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, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, and 20 and Damiano Cunego in stages 2, 7, 16, and 18. won nine stages with Petacchi. won five stages, four with Cunego and one with Gilberto Simoni in stage 3. won two stages, with Pavel Tonkov in stage 17 and Stefano Garzelli in stage 19.