Classification Leadership
In the 2008 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 less per place down the line, to a single point for 15th. In addition, some 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, 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 2008 was the Passo di Gavia in Stage 20, afforded still more points than the other first-category climbs.
The fourth was 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 1983 were eligible.
There were also two classifications for teams. The first is the Trofeo Fast Team. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage are added, and the team with the lowest time is leading team. The Trofeo Super Team is 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 | Slipstream-Chipotle | Christian Vande Velde | no award | no award | Chris Anker Sørensen |
| 2 | Riccardo Riccò | Franco Pellizotti | Riccardo Riccò | Emanuele Sella | |
| 3 | Daniele Bennati | Daniele Bennati | Morris Possoni | ||
| 4 | Mark Cavendish | ||||
| 5 | Pavel Brutt | ||||
| 6 | Matteo Priamo | Giovanni Visconti | Giovanni Visconti | ||
| 7 | Gabriele Bosisio | ||||
| 8 | Riccardo Riccò | Riccardo Riccò | |||
| 9 | Daniele Bennati | Daniele Bennati | |||
| 10 | Marzio Bruseghin | ||||
| 11 | Alessandro Bertolini | ||||
| 12 | Daniele Bennati | ||||
| 13 | Mark Cavendish | ||||
| 14 | Emanuele Sella | Gabriele Bosisio | Riccardo Riccò | ||
| 15 | Emanuele Sella | Alberto Contador | |||
| 16 | Franco Pellizotti | ||||
| 17 | André Greipel | ||||
| 18 | Jens Voigt | ||||
| 19 | Vasil Kiryienka | ||||
| 20 | Emanuele Sella | ||||
| 21 | Marco Pinotti | ||||
|
Final |
Alberto Contador | Daniele Bennati | Emanuele Sella | Riccardo Riccò |
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