1989–2005  from 2024 | |
| Sport | Road Cycling |
|---|---|
| Competition | Giro d'Italia |
| Discipline | Road |
| Awarded for | Winning the Intergiro |
| English name | Blue jersey (until 2005) |
| Local name | Maglia Azzurra (in Italian) (until 2005) |
| History | |
| First award | 1989 |
| Editions | 17 |
| First winner |  Jure Pavlič (YUG) |
| Most wins |  Fabrizio Guidi (ITA)
|
| Most recent | Filippo Fiorelli (ITA) |
The Intergiro is a competition in the annual multiple stage bicycle race the Giro d'Italia.[1][2] It was first introduced in 1989 and discontinued in 2005 as a stand alone Jersey. It was reintroduced in 2024 as number colour.[3] In its initial inception, the calculation for the intergiro was similar to that of the general classification, in each stage there is a midway point that the riders passed through a point and where their times were stopped.[2][4] As the race went, their times were compiled and the person with the lowest time was the leader of the intergiro classification and wore a blue jersey until 2005.[1][2] When the competition was revived in 2024, it was changed to points-based scoring, with competitors accumulating points at the designated midway point. The rider with the most points is the leader of the Intergiro classification.[5]
- ^ a b Laura Weislo (2008-05-13). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ^ a b c "Giro d'Italia 101". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ^ Gian Paolo Ormezzano (23 May 1989). "Giro, da uno straniero all'altro" [Tour, by another foreigner] (PDF). La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. p. 19. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Giro jersey guide". 7 May 2005.
- ^ James Shrubsall (2024-05-02). "What is the Giro d'Italia's Intergiro competition, and will we even care?". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.