Route and Stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 May | Taormina to Catania | 123 km (76 mi) | Plain stage | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) | ||
| 2 | 22 May | Catania to Mount Etna | 132 km (82 mi) | Hilly stage | Acácio da Silva (POR) | ||
| 3 | 23 May | Villafranca Tirrena to Messina | 32.5 km (20 mi) | Team time trial | Ariostea | ||
| 4 | 24 May | Scilla to Cosenza | 204 km (127 mi) | Hilly stage | Rolf Järmann (SUI) | ||
| 5 | 25 May | Cosenza to Potenza | 275 km (171 mi) | Hilly stage | Stefano Giuliani (ITA) | ||
| 6 | 26 May | Potenza to Campobasso | 223 km (139 mi) | Hilly stage | Stefan Joho (SUI) | ||
| 7 | 27 May | Isernia to Rome | 208 km (129 mi) | Plain stage | Urs Freuler (SUI) | ||
| 8 | 28 May | Rome to Gran Sasso d'Italia | 179 km (111 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | John Carlsen (DEN) | ||
| 9 | 29 May | L'Aquila to Gubbio | 221 km (137 mi) | Hilly stage | Bjarne Riis (DEN) | ||
| 10 | 30 May | Pesaro to Riccione | 36.8 km (23 mi) | Individual time trial | Lech Piasecki (POL) | ||
| 11 | 31 May | Riccione to Mantua | 244 km (152 mi) | Plain stage | Urs Freuler (SUI) | ||
| 12 | 1 June | Mantua to Mira | 148 km (92 mi) | Plain stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | ||
| 13 | 2 June | Padua to Auronzo di Cadore | 207 km (129 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Luis Herrera (COL) | ||
| 14 | 3 June | Auronzo di Cadore to Corvara | 131 km (81 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Flavio Giupponi (ITA) | ||
| 15a | 4 June | Corvara to Trento | 131 km (81 mi) | Plain stage | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) | ||
| 15b | Trento to Trento | 83.2 km (52 mi) | Plain stage | Lech Piasecki (POL) | |||
| 16 | 5 June | Trento to Santa Caterina di Valfurva | 208 km (129 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Stage Cancelled | ||
| 17 | 6 June | Sondrio to Meda | 137 km (85 mi) | Plain stage | Phil Anderson (AUS) | ||
| 18 | 7 June | Mendrisio (Switzerland) to Monte Generoso (Switzerland) | 10.7 km (7 mi) | Individual time trial | Luis Herrera (COL) | ||
| 19 | 8 June | Meda to Tortona | 198 km (123 mi) | Plain stage | Jesper Skibby (DEN) | ||
| 20 | 9 June | Voghera to La Spezia | 220 km (137 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | ||
| 21 | 10 June | La Spezia to Prato | 216 km (134 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Gianni Bugno (ITA) | ||
| 22 | 11 June | Prato to Florence | 53 km (33 mi) | Individual time trial | Lech Piasecki (POL) | ||
| Total | 3,418 km (2,124 mi) | ||||||
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