foto: Cor VosWho’ll succeed Mads Pedersen as the winner of the points classification in the Vuelta a España? The Dane won the green jersey in the last previous editions way ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Jasper Philipsen.
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
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
You can follow the fight for the green jersey at this page during La Vuelta.
Another interesting read: winners points competition in La Vuelta from 2000 onward.
You’ll find the available green jersey points and results in the points competition in a table during La Vuelta.
Please click links in below table to find out about the available points per stage (column start-finish). You’ll find the rankings under results.