Most seasoned cycling fans have a grasp on the major Tour de France competitions, but the classifications of the Giro d'Italia can leave even the most veteran commentators scratching their heads. With a dozen separate classifications, it's easy to get confused. Cyclingnews explains how each competition works and more!
To wear any special jersey in the Giro d'Italia is a great honour: if a rider takes the lead in one of the jersey classifications, they get to stand proudly on the podium, receive the flowers and trophies and the applause of the tifosi. But more importantly the riders who lead either the overall classification or points, mountains or best young rider competition at the end of the stage get to wear a distinctively coloured jersey on the next stage as they defend their position and plenty of television time.
Maglia Rosa is the most sought after jersey in the Giro d'Italia. Signifying the leader in the general classification, the jersey colour is the signature shade of the sponsoring newspaper, La Gazzetta dello Sport, whose pages are printed on pink paper.
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The jersey is awarded after each stage to the rider with lowest cumulative time. There are time bonuses in the Giro d'Italia - the winner of each stage gains
If the top riders are tied exactly on time (for instance, in the absence of a prior time trial), then the jersey is decided by the riders' position in the stage finish. Should riders be tied on time on the final stage (highly unlikely!), the GC will be determined by the fractions of seconds in the individual time trials. If it is still a tie, the lowest sum of stage finishes throughout the Giro will break the time, and should that fail, the position on the final stage will be the definitive factor.
If a rider holds the lead in another classification other than the overall, he must wear the pink jersey. His other jersey will go to the second placed rider in that classification.
- 7% if the average speed is less than or equal to 40 km/h.
- 8% if the average speed is between 40 and 45km/h
- 10% if the average speed is over 45 km/h
- 9% if the average speed is less than or equal to 37 km/h
- 10% of the average speed is between 37 and 41km/h
- 11% if the average speed is over 41 km/h
- 11% if the average speed is less than or equal to 35 km/h
- 12% if the average speed is between 35 km and 39 km/h
- 13% if the average speed is over 39 km/h
- 16% if the average speed is less than or equal to 30 km/h
- 17% if the average speed between 30 km/h and 34 km/h
- 18% if the average speed is over 34 km/h;
- 18% if the average speed is less than or equal to 30 km/h
- 20% if the average speed between 30 km/h and 34 km/h
- 21% if the average speed is over 34 km/h.
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