▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁G iro . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁points ▁classification , ▁which ▁awarded ▁a ▁red ▁j er sey . ▁In ▁the ▁points ▁classification , ▁cycl ists ▁got ▁points ▁for ▁finishing ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 5 ▁in ▁a ▁stage . ▁Un like ▁in ▁the ▁better ▁known ▁points ▁classification ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France , ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁stage ▁had ▁no ▁effect ▁on ▁what ▁points ▁were ▁on ▁offer ▁– ▁each ▁stage ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁points ▁available ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁scale . ▁The ▁win ▁earned ▁ 2 5   points , ▁second ▁place ▁earned ▁ 2 0   points , ▁third ▁ 1 6 , ▁fourth ▁ 1 4 , ▁fifth ▁ 1 2 , ▁sixth ▁ 1 0 , ▁and ▁one ▁point ▁fewer ▁per ▁place ▁down ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁point ▁for ▁ 1 5 th . ▁In ▁addition , ▁points ▁could ▁be ▁won ▁in ▁intermediate ▁s print s . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁mountains ▁classification , ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁green ▁j er sey . ▁In ▁the ▁mountains ▁class ifications , ▁points ▁were ▁won ▁by ▁reaching ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁clim b ▁before ▁other ▁cycl ists . ▁Each ▁clim b ▁was ▁categor ized ▁as ▁either ▁first , ▁second , ▁or ▁third ▁category , ▁with ▁more ▁points ▁available ▁for ▁the ▁higher - c ategor ized ▁clim bs . ▁The ▁C ima ▁Co ppi , ▁the ▁race ' s ▁highest ▁point ▁of ▁elev ation , ▁awarded ▁still ▁more ▁points ▁than ▁the ▁other ▁first -