Route and Stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 May | Seraing (Belgium) | 6.2 km (3.9 mi) | Individual time trial | Paolo Savoldelli (ITA) | ||
| 2 | 7 May | Mons (Belgium) to Charleroi (Belgium) | 197 km (122 mi) | Flat stage | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | ||
| 3 | 8 May | Perwez (Belgium) to Namur (Belgium) | 202 km (126 mi) | Undulating stage | Stefan Schumacher (GER) | ||
| 4 | 9 May | Wanze (Belgium) to Hotton (Belgium) | 193 km (120 mi) | Flat stage | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | ||
| 10 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 5 | 11 May | Piacenza to Cremona | 38 km (24 mi) | Team time trial | Team CSC | ||
| 6 | 12 May | Busseto to Forlì | 227 km (141 mi) | Flat stage | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | ||
| 7 | 13 May | Cesena to Saltara | 236 km (147 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Rik Verbrugghe (BEL) | ||
| 8 | 14 May | Civitanova Marche to Maielletta | 171 km (106 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Ivan Basso (ITA) | ||
| 9 | 15 May | Francavilla al Mare to Termoli | 121 km (75 mi) | Flat stage | Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) | ||
| 10 | 16 May | Termoli to Peschici | 187 km (116 mi) | Undulating stage | Franco Pellizotti (ITA) | ||
| 17 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 11 | 18 May | Pontedera | 50 km (31 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
| 12 | 19 May | Livorno to Sestri Levante | 171 km (106 mi) | Undulating stage | Joan Horrach (ESP) | ||
| 13 | 20 May | Alessandria to La Thuile | 218 km (135 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) | ||
| 14 | 21 May | Aosta to Domodossola | 223 km (139 mi) | Mountain stage | Luis Felipe Laverde (COL) | ||
| 15 | 22 May | Mergozzo to Brescia | 189 km (117 mi) | Flat stage | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | ||
| 16 | 23 May | Rovato to Trento | 173 km (107 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Ivan Basso (ITA) | ||
| 17 | 24 May | Tramin to Plan de Corones | 133 km (83 mi) | Mountain stage | Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) | ||
| 18 | 25 May | Sillian to Gemona del Friuli | 210 km (130 mi) | Undulating stage | Stefan Schumacher (GER) | ||
| 19 | 26 May | Pordenone to Passo di San Pellegrino | 224 km (139 mi) | Mountain stage | Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) | ||
| 20 | 27 May | Trento to Aprica | 211 km (131 mi) | Mountain stage | Ivan Basso (ITA) | ||
| 21 | 28 May | Museo del Ghisallo to Milan | 140 km (87 mi) | Flat stage | Robert Förster (GER) | ||
| Total | 3,526 km (2,191 mi) | ||||||
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