2014 Giro d'Italia five different categories, named A to E. The category of a stage determines the points given for the points classification, and for the maximum time allowed for cyclists to finish the stage. Category A is reserved for the flattest stages, while category D is for the stages with the highest mountains. Category E is for time-trial stages. It started in Belfast on 9 May 2014 and traveled across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. There were three rest days instead of the usual two and the race started on a Friday. In the 2014 Giro d'Italia, four different
1989 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 12 1989 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 12 The 1989 Giro d'Italia was the 72nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Taormina, with a flat stage on 21 May, and Stage 12 occurred on 1 June with a stage to Mira. The race finished in Florence on 11 June. 21 May 1989 — Taormina to Catania, 22 May 1989 — Catania to Mount Etna, 23 May 1989 — Villafranca Tirrena to Messina, (TTT) 24 May 1989 — Scilla to Cosenza, 25 May 1989 — Cosenza to Potenza, 26 May 1989 — Potenza