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| 2 | 1982 Giro d'Italia - Route and stages |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 4 | P | 13 May | Milan | 16 km (10 mi) | - | Team time trial | Renault-Elf |
| 5 | 1 | 14 May | Parma to Viareggio | 174 km (108 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) |
| 6 | 2 | 15 May | Viareggio to Cortona | 233 km (145 mi) | - | Plain stage | Michael Wilson (AUS) |
| 7 | 3 | 16 May | Perugia to Assisi | 37 km (23 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 8 | 4 | 17 May | Assisi to Rome | 169 km (105 mi) | - | Plain stage | Urs Freuler (SUI) |
| 9 | 5 | 18 May | Rome to Caserta | 213 km (132 mi) | - | Plain stage | Urs Freuler (SUI) |
| 10 | 6 | 19 May | Caserta to Castellammare di Stabia | 130 km (81 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Silvano Contini (ITA) |
| 11 | 7 | 20 May | Castellammare di Stabia to Diamante | 226 km (140 mi) | - | Plain stage | Francesco Moser (ITA) |
| 12 | - | 21 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 13 | 8 | 22 May | Taormina to Agrigento | 248 km (154 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Moreno Argentin (ITA) |
| 14 | 9 | 23 May | Agrigento to Palermo | 151 km (94 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) |
| 15 | 10 | 24 May | Cefalù to Messina | 197 km (122 mi) | - | Plain stage | Urs Freuler (SUI) |
| 16 | 11 | 25 May | Palmi to Camigliatello Silano | 229 km (142 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Bernard Becaas (FRA) |
| 17 | - | 26 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 18 | 12 | 27 May | Cava de' Tirreni to Campitello Matese | 171 km (106 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 19 | 13 | 28 May | Campitello Matese to Pescara | 164 km (102 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Silvano Contini (ITA) |
| 20 | 14 | 29 May | Pescara to Urbino | 248 km (154 mi) | - | Plain stage | Guido Bontempi (ITA) |
| 21 | 15 | 30 May | Urbino to Comacchio | 190 km (118 mi) | - | Plain stage | Silvestro Milani (ITA) |
| 22 | 16 | 31 May | Comacchio to San Martino di Castrozza | 243 km (151 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Vicente Belda (ESP) |
| 23 | 17 | 1 June | Fiera di Primiero to Boario Terme | 235 km (146 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Silvano Contini (ITA) |
| 24 | 18 | 2 June | Piancogno to Montecampione | 85 km (53 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 25 | 19 | 3 June | Boario Terme to Vigevano | 162 km (101 mi) | - | Plain stage | Robert Dill-Bundi (SUI) |
| 26 | 20 | 4 June | Vigevano to Cuneo | 177 km (110 mi) | - | Plain stage | Francesco Moser (ITA) |
| 27 | 21 | 5 June | Cuneo to Pinerolo | 254 km (158 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) |
| 28 | 22 | 6 June | Pinerolo to Turin | 42.5 km (26 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 29 | - | 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.