Classification Leadership
In the 1994 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 was considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner was considered the winner of the Giro.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a purple, or cyclamen jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints.
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, or third category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded still more points than the other first-category climbs. The Cima Coppi for this Giro was the Passo dello Stelvio. The first rider to cross the Cima Coppi was Franco Vona.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1970 were eligible.
There was also one classification for the teams. The classification 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 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 |
Trofeo Fast Team |
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1a | Endrio Leoni | Endrio Leoni | Endrio Leoni | not awarded | Michele Bartoli | Jolly Componibili-Cage |
1b | Armand de Las Cuevas | Armand de Las Cuevas | Armand de Las Cuevas | Evgeni Berzin | Mercatone Uno-Medeghini | |
2 | Moreno Argentin | Moreno Argentin | Evgeni Berzin | Michele Coppolillo | Gewiss-Ballan | |
3 | Gianni Bugno | |||||
4 | Evgeni Berzin | Evgeni Berzin | Team Polti-Vaporetto | |||
5 | Endrio Leoni | |||||
6 | Marco Saligari | |||||
7 | Laudelino Cubino | |||||
8 | Evgeni Berzin | Gewiss-Ballan | ||||
9 | Ján Svorada | |||||
10 | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | |||||
11 | Ján Svorada | |||||
12 | Andrea Ferrigato | |||||
13 | Michele Bartoli | Castorama | ||||
14 | Marco Pantani | Pascal Richard | GB-MG Maglificio | |||
15 | Marco Pantani | Carrera Jeans-Vagabond | ||||
16 | Maximilian Sciandri | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | ||||
17 | Ján Svorada | |||||
18 | Evgeni Berzin | Evgeni Berzin | ||||
19 | Massimo Ghirotto | |||||
20 | Vladimir Poulnikov | |||||
21 | Pascal Richard | |||||
22 | Stefano Zanini | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | ||||
Final | Evgeni Berzin | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Pascal Richard | Evgeni Berzin | Carrera Jeans-Tassoni |
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