1986 Giro d'Italia
Route and stages
Table:
Stage characteristics and winners[2][7]

Stage

Date

Course

Distance

Type

Winner

P

12 May

Palermo

1 km (1 mi)

Individual time trial

Urs Freuler (SUI)

1

Palermo to Sciacca

140 km (87 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)

Sergio Santimaria (ITA)

2

13 May

Sciacca to Catania

259 km (161 mi)

Plain stage

Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED)

3

14 May

Catania to Taormina

50 km (31 mi)

Team time trial

Del Tongo-Colnago

4

15 May

Villa San Giovanni to Nicotera

115 km (71 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)

Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA)

5

16 May

Nicotera to Cosenza

194 km (121 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)

Greg LeMond (USA)

6

17 May

Cosenza to Potenza

251 km (156 mi)

Plain stage

Roberto Visentini (ITA)

7

18 May

Potenza to Baia Domizia

257 km (160 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)

Guido Bontempi (ITA)

8

19 May

Cellole to Avezzano

160 km (99 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)

Franco Chioccioli (ITA)

9

20 May

Avezzano to Rieti

172 km (107 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)

Acácio da Silva (POR)

10

21 May

Rieti to Pesaro

238 km (148 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)

Guido Bontempi (ITA)

11

22 May

Pesaro to Castiglione del Lago

207 km (129 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)

Guido Bontempi (ITA)

12

23 May

Sinalunga to Siena

46 km (29 mi)

Individual time trial

Lech Piasecki (POL)

13

24 May

Siena to Sarzana

175 km (109 mi)

Plain stage

Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED)

14

25 May

Savona to Sauze d'Oulx

236 km (147 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)

Martin Earley (IRL)

15

26 May

Sauze d'Oulx to Erba

260 km (162 mi)

Plain stage

Dag Erik Pedersen (NOR)

16

27 May

Erba to Foppolo

143 km (89 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)

Pedro Muñoz (ESP)

17

28 May

Foppolo to Piacenza

186 km (116 mi)

Plain stage

Guido Bontempi (ITA)

18

29 May

Piacenza to Cremona

36 km (22 mi)

Individual time trial

Francesco Moser (ITA)

19

30 May

Cremona to Peio

211 km (131 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)

Johan van der Velde (NED)

20

31 May

Peio to Bassano del Grappa

179 km (111 mi)

Plain stage

Guido Bontempi (ITA)

21

1 June

Bassano del Grappa to Bolzano

234 km (145 mi)

Stage with mountain(s)

Acácio da Silva (POR)

22

2 June

Merano to Merano

108.6 km (67 mi)

Plain stage

Eric Van Lancker (BEL)

Total

3,858.6 km (2,398 mi)

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