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{{Infobox cycling race report
| name               = 2004 Giro d'Italia
| image              =
| image_caption      =
| date               = 8–30 May 2004
| stages             = 20 + Prologue
| distance           = 3423.9
| unit               = km
| time               = 88h 40' 43"
| first              = [[Damiano Cunego]]
| first_nat          = ITA
| first_team         = {{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
| first_color        = pink
| second             = [[Serhiy Honchar]]
| second_nat         = UKR
| second_team        = De Nardi
| third              = [[Gilberto Simoni]]
| third_nat          = ITA
| third_team         = {{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
| points             = [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| points_nat         = ITA
| points_team        = {{UCI team code|FAS|2004}}
| points_color       = violet
| mountains          = [[Fabian Wegmann]]
| mountains_nat      = GER
| mountains_team     = {{UCI team code|GST|2004}}
| mountains_color    = green
| intergiro          = [[Raffaele Illiano]]
| intergiro_nat      = ITA
| intergiro_natvar   = 
| intergiro_team     = {{UCI team code|CLM|2004}}
| intergiro_color    = blue
| combativity       = [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| combativity_nat   = ITA
| combativity_team  = {{UCI team code|FAS|2004}}
| team               = {{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
| teampoints         = {{UCI team code|ALB|2004}}
| previous           = [[2003 Giro d'Italia|2003]]
| next               = [[2005 Giro d'Italia|2005]]
}}
The '''2004 Giro d'Italia''' was the 87th&nbsp;edition of the [[Giro d'Italia]], one of cycling's [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]. It began in [[Genoa]] with a {{convert|6.9|km|1|abbr=on}} prologue. The race came to a close with a {{convert|133|km|1|abbr=on}} mass-start road stage that stretched from [[Clusone]] to [[Milan]].<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings">{{cite web |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=results/stage20 |title=The 2004 Giro: A tale of two Italians |website=[[Cycling News]]|date=2004-05-30 |access-date=2012-09-26 |author=Chris Henry |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726191205/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=results%2Fstage20 |archive-date=26 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nineteen teams entered the race that was won by the Italian [[Damiano Cunego]] of the {{UCI team code|SAE|2004}} team.<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref name="elm stage 20, final standings">{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/05/31/EMD20040531041MDP.pdf |title=Cungeo, un soplo de aire fresco |language=es |date=31 May 2004 |page=41 |publisher=El Mundo Deportivo |access-date=27 May 2012 |format=PDF |trans-title=Cungeo, a Breath of Fresh Air |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012041213/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/05/31/EMD20040531041MDP.pdf |archive-date=12 October 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Second and third were the Ukrainian [[Serhiy Honchar]] and Italian [[Gilberto Simoni]].<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref name="elm stage 20, final standings"/>

In the race's other classifications, {{UCI team code|GST|2004}} rider [[Fabian Wegmann]] won the mountains classification, [[Raffaele Illiano]] of the {{UCI team code|CLM|2004}} team won the intergiro classification, and {{UCI team code|FAS|2004}} rider [[Alessandro Petacchi]] won the points classification.<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref name="elm stage 20, final standings"/> In addition to the points classification, Petacchi also won the secondary most combative and Azzurri d'Italia classifications.<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/> {{UCI team code|SAE|2004}} finished as the winners of the ''Trofeo Fast Team'' classification, ranking each of the nineteen teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref name="elm stage 20, final standings"/> The other team classification, the ''Trofeo Super Team'' classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled for each team was won by {{UCI team code|ALB|2004}}.<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref name="elm stage 20, final standings"/>

==Teams==
{{main list|List of teams and cyclists in the 2004 Giro d'Italia}}
A total of 19 teams were invited to participate in the 2004 Giro d'Italia.<ref name="CN Teams and Participants">{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=startlist |title=Start List |website=[[Cycling News]]|access-date=2012-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203154335/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=startlist |archive-date=3 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 171 cyclists.<ref name="CN Teams and Participants"/><ref name="LGS Classification">{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/giro2004_presentazione/inglese/lacorsasintesi.htm |title=Summary of the Race |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |access-date=2012-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044652/http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/giro2004_presentazione/inglese/lacorsasintesi.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Out of the 171 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 140 riders made it to the finish in [[Milan]].<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/>

The 19 teams that took part in the race were:<ref name="CN Teams and Participants"/>

{|
|-
|  style="vertical-align:top; width:25%;"|
*{{UCI team code|ASA|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|ALB|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|PAN|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|CLM|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|CHO|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|AUR|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|DVE|2004}}
|  style="vertical-align:top; width:25%;"|
*{{UCI team code|FAS|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|FDJ|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|MDN|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|GST|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|LAM|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|CRE|2004}}
|  style="vertical-align:top; width:25%;"|
*{{UCI team code|DVL|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|PHO|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|SDV|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|Tenax|2004}}
*{{UCI team code|VIN|2004}}
|}

==Route and stages==
[[File:Monte Corno alle Scale 01.jpg|right|thumb|alt=A mountain top.|The Corno alle Scale hosted the finish of the {{convert|191|km|0|abbr=on}} third stage.]]
The route for the 2004 Giro d'Italia was unveiled by race director Angelo Zomegnan on 8 November 2003 in Milan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/ |title=2004 Giro d'Italia revealed |website=[[Cycling News]]|access-date=2012-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203161512/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/ |archive-date=3 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=5215 |title=87th Giro d'Italia Route Presentation: Special Report |author=Fabio |work=Daily Peloton |access-date=2012-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230334/http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=5215 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It contained two time trial events, all of which were individual. The organizers divided the remaining nineteen stages into three categories: flat stages, rolling stages, and mountain stages. Twelve of the stages were declared flat stages. Of the seven stages remaining, three stages were designated rolling stages and three were ranked as mountain stages. In the stages containing categorized climbs, three had summit finishes: stage 3, to [[Lizzano in Belvedere|Corno alle Scale]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=stages/stage3 |title=Stage 3 – May 11: Pontremoli – Corno Alle Scale, 191 Km |website=[[Cycling News]]|access-date=2012-09-26 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130408010143/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=stages/stage3 |archive-date=8 April 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> stage 7, to [[Mercogliano|Montevergine di Mercogliano]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=stages/stage7 |title=Stage 7 – May 15: Frosinone – Montevergine Di Mercogliano, 214 Km |website=[[Cycling News]]|access-date=2012-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302053543/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=stages%2Fstage7 |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and stage 18, to [[Bormio|Bormio 2000]].<ref name="CyclingNews Preview">{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=preview |title=2004 Giro d'Italia revealed |website=[[Cycling News]]|access-date=2012-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203150716/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=preview |archive-date=3 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=stages/stage18 |title=Stage 18 - May 28: Cles Val Di Non - Bormio 2000, 118 Km |website=[[Cycling News]]|access-date=2012-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518204011/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=stages%2Fstage18 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The organizers chose to include two rest days. When compared to the [[2003 Giro d'Italia|previous year's race]], the race was {{convert|52.6|km|0|abbr=on}} shorter, contained the same amount of rest days, and the same amount of time trials. In addition, this race opened with a prologue, which the last year's race did not.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Stage characteristics and winners<ref name="Gazzetta PDF Regulations">{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/fra/Regolamentofra2004.pdf |title=87° Giro d'Italia – Le Règlement |language=fr |pages=1–24 |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |access-date=2012-09-30 |format=PDF |trans-title=87th Giro d'Italia – The Regulations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161326/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/fra/Regolamentofra2004.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|- style="background:#efefef;"
!Stage
!Date
!Course
!Distance
!colspan="2"|Type
!Winner
|-
!style="text-align:center"| P 
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 May 
| [[Genoa]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|6.9|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:Time Trial.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|[[Individual time trial]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Bradley McGee]]|AUS}} 
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 1 
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 May 
| [[Genoa]] to [[Alba, Piedmont|Alba]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|143|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Medium mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 2 
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 May 
| [[Novi Ligure]] to [[Pontremoli]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|184|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Medium mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Damiano Cunego]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 3 
| style="text-align:center;"| 11 May 
| [[Pontremoli]] to [[Lizzano in Belvedere|Corno alle Scale]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|191|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Medium mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Gilberto Simoni]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 4 
| style="text-align:center;"| 12 May 
| [[Porretta Terme]] to [[Civitella in Val di Chiana]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|184|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Plainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Flat stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 5 
| style="text-align:center;"| 13 May 
| [[Civitella in Val di Chiana]] to [[Spoleto]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|177|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Plainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Flat stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Robbie McEwen]]|AUS}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 6 
| style="text-align:center;"| 14 May 
| [[Spoleto]] to [[Valmontone]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|164|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Plainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Flat stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 7 
| style="text-align:center;"| 15 May 
| [[Frosinone]] to [[Mercogliano|Montevergine di Mercogliano]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|214|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Medium mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Damiano Cunego]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 8 
| style="text-align:center;"| 16 May 
| [[Giffoni Valle Piana]] to [[Policoro]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|214|km|0|abbr=on}} 
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Plainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Flat stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 9 
| style="text-align:center;"| 17 May 
| [[Policoro]] to [[Carovigno]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|142|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Plainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Flat stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Fred Rodriguez]]|USA}}
|-
!
| style="text-align:center;"|18 May
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Rest day
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 10 
| style="text-align:center;"| 19 May 
| [[Porto Sant'Elpidio]] to [[Ascoli Piceno]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|146|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Medium mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 11 
| style="text-align:center;"| 20 May 
| [[Porto Sant'Elpidio]] to [[Cesena]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|228|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Medium mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Emanuele Sella]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 12 
| style="text-align:center;"| 21 May 
| [[Cesena]] to [[Treviso]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|210|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Plainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Flat stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 13 
| style="text-align:center;"| 22 May 
| [[Trieste]] to [[Trieste]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|52|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"|[[Image:Time Trial.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|[[Individual time trial]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Serhiy Honchar]]|UKR}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 14 
| style="text-align:center;"| 23 May 
| [[Trieste]] to [[Pula]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|175|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Plainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Flat stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 15 
| style="text-align:center;"| 24 May 
| [[Poreč]] to [[San Vendemiano]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|234|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Plainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Flat stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 16 
| style="text-align:center;"| 25 May 
| [[San Vendemiano]] to [[Pfalzen]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|217|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Mountainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Damiano Cunego]]|ITA}}
|-
!
| style="text-align:center;"|26 May
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Rest day
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 17 
| style="text-align:center;"| 27 May 
| [[Brunico|Bruneck]] to [[Fondo]]/[[Sarnonico]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|153|km|0|abbr=on}} 
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Mountainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Pavel Tonkov]]|RUS}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 18 
| style="text-align:center;"| 28 May 
| [[Cles]] to [[Bormio|Bormio 2000]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|118|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Mountainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Damiano Cunego]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 19 
| style="text-align:center;"| 29 May 
| [[Bormio]] to [[Presolana]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|122|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Mountainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefano Garzelli]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:center"| 20 
| style="text-align:center;"| 30 May 
| [[Clusone]] to [[Milan]] 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|149|km|0|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Image:Plainstage.svg|22px|link=|alt=]]
|Flat stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}}
|-
!
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Total
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|3423.9|km|0|abbr=on}}
|}

==Race overview==

The 2004 Giro d'Italia began with a {{convert|6.9|km|1|abbr=on}} prologue around the Italian city of [[Genoa]].<ref name="CN 05 P">{{cite web |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=results/stage0 |title=Superb McGee takes Maglia Rosa in Genova |website=[[Cycling News]]|date=2004-05-08 |access-date=2012-09-26 |author=Tim Maloney |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919044742/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=results%2Fstage0 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Bradley McGee]] won the first leg of the race after besting the second place rider [[Olaf Pollack]] by ten seconds.<ref name="CN 05 P"/> The race's first mass-start stage came down to a sprint finish in the city of [[Alba, Piedmont|Alba]].<ref name="CN 05 1">{{cite web |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=results/stage1 |title=Who's The Man? I'm The Man! |website=[[Cycling News]]|date=2004-05-09 |access-date=2012-09-26 |author=Tim Maloney |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620145953/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=results%2Fstage1 |archive-date=20 June 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The stage was won by Italian sprinter [[Alessandro Petacchi]] and Pollack managed to take the race lead after earning a twelve-second time bonus by finishing second on the stage.<ref name="CN 05 1"/> Stage 2 saw the race lead switch back to McGee after he finished second to the stage winner [[Damiano Cunego]].<ref name="CN 05 2">{{cite web |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=results/stage2 |title=The kid comes good again |website=[[Cycling News]]|date=2004-05-10 |access-date=2012-09-26 |author=Tim Maloney |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919050502/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/giro04/?id=results%2Fstage2 |archive-date=19 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Success in stages was limited to eight of the competing teams, three of which achieved multiple stage victories, while two individual riders won multiple stages. The riders that won more than once were [[Alessandro Petacchi]] in stages 1,<ref name="CN 05 1"/> 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, and 20 and Damiano Cunego in stages 2,<ref name="CN 05 2"/> 7, 16, and 18. {{UCI team code|FAS|2004}} won nine stages with Petacchi. {{UCI team code|SAE|2004}} won five stages, four with Cunego and one with [[Gilberto Simoni]] in stage 3. {{UCI team code|VIN|2004}} won two stages, with [[Pavel Tonkov]] in stage 17 and [[Stefano Garzelli]] in stage 19.

{{UCI team code|FDJ|2004}}, {{UCI team code|DVL|2004}}, {{UCI team code|ASA|2004}}, {{UCI team code|PAN|2004}}, and De Nardi each won one stage at the Giro d'Italia. FDJeux.com won the opening prologue with Bradley McGee.<ref name="CN 05 P"/> Lotto-Domo's Robbie McEwen won stage 4 by out-sprinting the rest of the field for the stage win, as did Acqua & Sapone rider Fred Rodriguez in stage 9. Ceramica Panaria-Margres's Emanuele Sella won the hilly stage 11. De Nardi rider Serhiy Honchar won the stage 13 individual time trial.

==Classification leadership==

In the 2004 Giro d'Italia, four different jerseys were awarded. For the [[general classification]], calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey.<ref name="LGS Classification"/> This classification is considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner is considered the winner of the Giro.<ref name="demystified">{{cite web |author=Laura Weislo |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 |title=Giro d'Italia classifications demystified |date=13 May 2008 |website=[[Cycling News]]|access-date=13 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=%2Ffeatures%2F2008%2Fgiro_classifications08 |archive-date=8 May 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Additionally, there was a [[points classification]], which awarded a mauve jersey.<ref name="LGS Classification"/> In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. The stage win awarded 25&nbsp;points, second place awarded 20&nbsp;points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down the line, to a single point for 15th. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints.<ref name="demystified" />

[[File:Gavia.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Passo di Gavia]] was the ''Cima Coppi'' for the 2004 Giro d'Italia.|alt=A mountain road with writing on it.]]
There was also a [[mountains classification]], which awarded a green jersey.<ref name="LGS Classification"/> In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, or third category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The highest point in the Giro (called the ''[[Cima Coppi]]''), which in 2004 was [[Passo di Gavia]], afforded more points than the other first-category climbs.<ref name="demystified" />

The fourth jersey represented the [[Intergiro classification in the Giro d'Italia|intergiro classification]], marked by a blue jersey.<ref name="LGS Classification"/><ref name="demystified" /> The calculation for the intergiro is similar to that of the general classification, in each stage there is a midway point that the riders pass through a point and where their time is stopped. As the race goes on, their times compiled and the person with the lowest time is the leader of the intergiro classification and wears the blue jersey.<ref name="demystified" />

There were also two classifications for teams. The first was the Trofeo Fast Team. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20&nbsp;placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team.<ref name="demystified" />

The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;"
|+Classification leadership by stage
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:1%;"| Stage
! style="width:12%;"| Winner
! style="background:#efefef; style=;"width:14%;"| [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|General classification]]<br>[[Image:Jersey pink.svg|25px|link=|alt=]]
! style="background:#efefef; style=;"width:14%;"| [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Points classification]]<br>[[Image:Jersey violet.svg|25px|link=|alt=]]
! style="background:#efefef; style=;"width:14%;"| [[Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia|Mountains classification]]<br>[[Image:Jersey green.svg|25px|link=|alt=]]
! style="background:#efefef; style=;"width:14%;"| [[Intergiro classification in the Giro d'Italia|Intergiro classification]]<br>[[Image:Jersey blue.svg|25px|link=|alt=]]
! style="background:#efefef; width:14%;"|[[Team classification in the Giro d'Italia|Trofeo Fast Team]]
! style="background:#efefef; width:14%;"|Trofeo Super Team
|-
! P
| [[Bradley McGee]]
| style="background:pink;" rowspan="1"| [[Bradley McGee]]
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| ''not awarded''
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| ''not awarded''
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| ''not awarded''
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| ''not awarded''
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| ''not awarded''
|-
! 1
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:pink;" rowspan="1"| [[Olaf Pollack]]
| style="background:violet;" rowspan="1"| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1"| [[Fabian Wegmann]]
| style="background:#99CBFF;" rowspan="1"| [[Marlon Pérez Arango]]
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="2"| {{UCI team code|LAM|2004}}
| style="background:navajowhite;" | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2004}} <br> {{UCI team code|LAM|2004}}
|-
! 2
| [[Damiano Cunego]]
| style="background:pink;" rowspan="1"| [[Bradley McGee]]
| style="background:violet;" rowspan="2"| [[Damiano Cunego]]
| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1"| [[Alexandre Moos]]
| style="background:#99CBFF;" rowspan="2"| [[Ruggero Marzoli]]
| style="background:navajowhite;" | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2004}}
|-
! 3
| [[Gilberto Simoni]]
| style="background:pink;" rowspan="4"| [[Gilberto Simoni]]
| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="3"| [[Gilberto Simoni]]
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="10"| {{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
| style="background:navajowhite;" rowspan="3"| {{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
|-
! 4
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:violet;" rowspan="1"| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:#99CBFF;" rowspan="1"| [[Alessandro Vanotti]]
|-
! 5
| [[Robbie McEwen]]
| style="background:violet;" rowspan="1"| [[Robbie McEwen]]
| style="background:#99CBFF;" rowspan="2"| [[Crescenzo d'Amore]]
|-
! 6
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:violet;" rowspan="15"| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1"| [[Fabian Wegmann]]
| style="background:navajowhite;"| {{UCI team code|ASA|2004}}
|-
! 7
| [[Damiano Cunego]]
| style="background:pink;" rowspan="6"| [[Damiano Cunego]]
| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="4"| [[Damiano Cunego]]
| style="background:#99CBFF;" rowspan="3"| [[Massimo Strazzer]]
| style="background:navajowhite;" rowspan="4"| {{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
|-
! 8
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
|-
! 9
| [[Fred Rodriguez]]
|-
! 10
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:#99CBFF;" rowspan="1"| [[Crescenzo d'Amore]]
|-
! 11
| [[Emanuele Sella]]
| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="7"| [[Fabian Wegmann]]
| style="background:#99CBFF;" rowspan="3"| [[Marlon Pérez Arango]]
| style="background:navajowhite;" rowspan="5"| {{UCI team code|ALB|2004}}
|-
! 12
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
|-
! 13
| [[Serhiy Honchar]]
| style="background:pink;" rowspan="3"| [[Yaroslav Popovych]]
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="3"| {{UCI team code|ALB|2004}}
|-
! 14
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
| style="background:#99CBFF;" rowspan="5"| [[Crescenzo d'Amore]]
|-
! 15
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
|-
! 16
| [[Damiano Cunego]]
| style="background:pink;" rowspan="5"| [[Damiano Cunego]]
| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="5"| {{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
| style="background:navajowhite;"| {{UCI team code|ASA|2004}}
|-
! 17
| [[Pavel Tonkov]]
| style="background:navajowhite;" rowspan="4"| {{UCI team code|ALB|2004}}
|-
! 18
| [[Damiano Cunego]]
| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1"| [[Damiano Cunego]]
|-
! 19
| [[Stefano Garzelli]]
| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="2"| [[Fabian Wegmann]]
| style="background:#99CBFF;" rowspan="2"| [[Raffaele Illiano]]
|-
! 20
| [[Alessandro Petacchi]]
|-
! colspan=2| '''Final'''
! style="background:#F660AB;"| '''[[Damiano Cunego]]'''
! style="background:#c0f;"| '''[[Alessandro Petacchi]]'''
! style="background:#32CD32;"| '''[[Fabian Wegmann]]'''
! style="background:dodgerblue;"| '''[[Raffaele Illiano]]'''
! style="background:yellow;"| '''{{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}'''
! style="background:orange;"| '''{{UCI team code|ALB|2004}}'''
|}

==Final standings==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=4| Legend
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| Denotes the winner of the [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|General classification]]<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLGEN.html |title=Classifica generale |language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2004-05-30 |access-date=2012-10-01 |trans-title=General Classification |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204750/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLGEN.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Jersey green.svg|20px|alt=Green jersey]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| Denotes the winner of the [[Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia|Mountains classification]]<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLGPMGEN.html |title=Classifica GPM Generale |language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2004-05-30 |access-date=2012-10-01 |trans-title=Mountains Classification |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180650/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLGPMGEN.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=Purple jersey]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| Denotes the winner of the [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia|Points classification]]<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLPUNGEN.html |title=Classifica a punti generale |language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2004-05-30 |access-date=2012-10-01 |trans-title=Points Classification |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060813/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLPUNGEN.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[[Image:Jersey blue.svg|20px|alt=Blue jersey]]&nbsp;&nbsp;
| Denotes the winner of the [[Intergiro classification in the Giro d'Italia|Intergiro classification]]<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLINT.html |title=Classifica Intergiro |language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2004-05-30 |access-date=2012-10-01 |trans-title=Intergiro Classification |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626160124/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLINT.html |archive-date=26 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

{{columns-start}}

===General classification===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Rider
!Team
!Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| {{flagathlete|[[Damiano Cunego]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]]
| {{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{nowrap|88h 40' 43"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Serhiy Honchar]]|UKR}}
| [[De Nardi|De Nardi–Piemme Telekom]]
| style="text-align:right;"| + 2' 02"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Gilberto Simoni]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
| style="text-align:right;"| + 2' 05"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Dario Cioni]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|FAS|2004}}
| style="text-align:right;"| + 4' 36"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Yaroslav Popovych]]|UKR}}
| {{UCI team code|CRE|2004}}
| style="text-align:right;"| + 5' 05"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
| {{flagathlete|[[Stefano Garzelli]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|VIN|2004}}
| style="text-align:right;"| + 5' 31"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
| {{flagathlete|[[Wladimir Belli]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|LAM|2004}}
| style="text-align:right;"| + 6' 12"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
| {{flagathlete|[[Bradley McGee]]|AUS}}
| {{UCI team code|FDJ|2004}}
| style="text-align:right;"| + 6' 15"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| {{flagathlete|[[Tadej Valjavec]]|SLO}}
| {{UCI team code|PHO|2004}}
| style="text-align:right;"| + 6' 34"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
| {{flagathlete|[[Juan Manuel Gárate]]|ESP}}
| {{UCI team code|LAM|2004}}
| style="text-align:right;"| + 7' 47"
|}

{{column}}

===Points classification===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Rider
!Team
!Points
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|{{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Petacchi]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey violet.svg|20px|alt=Purple jersey]]
|{{UCI team code|FAS|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 250
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|{{flagathlete|[[Damiano Cunego]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]]
|{{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 153
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
|{{flagathlete|[[Olaf Pollack]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|GST|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 148
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexandre Usov]]|BLR}}
|{{UCI team code|PHO|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 111
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
|{{flagathlete|[[Marco Zanotti (cyclist, born 1974)|Marco Zanotti]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|VIN|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 102
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
|{{flagathlete|[[Fred Rodriguez]]|USA}}
|{{UCI team code|ASA|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 96
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
|{{flagathlete|[[Bradley McGee]]|AUS}}
|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 88
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
|{{flagathlete|[[Gilberto Simoni]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 78
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefano Garzelli]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|VIN|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 76
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
|{{flagathlete|[[Iván Parra]]|COL}}
| [[De Nardi|De Nardi–Piemme Telekom]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 73
|}

{{columns-end}}

{{columns-start}}

===Mountains classification===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Rider
!Team
!Points
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|{{flagathlete|[[Fabian Wegmann]]|GER|1930}}[[Image:Jersey green.svg|20px|alt=Green jersey]]
|{{UCI team code|GST|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 56
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|{{flagathlete|[[Damiano Cunego]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey pink.svg|20px|alt=Pink jersey]]
|{{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 54
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
|{{flagathlete|[[Gilberto Simoni]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 36
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefano Garzelli]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|VIN|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 33
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexandre Moos]]|SUI}}
|{{UCI team code|PHO|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 27
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
|{{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Miholjević]]|CRO}}
|{{UCI team code|ALB|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
|{{flagathlete|[[Raffaele Illiano]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey blue.svg|20px|alt=Blue jersey]]
|{{UCI team code|CLM|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 16
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
|{{flagathlete|[[Niki Aebersold]]|SUI}}
|{{UCI team code|PHO|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 15
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
|{{flagathlete|[[Luis Felipe Laverde]]|COL}}
|Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavè
| style="text-align:center;"| 14
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
|{{flagathlete|[[Bradley McGee]]|AUS}}
|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
|}

{{column}}

===Intergiro classification===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Rider
!Team
!Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|{{flagathlete|[[Raffaele Illiano]]|ITA}} [[Image:Jersey blue.svg|20px|alt=Blue jersey]]
|{{UCI team code|CLM|2004}}
| align=right| {{nowrap|49h 39' 14"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|{{flagathlete|[[Crescenzo d'Amore]]|ITA}} 
|{{UCI team code|ASA|2004}}
| align=right| + 13"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
|{{flagathlete|[[Mariano Piccoli]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|LAM|2004}}
| align=right| + 19"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
|{{flagathlete|[[Marlon Pérez Arango]]|COL}}
|{{UCI team code|CLM|2004}}
| align=right| + 22"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
|{{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Vanotti]]|ITA}}
| [[De Nardi|De Nardi–Piemme Telekom]]
| align=right| + 36"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
|{{flagathlete|[[Aart Vierhouten]]|NED}}
|{{UCI team code|DVL|2004}}
| align=right rowspan="2"| + 39"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
|{{flagathlete|[[Robert Förster]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|GST|2004}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
|{{flagathlete|[[Daniele Righi]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|LAM|2004}}
| align=right| + 44"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
|{{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Bertolini]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|ALB|2004}}
| align=right| + 56"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
|{{flagathlete|[[Yaroslav Popovych]]|UKR}}
|{{UCI team code|CRE|2004}}
| align=right| + 1' 05"
|}

{{columns-end}}

{{columns-start}}

===Trofeo Fast Team classification===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Team
!Time
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|{{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
|align="right"| {{nowrap|265h 52' 05"}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|{{UCI team code|VIN|2004}}
|align="right"| + 19' 15"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
|{{UCI team code|LAM|2004}}
|align="right"| + 26' 12"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
|{{UCI team code|ALB|2004}}
|align="right"| + 29' 13"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
|[[Saunier Duval–Prodir]]
|align="right"| + 39' 21"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
|{{UCI team code|CSF|2004}}
|align="right"| + 43' 02"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
|{{UCI team code|ASA|2004}}
|align="right"| + 57' 54"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
|{{UCI team code|PHO|2004}}
|align="right"| + 1h 03' 04"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
|[[De Nardi|De Nardi–Piemme Telekom]]
|align="right"| + 1h 20' 18"
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
|Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave
|align="right"| + 2h 04' 05"
|}

{{column}}

===Trofeo Super Team classification===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Team
!Points
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|{{UCI team code|ALB|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 384
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
|{{UCI team code|SAE|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 359
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
|{{UCI team code|FAS|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 339
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
|{{UCI team code|LAM|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 327
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
|{{UCI team code|ASA|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 315
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
|{{UCI team code|VIN|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 301
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
|{{UCI team code|PAN|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 273
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 8
|{{UCI team code|PHO|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 265
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
|{{UCI team code|GST|2004}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 250
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 10
|[[De Nardi|De Nardi–Piemme Telekom]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 217
|}

{{columns-end}}

===Minor classifications===

Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders did not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. Other awards included the Combativity classification, which was a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes.<ref name="demystified" /> Italian [[Alessandro Petacchi]] won the Most Combative classification.<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLCOMGEN.html |title=Classifica combattività generale |language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2004-05-30 |access-date=2012-10-01 |trans-title=Combativity Classification |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163832/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLCOMGEN.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Points classification in the Giro d'Italia#Azzurri d.27Italia classification|Azzurri d'Italia classification]] was based on finishing order, but points were awarded only to the top three finishers in each stage.<ref name="demystified" /> The Azzurri d'Italia classification was also won by [[Alessandro Petacchi]].<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLAZZGEN.html |title=Class. azzurri d'italia generale |language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2004-05-30 |access-date=2012-10-01 |trans-title=Azzurri d'Italia classification |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714133621/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLAZZGEN.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''Trofeo Fuga Piaggio'' classification rewarded riders who took part in a breakaway at the head of the field, each rider in an escape of ten or fewer riders getting one point for each kilometre that the group stayed clear.<ref name="demystified" /> The classification was won by [[Daniele Righi]].<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLFUGGEN.html |title=Fuga piaggio generale |language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2004-05-30 |access-date=2012-10-01 |trans-title=Trofeo Fuga Piaggio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222442/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLFUGGEN.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Teams were given penalty points for minor technical infringements.<ref name="demystified" /> {{UCI team code|PHO|2004}} was the most successful in avoiding penalties, and so won the Fair Play classification.<ref name="CyclingNews Stage 20 Recap & Final Standings"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLFAPL.html |title=Classifica FAIR PLAY |language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2004-05-30 |access-date=2012-10-01 |trans-title=Fair Play Classification |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714214743/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2004/ita/classifiche/t_20_class_CLFAPL.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==

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