2014 Giro d'Italia
Stages
The 2014 Giro has its stages categorized into five different categories, named A to E. The category of a stage determines the points given for the points classification, and for the maximum time allowed for cyclists to finish the stage.

2014 Giro d'Italia

Section Title: Stages
Table Section Text: The 2014 Giro has its stages categorized into five different categories, named A to E. The category of a stage determines the points given for the points classification, and for the maximum time allowed for cyclists to finish the stage.

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner

1	9 May	Belfast – Belfast	21.7 km (13 mi)	E (Team time trial)	Orica-GreenEDGE

2	10 May	Belfast – Belfast	219 km (136 mi)	A (Very flat stage)	Marcel Kittel (GER)

3	11 May	Armagh – Dublin	187 km (116 mi)	A (Very flat stage)	Marcel Kittel (GER)

12 May	Rest day

4	13 May	Giovinazzo – Bari	112 km (70 mi)	A (Very flat stage)	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)

5	14 May	Taranto – Viggiano	203 km (126 mi)	C (Medium-mountain stage)	Diego Ulissi (ITA)

6	15 May	Sassano – Montecassino	257 km (160 mi)	C (Medium-mountain stage)	Michael Matthews (AUS)

7	16 May	Frosinone – Foligno	211 km (131 mi)	-	B (Flat stage)	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)

8	17 May	Foligno – Montecopiolo	179 km (111 mi)	-	D (Mountain stage)	Diego Ulissi (ITA)

9	18 May	Lugo – Sestola	172 km (107 mi)	C (Medium-mountain stage)	Pieter Weening (NED)

19 May	Rest day

10	20 May	Modena – Salsomaggiore Terme	173 km (107 mi)	A (Very flat stage)	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)

11	21 May	Collecchio – Savona	249 km (155 mi)	C (Medium-mountain stage)	Michael Rogers (AUS)

12	22 May	Barbaresco – Barolo	41.9 km (26 mi)	E (Individual time trial)	Rigoberto Urán (COL)

13	23 May	Fossano – Rivarolo Canavese	157 km (98 mi)	A (Very flat stage)	Marco Canola (ITA)

14	24 May	Agliè – Oropa	164 km (102 mi)	-	D (Mountain stage)	Enrico Battaglin (ITA)

15	25 May	Valdengo – Montecampione	225 km (140 mi)	-	D (Mountain stage)	Fabio Aru (ITA)

26 May	Rest day

16	27 May	Ponte di Legno – Val Martello (Martelltal)	139 km (86 mi)	-	D (Mountain stage)	Nairo Quintana (COL)

17	28 May	Sarnonico – Vittorio Veneto	208 km (129 mi)	-	B (Flat stage)	Stefano Pirazzi (ITA)

18	29 May	Belluno – Rifugio Panarotta (Valsugana)	171 km (106 mi)	-	D (Mountain stage)	Julián Arredondo (COL)

19	30 May	Bassano del Grappa – Cima Grappa (Crespano del Grappa)	26.8 km (17 mi)	E (Individual time trial)	Nairo Quintana (COL)

20	31 May	Maniago – Monte Zoncolan	167 km (104 mi)	-	D (Mountain stage)	Michael Rogers (AUS)

21	1 June	Gemona del Friuli – Trieste	172 km (107 mi)	A (Very flat stage)	Luka Mezgec (SLO)

Sentence(s)

The Giro started off in Belfast, on 9 May, with a 21.7 km (13 mi) team time trial and concluded in Trieste, and on 1 June with a 172 km (106.9 mi) flat stage.

final_sentence: The Giro started off in Belfast, on 9 May, with a 21.7 km (13 mi) team time trial and concluded in Trieste, and on 1 June with a 172 km (106.9 mi) flat stage.