Giro d'Italia
The Giro d' Italia is considered the second most important cycling stage race in the world - after the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España in front. He has been held since 1909 for men and since 1988 for women (as Giro d' Italia Femminile ).
- 5.1 Inter Giro and combined score
- 5.2 Black jersey
History
The editor of the Gazzetta dello Sport Eugenio Camillo Costa Magna and the editors Armando Cougnet and Tullo Morgagni, were inspired by the Tour de France, the initiators of the first Giro. It was financed with the help of the Italian Cycling Federation, the Corriere della Sera and various corporate sponsors.
Since 1909, the Giro is every year - with the exception of the period of the First and Second World Wars - held over three weeks in May and leads transversely in changing route through Italy and the near abroad. The first Giro d' Italia was launched on 13 May 1909. He led in eight stages from Milan to Naples and on the other route back to Milan, where was on May 30 finish. Overall winner was Luigi Ganna.
In 2005, the race of men was included in the newly created UCI Pro Tour. However, the tour was taken due to the pressure of the organizers for the 2008 season from the racing series. Since 2011, the race is part of the follow-up series UCI World Tour.
Characteristics
The course is regularly in accordance with the geographical features of Italy alternately from flat stages that favor the sprinters, moderate stages, which are suitable for breakaways, and high mountain stages on which the tour is often decided together. In addition, usually two single time trials take place.
Palmarčs
The record of five overall victories in the Giro hold three riders: The Italians Alfredo Binda and Fausto Coppi won 1925-1933 or 1940-1953, the Belgian " Cannibal " Eddy Merckx won his victories 1968-1974.
Most stage victories Mario Cipollini exhibit, which in 2003 celebrated his 42nd success since 1989, and thus the age-old record of Alfredo Binda (41 stage wins ) exceeded. With nine victories in a single Giro Alessandro Petacchi in 2004 reached a postwar record.
Ratings
The ratings follow the rules of the Union Cycliste Internationale for stage races and the special regulations of the organizer RCS Media Group.
Appreciation
The leader of the general individual classification wears the maglia rosa - the Italian equivalent of the yellow jersey of the Tour de France. The color scheme is similar to the pale pink paper Gazzetta dello Sport, the organizer of the Giro on.
In the team time trial, the time of the fifth rider for the team will be considered and applied to the first five riders of the team in the overall standings. The rest of the team's riders are ranked with their real- time.
At all stages except the time trial stages, the stage winner will receive 20, 12 and 8 seconds time bonus in the standings; the first three of the intermediate sprints 6, 4 and 2 seconds.
Scoring
The leader of the points classification receives since 2010, the Maglia Rossa (red jersey). Points for this classification can gather at the finish and in the intermediate sprints during a stage. Since 2013 two intermediate sprints will take place at each stage. Before that there was only one intermediate sprint per stage. Intermediate sprints are performed not only in the plane, but can also be located in slopes. In contrast to the Tour de France, where there are more points than in mountain stages in flat stages, will be awarded the same score at the Giro in the destination of each stage. This has the consequence that the points classification is often won by drivers standings. So could 2012 Joaquim Rodríguez win the Maglia Rossa have a point ahead of Mark Cavendish.
For the first 15 riders to finish a stage, the points will be awarded as follows: 25, 20, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
In the intermediate sprints to pick up for the first six riders 8, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points.
In case of equal decides:
Mountains classification
1974-2011 a green jersey ( Maglia Verde) was awarded for the leader in the mountains classification. 2012, the color of this leading jerseys was replaced by the azure Maglia Azzurra.
Points are awarded on the tops of mountains or at the high points of hills. The longer and harder the rise, the more points you get. At the highest point of a current there is the most points. The rating " Cima Coppi " is the name in honor of former Tour de France winner, Fausto Coppi.
- Cima Coppi: 21, 15, 9, 5, 3 and 2 and 1 for the first seven points of the driver
- Category 1: 15, 9, 5, 3, 2 and 1 points for the first six riders
- Category 2: 9, 5, 3, 2 and 1 points for the first five drivers
- 3rd category: 5, 3, 2 and 1 points for the first four drivers
- 4 Category: 3, 2 and 1 points for the first three riders
The only German winner is Fabian Wegmann, who won the green jersey in 2004.
White jersey
The white jersey is awarded intermittently since 1976 to the best young rider under 25 years. The support of the white jersey ( Maglia Bianca ) is determined based on the overall standings by all irrelevant for scoring drivers are deleted from Selbiger.
The rating Classifica giovani was not held between 1995 and 2006. Meanwhile, the blue jersey was assigned instead of the white jerseys. In 2007, the rating and the white jersey was reintroduced.
First winner of the White Jersey in the history of the tour was in 1976, the Italian Alfio Vandi. The first holder since the re- launch in 2007, his countryman Enrico Gasparotto.
Team classification
At the Giro is the only race in the Grand Tours, in which there are two team ratings. For the team classification Winning Team (formerly Trofeo Fast Team ) are the times of the best three riders of a team is added at each stage. This score has been around since the inaugural tournament and is the more important of the two team's ratings. In the team standings Super Team (formerly Trofeo Super Team ) is a team points classification, in which the best 20 riders to finish a stage between 20 and one point. This score has been around since 1993. Moreover, there are the Premio Fair Play for the team with the fewest penalties imposed.
Other ratings
Other scores are a score for the intermediate sprints Traguardi Volanti, the Premio " Azzurri d' Italia ", another point rating, which takes into account only the first three riders of each stage and the Premio Della Fuga, for which the driving kilometers in breakaways are added. Finally, there is the Premio della Combattività (German cut price ), which is a combined score against his name and unlike the Red bib of the Tour de France, in which the first six driver of a stage, the first five of an intermediate sprints, the first four to Cima Coppi and a mountain stage of the first category, the first three of a mountain stage of the second category, the first two of a mountain stage of the third category and the first of a mountain stage of the fourth category points received.
No longer discharged ratings
Inter Giro and combined score
The blue jersey ( Maglia Azzurra ) has been awarded through 2005 for the leaders of the Inter - ranking and Giro in 2006 as the rating of the combination jersey standings.
- Inter - current rating: About half of each stage the score was taken for Interreligious Giro. First, the time has been determined that each driver has taken to the Inter Giro. In recent years, the vote resulted primarily from the Inter finishes at the Giro and only a small proportion of the times achieved. Last year, the host the Inter Giro rating was a pure point rating.
- Combination results: The combined score is composed of the results of the total, the points and the mountains classifications, as well as the sprint " 110 Gazzetta ". The first 15 riders in each of the four ratings obtained after each stage points. The first of a score receives 15 points, the 15 still gets a point. So you can receive a maximum of 60 points per stage. Whoever has the most points after the addition of all stages is the winner of the combined score. The so far only winner of this rating is Paolo Savoldelli.
Black jersey
Between 1946 and 1951 the "black jersey " was awarded to the last player at the Giro. But since developed the " battle" for the jersey to a quirky competition, it was abolished.