in the giro d'italia, four different jerseys are awarded. the first and most important is the general classification, calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage. riders receive time bonuses (10, 6 and 4 seconds respectively) for finishing in the first three places on each stage. smaller time bonuses are also given to the top three riders at the last intermediate sprint on each stage (3, 2 and 1 seconds respectively). the rider with the lowest cumulative time is awarded the pink jersey (), and is considered the winner of the giro d'italia.