In message <
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>"Garry Broad" <
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>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 23:31:34 +0100, Tim Hall <
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><snip>> It's the first time I've watched any coverage of the TDF ever, and two
>> days in, I'm quite enjoying what I see, although I'm still slightly confused as to how the scores
>> are put together, and what colour jerseys mean what. <snip> Garry
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>Yellow jersey = race leader(General Classification). calculated by cumulative time of all stages
>(this is the important one
) Green Jersey = points. Points given at end of each stage down to
>about 30th place plus a few points for first three riders at intermediate sprints during each stage
>Polka Dot (Red & White) = King of the mountains. points given at the top of each climb. The harder
>the climb the more points on offer. (I think this is the second most important but then I always
>wanted to be a climber) White = best young rider. Best place rider under 25 on general
>Classification
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>One further point. All riders who finish in a bunch are given the time of the first rider of that
>bunch to cross the line. However if there is a gap of one second you are not considered to be part
>of that group and get the actual timer you cross the line.
>
>Hope this helps
>
>Stan Cox
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The green jersey is a little more complicated than Stan suggests. The points depend upon the
difficulty of the stage. For flat stages the first 25 riders receive 35, 30, 26, 24, 22, 20, 19 etc
points. For intermediate difficulty stages the first 20 riders get 25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 15 etc. For
mountain stages the first 15 get 20, 17, 15, 13, 12, 10, 9 etc. For time trials the first 10 get 15,
12, 10, 8, 6, 5 etc. For intermediate sprints the first three get 6, 4 and 2.
The polka dot shirt was designed in 1975 in memory of the French track rider Henri Lemoine who
popularised such a shirt in the Paris six day races between 1930 and 1950.
--
Michael MacClancy
