Giro Categories ?

Tom Schulenburg

Does anyone know of a site that explains the criteria for all of the Giro categories like:

Fair Play classification
Trofeo Fuga Piaggio classification
Azzurri d'Italia classification
Intergiro classification
Etc...

Thanks

-T

Richard Adams

"Tom Schulenburg" <tschulenYOUR@HATpacbell.net> wrote in message news:<oc6qc.49931$za1.12227@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com>...
> Does anyone know of a site that explains the criteria for all of the
> Giro categories like:
>
> Fair Play classification
> Trofeo Fuga Piaggio classification
> Azzurri d'Italia classification
> Intergiro classification
> Etc...
>
> Thanks
>
> -T

I'm wondering what they'll dig up for the TdF this year. The extra
classifications make the Giro interesting. Last year the TdF featured
a Centinaire (best finish time to the original points of the 1903 TdF)
prize, but I don't expect that this year. Super Team looks like team
that accumulates the most points, which I think would be good for the
TdF.

Faster Bordello

Tom Schulenburg wrote:

> Does anyone know of a site that explains the criteria for all of the
> Giro categories like:
>
> Fair Play classification

Good one, La Gazzettta's english language page has a link to the Giro
rules, they are, however, in French.... I think they cover all the
various contest within the Giro

> Trofeo Fuga Piaggio classification

Recently learned that this one is a contest where the winner gets a
Piaggio scooter, forgot what the scoring basis was though... May have
been mentioned in a cyclingnews.com commentary..

> Azzurri d'Italia classification

Top placing Italian riders I believe. May have an age qualifier.

> Intergiro classification

Fastest elapsed time to a given point on each stage, cumulative over all
21. ITT stages, decided by fastest overall time. Blue jersey

> Etc...
>
> Thanks
>
> -T
>
>
ciclamino is the points (purple jersey) competition. There's also a
most combative ie most attacking rider. Of course Mountains (green) and
the Pink Shirt.....

Sonarrat

in article c8c1ej$p81$1@terabinaries.xmission.com, Faster Bordello at
Fast@Bordello.com wrote on 5/17/04 8:56 PM:

>> Trofeo Fuga Piaggio classification
>
> Recently learned that this one is a contest where the winner gets a
> Piaggio scooter, forgot what the scoring basis was though... May have
> been mentioned in a cyclingnews.com commentary..

I have no idea, but it seems to be skewed towards breakaways.

>> Azzurri d'Italia classification
>
> Top placing Italian riders I believe. May have an age qualifier.

This one I do know - it's a condensed points classification. Riders get
points only if they finish in the top 3 on any given stage, with a
distribution of 4/2/1.

So Petacchi's 4 wins and 1 runner-up position leave him with 18 points,
Cunego's 2 wins and 1 runner-up position put him in second place with 10
points, and Pollack's three runner-ups and one third-place leave him third
with 7 points. Probably the simplest of all the competitions, in fact, with
no screwy modifiers or illogical bonuses.

-Sonarrat.

Jeff Jones

"Sonarrat" <mynick@nospam.hotmail> wrote in message
news:BCCEE0CF.3471%mynick@nospam.hotmail...
> in article c8c1ej$p81$1@terabinaries.xmission.com, Faster Bordello at
> Fast@Bordello.com wrote on 5/17/04 8:56 PM:
>
> >> Trofeo Fuga Piaggio classification
> >
> > Recently learned that this one is a contest where the winner gets a
> > Piaggio scooter, forgot what the scoring basis was though... May have
> > been mentioned in a cyclingnews.com commentary..
>
> I have no idea, but it seems to be skewed towards breakaways.
>
Points = kms in front. Most points wins a scooter.

Sonarrat explained the Azzurri d'Italia classification. I've never
understood why it's used - it's a bit redundant. Also the Combativity
classification is a cross between the points and the "normal" most combative
rider classification where you get points for attacking a lot but not
winning. I don't think the Giro would lose much if either of these
classifications (which don't have jerseys) were scrapped. Give the money to
the rest! But then again, I'm not Italian so I'm not truly imbued with Giro
fever.

The Fair Play classification is cool though. Teams accumulate points
depending on how much they've been fined for infractions. The team with the
lowest points score wins.

Jeff

Richard Adams

Jeff Jones wrote:

> "Sonarrat" <mynick@nospam.hotmail> wrote in message
> news:BCCEE0CF.3471%mynick@nospam.hotmail...
>
>>in article c8c1ej$p81$1@terabinaries.xmission.com, Faster Bordello at
>>Fast@Bordello.com wrote on 5/17/04 8:56 PM:
>>
>>
>>>>Trofeo Fuga Piaggio classification
>>>
>>>Recently learned that this one is a contest where the winner gets a
>>>Piaggio scooter, forgot what the scoring basis was though... May have
>>>been mentioned in a cyclingnews.com commentary..
>>
>>I have no idea, but it seems to be skewed towards breakaways.
>>
>
> Points = kms in front. Most points wins a scooter.

This should be called the Jacky Durand category.

> Sonarrat explained the Azzurri d'Italia classification. I've never
> understood why it's used - it's a bit redundant. Also the Combativity
> classification is a cross between the points and the "normal" most combative
> rider classification where you get points for attacking a lot but not
> winning. I don't think the Giro would lose much if either of these
> classifications (which don't have jerseys) were scrapped. Give the money to
> the rest! But then again, I'm not Italian so I'm not truly imbued with Giro
> fever.

Just another prize for those who can't win the big ones (GC, Points, KOM)

> The Fair Play classification is cool though. Teams accumulate points
> depending on how much they've been fined for infractions. The team with the
> lowest points score wins.
>
> Jeff

The antithesis would be the McEwen Classification, accumulate points for
the crap you try to get away with and your team doesn't get invited back
next year.

Faster Bordello

Sonarrat wrote:

> in article c8c1ej$p81$1@terabinaries.xmission.com, Faster Bordello at
> Fast@Bordello.com wrote on 5/17/04 8:56 PM:
>
>
>>>Trofeo Fuga Piaggio classification
>>
>>Recently learned that this one is a contest where the winner gets a
>>Piaggio scooter, forgot what the scoring basis was though... May have
>>been mentioned in a cyclingnews.com commentary..
>
>
> I have no idea, but it seems to be skewed towards breakaways.
>
>
>>>Azzurri d'Italia classification
>>
>>Top placing Italian riders I believe. May have an age qualifier.
>
>
> This one I do know - it's a condensed points classification. Riders get
> points only if they finish in the top 3 on any given stage, with a
> distribution of 4/2/1.
>
> So Petacchi's 4 wins and 1 runner-up position leave him with 18 points,
> Cunego's 2 wins and 1 runner-up position put him in second place with 10
> points, and Pollack's three runner-ups and one third-place leave him third
> with 7 points. Probably the simplest of all the competitions, in fact, with
> no screwy modifiers or illogical bonuses.
>
> -Sonarrat.
>
Shoulda looked at who was placing in that one I woould have retracted
my guess. I thought that the Giro Point Class was pretty straight
forward as well, unlike the Tour where you can theoretically win it with
out ever winning a stage.....