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 ): 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 yearWinner 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 winnersYearCountryCyclistSponsor/teamPointsMarginStage wins1933*Legnano1934Legnano1935Fréjus1936*Legnano1937*Legnano1938*Fréjus1939Legnano1940Legnano1941~Not contested1942~Not contested1943~Not contested1944~Not contested1945~Not contested1946*Legnano1947Legnano1948Bianchi1949*Bianchi1950*Guerra–Svizzera1951Bottecchia1952Bianchi1953Cilo1954Bianchi1955Leo–Chlorodont1956*FaemaGirardengo1957Saint Raphaël1958Saint Raphaël1959*Emi1960Faema1961Atala1962Ghigi1963Lygie1964Spring Oil1965Filotex1966Filotex1967KAS–Kaskol1968Faema1969Max Meyer1970Molteni1971KAS1972KAS1973KAS1974KAS1975KASKAS1976KAS1977KAS1978Zonca1979Sanson1980San Giacomo1981Santini1982Metauromobili1983Metauromobili1984Renault–Elf1985Zor1986Fagor19871988*7–Eleven–Hoonved1989Café de Colombia19901991CLAS–Cajastur1992199319941995Brescialat1996Brescialat19971998*19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018*201920202021202220232024*20252026277110

Multiple winners As of 2026, 16 cyclists have won the mountains classification more than once. +Multiple winners of the Giro d'Italia mountains classificationCyclistTotalYears 7 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947 4 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 3 1948, 1949, 1954 3 1964, 1965, 1966 3 1979, 1980, 1981 3 1990, 1992, 1993 2 1952, 1957 2 1956, 1959 2 1961, 1963 2 1975, 1976 2 1982, 1983 2 1995, 1996 2 1997, 1999 2 2001, 2003 2 2009, 2011 22019, 2026

By nationality Riders from sixteen countries have won the Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia. +Giro d'Italia mountains classification winners by nationalityCountryNo. of winning cyclistsNo. of wins 23 41 13 17 5 6 5 6 4 6 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Distribution of points

The points that are gained by consecutive riders reaching a mountain top are distributed according to 5 categories:

Tipologia1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9thCima Coppi50302014106421First Category40 (50)18 (24)12 (16)96421-Second Category1886421---Third Category9421-----Fourth Category321------ The figures in brackets are awarded if the first category climb is also the stage finish. 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 2026 Giro d'Italia RiderDaysStages Gino Bartali7383 Eddy Merckx5657 Jose Manuel Fuente4650 Mariano Piccoli4545 Claudio Bortolotto4141 Vito Taccone3939 Fausto Coppi3737 Federico Bahamontes3435 Lucien Van Impe3435 Fredy González3333 Charly Gaul3132 Claudio Chiappucci2828 Raphaël Géminiani2728 Andrés Oliva2629 Michele Dancelli2526 Julio Jiménez2525

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: 1933 (first stage awarding points: 5th stage, 13 stages) 1934 (first stage awarding points: 5th stage, 13 stages) 1935 (first stage awarding points: 6th stage, 14 stages) 1936 (first stage awarding points: 4th stage, 18 stages) 1953 (first stage awarding points: 2nd stage, 20 stages) 1959 (first stage awarding points: 3rd stage, 20 stages) 1974 (first stage awarding points: 3rd stage, 21 stages) 1980 (first stage awarding points: 2nd stage, 21 stages) 2003 (first stage awarding points: 2nd stage, 20 stages) 2008 (first stage awarding points: 2nd stage, 20 stages)

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