Article: Cyc: Green jersey Tour de France factbox


AAP Sports News (Australia)
07-29-2001
Cyc: Green jersey Tour de France factbox

FONTAINEBLEAU, France, July 28 AAP - The Tour de France's green jersey explained:

The Tour de France has four categories - the green jersey is for the points classification,
based on the top finishers at intermediate sprints during the road race stages and each
stage finish.

All intermediate sprints are worth six, four and two points to the top three place-getters.

The number of points for the top finishers each day and how far down the point are
awarded depend on the type of stage (hilly, flat or time trial).



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