1953 Giro d'Italia
Route and stages

Stage
Date
Course
Distance
Type
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
18 May
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
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
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
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
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
Total
4,035.5 km (2,508 mi)
4,035.5 km (2,508 mi)
4,035.5 km (2,508 mi)
4,035.5 km (2,508 mi)

Question: What dates were the beginning and end stages of the 1953 Giro d'Italia, and how long in kilometers were both of these plain stages?
Answer: 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.