Points classification in the Giro d'Italia

The points classification in the Giro d'Italia is one of the secondary classifications in the Giro d'Italia. It is determined by points awarded for placings in the daily stages, regardless of time gaps. From 1967 to 1969 the leader wore a red jersey but in 1970 it was changed to mauve, and named the maglia ciclamino, the name of the colour in Italian being derived from the alpine flower the cyclamen. The red jersey was re-introduced in 2010, as the maglia rosso passione. However, in April 2017 RCS Sport, the organisers of the Giro, announced that the maglia ciclamino would be revived for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.

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History

The first points classification in the Giro was used in 1958, called Trofeo A. Carli. The first rider in each stage was given 15 points, down to one point for the fifteenth rider. There was no jersey associated, and the next year it was not used again.
The ranking points system was reintroduced in 1966, when there was no associated jersey, while for the two subsequent editions a red jersey was awarded to the leader of the classification. From 1970 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,, which used to give a blue jersey to its leader.
Among the winners of the points classification are Mario Cipollini, Alessandro Petacchi and in 2006 the future world champion Paolo Bettini.
At the other grand tours, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, there are also points classifications; the points classification in the Tour de France rewards a green jersey to its leader, as does the points classification in the Vuelta a España.

Current rules

From 2009 to 2013, the winner of each stage receives 25 points, independent of the type of 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 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.
In 2014 this was changed so that there are three levels of stages, each with its own point classification scheme. The first level, presumably the flat stages, will award points to 20 riders on a scale from 50 to 1 point. Level two stages will award points to the top 15 riders on a scale of 25 to [|1] and level three stages will award points to the top 10 riders on a scale of 15 to 1 point. Points at intermediate sprints will follow a similar scale.
If two or more cyclists have the same number of points, the ranking is determined by the most stage victories, followed by the most intermediate sprint victories, followed by the lowest time in the general classification.

Winners

	Winner won general classification in the same year
*	Winner won King of the Mountains classification in the same year
	Winner won general and King of the Mountains classification in the same year

The "Year" column refers to the year the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
The "Stages" column refers to the number of stages in the race, counting half stages as two and prologues as one.
The "Stage wins" column refers to the number of stage wins the winner had during the race.
The "Margin" column refers to the margin of time or points by which the winner defeated the runner-up.

Year	Country	Cyclist	Sponsor/team	Stages	Stage wins	Points	Margin
1966			Molteni
1967			Salvarani
1968			Faema
1969			Filotex
1970			Filotex
1971			Ferretti
1972			Dreher
1973			Molteni
1974			Brooklyn
1975			Brooklyn
1976			Sanson
1977			Sanson
1978			Sanson
1979			Scic–Bottecchia
1980			Gis Gelati
1981			Gis Gelati
1982			Famcucine
1983			Del Tongo–Colnago
1984			Atala
1985			Vini Ricordi
1986
1987			Gis Gelati
1988			Gis Gelati
1989			Château d'Ax
1990			Château d'Ax
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998			Brescialat-Liquigas
1999
2000
2001			Mobilvetta Design
2002			Acqua & Sapone
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007	—	—¹	—		—	—	—
2008
2009		²
2010
2011		³
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Multiple winners

As of 2025, 11 cyclists have won the Points classification in the Giro d'Italia more than once.

Cyclist	Total	Years
	4	1976, 1977, 1978, 1982
	4	1979, 1980, 1981, 1983
	3	1972, 1974, 1975
	3	1985, 1987, 1988
	3	1992, 1997, 2002
	2	1969, 1970
	2	1968, 1973
	2	2005, 2006
	2	2015, 2016
	2	2020, 2022
	2	2023, 2024

By nationality

Riders from fourteen countries have won the Points classification in the Giro d'Italia.

Country	No. of winning cyclists	No. of wins
	24	35
	2	5
	3	4
	1	3
	2	2
	2	2
	1	1
	1	1
	1	1
	1	1
	1	1
	1	1
	1	1
	1	1

Days in leader's jersey

after the end of 2025 Giro d'Italia

Rider	Days	Stages
	74	76
	67	71
	58	58
	52	54
	51	52
	48	48
	41	43
	40	40
	38	38
	33	33
	29	30
	23	23
	21	21
	21	21
	19	20
	19	19

Riders leading all stages of an edition

1997
2025

Azzurri d'Italia classification

The Azzurri d'Italia classification is an award in the Giro d'Italia in which points are awarded to the top three stage finishers. 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 € 5,000.