in 1966 the points classification was introduced, which was to be awarded the most consistent high finishing riders in the peloton, specifically the sprinters. jacques anquetil came to the race with aspirations to win, but after losing time early on, he decided to ride for his teammate gianni motta. with anquetil's help, motta rode well through the mountains, gained the lead after the fifteenth leg, and went on to win the event as a whole. in addition, motta also won the inaugural points classification. during the 1967 edition's twentieth stage, felice gimondi attacked on the slopes of the tonale and race leader anquetil was not able to match his move. upon the stage's conclusion, gimondi had gained the race lead by over three minutes. gimondi raced into milan the next day and won his first giro d'italia victory.