victory with stage victories.
The final stage with the finish at the Champs Elysees in Paris ended with the expected sprint finish. Tom Boonen from Belgium won his second stage. Lance Armstrong (USA) won the Tour de France for the sixth consecutive time, a record. Robbie McEwen (Australia) took the green jersey for the second time, France's Richard Virenque claimed his seventh polka-dot jersey (also a record) and Vladimir Karpets of Russia won the white jersey for the best young rider.
In the game, the final stage of this edition of the Tour was won by Billy Corgan (Norway). Bob Vos (The Netherlands) was second and game winner Arthur Denneman claimed third place in the stage. In the overall rankings, Storcky Lejo (Germany) keeps second place and Jan Matheeuwwsen (The Netherlands) finishes third. Michael Botzet of Germany is the first former game winner to obtain another top ten position: he is fourth. Rob Spaans (The Netherlands), third in 1998, achieved his second top ten position: eighth place. Former game winner Dutchman Martin Smits (2002) claimed an excellent 17th place.
This was a memorable Tour de France with a superb Lance Armstrong winning the race for a record sixth time. In the game many teams suffered from the retirements of Armstrong's closest rivals and top sprinters, many who left the race without earning their teams any points. Still the battle for the top positions in the game was interesting and the final positions were decided in the final stage where Arthur Denneman became the first participant in five years to break the 700-points barrier. Thank you all for participating and see you back in 2005!
1. 89 Billy Corgan (Norway)
2. 85 Bob Vos (The Netherlands)
3. 84 Arthur Denneman (The Netherlands)
4. 81 Rick Szabo (Australia)
5. 78 Erix Schokker (The Netherlands)
78 Idefix Agitan (The Netherlands)
78 Wim Mertens (Belgium)
8. 77 Abe van Gils (The Netherlands)
77 Niek Prins (The Netherlands)
10. 75 Ch. Leclercq (Belgium)
75 Dimitri van Agterveld (The Netherlands)
75 Nathalie Mulder (The Netherlands)
13. 74 Björn De Neve (Belgium)
74 Karolina Tobiasson (Sweden)
15. 73 Lydia Beerkens (The Netherlands)
16. 72 Bastin Verweij (The Netherlands)
72 Chiara Tosi (Italy)
72 E.R. Huygen (The Netherlands)
72 G. Duster (The Netherlands)
72 Jenni Collingwood (New Zealand)
72 Jolanda Prins (The Netherlands)
22. 71 Fred Goudbeek (The Netherlands)
71 Nathaniel Szabo (UK)
71 Robert van Lunteren (The Netherlands)
25. 70 Dave Blito (UK)
70 Marcel Yoda (The Netherlands)
70 Rob Spaans (The Netherlands)
28. 69 Aly Ugen (Luxembourg)
69 Gerard Voorintholt (The Netherlands)
69 Per Brolling (Denmark)
69 Rudy van Spaandonk (The Netherlands)
32. 68 Barbara Hoffellner (Austria)
68 Olli Bama (Germany)
68 Reinier van Olderen (The Netherlands)
68 Storcky Lejo (Germany)
36. 67 Karolina Szulc (Poland)
67 Seamus Howard (Ireland)
67 Tom Cone (USA)
67 Wil Gommans (The Netherlands)
40. 66 Brian DeRouen (USA)
66 Norbert Schmelzer (The Netherlands)
66 Rien Post (The Netherlands)
66 Tim Callaghan (UK)
66 Wicher Otten (The Netherlands)
45. 65 Alexander Martin (The Netherlands)
65 Bojan Kozelj (Slovenia)
65 Mark Pallas (Canada)
65 Robert Beernink (The Netherlands)
49. 64 Erling De Poelmeester (The Netherlands)
64 Johan van Ommen (The Netherlands)
64 Jonathan Rabey (UK)
64 Mali Litjens (The Netherlands)
64 Mark Lyford (UK/England)
64 Ron Beurskens (The Netherlands)
55. 63 Effie Cozijnsen (Australia)
63 Randall Cockroft (USA)
63 Xiaojun Creemers (The Netherlands)
58. 62 Jeff Smith (USA)
62 Jeroen van Wezep (The Netherlands)
62 S. Cole (USA)
61. 61 Bravo Juliett (Germany)
61 Bruno Gonçalves (Portugal)
61 Dick Blom (The Netherlands)
61 Edwin Buiter (The Netherlands)
61 Marcus Frank (Germany)
66. 60 Amanda Callen (UK)
60 Emanuel Correia (Portugal)
60 Eugene Daemen (The Netherlands)
60 Jan Matheeuwwsen (The Netherlands)
60 Julian Martin (Spain)
60 Michael Botzet (Germany)
72. 59 Akke Vellinga (Belgium)
59 Beatrice Selkirk (Australia)
59 Ellen van Overeem (The Netherlands)
59 Erik-Jan Meles (The Netherlands)
59 Hernando Uribe O. (Colombia)
59 Joost Grootjes (The Netherlands)
59 Lasse Vandenbroucke (Austria)
59 Matthijs Otten (The Netherlands)
59 Mäster Lagom (Sweden)
59 Scott Johnson 1 (USA)
59 Torsten Spindler (Switzerland)
83. 58 Brian Setchell (Australia)
58 H. de Groot (The Netherlands)
58 Jaco Prinsloo (South Africa)
58 Joris Rycken (United Arab Emirates)
58 Norbert Sorst (Germany)
58 Reno van Dael (The Netherlands)
89. 57 Anton Reidt (The Netherlands)
57 Arno Kuppen (The Netherlands)
57 Balazs Barna (Hungary)
57 Emmy Kuiper (The Netherlands)
57 Erwin Reeskens (Belgium)
57 Gerjan Diepstraten (The Netherlands)
57 Hilmar Simunek (Germany)
57 Ike Simoncini (The Netherlands)
57 Matthieu Jouan (France)
57 Rich Woodruff (UK/England)
57 Richard Dickens (UK)
57 Ruth Wilson (UK/England)
57 Steve Tester (Australia)