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| 2 | 1939 Giro d'Italia - Route and stages |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 4 | 1 | 28 April | Milan to Turin | 180 km (112 mi) | - | Plain stage | Vasco Bergamaschi (ITA) |
| 5 | 2 | 29 April | Turin to Genoa | 226.7 km (141 mi) | - | Plain stage | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 6 | 3 | 30 April | Genoa to Pisa | 187 km (116 mi) | - | Plain stage | Cino Cinelli (ITA) |
| 7 | 4 | 1 May | Pisa to Grosseto | 154 km (96 mi) | - | Plain stage | Carmine Saponetti (ITA) |
| 8 | 5 | 2 May | Grosseto to Rome | 222 km (138 mi) | - | Plain stage | Olimpio Bizzi (ITA) |
| 9 | - | 3 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 10 | 6a | 4 May | Rome to Rieti | 85.7 km (53 mi) | - | Plain stage | Carmine Saponetti (ITA) |
| 11 | 6b | 4 May | Rieti to Monte Terminillo | 14 km (9 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Giovanni Valetti (ITA) |
| 12 | 7 | 5 May | Rieti to Pescara | 191.3 km (119 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Adolfo Leoni (ITA) |
| 13 | 8 | 6 May | Pescara to Senigallia | 177 km (110 mi) | - | Plain stage | Diego Marabelli (ITA) |
| 14 | 9a | 7 May | Senigallia to Forlì | 116.5 km (72 mi) | - | Plain stage | Glauco Servadei (ITA) |
| 15 | 9b | 7 May | Forlì to Florence | 106.6 km (66 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 16 | - | 8 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 17 | 10 | 9 May | Florence to Bologna | 120 km (75 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Olimpio Bizzi (ITA) |
| 18 | 11 | 10 May | Bologna to Venezia | 231.8 km (144 mi) | - | Plain stage | Pietro Chiappini (ITA) |
| 19 | 12 | 11 May | Venezia to Trieste | 173.8 km (108 mi) | - | Plain stage | Giordano Cottur (ITA) |
| 20 | - | 12 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 21 | 13 | 13 May | Trieste to Gorizia | 39.8 km (25 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Giovanni Valetti (ITA) |
| 22 | 14 | 14 May | Gorizia to Cortina d'Ampezzo | 195 km (121 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Secondo Magni (ITA) |
| 23 | 15 | 15 May | Cortina d'Ampezzo to Trento | 256.2 km (159 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 24 | - | 16 May | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day | Rest day |
| 25 | 16 | 17 May | Trento to Sondrio | 166 km (103 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Giovanni Valetti (ITA) |
| 26 | 17 | 18 May | Sondrio to Milan | 168 km (104 mi) | - | Stage with mountain(s) | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
| 27 | - | Total | Total | 3,011.4 km (1,871 mi) | 3,011.4 km (1,871 mi) | 3,011.4 km (1,871 mi) | 3,011.4 km (1,871 mi) |

Question: When did the 1939 Giro d'Italia start and end and how long was the race?
Answer: The 1939 Giro d'Italia began on 28 April in Milan to Turin, finishing back in Milan on 18 May and a total distance covered of 3,011.4 km (1,871 mi).