The 1979 Giro d'Italia was the 62nd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began with a prologue individual time trial in Florence on 17 May, and Stage 9 occurred on 26 May with a mountainous stage to Pistoia. The race finished in Milan on 6 June.
Prologue
17 May 1979 — Florence to Florence, (ITT)
Stage 1
18 May 1979 — Florence to Perugia,
Stage 2
19 May 1979 — Perugia to Castel Gandolfo,
Stage 3
20 May 1979 — Caserta to Naples, (ITT)
Stage 4
21 May 1979 — Caserta to Potenza,
Stage 5
22 May 1979 — Potenza to Vieste,
Stage 6
23 May 1979 — Vieste to Chieti,
Stage 7
24 May 1979 — Chieti to Pesaro,
Stage 8
25 May 1979 — Rimini to San Marino, (ITT)
Stage 9
26 May 1979 — San Marino to Pistoia,