Stage 4: Ciudad Real-Argamasilla de Alba / 232.3km
It was another hot day on the plains in Spain, where in a close sprint finish in Argamasilla de Alba, Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) took his second consecutive stage win at the Vuelta a España, beating Hushovd and Zabel on his Pinarello Dogma FP. It's the 14th stage win in the Vuelta for Petacchi and the 22nd win in 2005 for the Tuscan super sprinter.