Route and Stages
This edition of the Giro contained three individual time trial events that covered a total of 80.15 km (50 mi). The organizers divided the remaining eighteen stages into three categories: flat stages, medium mountain stages, and mountain stages. Ten of the stages were declared flat stages. Of the eight stages remaining, three stages were designated medium mountain stages and five were ranked as mountain stages.
The fifteenth was originally intended to be 205 km (127 mi) and to start in Livigno. However, due to very poor weather conditions the start was moved to Villa di Tirano, and the stage was shortened to 154 km (96 mi). The route originally had the riders crossing the Forcola di Livigno, a mountain located 10 km (6 mi) outside of the original start in Livigno, but due to the bad weather at the base and top of the climb the organizers were forced to exclude the pass.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 7 May | Reggio Calabria | 1.15 km (1 mi) | Individual time trial | Brett Lancaster (AUS) | ||
| 1 | 8 May | Reggio Calabria to Tropea | 208 km (129 mi) | Flat stage | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | ||
| 2 | 9 May | Catanzaro Lido to Santa Maria del Cedro | 182 km (113 mi) | Flat stage | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | ||
| 3 | 10 May | Diamante to Giffoni Valle Piana | 205 km (127 mi) | Flat stage | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | ||
| 4 | 11 May | Giffoni Valle Piana to Frosinone | 211 km (131 mi) | Flat stage | Luca Mazzanti (ITA) | ||
| 5 | 12 May | Celano to L'Aquila | 223 km (139 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | ||
| 6 | 13 May | Viterbo to Marina di Grosseto | 153 km (95 mi) | Flat stage | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | ||
| 7 | 14 May | Grosseto to Pistoia | 211 km (131 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Koldo Gil (ESP) | ||
| 8 | 15 May | Lamporecchio to Florence | 45 km (28 mi) | Individual time trial | David Zabriskie (USA) | ||
| 9 | 16 May | Florence to Ravenna | 139 km (86 mi) | Flat stage | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | ||
| 17 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 10 | 18 May | Ravenna to Rossano Veneto | 212 km (132 mi) | Flat stage | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | ||
| 11 | 19 May | Marostica to Zoldo Alto | 150 km (93 mi) | Mountain stage | Paolo Savoldelli (ITA) | ||
| 12 | 20 May | Alleghe to Rovereto | 178 km (111 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | ||
| 13 | 21 May | Mezzocorona to Urtijëi | 218 km (135 mi) | Mountain stage | Iván Parra (COL) | ||
| 14 | 22 May | Neumarkt to Livigno | 210 km (130 mi) | Mountain stage | Iván Parra (COL) | ||
| 15 | 23 May | Villa di Tirano to Lissone | 154 km (96 mi) | Flat stage | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | ||
| 24 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 16 | 25 May | Lissone to Varazze | 210 km (130 mi) | Flat stage | Christophe Le Mével (FRA) | ||
| 17 | 26 May | Varazze to Limone Piemonte | 194 km (121 mi) | Mountain stage | Ivan Basso (ITA) | ||
| 18 | 27 May | Chieri to Turin | 34 km (21 mi) | Individual time trial | Ivan Basso (ITA) | ||
| 19 | 28 May | Savigliano to Sestriere | 190 km (118 mi) | Mountain stage | José Rujano (VEN) | ||
| 20 | 29 May | Albese con Cassano to Milan | 119 km (74 mi) | Flat stage | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | ||
| Total | 3,447.15 km (2,142 mi) | ||||||
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