image: Cor VosWho’ll succeed Koen Bouwman as the winner of won the KOM competition of the Giro d’Italia? Last year, the Dutchman not only won two stages, he also took home the maglia azzurra – or, blue jersey – ahead of Giulio Ciccone and Alessandro Covi.
You can follow the fight for the blue jersey from Friday 6 May, when the first KOM points are awarded on the ITT’s finish climb in Ortona.
The distribution of points in the KOM competition of the Giro d’Italia is as follows:
Cima Coppi: 50 – 30 – 20 – 14 – 10 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 1
1st category: 40 – 18 – 12 – 9 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 1
2nd category: 18 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 1
3rd category: 9 – 4 – 2 – 1
4th category: 3 – 2 – 1
The Cima Coppi is awarded on the highest point in the entire route. Which will be the Colle del Gran San Bernardo in stage 13.
Another interesting read: winners KOM classification at the Giro d’Italia from 2000 onward.
You’ll find the available KOM points and results in the KOM competition in underneath scheme during the Giro.
Giro d’Italia 2023 – KOM classification
date | start – finish | results | leader | |
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1 | 6-5 | Fossacesia – Ortona | ||
2 | 7-5 | Teramo – San Salvo | ||
3 | 8-5 | Vasto – Melfi | ||
4 | 9-5 | Venosa – Lago Laceno | ||
5 | 10-5 | Atripalda – Salerno | ||
6 | 11-5 | Naples – Naples | ||
7 | 12-5 | Capua – Gran Sasso | ||
8 | 13-5 | Terni – Fossombrone | ||
9 | 14-5 | Savignano sul Rubicone – Cesena | ||
15-5 | rest day | |||
10 | 16-5 | Scandiano – Viareggio | ||
11 | 17-5 | Camaiore – Tortona | ||
12 | 18-5 | Bra – Rivoli | ||
13 | 19-5 | Borgofranco d’Ivrea – Crans-Montana | ||
14 | 20-5 | Sierre – Cassano Magnago | ||
15 | 21-5 | Seregno – Bergamo | ||
22-5 | rest day | |||
16 | 23-5 | Sabbio Chiese – Monte Bondone | ||
17 | 24-5 | Pergine Valsugana – Caorle | ||
18 | 25-5 | Oderzo – Val di Zoldo | ||
19 | 26-5 | Longarone – Tre Cime di Lavaredo | ||
20 | 27-5 | Tarvisio – Monte Lussari | ||
21 | 28-5 | Rome – Rome |