# Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia

The Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia is a secondary classification that is a part of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. In this classification, points are awarded to the leading riders over designated climbs. The climbs are put into different classifications based on difficulty and their position on that day's stage. Bonus points 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 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 color was changed to blue (maglia azzurra).

## History

The mountains classification was added to the Giro d'Italia in 1933. In the inaugural year of the classification, the organizers chose select climbs and awarded points to the first three riders who crossed the climbs. Alfredo Binda was first over each climb and won the first mountains classification. In 1974, the organizers added a green jersey to designate the leader of the classification. The green jersey was used until 2012, when the classification's sponsor, Banca Mediolanum, renewed its sponsorship for another four years and desired the jersey to be blue rather than green.

## Winners

Key :
| * | Winner won general classification in the same year |
| ‡ | Winner won general and points classification in the same year |
* The "Year" column refers to the year the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that edition of the race.
* The "Points" column refers to the number of points that the rider had in the mountains classification.
* The "Margin" column refers to the margin of time or points by which the winner defeated the runner-up.
* The "Stage wins" column refers to the number of stages wins the winner had during the race.
Giro d'Italia mountains classification winners :
| Year | Country | Cyclist | Sponsor/team | Points | Margin | Stage wins |
| 1933 | Italy | Alfredo Binda$^*$ | Legnano | ? | ? | 6 |
| 1934 | Italy | Remo Bertoni | Legnano | 31 | 10 | 0 |
| 1935 | Italy | Gino Bartali | Fréjus | 44 | 16 | 1 |
| 1936 | Italy | Gino Bartali$^*$ | Legnano | 38.5 | 13.5 | 3 |
| 1937 | Italy | Gino Bartali$^*$ | Legnano | 37 | 12 | 4 |
| 1938 | Italy | Giovanni Valetti$^*$ | Fréjus | 29 | 3 | 3 |
| 1939 | Italy | Gino Bartali | Legnano | 22 | 3 | 4 |
| 1940 | Italy | Gino Bartali | Legnano | 25 | 4 | 2 |
| 1941 | — | ~Not contested | — | — | — | — |
| 1942 | — | ~Not contested | — | — | — | — |
| 1943 | — | ~Not contested | — | — | — | — |
| 1944 | — | ~Not contested | — | — | — | — |
| 1945 | — | ~Not contested | — | — | — | — |
| 1946 | Italy | Gino Bartali$^*$ | Legnano | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| 1947 | Italy | Gino Bartali | Legnano | 24 | 3 | 1 |
| 1948 | Italy | Fausto Coppi | Bianchi | 25 | 9 | 0 |
| 1949 | Italy | Fausto Coppi$^*$ | Bianchi | 46 | 5 | 3 |
| 1950 | Switzerland | Hugo Koblet$^*$ | Guerra–Svizzera | 43 | 14 | 2 |
| 1951 | France | Louison Bobet | Bottecchia | 29 | 2 | 1 |
| 1952 | France | Raphaël Géminiani | Bianchi | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| 1953 | Italy | Pasquale Fornara | Cilo | 33 | 13 | 1 |
| 1954 | Italy | Fausto Coppi | Bianchi | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | Italy | Gastone Nencini | Leo–Chlorodont | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 1956 | Luxembourg | Charly Gaul$^*$ | Faema | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| 1956 | Spain | Federico Bahamontes | Girardengo | 30 | 17 | 0 |
| 1957 | France | Raphaël Géminiani | Saint Raphaël | 56 | 18 | 0 |
| 1958 | Belgium | Jean Brankart | Saint Raphaël | 56 | 17 | 4 |
| 1959 | Luxembourg | Charly Gaul$^*$ | Emi | 560 | 240 | 3 |
| 1960 | Belgium | Rik Van Looy | Faema | 250 | 40 | 3 |
| 1961 | Italy | Vito Taccone | Atala | 270 | 140 | 1 |
| 1962 | Spain | Angelino Soler | Ghigi | 260 | 160 | 3 |
| 1963 | Italy | Vito Taccone | Lygie | 520 | 400 | 5 |
| 1964 | Italy | Franco Bitossi | Spring Oil | 200 | 60 | 4 |
| 1965 | Italy | Franco Bitossi | Filotex | 250 | 90 | 1 |
| 1966 | Italy | Franco Bitossi | Filotex | 490 | 170 | 2 |
| 1967 | Spain | Aurelio González | KAS–Kaskol | 460 | 370 | 1 |
| 1968 | Belgium | Eddy Merckx$^‡$ | Faema | 340 | 160 | 1 |
| 1969 | Italy | Claudio Michelotto | Max Meyer | 330 | 80 | 1 |
| 1970 | Belgium | Martin Van Den Bossche | Molteni | 460 | 40 | 0 |
| 1971 | Spain | José Manuel Fuente | KAS | 360 | 90 | 1 |
| 1972 | Spain | José Manuel Fuente | KAS | 490 | 040 | 0 |
| 1973 | Spain | José Manuel Fuente | KAS | 550 | 40 | 1 |
| 1974 | Spain | José Manuel Fuente | KAS | 510 | 180 | 5 |
| 1975 | Spain | Andrés Oliva | KAS | 300 | 60 | 0 |
| 1975 | Spain | Francisco Galdós | KAS | 300 | 60 | 1 |
| 1976 | Spain | Andrés Oliva | KAS | 535 | 145 | 0 |
| 1977 | Spain | Faustino Fernández Ovies | KAS | 675 | 185 | 0 |
| 1978 | Switzerland | Ueli Sutter | Zonca | 830 | 310 | 0 |
| 1979 | Italy | Claudio Bortolotto | Sanson | 495 | 165 | 1 |
| 1980 | Italy | Claudio Bortolotto | San Giacomo | 670 | 270 | 0 |
| 1981 | Italy | Claudio Bortolotto | Santini | 510 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | Belgium | Lucien Van Impe | Metauromobili | 860 | 480 | 0 |
| 1983 | Belgium | Lucien Van Impe | Metauromobili | 70 | 27 | 1 |
| 1984 | France | Laurent Fignon | Renault–Elf | 53 | 13 | 1 |
| 1985 | Spain | José Luis Navarro | Zor | 54 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | Spain | Pedro Muñoz | Fagor | 54 | 19 | 1 |
| 1987 | United Kingdom | Robert Millar | Panasonic–Isostar | 97 | 44 | 1 |
| 1988 | United States | Andrew Hampsten$^*$ | 7–Eleven–Hoonved | 59 | 4 | 2 |
| 1989 | Colombia | Luis Herrera | Café de Colombia | 70 | 32 | 2 |
| 1990 | Italy | Claudio Chiappucci | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 74 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | Spain | Iñaki Gastón | CLAS–Cajastur | 75 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | Italy | Claudio Chiappucci | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | 76 | 31 | 0 |
| 1993 | Italy | Claudio Chiappucci | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | 42 | 2 | 1 |
| 1994 | Switzerland | Pascal Richard | GB–MG Maglificio | 78 | 20 | 1 |
| 1995 | Italy | Mariano Piccoli | Brescialat | 75 | 30 | 1 |
| 1996 | Italy | Mariano Piccoli | Brescialat | 69 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | Colombia | Chepe González | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 99 | 64 | 1 |
| 1998 | Italy | Marco Pantani$^*$ | Mercatone Uno–Bianchi | 89 | 27 | 2 |
| 1999 | Colombia | Chepe González | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 61 | 16 | 1 |
| 2000 | Italy | Francesco Casagrande | Vini Caldirola–Sidermec | 71 | 24 | 1 |
| 2001 | Colombia | Fredy González | Selle Italia–Pacific | 73 | 31 | 1 |
| 2002 | Mexico | Julio Alberto Pérez | Colombia–Selle Italia | 69 | 36 | 2 |
| 2003 | Colombia | Fredy González | Colombia–Selle Italia | 100 | 22 | 0 |
| 2004 | Germany | Fabian Wegmann | Gerolsteiner | 56 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | Venezuela | José Rujano | Colombia–Selle Italia | 143 | 86 | 1 |
| 2006 | Spain | Juan Manuel Gárate | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 64 | 8 | 1 |
| 2007 | Italy | Leonardo Piepoli | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 79 | 33 | 1 |
| 2008 | Italy | Emanuele Sella | CSF Group–Navigare | 136 | 73 | 3 |
| 2009 | Italy | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | 61 | 16 | 1 |
| 2010 | Australia | Matthew Lloyd | Omega Pharma–Lotto | 56 | 15 | 1 |
| 2011 | Italy | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone | 67 | 24 | 0 |
| 2012 | Italy | Matteo Rabottini | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | 84 | 40 | 1 |
| 2013 | Italy | Stefano Pirazzi | Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox | 82 | 37 | 0 |
| 2014 | Colombia | Julián Arredondo | Trek Factory Racing | 173 | 41 | 1 |
| 2015 | Italy | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | 125 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | Spain | Mikel Nieve | Team Sky | 152 | 18 | 1 |
| 2017 | Spain | Mikel Landa | Team Sky | 224 | 106 | 1 |
| 2018 | United Kingdom | Chris Froome$^*$ | Team Sky | 125 | 17 | 2 |
| 2019 | Italy | Giulio Ciccone | Trek–Segafredo | 267 | 152 | 1 |
| 2020 | Portugal | Ruben Guerreiro | EF Pro Cycling | 234 | 77 | 1 |
| 2021 | France | Geoffrey Bouchard | AG2R Citroën Team | 184 | 44 | 0 |
| 2022 | Netherlands | Koen Bouwman | Team Jumbo–Visma | 294 | 131 | 2 |
| 2023 | France | Thibaut Pinot | Groupama–FDJ | 237 | 37 | 0 |
| 2024 | Slovenia | Tadej Pogačar$^*$ | UAE Team Emirates | 270 | 64 | 6 |

### Multiple winners

As of 2023, 15 cyclists have won the mountains classification more than once.
Multiple winners of the Giro d'Italia mountains classification :
| Cyclist | Total | Years |
| Gino Bartali (ITA) | 7 | 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947 |
| José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | 4 | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 |
| Fausto Coppi (ITA) | 3 | 1948, 1949, 1954 |
| Franco Bitossi (ITA) | 3 | 1964, 1965, 1966 |
| Claudio Bortolotto (ITA) | 3 | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
| Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) | 3 | 1990, 1992, 1993 |
| Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) | 2 | 1952, 1957 |
| Charly Gaul (LUX) | 2 | 1956, 1959 |
| Vito Taccone (ITA) | 2 | 1961, 1963 |
| Andrés Oliva (ESP) | 2 | 1975, 1976 |
| Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | 2 | 1982, 1983 |
| Mariano Piccoli (ITA) | 2 | 1995, 1996 |
| Chepe González (COL) | 2 | 1997, 1999 |
| Fredy González (COL) | 2 | 2001, 2003 |
| Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | 2 | 2009, 2011 |

### By nationality

Riders from fifteen different countries have won the Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia.
Giro d'Italia mountains classification winners by nationality :
| Country | No. of winning cyclists | No. of wins |
| Italy | 22 | 39 |
| Spain | 13 | 17 |
| Belgium | 5 | 6 |
| France | 5 | 6 |
| Colombia | 4 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 2 |
| United States | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 |

## Distribution of points

The points that are gained by consecutive riders reaching a mountain top are distributed according to 5 categories:
| Tipologia | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th |
| Cima Coppi | 50 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| First Category | 40 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Second Category | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Third Category | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fourth Category | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The organization of the race determines which mountains are included for the mountains classification and in which category they are. The points for the Cima Coppi are awarded once every Giro, for the summit at the highest altitude in that Giro.

## Days in leader's jersey

after the end of 2024 Giro d'Italia
| Rider | Days | Stages |
| Gino Bartali | 73 | 83 |
| Eddy Merckx | 56 | 57 |
| Jose Manuel Fuente | 46 | 50 |
| Mariano Piccoli | 45 | 45 |
| Claudio Bortolotto | 41 | 41 |
| Vito Taccone | 39 | 39 |
| Fausto Coppi | 37 | 37 |
| Federico Bahamontes | 34 | 35 |
| Lucien Van Impe | 34 | 35 |
| Fredy González | 33 | 33 |
| Charly Gaul | 31 | 32 |
| Claudio Chiappucci | 28 | 28 |
| Raphaël Géminiani | 27 | 28 |
| Andrés Oliva | 26 | 29 |
| Michele Dancelli | 25 | 26 |
| Julio Jiménez | 25 | 25 |

### Riders leading all stages of an edition

No rider wore the jersey in all stages of a single edition.
In some editions the Mountain Classification was not compiled in the first stages (no points awarded in the first stages). Some riders led all the stages after the first points were awarded:
* Alfredo Binda (ITA) 1933 (first stage awarding points: 5th stage, 13 stages)
* Remo Bertoni (ITA) 1934 (first stage awarding points: 5th stage, 13 stages)
* Gino Bartali (ITA) 1935 (first stage awarding points: 6th stage, 14 stages)
* Gino Bartali (ITA) 1936 (first stage awarding points: 4th stage, 18 stages)
* Pasquale Fornara (ITA) 1953 (first stage awarding points: 2nd stage, 20 stages)
* Charly Gaul (LUX) 1959 (first stage awarding points: 3th stage, 20 stages)
* Jose Manuel Fuente (ESP) 1974 (first stage awarding points: 3th stage, 21 stages)
* Claudio Bortolotto (ITA) 1980 (first stage awarding points: 2nd stage, 21 stages)
* Fredy González (COL) 2003 (first stage awarding points: 2nd stage, 20 stages)
* Emanuele Sella (ITA) 2008 (first stage awarding points: 2nd stage, 20 stages)