May 16, 2004 – Win number four for Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo), came as he defeated Colnago's Tomas Vaitkus and Gerolsteiner's Olaf Pollack; this time Petacchi did it wearing the points jersey. As for the pink jersey, Damiano Cunego still holds the lead, with his Saeco team-mate, and heavy favourite Gilberto Simoni, just  behind him. Cor Vos pics later today

Stage 8:
1. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa  Bortolo 4.52.49 (43.03 km/h)
2. Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu)  Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
3. Olaf Pollack (Ger)  Gerolsteiner
4. Marco Zanotti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili  Rubinetterie
5. Jan Svorada (Cze)  Lampre
6. Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing  Systems
7. Zoran Klemencic (Slo)  Tenax
8. Alejandro Albert Borrajo (Arg) Ceramiche  Panaria-Margres
9. Alberto Loddo (Ita) Saunier  Duval-Prodir
10. Robert Forster (Ger)  Gerolsteiner

Overall
1. Damiano Cunego (Ita)  Saeco                                      37.54.37
2. Gilberto Simoni (Ita)  Saeco                                         0.10
3. Franco Pellizotti (Ita)  Alessio-Bianchi                             0.28
4. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr)  Landbouwkrediet-Colnago                     0.31
5. Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Ceramiche  Panaria-Margres                   0.52
6. Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) De  Nardi                                     1.08
7. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa  Bortolo                               1.10
8. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili  Rubinetterie          1.15
9.  Andrea Noe' (Ita)  Alessio-Bianchi                                   1.17
10 .Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita)  Saeco                                         1.29