1989 Giro d'Italia
Route and stages
The route for the 1989 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public on television by head organizer Vincenzo Torriani, on 21 January 1989.

1989 Giro d'Italia

Section Title: Route and stages
Table Section Text: The route for the 1989 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public on television by head organizer Vincenzo Torriani, on 21 January 1989.

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner

1	21 May	Taormina to Catania	123 km (76 mi)	Plain stage	Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED)

2	22 May	Catania to Mount Etna	132 km (82 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Acácio da Silva (POR)

3	23 May	Villafranca Tirrena to Messina	32.5 km (20 mi)	Team time trial	Ariostea

4	24 May	Scilla to Cosenza	204 km (127 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Rolf Järmann (SUI)

5	25 May	Cosenza to Potenza	275 km (171 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Stefano Giuliani (ITA)

6	26 May	Potenza to Campobasso	223 km (139 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Stefan Joho (SUI)

7	27 May	Isernia to Rome	208 km (129 mi)	Plain stage	Urs Freuler (SUI)

8	28 May	Rome to Gran Sasso d'Italia	179 km (111 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	John Carlsen (DEN)

9	29 May	L'Aquila to Gubbio	221 km (137 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Bjarne Riis (DEN)

10	30 May	Pesaro to Riccione	36.8 km (23 mi)	Individual time trial	Lech Piasecki (POL)

11	31 May	Riccione to Mantua	244 km (152 mi)	Plain stage	Urs Freuler (SUI)

12	1 June	Mantua to Mira	148 km (92 mi)	Plain stage	Mario Cipollini (ITA)

13	2 June	Padua to Auronzo di Cadore	207 km (129 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Luis Herrera (COL)

14	3 June	Auronzo di Cadore to Corvara	131 km (81 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Flavio Giupponi (ITA)

15a	4 June	Corvara to Trento	131 km (81 mi)	Plain stage	Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED)

15b	Trento to Trento	83.2 km (52 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Lech Piasecki (POL)

16	5 June	Trento to Santa Caterina di Valfurva	208 km (129 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Stage Cancelled

17	6 June	Sondrio to Meda	137 km (85 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Phil Anderson (AUS)

18	7 June	Mendrisio (Switzerland) to Monte Generoso (Switzerland)	10.7 km (7 mi)	Individual time trial	Luis Herrera (COL)

19	8 June	Meda to Tortona	198 km (123 mi)	Plain stage	Jesper Skibby (DEN)

20	9 June	Voghera to La Spezia	220 km (137 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Laurent Fignon (FRA)

21	10 June	La Spezia to Prato	216 km (134 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Gianni Bugno (ITA)

22	11 June	Prato to Florence	53 km (33 mi)	Individual time trial	Lech Piasecki (POL)

Total	3,418 km (2,124 mi)

Sentence(s)

The Giro started off in Taormina, on 21 May, with a 123 km flat stage that ended in Catania.

final_sentence: The Giro started off in Taormina, on 21 May, with a 123 km flat stage that ended in Catania.