Tour de France 2022: Points Classification

image: Cor VosMark Cavendish won last year’s green jersey ahead of Michael Matthews and Sonny Colbrelli. It was his second triumph in La Grande Boucle’s points competition of his career. The first time the ManX Missile took home green was in 2011. It remains to be seen if the Briton will return to France to defend his title.

You can follow the fight for the green jersey from Friday 1 July, when the first points are awarded in the Copenhagen time trial.

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 (stages 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 15, 19, 21)

Medium amount of points: 30 – 25 – 22 – 19 – 17 – 15 – 13 – 11 – 9 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 (stages 7, 10, 14, 16)

Minimum amount of points: 20 – 17 – 15 – 13 – 11 – 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 (stages 1, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18, 20)

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

Another interesting read: winners points classification at the Tour de France from 2000 onward.

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

Tour de France 2022 – points competition