Fassa Bortolo rider Roberto Petito won Stage Five of the 2004 Tirreno-Adriatico, a long, tough 215km ride from Paglieta to Torricella Sicura. Petito, winner of Tirreno-Adriatico in 1997 was part of a long breakaway with three other riders, but he outsmarted the others and rode his Pinarello Dogma to victory in the longest stage in this years Tirreno-Adriatico for Fassa Bortolo's third stage win of the race.