# 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 (from Italian: mauve jersey), 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.

## 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 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 Mario Cipollini (three times), 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 (unlike the better known points classification in the Tour de France, where winning a mountain stage gives fewer 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.
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

Key :
| † | 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.
Giro d'Italia points classification winners :
| Year | Country | Cyclist | Sponsor/team | Stages | Stage wins | Points | Margin |
| 1966 | Italy | Gianni Motta$^†$ | Molteni | 22 | 2 | 490 | 170 |
| 1967 | Italy | Dino Zandegù | Salvarani | 23 | 2 | 200 | 22 |
| 1968 | Belgium | Eddy Merckx$^‡$ | Faema | 23 | 4 | 198 | 60 |
| 1969 | Italy | Franco Bitossi | Filotex | 24 | 1 | 182 | 16 |
| 1970 | Italy | Franco Bitossi | Filotex | 20 | 3 | 252 | 11 |
| 1971 | Italy | Marino Basso | Ferretti | 22 | 3 | 181 | 33 |
| 1972 | Belgium | Roger De Vlaeminck | Dreher | 23 | 4 | 264 | 120 |
| 1973 | Belgium | Eddy Merckx$^†$ | Molteni | 21 | 6 | 237 | 21 |
| 1974 | Belgium | Roger De Vlaeminck | Brooklyn | 24 | 0 | 265 | 56 |
| 1975 | Belgium | Roger De Vlaeminck | Brooklyn | 23 | 6 | 346 | 187 |
| 1976 | Italy | Francesco Moser | Sanson | 24 | 3 | 272 | 123 |
| 1977 | Italy | Francesco Moser | Sanson | 27 | 0 | 225 | 40 |
| 1978 | Italy | Francesco Moser | Sanson | 22 | 4 | 231 | 30 |
| 1979 | Italy | Giuseppe Saronni$^†$ | Scic–Bottecchia | 20 | 3 | 275 | 1 |
| 1980 | Italy | Giuseppe Saronni | Gis Gelati | 23 | 7 | 301 | 86 |
| 1981 | Italy | Giuseppe Saronni | Gis Gelati | 24 | 3 | 215 | 82 |
| 1982 | Italy | Francesco Moser | Famcucine | 23 | 2 | 247 | 40 |
| 1983 | Italy | Giuseppe Saronni$^†$ | Del Tongo–Colnago | 24 | 3 | 223 | 74 |
| 1984 | Switzerland | Urs Freuler | Atala | 23 | 4 | 178 | 6 |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Johan van der Velde | Vini Ricordi | 24 | 0 | 195 | 25 |
| 1986 | Italy | Guido Bontempi | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 23 | 5 | 167 | 19 |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Johan van der Velde | Gis Gelati | 24 | 2 | 175 | 4 |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Johan van der Velde | Gis Gelati | 23 | 0 | 154 | 23 |
| 1989 | Italy | Giovanni Fidanza | Château d'Ax | 23 | 0 | 172 | 33 |
| 1990 | Italy | Gianni Bugno$^†$ | Château d'Ax | 21 | 3 | 195 | 19 |
| 1991 | Italy | Claudio Chiappucci | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | 22 | 0 | 283 | 44 |
| 1992 | Italy | Mario Cipollini | GB–MG Maglificio | 22 | 4 | 236 | 28 |
| 1993 | Italy | Adriano Baffi | Mercatone Uno–Zucchini–Medeghini | 21 | 3 | 228 | 41 |
| 1994 | Uzbekistan | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Team Polti–Vaporetto | 23 | 1 | 202 | 20 |
| 1995 | Switzerland | Tony Rominger$^†$ | Mapei–GB–Latexco | 22 | 4 | 205 | 52 |
| 1996 | Italy | Fabrizio Guidi | Scrigno–Blue Storm | 22 | 0 | 235 | 85 |
| 1997 | Italy | Mario Cipollini | Scrigno–Gaerne | 22 | 5 | 202 | 56 |
| 1998 | Italy | Mariano Piccoli | Brescialat-Liquigas | 23 | 0 | 194 | 36 |
| 1999 | France | Laurent Jalabert | ONCE | 22 | 3 | 175 | 5 |
| 2000 | Russia | Dimitri Konyshev | Fassa Bortolo | 22 | 1 | 159 | 40 |
| 2001 | Italy | Massimo Strazzer | Mobilvetta Design | 22 | 0 | 177 | 19 |
| 2002 | Italy | Mario Cipollini | Acqua & Sapone | 21 | 6 | 184 | 18 |
| 2003 | Italy | Gilberto Simoni$^†$ | Saeco | 21 | 3 | 154 | 17 |
| 2004 | Italy | Alessandro Petacchi | Fassa Bortolo | 21 | 9 | 250 | 97 |
| 2005 | Italy | Paolo Bettini | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 21 | 1 | 162 | 8 |
| 2006 | Italy | Paolo Bettini | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 21 | 1 | 169 | 9 |
| 2007 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Italy | Daniele Bennati | Liquigas | 21 | 3 | 189 | 51 |
| 2009 | Russia | Denis Menchov | Rabobank | 21 | 2 | 144 | 11 |
| 2010 | Australia | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | 21 | 1 | 150 | 22 |
| 2011 | Italy | Michele Scarponi | Lampre–ISD | 21 | 0 | 122 | 6 |
| 2012 | Spain | Joaquim Rodríguez | Team Katusha | 21 | 2 | 139 | 1 |
| 2013 | United Kingdom | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 21 | 5 | 158 | 30 |
| 2014 | France | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ.fr | 21 | 3 | 291 | 26 |
| 2015 | Italy | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | 21 | 0 | 181 | 33 |
| 2016 | Italy | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek–Segafredo | 21 | 0 | 185 | 33 |
| 2017 | Colombia | Fernando Gaviria | Quick-Step Floors | 21 | 4 | 325 | 133 |
| 2018 | Italy | Elia Viviani | Quick-Step Floors | 21 | 4 | 341 | 59 |
| 2019 | Germany | Pascal Ackermann | Bora–Hansgrohe | 21 | 2 | 226 | 13 |
| 2020 | France | Arnaud Démare | Groupama–FDJ | 21 | 4 | 233 | 49 |
| 2021 | Slovakia | Peter Sagan | Bora–Hansgrohe | 21 | 1 | 136 | 18 |
| 2022 | France | Arnaud Démare | Groupama–FDJ | 21 | 3 | 254 | 118 |
| 2023 | Italy | Jonathan Milan | Team Bahrain Victorious | 21 | 1 | 217 | 53 |
| 2024 | Italy | Jonathan Milan | Lidl–Trek | 21 | 3 | 352 | 127 |

### Multiple winners

As of 2023, 10 cyclists have won the Points classification in the Giro d'Italia more than once.
Multiple winners of the Giro d'Italia points classification :
| Cyclist | Total | Years |
| Francesco Moser (ITA) | 4 | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982 |
| Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) | 4 | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983 |
| Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) | 3 | 1972, 1974, 1975 |
| Johan van der Velde (NED) | 3 | 1985, 1987, 1988 |
| Mario Cipollini (ITA) | 3 | 1992, 1997, 2002 |
| Franco Bitossi (ITA) | 2 | 1969, 1970 |
| Eddy Merckx (BEL) | 2 | 1968, 1973 |
| Paolo Bettini (ITA) | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Arnaud Démare (FRA) | 2 | 2020, 2022 |
| Jonathan Milan (ITA) | 2 | 2023, 2024 |

### By nationality

Riders from thirteen countries have won the Points classification in the Giro d'Italia.
Giro d'Italia points classification winners by nationality :
| Country | No. of winning cyclists | No. of wins |
| Italy | 24 | 35 |
| Belgium | 2 | 5 |
| France | 3 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 |
| Russia | 2 | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 |