1977 Giro d'Italia
Route and stages
The route for the race was revealed on 19 February 1977.

1977 Giro d'Italia

Section Title: Route and stages
Table Section Text: The route for the race was revealed on 19 February 1977.

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner

P	20 May	Bacoli to Monte di Procida	7 km (4 mi)	Individual time trial	Freddy Maertens (BEL)

1	21 May	Lago Miseno to Avellino	159 km (99 mi)	Plain stage	Freddy Maertens (BEL)

2a	22 May	Avellino to Foggia	118 km (73 mi)	Plain stage	Rik Van Linden (BEL)

2b	Foggia to Foggia	65 km (40 mi)	Plain stage	Luciano Borgognoni (ITA)

3	23 May	Foggia to Isernia	166 km (103 mi)	Plain stage	Simone Fraccaro (ITA)

4	24 May	Isernia to Pescara	228 km (142 mi)	Plain stage	Freddy Maertens (BEL)

5	25 May	Pescara to Monteluco di Spoleto	215 km (134 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Mario Beccia (ITA)

6a	26 May	Spoleto to Gabicce Mare	185 km (115 mi)	Plain stage	Freddy Maertens (BEL)

6b	Gabicce Mare to Gabicce Mare	70 km (43 mi)	Plain stage	Freddy Maertens (BEL)

7	27 May	Gabicce Mare to Forlì	163 km (101 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Freddy Maertens (BEL)

8a	28 May	Forlì to Circuito del Mugello	103 km (64 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Freddy Maertens (BEL)

8b	Circuito del Mugello to Circuito del Mugello	79 km (49 mi)	Plain stage	Marino Basso (ITA)

9	29 May	Lucca to Pisa	25 km (16 mi)	Individual time trial	Knut Knudsen (NOR)

10	30 May	Pisa to Salsomaggiore Terme	205 km (127 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA)

11	31 May	Salsomaggiore Terme to Santa Margherita Ligure	198 km (123 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Claudio Bortolotto (ITA)

1 June	Rest day

12	2 June	Santa Margherita Ligure-San Giacomo di Roburent	160 km (99 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Wilmo Francioni (ITA)

13	3 June	Mondovì to Varzi	192 km (119 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Giancarlo Tartoni (ITA)

14	4 June	Voghera to Vicenza	247 km (153 mi)	Plain stage	Marc Demeyer (BEL)

15	5 June	Vicenza to Trieste	223 km (139 mi)	Plain stage	Ercole Gualazzini (ITA)

16a	6 June	Trieste to Gemona del Friuli	107 km (66 mi)	Plain stage	Marc Demeyer (BEL)

16b	Gemona del Friuli to Conegliano	116 km (72 mi)	Plain stage	Pierino Gavazzi (ITA)

17	7 June	Conegliano to Cortina d'Ampezzo	220 km (137 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Giuseppe Perletto (ITA)

18	8 June	Cortina d'Ampezzo to Pinzolo	223 km (139 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA)

19	9 June	Pinzolo to San Pellegrino Terme	205 km (127 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Renato Laghi (ITA)

20	10 June	San Pellegrino Terme to Varese	138 km (86 mi)	Plain stage	Wilmo Francioni (ITA)

21	11 June	Binago to Binago	29 km (18 mi)	Individual time trial	Michel Pollentier (BEL)

22	12 June	Milan to Milan	122 km (76 mi)	Plain stage	Luciano Borgognoni (ITA)

Total	3,968 km (3,968 km)

Sentence(s)

The Giro started in Bacoli, on 20 May, with a 7 km prologue and concluded in Milan, in June, with a 122 km stage.

final_sentence: The Giro started in Bacoli, on 20 May, with a 7 km prologue and concluded in Milan, in June, with a 122 km stage.