foto: Cor VosWho’ll succeed Kaden Groves as the winner of the points classification in the Vuelta a España? The Australian won the green jersey in the last two editions. Last year, Primoz Roglic and Max Poole finished second and third.
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 La Vuelta is as follows:
Maximum amounts of points: 50 – 30 – 20 – 18 – 16 – 14 – 12 – 10 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 (stage 2, and 5)
Medium amount of points: 30 – 25 – 22 – 19 – 17 – 15 – 13 – 11 – 9 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 (stages 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 17, and 18)
Minimum amount of points: 20 – 17 – 15 – 13 – 11 – 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 (stages 1, 4, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, and 21)
Amount of points in intermediate sprints (all stages, except ITTs): 20 – 17 – 15 – 13 – 10
You can follow the fight for the polka dot jersey at this page during La Vuelta.
Another interesting read: winners points competition at La Vuelta from 2000 onward.