Route and Stages
The 1992 Giro d'Italia began with a brief individual time trial around Genoa. The official race route contained three individual time trial events. There were a total of seven stages that held many high mountains, while there were four hilly stages that contained climbs of lesser degree. The eight remaining stages were primarily flat.
Of the mass-start stages that contained mountains, four contained summit finishes: stage 10 to Monte Terminillo, stage 14 to Monte Bondone, stage 18 to Pian del Re, and stage 19 to Pila.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 May | Genoa | 8 km (5 mi) | Individual time trial | Thierry Marie (FRA) | ||
| 2 | 25 May | Genoa to Uliveto Terme | 194 km (121 mi) | Plain stage | Endrio Leoni (ITA) | ||
| 3 | 26 May | Uliveto Terme to Arezzo | 174 km (108 mi) | Hilly stage | Maximilian Sciandri (ITA) | ||
| 4 | 27 May | Arezzo to Sansepolcro | 38 km (24 mi) | Individual time trial | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | ||
| 5 | 28 May | Sansepolcro to Porto Sant'Elpidio | 198 km (123 mi) | Plain stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | ||
| 6 | 29 May | Porto Sant'Elpidio to Sulmona | 223 km (139 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Franco Vona (ITA) | ||
| 7 | 30 May | Roccaraso to Melfi | 232 km (144 mi) | Hilly stage | Guido Bontempi (ITA) | ||
| 8 | 31 May | Melfi to Aversa | 184 km (114 mi) | Plain stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | ||
| 9 | 1 June | Aversa to Latina | 165 km (103 mi) | Plain stage | Guido Bontempi (ITA) | ||
| 10 | 2 June | Latina to Monte Terminillo | 196 km (122 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Luis Herrera (COL) | ||
| 11 | 3 June | Montepulciano to Imola | 233 km (145 mi) | Hilly stage | Roberto Pagnin (ITA) | ||
| 12 | 4 June | Imola to Bassano del Grappa | 214 km (133 mi) | Plain stage | Endrio Leoni (ITA) | ||
| 13 | 5 June | Bassano del Grappa to Corvara | 204 km (127 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Franco Vona (ITA) | ||
| 14 | 6 June | Corvara to Monte Bondone | 205 km (127 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Giorgio Furlan (ITA) | ||
| 15 | 7 June | Riva del Garda to Palazzolo sull'Oglio | 171 km (106 mi) | Plain stage | François Simon (FRA) | ||
| 16 | 8 June | Palazzolo sull'Oglio to Sondrio | 166 km (103 mi) | Hilly stage | Marco Saligari (ITA) | ||
| 17 | 9 June | Sondrio to Vercelli | 203 km (126 mi) | Plain stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | ||
| 18 | 10 June | Vercelli to Pian del Re | 200 km (124 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Marco Giovannetti (ITA) | ||
| 19 | 11 June | Saluzzo to Pila | 260 km (162 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Udo Bölts (GER) | ||
| 20 | 12 June | Saint Vincent to Verbania | 201 km (125 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Franco Chioccioli (ITA) | ||
| 21 | 13 June | Verbania to Vigevano | 95 km (59 mi) | Plain stage | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | ||
| 22 | 14 June | Vigevano to Milan | 66 km (41 mi) | Individual time trial | Miguel Indurain (ESP) | ||
| Total | 3,843 km (2,388 mi) | ||||||
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