Points classification

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The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning sprints at certain places along the route, most often called intermediate sprints. The points classification is the top prize for many cycling sprinters and is often known as the sprint classification; however, in some stage races these classifications are based on different criteria.

The points classification is arguably the second most important title and cycling jersey to win at a cycling stage race behind the general classification, which is the winner of the event by overall time.

Points classification winners of the Grand Tours

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Winners by year

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Year Giro d'Italia Tour de France Vuelta a España
1945Introduced in 1966Introduced in 1953 Delio Rodríguez (ESP) (1/1)
1953 Fritz Schär (SUI) (1/1)Reintroduced in 1955
1954  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) (1/1)
1955 Stan Ockers (BEL) (1/2) Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (1/1)
1956 Stan Ockers (BEL) (2/2) Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) (1/1)
1957 Jean Forestier (FRA) (1/1) Vicente Iturat (ESP) (1/1)
1958 Jean Graczyk (FRA) (1/2) Salvador Botella (ESP) (1/1)
1959 André Darrigade (FRA) (1/2) Rik Van Looy (BEL) (1/3)
1960 Jean Graczyk (FRA) (2/2) Arthur Decabooter  (BEL) (1/1)
1961 André Darrigade (FRA) (2/2) Antonio Suárez (ESP) (1/1)
1962 Rudi Altig (FRG) (1/2) Rudi Altig (GER) (2/2)
1963 Rik Van Looy (BEL) (2/3) Bas Maliepaard (NED) (1/1)
1964 Jan Janssen (NED) (1/5) José Pérez Francés (ESP) (1/1)
1965  Jan Janssen (NED) (2/5)  Rik Van Looy (BEL) (3/3)
1966 Gianni Motta (ITA) (1/1) Willy Planckaert (BEL) (1/1) Jos van der Vleuten (NED) (1/1)
1967 Dino Zandegù (ITA) (1/1) Jan Janssen (NED) (4/5) Jan Janssen (NED) (3/5)
1968 Eddy Merckx (BEL) (1/6) Franco Bitossi (ITA) (1/3) Jan Janssen (NED) (5/5)
1969 Franco Bitossi (ITA) (2/3) Eddy Merckx (BEL) (2/6) Raymond Steegmans (BEL) (1/1)
1970 Franco Bitossi (ITA) (3/3) Walter Godefroot (BEL) (1/1) Guido Reybrouck (BEL) (1/1)
1971 Marino Basso (ITA) (1/1) Eddy Merckx (BEL) (3/6) Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (1/1)
1972 Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (1/3) Eddy Merckx (BEL) (4/6) Domingo Perurena (ESP) (1/2)
1973 Eddy Merckx (BEL) (6/6) Herman Van Springel (BEL) (1/1) Eddy Merckx (BEL) (5/6)
1974 Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (2/3) Patrick Sercu (BEL) (1/1) Domingo Perurena (ESP) (2/2)
1975 Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (3/3) Rik Van Linden (BEL) (1/1) Miguel María Lasa (ESP) (1/1)
1976 Francesco Moser (ITA) (1/4) Freddy Maertens (BEL) (1/4) Dietrich Thurau (GER) (1/1)
1977 Francesco Moser (ITA) (2/4) Jacques Esclassan (FRA) (1/1) Freddy Maertens (BEL) (2/4)
1978 Francesco Moser (ITA) (3/4) Freddy Maertens (BEL) (3/4) Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) (1/1)
1979 Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) (1/4) Bernard Hinault (FRA) (1/1) Alfons De Wolf (BEL) (1/1)
1980 Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) (2/4) Rudy Pevenage (BEL) (1/1) Sean Kelly (IRL) (1/8)
1981 Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) (3/4) Freddy Maertens (BEL) (4/4) Francisco Javier Cedena (ESP) (1/1)
1982 Francesco Moser (ITA) (4/4) Sean Kelly (IRL) (2/8) Stefan Mutter (SUI) (1/1)
1983 Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) (4/4) Sean Kelly (IRL) (3/8) Marino Lejarreta (ESP) (1/1)
1984 Urs Freuler (SUI) (1/1) Frank Hoste (BEL) (1/1) Guido Van Calster (BEL) (1/1)
1985 Johan van der Velde (NED) (1/3) Sean Kelly (IRL) (4/8) Sean Kelly (IRL) (5/8)
1986 Guido Bontempi (ITA) (1/1) Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) (1/1) Sean Kelly (IRL) (6/8)
1987 Johan van der Velde (NED) (2/3) Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) (1/1) Alfonso Gutiérrez (ESP) (1/1)
1988 Johan van der Velde (NED) (3/3) Eddy Planckaert (BEL) (1/1) Sean Kelly (IRL) (7/8)
1989 Giovanni Fidanza (ITA) (1/1) Sean Kelly (IRL) (8/8) Malcolm Elliott (GBR) (1/1)
1990 Gianni Bugno (ITA) (1/1) Olaf Ludwig (GDR) (1/1) Uwe Raab (GDR) (1/2)
1991 Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) (1/1) Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (URS) (1/5) Uwe Raab (GER) (2/2)
1992 Mario Cipollini (ITA) (1/3) Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (1/7) Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) (2/5)
1993 Adriano Baffi (ITA) (1/1) Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) (3/5) Tony Rominger (SUI) (1/2)
1994 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) (4/5) Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) (5/5) Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (2/7)
1995 Tony Rominger (SUI) (2/2) Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (3/7) Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (4/7)
1996 Fabrizio Guidi (ITA) (1/2) Erik Zabel (GER) (1/9) Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (5/7)
1997 Mario Cipollini (ITA) (2/3) Erik Zabel (GER) (2/9) Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (6/7)
1998 Mariano Piccoli (ITA) (1/1) Erik Zabel (GER) (3/9) Fabrizio Guidi (ITA) (2/2)
1999 Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (7/7) Erik Zabel (GER) (4/9) Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL) (1/1)
2000 Dmitri Konyshev (RUS) (1/1) Erik Zabel (GER) (5/9) Roberto Heras (ESP) (1/1)
2001 Massimo Strazzer (ITA) (1/1) Erik Zabel (GER) (6/9) José María Jiménez (ESP) (1/1)
2002 Mario Cipollini (ITA) (3/3) Robbie McEwen (AUS) (1/3) Erik Zabel (GER) (7/9)
2003 Gilberto Simoni (ITA) (1/1) Baden Cooke (AUS) (1/1) Erik Zabel (GER) (8/9)
2004 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (1/3) Robbie McEwen (AUS) (2/3) Erik Zabel (GER) (9/9)
2005 Paolo Bettini (ITA) (1/2) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (1/3) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (2/3)
2006 Paolo Bettini (ITA) (2/2) Robbie McEwen (AUS) (3/3) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (2/3)
2007No winner[A] Tom Boonen (BEL) (1/1) Daniele Bennati (ITA) (1/2)
2008 Daniele Bennati (ITA) (2/2) Óscar Freire (ESP) (1/1) Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (1/1)
2009 Denis Menchov (RUS) (1/1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (3/3) André Greipel (GER) (1/1)
2010 Cadel Evans (AUS) (1/1) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (3/3) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (1/4)
2011 Michele Scarponi (ITA) (1/1) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (2/4) Bauke Mollema (NED) (1/1)
2012 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (1/1) Peter Sagan (SVK) (1/8) Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (1/4)
2013 Mark Cavendish (GBR) (3/4) Peter Sagan (SVK) (2/8) Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (2/4)
2014 Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) (1/1) Peter Sagan (SVK) (3/8) John Degenkolb (GER) (1/1)
2015 Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) (1/2) Peter Sagan (SVK) (4/8) Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (3/4)
2016 Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) (2/2) Peter Sagan (SVK) (5/8) Fabio Felline (ITA) (1/1)
2017 Fernando Gaviria (COL) (1/1) Michael Matthews (AUS) (1/1) Chris Froome (GBR) (1/1)
2018 Elia Viviani (ITA) (1/1) Peter Sagan (SVK) (6/8) Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (4/4)
2019 Pascal Ackermann (GER) (1/1) Peter Sagan (SVK) (7/8) Primož Roglič (SLO) (1/2)
2020 Arnaud Démare (FRA) (1/2) Sam Bennett (IRL) (1/1) Primož Roglič (SLO) (2/2)
2021 Peter Sagan (SVK) (8/8) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (4/4) Fabio Jakobsen (NED) (1/1)
2022 Arnaud Démare (FRA) (2/2) Wout van Aert (BEL) (1/1) Mads Pedersen (DEN) (1/1)
2023 Jonathan Milan (ITA) (1/2) Jasper Philipsen (BEL) (1/1) Kaden Groves (AUS) (1/2)
2024 Jonathan Milan (ITA) (2/2) Biniam Girmay (ERI) (1/1) Kaden Groves (AUS) (2/2)
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A. a Alessandro Petacchi was the Points leader but tested positive for elevated levels of salbutamol, resulting in a suspension and forfeiture of all results during the event. No alternate winner was declared.

Most points jerseys

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Rank Rider Total Giro Tour Vuelta
1 Germany Erik Zabel[i] 9 6 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) 3 (2002, 2003, 2004)
2 Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly 8 4 (1982, 1983, 1985, 1989) 4 (1980, 1985, 1986, 1988)
Slovakia Peter Sagan 8 1 (2021) 7 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
4 France Laurent Jalabert 7 1 (1999) 2 (1992, 1995) 4 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
5 Belgium Eddy Merckx 6 2 (1968, 1973) 3 (1969, 1971, 1972) 1 (1973)
6 Uzbekistan Djamolidine Abdoujaparov 5 1 (1994) 3 (1991, 1993, 1994) 1 (1992)
Netherlands Jan Janssen 5 3 (1964, 1965, 1967) 2 (1967, 1968)
8 United Kingdom Mark Cavendish 4 1 (2013) 2 (2011, 2021) 1 (2010)
Belgium Freddy Maertens 4 3 (1976, 1978, 1981) 1 (1977)
Italy Francesco Moser 4 4 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1982)
Italy Giuseppe Saronni 4 4 (1979, 1980, 1981, 1983)
Spain Alejandro Valverde 4 4 (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018)
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i In 2013, Zabel admitted to taking banned substances from 1996 to 2003, including EPO and the steroid hormone cortisone.[1]

Career triples

Winning the points classification in each of the three Grand Tours during a cyclist's career is a significant accomplishment. The Tour/Giro/Vuelta triple has been achieved by five riders:[2]

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 Eddy Merckx (BEL) 6 2 (1968, 1973) 3 (1969, 1971, 1972) 1 (1973)
 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) 5 1 (1994) 3 (1991, 1993, 1994) 1 (1992)
 Laurent Jalabert (FRA) 7 1 (1999) 2 (1992, 1995) 4 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 3 1 (2004) 1 (2010) 1 (2005)
 Mark Cavendish (GBR) 4 1 (2013) 2 (2011, 2021) 1 (2010)
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Natural doubles

Winning the points classification in two Grand Tours in a single year is a rare feat.

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Days leading classification

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In previous tours, sometimes a stage was broken in two (or three). "Days" column gives the number of times the cyclist was a classification leader at the end of the day. Numbers in brackets include split stages.

after the end of 2024 Vuelta a España

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Rank Rider Days Leading span Giro Tour Vuelta
1 Slovakia Peter Sagan 149 2011–2021 14 130 5
2 Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly 148 (151) 1979–1989 0 65 (67) 83 (84)
3 Germany Erik Zabel 141 (142) 1996–2007 0 88 (89) 53
4 France Laurent Jalabert 105 1990–1999 2 25 78
5 Belgium Freddy Maertens 93 (102) 1976–1981 9 (12) 65 (70) 19 (20)
6 Belgium Eddy Merckx 84 (91) 1968–1974 (1975) 51 (52) 30 (35) 3 (4)
7 United Kingdom Mark Cavendish 81 2009–2021 23 43 15
8 Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck 76 (81) 1969–1984 67 (71) 8 (9) 1
9 Italy Giuseppe Saronni 74 (76) 1978–1985 74 (76) 0 0
10 Soviet Union/Uzbekistan Djamolidine Abdoujaparov 73 1991–1995 3 54 16
11 Australia Robbie McEwen 69 2002–2007 18 51 0
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Six other riders were leading points classification in all three Grand Tours: Rudi Altig, Marino Basso, Francesco Moser, Thierry Marie, Alessandro Petacchi and André Greipel. Petacchi is the sole cyclist that did this in one season (2003).

The rider with the most Grand Tour days at the top of the classification in a single calendar year is Laurent Jalabert - 35 in 1995.

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