Classification Leadership
In the 2009 Giro d'Italia, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner is considered the winner of the Giro.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a mauve jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. The stage win awarded 25 points, second place awarded 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down the line, to a single point for 15th. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints.
There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, or third category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The highest point in the Giro (called the Cima Coppi), which in 2009 was Sestrière in stage 10, afforded more points than the other first-category climbs.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, which awarded a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1984 were eligible.
There were also two classifications for teams. The first was the Trofeo Fast Team. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team.
The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Columbia-High Road | Mark Cavendish | no award | no award | Mark Cavendish |
| 2 | Alessandro Petacchi | Alessandro Petacchi | David García | ||
| 3 | Alessandro Petacchi | Alessandro Petacchi | Mauro Facci | Tyler Farrar | |
| 4 | Stefano Garzelli | Thomas Lövkvist | Thomas Lövkvist | ||
| 5 | Denis Menchov | ||||
| 6 | Michele Scarponi | ||||
| 7 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | ||||
| 8 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | ||||
| 9 | Mark Cavendish | ||||
| 10 | Stefano Garzelli | ||||
| 11 | Mark Cavendish | ||||
| 12 | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov | |||
| 13 | Mark Cavendish | ||||
| 14 | Simon Gerrans | ||||
| 15 | Leonardo Bertagnolli | ||||
| 16 | Carlos Sastre | Kevin Seeldraeyers | |||
| 17 | |||||
| 18 | Michele Scarponi | ||||
| 19 | Carlos Sastre | ||||
| 20 | Philippe Gilbert | ||||
| 21 | Ignatas Konovalovas | ||||
| Final | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov |
Stefano Garzelli | Kevin Seeldraeyers | |
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