1953 Giro d'Italia
Route and stages

1953 Giro d'Italia

Section Title: Route and stages
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Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner

1	12 May	Milan to Abano Terme	263 km (163 mi)	Plain stage	Wim Van Est (NED)

2	13 May	Abano Terme to Rimini	278 km (173 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Pasquale Fornara (ITA)

3	14 May	Rimini to San Benedetto del Tronto	182 km (113 mi)	Plain stage	Albino Crespi (ITA)

4	15 May	San Benedetto del Tronto to Roccaraso	171 km (106 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Fausto Coppi (ITA)

5	16 May	Roccaraso to Naples	149 km (93 mi)	Plain stage	Ettore Milano (ITA)

6	17 May	Naples to Rome	285 km (177 mi)	Plain stage	Giuseppe Minardi (ITA)

7	18 May	Rome to Grosseto	178 km (111 mi)	Plain stage	Giovanni Corrieri (ITA)

8	Grosseto to Follonica	48 km (30 mi)	Individual time trial	Hugo Koblet (SUI)

9	19 May	Follonica to Pisa	114 km (71 mi)	Plain stage	Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)

20 May	Rest day

10	21 May	Pisa to Modena	189 km (117 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)

11	22 May	Modena to Modena	30 km (19 mi)	Team time trial	Bianchi

12	23 May	Modena to Genoa	278 km (173 mi)	Plain stage	Giorgio Albani (ITA)

13	24 May	Genoa to Bordighera	256 km (159 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Oreste Conte (ITA)

14	25 May	Bordighera to Turin	242 km (150 mi)	Plain stage	Pietro Giudici (ITA)

15	26 May	Turin to San Pellegrino Terme	232 km (144 mi)	Plain stage	Nino Assirelli (ITA)

27 May	Rest day

16	28 May	San Pellegrino Terme to Riva del Garda	279 km (173 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)

17	29 May	Riva del Garda to Vicenza	166 km (103 mi)	Plain stage	Bruno Monti (ITA)

18	30 May	Vicenza to Auronzo di Cadore	186 km (116 mi)	Plain stage	Bruno Monti (ITA)

19	31 May	Auronzo di Cadore to Bolzano	164 km (102 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Fausto Coppi (ITA)

20	1 June	Bolzano to Bormio	125 km (78 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Fausto Coppi (ITA)

21	2 June	Bormio to Milan	220 km (137 mi)	Plain stage	Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)

Total	4,035.5 km (2,508 mi)

Sentence(s)

The Giro started in Milan on 12 May with a 263 km flat stage and concluded back in Milan with a 220 km flat stage on 2 June.

final_sentence: The Giro started in Milan on 12 May with a 263 km flat stage and concluded back in Milan with a 220 km flat stage on 2 June.