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| 2 | 1953 Giro d'Italia - Route and stages |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 4 | 1 | 12 May | Milan to Abano Terme | 263 km (163 mi) | - | Plain stage | Wim Van Est (NED) |
| 5 | 2 | 13 May | Abano Terme to Rimini | 278 km (173 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Pasquale Fornara (ITA) |
| 6 | 3 | 14 May | Rimini to San Benedetto del Tronto | 182 km (113 mi) | - | Plain stage | Albino Crespi (ITA) |
| 7 | 4 | 15 May | San Benedetto del Tronto to Roccaraso | 171 km (106 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
| 8 | 5 | 16 May | Roccaraso to Naples | 149 km (93 mi) | - | Plain stage | Ettore Milano (ITA) |
| 9 | 6 | 17 May | Naples to Rome | 285 km (177 mi) | - | Plain stage | Giuseppe Minardi (ITA) |
| 10 | 7 | 18 May | Rome to Grosseto | 178 km (111 mi) | - | Plain stage | Giovanni Corrieri (ITA) |
| 11 | 8 | 18 May | Grosseto to Follonica | 48 km (30 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Hugo Koblet (SUI) |
| 12 | 9 | 19 May | Follonica to Pisa | 114 km (71 mi) | - | Plain stage | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) |
| 13 | - | 20 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 14 | 10 | 21 May | Pisa to Modena | 189 km (117 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
| 15 | 11 | 22 May | Modena to Modena | 30 km (19 mi) | - | Team time trial | Bianchi |
| 16 | 12 | 23 May | Modena to Genoa | 278 km (173 mi) | - | Plain stage | Giorgio Albani (ITA) |
| 17 | 13 | 24 May | Genoa to Bordighera | 256 km (159 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Oreste Conte (ITA) |
| 18 | 14 | 25 May | Bordighera to Turin | 242 km (150 mi) | - | Plain stage | Pietro Giudici (ITA) |
| 19 | 15 | 26 May | Turin to San Pellegrino Terme | 232 km (144 mi) | - | Plain stage | Nino Assirelli (ITA) |
| 20 | - | 27 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 21 | 16 | 28 May | San Pellegrino Terme to Riva del Garda | 279 km (173 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
| 22 | 17 | 29 May | Riva del Garda to Vicenza | 166 km (103 mi) | - | Plain stage | Bruno Monti (ITA) |
| 23 | 18 | 30 May | Vicenza to Auronzo di Cadore | 186 km (116 mi) | - | Plain stage | Bruno Monti (ITA) |
| 24 | 19 | 31 May | Auronzo di Cadore to Bolzano | 164 km (102 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
| 25 | 20 | 1 June | Bolzano to Bormio | 125 km (78 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
| 26 | 21 | 2 June | Bormio to Milan | 220 km (137 mi) | - | Plain stage | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
| 27 | - | 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.