#gdifc

The results are in at last- and the mods would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2025 Giro Fanworks Classification. Whether you created a fanwork, commented, betaed, or cheered everyone one it is a net positive for Cycling RPF as a whole. But we do have some winners of the classifications to congratulate.

First, the general classification and thus the maglia glitterata has been won by a substantial margin by those who chose to post anonymously this classification. While this means the jersey cannot be formally awarded to any individual in particular, it does mean that whoever wishes to post anonymously next Giro is thus helping to defend the jersey. Congratulations to however many authors were involved in this- it was an impressive GC campaign!

For the individual campaigns hoelywritingsx won the hilly (or AU) classification, legendofthefireemblem won the mountain  (or trope) classification and olympiaslover won the ITT (or challenge) classification. For the first of the gauntlets, Hyperspecific Week, the anonymous collective reigns supreme- perhaps another gauntlet will approach in the near future for people to try? Who knows! Nevertheless, congratulations to all our participants and we hope you all had a wonderful time! See you all soon for the Tour!

(admire the maglia glitterata below)

Hello, cycling fanwork creators!

As the road season starts up, peek ahead to the heat of summer, and the three Fanwork Classifications that await you!

As per usual, prewriting and precreation is strongly encouraged but you can only post works that will count towards each Classification during the time their respective collection is open! Three new glitter jerseys await the GC contenders.

In May, during our first Giro d'Italia Fanwork Classification a new challenge awaits- Hyperspecific Week, for which whoever has the most fills (and you can rig it in your favour in this challenge only with multiple fills per stage) across the six stages wins bragging rights as a versatile yet punchy creator.

July and August will bring the Tour and Vuelta respectively, both with slightly more themed offerings. This year, the Grand Tour Fanwork Collections are all 18+. We hope this will allow riders a greater selection of tropes, AUs, challenges and words to be inspired and vexed alike by. Due to feedback, this year we will be answering queries and questions only on Tumblr so they can easily be found- if you're concerned about asking a question, feel free to ask anonymously instead, especially if you have questions about a stage!

The Grand Tour Fanwork Classification is back, with its first event of the summer- the Giro! Participants will once again compete for a variety of category classifications, attempt to win the debut maglia glitterata (who doesn't want a png of a pink glitter jersey?), or compete in our first ever gauntlet- Hyperspecfic Week! Whether you're here to compete or simply complete a stage or two, enjoy yourselves and have fun!

Rules: As always, tumblr submissions will be counted only within the timeframe of when the collection itself is open. We have also put in place a Code of Conduct- please read over it to know the behaviour expected of participants towards others!

Timeline: Collection opens: 7th May 00:00 UTC Collection closes: 3rd June 11:59 UTC Classification winners announced: 10th June (roughly)

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Hyperspecific week continues on, and today we look at another AU! Relax after the stage or before, and get yourself limbered up, because it's a Swannie AU!

The peleton is in Rome at last, itching for one final sprint stage, ready to sip champagne, take photos and eat pizza. Our competitors have a bit longer to submit works, but their final stage has arrived! This stages prompt is Responsible.

The peloton is exhausted, facing their penultimate stage. Our competitors are also facing their second last stage. The trope for this stage is a classic- Hurt/Comfort.

The final days of the Giro are upon us, as the peloton battles to the end! Our competitors must also battle their way through these final few stages. This stage's prompt is Animal Transformation, with more information about the trope found here.