The Combination classification was a competition in the annual Giro d'Italia bicycle race. It was first introduced in the 1985 Giro d'Italia, where it was first won by the Swiss rider Urs Freuler. The classification was run annually until the 1988 Giro d'Italia, where the American Andrew Hampsten won the classification. The combination classification was replaced in the 1989 Giro d'Italia by the intergiro classification. The classification reappeared after an 11-year hiatus in 2001. It was the absent from the succeeding Giro d'Italia editions until it returned in 2006, where Paolo Savoldelli won the classification. The classification did not return in 2007, as it was replaced by the return of the Young rider classification.
For the 1988 and the 2006 editions of the Giro, the leader of the classification was awarded a blue jersey.
Combination classification standings
Year First Points Second Points Third Points Ref.1972 1973 4 9 17 1976 12 31 52 1977 1978 1980 8 11 12 1985 44 38 301986 52 38 30 1987 80 68 60 1988 8 12 202001 13 35 382006 775 651 595
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