Stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 May | Vatican City to Formia | 164 km (102 mi) | Wilfried Reybrouck (BEL) | |||
| 2 | 17 May | Formia to Pompei | 121 km (75 mi) | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | |||
| 3 | 18 May | Pompei to Sorrento | 137 km (85 mi) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | |||
| 19 June | Rest day | ||||||
| 4 | 20 May | Sorrento to Sapri | 208 km (129 mi) | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) | |||
| 5 | 21 May | Sapri to Taranto | 215 km (134 mi) | Piermattia Gavazzi (ITA) | |||
| 6 | 22 May | Taranto to Foggia | 206 km (128 mi) | Franco Bitossi (ITA) | |||
| 7 | 23 May | Foggia to Chieti | 257 km (160 mi) | Ugo Colombo (ITA) | |||
| 8 | 24 May | Chieti to Macerata | 150 km (93 mi) | Franco Bitossi (ITA) | |||
| 9 | 25 May | Macerata to Carpegna | 191 km (119 mi) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | |||
| 10 | 26 May | Carpegna to Modena | 205 km (127 mi) | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | |||
| 11a | 27 May | Modena to Il Ciocco | 153 km (95 mi) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | |||
| 11b | Il Ciocco to Forte dei Marmi | 62 km (39 mi) | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | ||||
| 12 | 28 May | Forte dei Marmi to Forte dei Marmi (ITT) | 40 km (25 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |||
| 13 | 29 May | Forte dei Marmi to Pietra Ligure | 231 km (144 mi) | Enrico Paolini (ITA) | |||
| 14 | 30 May | Pietra Ligure to Sanremo | 189 km (117 mi) | Giuseppe Perletto (ITA) | |||
| 15 | 31 May | Sanremo to Valenza | 206 km (128 mi) | Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) | |||
| 1 June | Rest day | ||||||
| 16 | 2 June | Valenza to Monte Generoso | 158 km (98 mi) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | |||
| 17 | 3 June | Como to Iseo | 158 km (98 mi) | Santiago Lazcano (ESP) | |||
| 18 | 4 June | Iseo to Sella Valsugana | 190 km (118 mi) | Franco Bitossi (ITA) | |||
| 19 | 5 June | Borgo Valsugana to Pordenone | 146 km (91 mi) | Enrico Paolini (ITA) | |||
| 20 | 6 June | Pordenone to Tre Cime di Lavaredo | 163 km (101 mi) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | |||
| 21 | 7 June | Misurina to Bassano del Grappa | 194 km (121 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |||
| 22 | 8 June | Bassano del Grappa to Milano | 257 km (160 mi) | Marino Basso (ITA) | |||
| E | 9 June | Giro di Milano | 94 km (58 mi) | Gianni Motta (ITA) | |||
| Total | 4,001 km (2,486 mi) | ||||||
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