Combination classification in the Giro d'Italia


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

YearFirstPointsSecondPointsThirdPointsRef.
1972
19734917
1976123152
1977
1978
198081112
1985443830
1986523830
1987806860
198881220
2001133538
2006775651595