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Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia

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Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia
SportRoad Cycling
CompetitionGiro d'Italia
Awarded forBest climber in mountain stages
History
First award1933
Editions73
First winner Alfredo Binda (ITA)
Most wins Gino Bartali (ITA) (7 times)
Most recent Stefano Pirazzi (ITA)

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. Bonuses are given to mountain top finishes and to the first riders over the Cima Coppi, traditionally adjudged as the highest point of the entire Giro. The Cima Coppi was established in 1965 to honour the Italian cycling champion Fausto Coppi.

The classification was first calculated in 1933; from 1974 to 2011, the leader of the mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia wore the maglia verde (from Italian: "green jersey"): in 2012, as part of a sponsorship deal, the jersey colour was changed to blue (maglia azzurra).

Winners

  • bold-face type denotes rider won the General classification as well.
  • italic-face type denotes rider won the Points classification as well.
  • italic and bold-face type denotes rider won the overall, points and mountains classifications.
Year Winner
1933  Alfredo Binda (ITA)
1934  Remo Bertoni (ITA)
1935  Gino Bartali (ITA)
1936  Gino Bartali (2) (ITA)
1937  Gino Bartali (3) (ITA)
1938  Giovanni Valetti (ITA)
1939  Gino Bartali (4) (ITA)
1940  Gino Bartali (5) (ITA)
1946  Gino Bartali (6) (ITA)
1947  Gino Bartali (7) (ITA)
1948  Fausto Coppi (ITA)
1949  Fausto Coppi (2) (ITA)
1950  Hugo Koblet (SUI)
1951  Louison Bobet (FRA)
1952  Raphaël Géminiani (FRA)
1953  Pasquale Fornara (ITA)
1954  Fausto Coppi (3) (ITA)
1955  Gastone Nencini (ITA)
1956  Charly Gaul (LUX)
 Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
1957  Raphaël Géminiani (2) (FRA)
1958  Jean Brankart (BEL)
1959  Charly Gaul (2) (LUX)
1960  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
1961  Vito Taccone (ITA)
1962  Angelino Soler (ESP)
1963  Vito Taccone (2) (ITA)
1964  Franco Bitossi (ITA)
1965  Franco Bitossi (2) (ITA)
1966  Franco Bitossi (3) (ITA)
1967  Aurelio González Puente (ESP)
1968  Eddy Merckx (BEL)
1969  Claudio Michelotto (ITA)
1970  Martin Vandenbossche (BEL)
1971  José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
1972  José Manuel Fuente (2) (ESP)
1973  José Manuel Fuente (3) (ESP)
1974  José Manuel Fuente (4) (ESP)
1975  Francisco Galdós (ESP)
 Andrés Oliva (ESP)
1976  Andrés Oliva (2) (ESP)
1977  Faustino Fernández Ovies (ESP)
1978  Ueli Sutter (SUI)
1979  Claudio Bortolotto (ITA)
1980  Claudio Bortolotto (2) (ITA)
1981  Claudio Bortolotto (3) (ITA)
1982  Lucien Van Impe (BEL)
1983  Lucien Van Impe (2) (BEL)
1984  Laurent Fignon (FRA)
1985  José Luis Navarro (ESP)
1986  Pedro Muñoz (ESP)
1987  Robert Millar (GBR)
1988  Andy Hampsten (USA)
1989  Luis Herrera (COL)
1990  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
1991  Iñaki Gastón (ESP)
1992  Claudio Chiappucci (2) (ITA)
1993  Claudio Chiappucci (3) (ITA)
1994  Pascal Richard (SUI)
1995  Mariano Piccoli (ITA)
1996  Mariano Piccoli (2) (ITA)
1997  Chepe González (COL)
1998  Marco Pantani (ITA)
1999  Chepe González (2) (COL)
2000  Francesco Casagrande (ITA)
2001  Fredy González (COL)
2002  Julio Alberto Pérez (MEX)
2003  Fredy González (2) (COL)
2004  Fabian Wegmann (GER)
2005  José Rujano (VEN)
2006  Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP)
2007  Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)
2008  Emanuele Sella (ITA)
2009  Stefano Garzelli (ITA)
2010  Matthew Lloyd (AUS)
2011  Stefano Garzelli (2) (ITA)
2012  Matteo Rabottini (ITA)
2013  Stefano Pirazzi (ITA)
2014  Julián Arredondo (COL)

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Distribution of points

The points that are gained by consecutive riders reaching a mountain top are distributed according to the following classification:

Point Distribution Grid as of 2012
GPM4 GPM3 GPM2 GPM1
1st rider 3 5 9 15
2nd rider 2 3 5 9
3rd rider 1 2 3 5
4th rider 1 2 3
5th rider 1 2
6th rider 1

The organisation of the race determines which mountains are included for the mountains classification and in which category they are.

Notes

  1. ^ "www.cyclingnews.com presents the 91st Giro d'Italia". Autobus.cyclingnews.com. 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2012-07-19.