image: Cor VosWho’ll succeed Mads Pedersen as the winner of the points classification at the Vuelta a España? Last year, the Dane was in a class of own. Winning three stages, he stayed 223 points ahead of Fred Wright with Enric Mas another 50 points down in third place.
You can follow the fight for the polka dot jersey at this page during La Vuelta.
Until 2020 the amount of points at the intermediate sprints and finishes did not vary with the kind of terrain of a particular stage. But since 2021 the regulations have been changed and the points distribution is similar to the Tour de France.
The distribution of points at La Vuelta 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 – 10
Another interesting read: winners points competition at La Vuelta from 2000 onward.