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Intermediate sprints classification in the Tour de France
Secondary competition in the Tour de France from 1966-89 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The intermediate sprints classification, also known as the points chauds classification (French for "hot points"), was a secondary competition in the Tour de France that was contested between 1966 and 1989. From 1984 onwards, the leader was indicated by the red jersey.
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History
The classification began in 1966. Because the non-finish sprints also awarded points for the points classification, the intermediate sprints classification was considered redundant and removed from the Tour in 1989.[1]
Point distribution
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-1989[2][3] | 1st half[a] | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2nd half[b] | 15 | 10 | 5 | |||
| 1985[4] | stages 1-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| stages 6-11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
| stages 12-17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||
| stages 18-22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 1981-1984[5][6] | all stages | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 1980 [7] | all stages | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1968, 1971-1979[8][9] | all stages | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 [10] | all stages | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1966-1967 [11][12] | all stages | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
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Intermediate sprints classification results
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1966-1976: Miko[11]
References
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