Who will win the maglia rosso passione - the points jersey in this years Giro d'Italia?
Seems to be a very open competition, especially because there won't be many opportunities for the pure sprinters (3 opportunities, maybe 4?)!
Last year:
1 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha 139
2 Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team Sky 138
3 Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) Garmin-Barracuda 113
4 Michele Scarponi (ITA) Lampre-ISD 81
5 Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Colnago-CSF Bardiani 80
6 Thomas De Gendt (BEL) Vacansoleil-DCM 76
7 Ivan Basso (ITA) Liquigas-Cannondale 58
8 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha 58
9 Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky 53
10 Andrey Amador (CRC) Movistar Team 52
Past 10 years:
2003 Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
2004 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
2005 Paolo Bettini (ITA)
2006 Paolo Bettini (ITA)
2007 /
2008 Daniele Bennati (ITA)
2009 Denis Menchov (RUS)
2010 Cadel Evans (AUS)
2011 Michele Scarponi (ITA)
2012 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
Rules:
As of 2009, the winner of each stage receives 25 points, independent of the type of stage (unlike the better known points classification in the Tour de France, where winning a mountain stage gives fewer points than winning flat stage). The next cyclist receives 20 points, the next ones 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, until the fifteenth cyclist who receives one point. Every stage (excluding time trials) also has an intermediate sprint. The first to cross that sprint receives 8 points, the next one 6 points, the next ones 4, 3, 2, until the sixth cyclist who receives one point.
If two or more cyclists have the same number of points, the ranking is determined by the most number of stage victories, followed by the most number of intermediate sprint victories, followed by the lowest time in the general classification.
Seems to be a very open competition, especially because there won't be many opportunities for the pure sprinters (3 opportunities, maybe 4?)!
Last year:
1 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha 139
2 Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team Sky 138
3 Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) Garmin-Barracuda 113
4 Michele Scarponi (ITA) Lampre-ISD 81
5 Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Colnago-CSF Bardiani 80
6 Thomas De Gendt (BEL) Vacansoleil-DCM 76
7 Ivan Basso (ITA) Liquigas-Cannondale 58
8 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Team Katusha 58
9 Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky 53
10 Andrey Amador (CRC) Movistar Team 52
Past 10 years:
2003 Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
2004 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
2005 Paolo Bettini (ITA)
2006 Paolo Bettini (ITA)
2007 /
2008 Daniele Bennati (ITA)
2009 Denis Menchov (RUS)
2010 Cadel Evans (AUS)
2011 Michele Scarponi (ITA)
2012 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
Rules:
As of 2009, the winner of each stage receives 25 points, independent of the type of stage (unlike the better known points classification in the Tour de France, where winning a mountain stage gives fewer points than winning flat stage). The next cyclist receives 20 points, the next ones 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, until the fifteenth cyclist who receives one point. Every stage (excluding time trials) also has an intermediate sprint. The first to cross that sprint receives 8 points, the next one 6 points, the next ones 4, 3, 2, until the sixth cyclist who receives one point.
If two or more cyclists have the same number of points, the ranking is determined by the most number of stage victories, followed by the most number of intermediate sprint victories, followed by the lowest time in the general classification.