<page_title> 1989 Giro d'Italia </page_title> <section_title> Route and stages </section_title> <table> <cell> 21 May <col_header> Date </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Taormina to Catania <col_header> Course </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 123 km (76 mi) <col_header> Distance </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Plain stage <col_header> Type </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> </table>
The Giro started off in Taormina, on 21 May, with a 123 km flat stage that ended in Catania.