Route and Stages
The 1987 edition of the Giro d'Italia began with a short 4 km (2.5 mi) prologue that navigated around the Italian city of San Remo. There were a total of seven stages that held many high mountains, while there were four hilly stages that contained climbs of lesser degree. Eight of the stages were primarily flat stages. The official route contained five time trials, four of which were individual and one of which was a team event.
Out of the seven mountain stages in the race five of them had summit finishes: stage 1a to San Romolo, stage 6 to Monte Terminillo, stage 15 to Sappada, stage 19 to Madesimo, and stage 21 to Pila. The thirteenth stage, an individual time trial, had a summit finish in San Marino.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 21 May | San Remo | 4 km (2 mi) | Individual time trial | Roberto Visentini (ITA) | ||
| 1a | 22 May | San Remo to San Romolo | 31 km (19 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Erik Breukink (NED) | ||
| 1b | Poggio di San Remo to San Remo | 8 km (5 mi) | Individual time trial | Stephen Roche (IRL) | |||
| 2 | 23 May | Imperia to Borgo Val di Taro | 242 km (150 mi) | Hilly stage | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | ||
| 3 | 24 May | Lerici to Camaiore | 43 km (27 mi) | Team time trial | Carrera Jeans-Vagabond | ||
| 4 | 25 May | Camaiore to Montalcino | 203 km (126 mi) | Hilly stage | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | ||
| 5 | 26 May | Montalcino to Terni | 208 km (129 mi) | Plain stage | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | ||
| 6 | 27 May | Terni to Monte Terminillo | 134 km (83 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA) | ||
| 7 | 28 May | Rieti to Roccaraso | 205 km (127 mi) | Hilly stage | Moreno Argentin (ITA) | ||
| 8 | 29 May | Roccaraso to San Giorgio del Sannio | 168 km (104 mi) | Plain stage | Paolo Rosola (ITA) | ||
| 9 | 30 May | San Giorgio del Sannio to Bari | 257 km (160 mi) | Plain stage | Urs Freuler (SUI) | ||
| 10 | 31 May | Bari to Termoli | 210 km (130 mi) | Plain stage | Paolo Rosola (ITA) | ||
| 1 June | Rest day | ||||||
| 11 | 2 June | Giulianova to Osimo | 245 km (152 mi) | Hilly stage | Robert Forest (FRA) | ||
| 12 | 3 June | Osimo to Bellaria | 197 km (122 mi) | Plain stage | Guido Bontempi (ITA) | ||
| 13 | 4 June | Rimini to San Marino (San Marino) | 46 km (29 mi) | Individual time trial | Roberto Visentini (ITA) | ||
| 14 | 5 June | San Marino (San Marino) to Lido di Jesolo | 260 km (162 mi) | Plain stage | Paolo Cimini (ITA) | ||
| 15 | 6 June | Lido di Jesolo to Sappada | 224 km (139 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Johan van der Velde (NED) | ||
| 16 | 7 June | Sappada to Canazei | 211 km (131 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Johan van der Velde (NED) | ||
| 17 | 8 June | Canazei to Riva del Garda | 206 km (128 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Marco Vitali (ITA) | ||
| 18 | 9 June | Riva del Garda to Trescore Balneario | 213 km (132 mi) | Plain stage | Giuseppe Calcaterra (ITA) | ||
| 19 | 10 June | Trescore Balneario to Madesimo | 160 km (99 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Jean-François Bernard (FRA) | ||
| 20 | 11 June | Madesimo to Como | 156 km (97 mi) | Plain stage | Paolo Rosola (ITA) | ||
| 21 | 12 June | Como to Pila | 252 km (157 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Robert Millar (GBR) | ||
| 22 | 13 June | Aosta to Saint-Vincent | 32 km (20 mi) | Individual time trial | Stephen Roche (IRL) | ||
| Total | 3,915 km (2,433 mi) | ||||||
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