1982 Giro d'Italia
Route and stages

Stage
Date
Course
Distance
Type
Type
Winner
P
13 May
Milan
16 km (10 mi)
-
Team time trial
Renault-Elf
1
14 May
Parma to Viareggio
174 km (108 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Giuseppe Saronni (ITA)
2
15 May
Viareggio to Cortona
233 km (145 mi)
-
Plain stage
Michael Wilson (AUS)
3
16 May
Perugia to Assisi
37 km (23 mi)
-
Individual time trial
Bernard Hinault (FRA)
4
17 May
Assisi to Rome
169 km (105 mi)
-
Plain stage
Urs Freuler (SUI)
5
18 May
Rome to Caserta
213 km (132 mi)
-
Plain stage
Urs Freuler (SUI)
6
19 May
Caserta to Castellammare di Stabia
130 km (81 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Silvano Contini (ITA)
7
20 May
Castellammare di Stabia to Diamante
226 km (140 mi)
-
Plain stage
Francesco Moser (ITA)
-
21 May
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
8
22 May
Taormina to Agrigento
248 km (154 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Moreno Argentin (ITA)
9
23 May
Agrigento to Palermo
151 km (94 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Giuseppe Saronni (ITA)
10
24 May
Cefalù to Messina
197 km (122 mi)
-
Plain stage
Urs Freuler (SUI)
11
25 May
Palmi to Camigliatello Silano
229 km (142 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Bernard Becaas (FRA)
-
26 May
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
Rest day
12
27 May
Cava de' Tirreni to Campitello Matese
171 km (106 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Bernard Hinault (FRA)
13
28 May
Campitello Matese to Pescara
164 km (102 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Silvano Contini (ITA)
14
29 May
Pescara to Urbino
248 km (154 mi)
-
Plain stage
Guido Bontempi (ITA)
15
30 May
Urbino to Comacchio
190 km (118 mi)
-
Plain stage
Silvestro Milani (ITA)
16
31 May
Comacchio to San Martino di Castrozza
243 km (151 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Vicente Belda (ESP)
17
1 June
Fiera di Primiero to Boario Terme
235 km (146 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Silvano Contini (ITA)
18
2 June
Piancogno to Montecampione
85 km (53 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Bernard Hinault (FRA)
19
3 June
Boario Terme to Vigevano
162 km (101 mi)
-
Plain stage
Robert Dill-Bundi (SUI)
20
4 June
Vigevano to Cuneo
177 km (110 mi)
-
Plain stage
Francesco Moser (ITA)
21
5 June
Cuneo to Pinerolo
254 km (158 mi)
-
Stage with mountain(s)
Giuseppe Saronni (ITA)
22
6 June
Pinerolo to Turin
42.5 km (26 mi)
-
Individual time trial
Bernard Hinault (FRA)
-
Total
Total
4,010.5 km (2,492 mi)
4,010.5 km (2,492 mi)
4,010.5 km (2,492 mi)
4,010.5 km (2,492 mi)

Question: What describes the winner of the 22-stage race?
Answer: The 22-stage race was won by Frenchman Bernard Hinault.