Tour de France 2021: Points Classification

Sam Bennett won 2020’s green jersey after Peter Sagan had been imperious in terms of the points classification for years. The Slovak won the points classification seven times, which is an absolute record.

The points for the green jersey are awarded at finishes and intermediate sprints. The amount of points for the last category are always the same, while the finish points vary with the kind of terrain of a particular stage. Most points are given in the flat stages, followed by medium mountain and high mountain/ITT.

The distribution of points in the Tour de France is as follows:

Maximum amounts of points: 50 – 30 – 20 – 18 – 16 – 14 – 12 – 10 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2

Medium amount of points: 30 – 25 – 22 – 19 – 17 – 15 – 13 – 11 – 9 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2

Minimum amount of points: 20 – 17 – 15 – 13 – 11 – 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1

Amount of points in intermediate sprints (all stages, except ITTs): 20 – 17 – 15 – 13 – 11 – 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1

This summer you’ll find all results regarding the battle for the green jersey in underneath scheme.

Tour de France 2021 Points Classification