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    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

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  2. "Tom Schulenburg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    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.

  3. Tom Schulenburg said:

    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

    Quoted message said:

    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..

    Quoted message said:

    Azzurri d'Italia classification

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

    Quoted message said:

    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

    Quoted message said:

    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.....

  4. in article [email hidden], Faster Bordello at
    [email hidden] wrote on 5/17/04 8:56 PM:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    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.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    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.

  5. "Sonarrat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    in article [email hidden], Faster
    Bordello at [email hidden] wrote on 5/17/04 8:56 PM:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    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

  6. Jeff Jones said:

    "Sonarrat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    in article [email hidden], Faster
    Bordello at [email hidden] wrote on 5/17/04 8:56 PM:

    Quoted message said:

    >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.

    Quoted message said:

    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)

    Quoted message said:

    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 [censored] you try to get away with and
    your team doesn't get invited back next year.

  7. Sonarrat said:

    in article [email hidden], Faster
    Bordello at [email hidden] wrote on 5/17/04 8:56 PM:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    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.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    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.....

  8. Quoted message said:

    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


    This one I like, thanks for the info. I suppose Saeco with
    the uniforms and Domina with Mario and Lotto with Robbie are
    at the bottom of this one? 🙂

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