The
points classification in the Giro d'Italia is one of the secondary classifications in the
Giro d'ItaliaThe Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
. It is determined by the placements in the daily stages, independent from time distances. From 1967 to 1969 the leader wore a red jersey but in 1970 it was changed to mauve, named
Maglia Ciclamino (
from Italian: mauve jersey), named for its color of the alpine flower
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. The red jersey was re-introduced in 2010. It will now be called the
Maglia Rosso Passione.
History
The ranking points system was introduced in 1966, when there was associated with a mesh, while for the two editions was awarded a red jersey to the leader of the classification. From 1969 to 2009, the jersey was mauve, but often referred to as
cyclamen.
Points are given to riders who finish among the first in a stage, independent of the time difference. There are also points given to the first cyclists to reach the intermediate sprints. There is an intermediate sprints competition, with names changing from year to year, (Intergiro, Expo Milano 2015, Traguardo Volante), which used to give a blue jersey to its leader.
Among the winners of the points classification are
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(three times),
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and in 2006 the future world champion
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.
At the other
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s, the
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and the
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, there are also points classifications; the
points classification in the Tour de FranceThe points classification in the Tour de France is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1953. Points are given for high finishes in a stage and for winning intermediate sprints, and these are recorded in a points classification. It is considered a sprinters' competition...
rewards a green jersey to its leader and the
points classification in the Vuelta a EspañaThe points classification in the Vuelta a España is a secondary classification in the Vuelta a España, in which the cyclists are ranked in a points classification based on the stage rankings...
rewards a blue jersey.
Current rules
As of 2009, the winner of each stage receives 25 points, independent of the type of stage (unlike the better known
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, where winning a mountain stage gives less points than winning flat stage). The next cyclist receives 20 points, the next ones 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, until the fifteenth cyclist who receives one point.
Every stage (excluding time trials) also has an intermediate sprint. The first to cross that sprint receives 8 points, the next one 6 points, the next ones 4, 3, 2, until the sixth cyclist who receives one point.
If two or more cyclists have the same number of points, the ranking is determined by the most number of stage victories, followed by the most number of intermediate sprint victories, followed by the lowest time in the general classification.
Winners
- bold-face type denotes rider won the general classification as well.
- italic-face type denotes rider won the mountains classification
The mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia is a secondary classification. In this classification, points are awarded to the leading riders over designated climbs. Most climbs are sorted into one of three scales based on difficulty and its position on that day's stage...
as well.
- italic and bold-face type denotes rider won the overall, points and mountains classifications.
Azzurri d'Italia classification
The Azzurri d'Italia classification (
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:
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Italy) is an award in the Giro d'Italia in which points are awarded for the top three stage finishers (4, 2 and 1 point). It is similar to the standard points classification for which the leader and final winner are awarded the red jersey but no jersey is awarded for this classification, only a cash prize to the overall winner. For the 2007 Giro d'Italia, the Azzurri d'Italia winner won
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5,000.
Past winners