Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia

Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia

Giulio Ciccone in the blue jersey of classification leader during the 2019 Giro d'Italia
Sport	Road Cycling
Competition	Giro d'Italia
Awarded for	Best climber in mountain stages
Local name	Gran Premio della Montagna (Italian)
History
First award	1933
Editions	87 (as of 2024)
First winner	Alfredo Binda (ITA)
Most wins	Gino Bartali (ITA) (7 wins)
Most recent	Tadej Pogacar (SLO)

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 Italian: "green jersey"): in 2012, as part of a sponsorship deal, the jersey color was changed to blue (maglia azzurra).