February 16, 2004 – Belgium's Sven Nys (BEL) lost the World Cup yesterday to team-mate Richard Groenendaal (NED) by a mere two points. Nys could only muster a seventh, which was not enough to keep the overall. Although the two ride for the same trade team, Rabobank, they are from the Netherlands and Belgium; needless to say, the Belgian fans were not impressed.

Elite Men

1. Richard Groenendaal (Netherlands), 1.01.59
2. Tom Vannoppen (Belgium), 0.51
3. Erwin Vervecken (Belgium)
4. Bart Wellens (Belgium)
5. Christian Heule (Switzerland)
6. Wesley Van Der Linden (Belgium)
7. Sven Nys (Belgium)
8. Sven Vanthourenhout (Belgium)
9. John Gadret (France)
10. Petr Dlask (Czech Republic), 0.57

Final Overall:
1. Richard Groenendaal (Netherlands), 310 pts
2. Sven Nys (Belgium), 299
3. Bart Wellens (Belgium), 280
4. Ben Berden (Belgium), 240
5. Tom Vannoppen (Belgium), 238