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
The 1988 Giro d'Italia was the 71st running of the race. It started in Urbino, on 23 May, with a individual time trial and concluded in Vittorio Veneto, on 12 June, with a individual time trial. A total of 180 riders from 20 teams entere ...
, where the American
Andrew Hampsten
Andrew Hampsten (born April 7, 1962) is an American former professional road bicycle racer who won the 1988 Giro d'Italia and the Alpe d'Huez stage of the 1992 Tour de France. Between 1986–1994 he finished in the Top 10 of eight Grand Tours.
...
won the classification.
The combination classification was replaced in the
1989 Giro d'Italia
The 1989 Giro d'Italia was the 72nd edition of the race. It started off in Taormina on 21 May with a flat stage that ended in Catania. The race concluded in Florence with a individual time trial on 11 June. Twenty-two teams entered the rac ...
by the
intergiro classification. The classification reappeared after an 11-year hiatus in
2001
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. 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
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, 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
References
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