Route and Stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage Winner | GC Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 20 May | Campione d'Italia (Individual Time Trial) | 5.7 km (4 mi) | Charly Grosskost | Charly Grosskost |
| 1 | 21 May | Campione d'Italia > Novara | 128 km (80 mi) | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx |
| 2 | 22 May | Novara > Saint-Vincent | 189 km (117 mi) | Eddy Merckx |
Eddy Merckx |
| 3 | 23 May | Saint-Vincent > Alba | 168 km (104 mi) | Guido Reybrouck | Michele Dancelli |
| 4 | 24 May | Alba > Sanremo | 162 km (101 mi) | Ward Sels | Michele Dancelli |
| 5 | 25 May | Sanremo > Sanremo | 149 km (93 mi) | Italo Zilioli | Michele Dancelli |
| 6 | 26 May | Sanremo > Alessandria | 223 km (139 mi) | José Antonio Momeñe | Michele Dancelli |
| 7 | 27 May | Alessandria > Piacenza | 174 km (108 mi) | Guerrino Tosello | Michele Dancelli |
| 8 | 28 May | San Giorgio Piacentino > Brescia | 225 km (140 mi) | Eddy Merckx | Michele Dancelli |
| 9 | 29 May | Brescia > Lido di Caldonazzo | 210 km (130 mi) | Julio Jiménez | Michele Dancelli |
| 10 | 30 May | Trento > Monte Grappa | 136 km (85 mi) | Emilio Casalini | Michele Dancelli |
| 11 | 31 May | Bassano del Grappa > Trieste | 197 km (122 mi) | Guido Reybrouck | Michele Dancelli |
| 12 | 1 June | Gorizia > Tre Cime di Lavaredo | 213 km (132 mi) | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx |
| 13 | 2 June | Cortina d'Ampezzo > Vittorio Veneto | 163 km (101 mi) | Lino Farisato | Eddy Merckx |
| 14 | 3 June | Vittorio Veneto > Marina Romea | 199 km (124 mi) | Luigi Sgarbozza | Eddy Merckx |
| 15 | 4 June | Ravenna > Imola | 141 km (88 mi) | Marino Basso | Eddy Merckx |
| 5 June | Rest Day | ||||
| 16 | 6 June | Cesenatico > San Marino (Individual Time Trial) | 49.3 km (31 mi) | Felice Gimondi | Eddy Merckx |
| 17 | 7 June | San Marino > Foligno | 196 km (122 mi) | Franco Bitossi | Eddy Merckx |
| 18 | 8 June | Foligno > Abbadia San Salvatore | 166 km (103 mi) | Julio Jiménez | Eddy Merckx |
| 19 | 9 June | Abbadia San Salvatore > Rome | 181 km (112 mi) | Luciano Dalla Bona | Eddy Merckx |
| 20 | 10 June | Rome > Rocca di Cambio | 215 km (134 mi) | Luis Pedro Santamarina | Eddy Merckx |
| 21 | 11 June | Rocca di Cambio > Blockhaus | 198 km (123 mi) | Franco Bitossi |
Eddy Merckx |
| 22 | 12 June | Chieti > Napoli | 235 km (146 mi) | Guido Reybrouck | Eddy Merckx |
| Total | 3917.3 | ||||
- = Disqualified for doping
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