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| 2 | 1959 Giro d'Italia - Route and stages |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 4 | 1 | 16 May | Milan to Salsomaggiore Terme | 135 km (84 mi) | - | Plain stage | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| 5 | 2 | 17 May | Salsomaggiore Terme to Salsomaggiore Terme | 22 km (14 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
| 6 | 3 | 18 May | Salsomaggiore Terme to Abetone | 180 km (112 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
| 7 | 4 | 19 May | Abetone to Arezzo | 178 km (111 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Armando Pellegrini (ITA) |
| 8 | 5 | 20 May | Arezzo to Rome | 243 km (151 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| 9 | 6 | 21 May | Rome to Naples | 213 km (132 mi) | - | Plain stage | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
| 10 | 7 | 22 May | Ercolano to Mount Vesuvius | 8 km (5 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
| 11 | 8 | 23 May | Ischia to Ischia | 31 km (19 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Antonino Catalano (ITA) |
| 12 | 9 | 24 May | Naples to Vasto | 206 km (128 mi) | - | Plain stage | Gastone Nencini (ITA) |
| 13 | 10 | 25 May | Vasto to Teramo | 148 km (92 mi) | - | Plain stage | Rino Benedettii (ITA) |
| 14 | 11 | 26 May | Ascoli Piceno to Rimini | 245 km (152 mi) | - | Plain stage | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| 15 | 12 | 27 May | Rimini to San Marino (San Marino) | 141 km (88 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
| 16 | - | 28 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 17 | 13 | 29 May | Rimini to Verona | 233 km (145 mi) | - | Plain stage | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
| 18 | 14 | 30 May | Verona to Rovereto | 143 km (89 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| 19 | 15 | 31 May | Trento to Bolzano | 198 km (123 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
| 20 | 16 | 1 June | Bolzano to San Pellegrino Terme | 245 km (152 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Alessandro Fantini (ITA) |
| 21 | 17 | 2 June | San Pellegrino Terme to Genoa | 241 km (150 mi) | - | Plain stage | Arrigo Paduan (ITA) |
| 22 | 18 | 3 June | Genoa to Turin | 180 km (112 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Vito Favero (ITA) |
| 23 | 19 | 4 June | Turin to Susa | 51 km (32 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
| 24 | 20 | 5 June | Turin to Saint-Vincent | 100 km (62 mi) | - | Plain stage | Alfredo Sabbadin (ITA) |
| 25 | 21 | 6 June | Aosta to Courmayeur | 296 km (184 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
| 26 | 22 | 7 June | Courmayeur to Milan | 220 km (137 mi) | - | Plain stage | Rolf Graf (SUI) |
| 27 | - | Total | Total | 3,657 km (2,272 mi) | 3,657 km (2,272 mi) | 3,657 km (2,272 mi) | 3,657 km (2,272 mi) |

Question: how many days and kilometers did the 1959 Giro d'Italia race cover?
Answer: The 1959 Giro d'Italia race consisted of 22 days of racing and covered 3,657 km (2,272 mi).