Everything about The General Classification totally explained
The
General Classification (or the
GC) in
bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-
stage bicycle races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest time when all the stage results are added together.
Riders who finish
in the same group are awarded the
same time, with possible subtractions due to time bonuses. Two riders are said to have finished in the same group if the gap between them is less than
one bike-length. A crash in the final three kilometers of a normal stage means that all riders in the same group entering the final kilometer are given the same time.
Note that it's possible to win the GC without winning even one stage of a multi-stage race. It is even possible to win the GC of the race without being the GC leader on any stage before the last stage of the race.
In many bicycle races, the current leader of the GC gets a special
jersey awarded. In
Tour de France this is the yellow jersey (in French, "
maillot jaune"), and in
Giro d'Italia this is the pink jersey (in Italian, "
maglia rosa"). It is considered to be an honor to wear the special jersey.
The most important stages of a bicycle race for GC contenders are mountain stages and
individual time trial stages. Both of these offer the best chance for a single racer to outperform other racers.
The term is a literal translation of the
French Classement général, as are the equivalent terms in
Italian (
Classifica generale) and
Dutch (
Algemeen klassement).
Eddy Merckx,
Greg Lemond,
Miguel Indurain and
Lance Armstrong are all famous bicycle racers known for winning the GC of the
Tour de France.
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