April 16, 2004 – Kristin Armstrong (T-Mobile) and Hayden Godfrey (Health Net/Maxxis) clocked the fastest time trials of the day. The women's field is being contested by some of North America's top teams as T-Mobile, Genesis, and Victory Brewing all had riders in the top-five of today's time trial. HealthNet/Maxxis, Sierra Nevada, and Webcor dominated the first stage in the men's race.
The elite men and women began the Sea Otter Classic on the Laguna Seca Raceway. The time trial started down a steep corkscrew descent and then into a 180-degree turn, with a 500-metre straightway to the finish line, totaling 2.72km. Many cyclists were having difficulty deciding whether or not to use their time trial bikes due to the technical course and the strong winds.
Women1. Kristin Armstrong (T-Mobile Cycling Team)
2. Tina Pic (Genesis Scuba)
3. Stacey Peters (T-Mobile)
4. Laura Van Gilder (Genesis Scuba)
5. Lauren Franges (Victory Brewing)
6. Melissa Sanborn (Wells Fargo/Ragatz)
7. Mari Holden (T-Mobile)
8. Lyne Bessette (Quark)
9. Catherine Powers
10. Rook Campbell (Genesis Scuba)
Men
1. Hayden Godfrey (Health Net/Maxxis)
2. Gord Fraser (Health Net/Maxxis)
3. Eric Wohlberg (Sierra Nevada Cycling)
4. Jason Lokkesmoe (Health Net/Maxxis)
5. Charles Dionne (Webcor Builders)
6. Chris Horner (Webcor Builderscycling Team)
7. Dan Schmatz (Health Net/Maxxis)
8. Matt Dubberley (Sierra Nevada Cycling)
9. Michael Jones (Health Net/Maxxis)
10. Brice Jones (Health Net/Maxxis)