May 12, 2004 – Alex Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) has begun to put his stamp on this year's Giro, taking the fourth stage over Aussie Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo) and DeNardi's Simone Cadamuro. Saeco's Gilberto Simoni still leads overall. More results and pics from Cor Vos later in the day.

Stage 4
1. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Fassa Bortolo
2. Robbie McEwen (AUS) Lotto-Domo
3. Simone Cadamuro (ITA) De Nardi
4. Marco Zanotti (ITA) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
5. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo
6. Massimo Strazzer (ITA) Saunier Duval-Prodir
7. Magnus Backstedt (SWE) Alessio-Bianchi
8. Alexandre Usov (BLR) Phonak Hearing Systems
9. Alejandro Albert Borrajo (ARG) Ceramiche Panaria-Margres
10. Graziano Gasparre (ITA) De Nardi