Route and Stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 16 May | Nice (France) | 8 km (5 mi) | Individual time trial | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ||
| 1 | 17 May | Nice (France) to Cuneo | 159 km (99 mi) | Intermediate stage | Mariano Piccoli (ITA) | ||
| 2 | 18 May | Alba to Imperia | 160 km (99 mi) | Intermediate stage | Ángel Edo (ESP) | ||
| 3 | 19 May | Rapallo to Forte dei Marmi | 196 km (122 mi) | Flat stage | Nicola Minali (ITA) | ||
| 4 | 20 May | Viareggio to Monte Argentario | 239 km (149 mi) | Intermediate stage | Nicola Miceli (ITA) | ||
| 5 | 21 May | Orbetello to Frascati | 206 km (128 mi) | Flat stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | ||
| 6 | 22 May | Maddaloni to Lago Laceno | 158 km (98 mi) | Mountain stage | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ||
| 7 | 23 May | Montella to Matera | 238 km (148 mi) | Intermediate stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | ||
| 8 | 24 May | Matera to Lecce | 191 km (119 mi) | Flat stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | ||
| 9 | 25 May | Foggia to Vasto | 167 km (104 mi) | Flat stage | Glenn Magnusson (SWE) | ||
| 10 | 26 May | Vasto to Macerata | 212 km (132 mi) | Flat stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | ||
| 11 | 27 May | Macerata to San Marino (San Marino) | 220 km (137 mi) | Intermediate stage | Andrea Noè (ITA) | ||
| 12 | 28 May | San Marino (San Marino) to Carpi | 202 km (126 mi) | Flat stage | Laurent Roux (FRA) | ||
| 13 | 29 May | Carpi to Schio | 166 km (103 mi) | Intermediate stage | Michele Bartoli (ITA) | ||
| 14 | 30 May | Schio to Piancavallo | 165 km (103 mi) | Flat stage | Marco Pantani (ITA) | ||
| 15 | 31 May | Trieste | 40 km (25 mi) | Individual time trial | Alex Zülle (SUI) | ||
| 16 | 1 June | Udine to Asiago | 227 km (141 mi) | Intermediate stage | Fabiano Fontanelli (ITA) | ||
| 17 | 2 June | Asiago to Selva di Val Gardena | 217 km (135 mi) | Mountain stage | Giuseppe Guerini (ITA) | ||
| 18 | 3 June | Selva di Val Gardena to Passo di Pampeago | 115 km (71 mi) | Mountain stage | Pavel Tonkov (RUS) | ||
| 19 | 4 June | Cavalese to Plan di Montecampione | 239 km (149 mi) | Mountain stage | Marco Pantani (ITA) | ||
| 20 | 5 June | Darfo Boario Terme to Mendrisio (Switzerland) | 137 km (85 mi) | Flat stage | Gian Matteo Fagnini (ITA) | ||
| 21 | 6 June | Mendrisio (Switzerland) to Lugano (Switzerland) | 34 km (21 mi) | Individual time trial | Serhiy Honchar (UKR) | ||
| 22 | 7 June | Lugano (Switzerland) to Milan | 173 km (107 mi) | Flat stage | Gian Matteo Fagnini (ITA) | ||
| Total | 3,830 km (2,380 mi) | ||||||
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