1986 Giro d'Italia
Route and stages
The route for the 1986 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public on television by head organizer Vincenzo Torriani on 8 February 1986.

1986 Giro d'Italia

Section Title: Route and stages
Table Section Text: The route for the 1986 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public on television by head organizer Vincenzo Torriani on 8 February 1986.

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner

P	12 May	Palermo	1 km (1 mi)	Individual time trial	Urs Freuler (SUI)

1	Palermo to Sciacca	140 km (87 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Sergio Santimaria (ITA)

2	13 May	Sciacca to Catania	259 km (161 mi)	Plain stage	Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED)

3	14 May	Catania to Taormina	50 km (31 mi)	Team time trial	Del Tongo-Colnago

4	15 May	Villa San Giovanni to Nicotera	115 km (71 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA)

5	16 May	Nicotera to Cosenza	194 km (121 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Greg LeMond (USA)

6	17 May	Cosenza to Potenza	251 km (156 mi)	Plain stage	Roberto Visentini (ITA)

7	18 May	Potenza to Baia Domizia	257 km (160 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Guido Bontempi (ITA)

8	19 May	Cellole to Avezzano	160 km (99 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Franco Chioccioli (ITA)

9	20 May	Avezzano to Rieti	172 km (107 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Acácio da Silva (POR)

10	21 May	Rieti to Pesaro	238 km (148 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Guido Bontempi (ITA)

11	22 May	Pesaro to Castiglione del Lago	207 km (129 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Guido Bontempi (ITA)

12	23 May	Sinalunga to Siena	46 km (29 mi)	Individual time trial	Lech Piasecki (POL)

13	24 May	Siena to Sarzana	175 km (109 mi)	Plain stage	Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED)

14	25 May	Savona to Sauze d'Oulx	236 km (147 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Martin Earley (IRL)

15	26 May	Sauze d'Oulx to Erba	260 km (162 mi)	Plain stage	Dag Erik Pedersen (NOR)

16	27 May	Erba to Foppolo	143 km (89 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Pedro Muñoz (ESP)

17	28 May	Foppolo to Piacenza	186 km (116 mi)	Plain stage	Guido Bontempi (ITA)

18	29 May	Piacenza to Cremona	36 km (22 mi)	Individual time trial	Francesco Moser (ITA)

19	30 May	Cremona to Peio	211 km (131 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Johan van der Velde (NED)

20	31 May	Peio to Bassano del Grappa	179 km (111 mi)	Plain stage	Guido Bontempi (ITA)

21	1 June	Bassano del Grappa to Bolzano	234 km (145 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Acácio da Silva (POR)

22	2 June	Merano to Merano	108.6 km (67 mi)	Plain stage	Eric Van Lancker (BEL)

Total	3,858.6 km (2,398 mi)

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