 Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs.The "Cima Coppi", the race's highest point of elevation, carried more points than the other first category climbs.The "Cima Coppi" for this edition of the Giro was supposed to be the Stelvio Pass, however the day the peloton was supposed to climb it, heavy snow cover forced the organization to omit it from the stage.