The Points Classification is an award category in road bicycle racing that recognizes the most consistent finisher in a stage race. The points classification is the top prize for many cycling sprinters and therefore is often known as the Sprint Classification; however, some stage races these classifications are based on different criteria. Points can be won by winning or finishing in a high place at the end of the race, as well as winning sprints at certain places along the route, often known as intermediate sprints. Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on the road (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi beating Óscar Freire at a stage of the 2005 Tirreno-Adriatico. ...

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. Commercial version of maillot jaune, 2004 A cycling jersey is a specialized pant for cycling. ... The General Classification (or GC) in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races. ...

Points Classification Winners of the Grand Tours

Career triples

Winning the points classification in each of the three Grand Tours during a cyclist's career is significant accomplishment. In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Tour de France - Tour of France Giro dItalia - Tour of Italy Vuelta a España - Tour of Spain Collectively they are termed the Grand Tours, and all three are similar...

The Tour/Giro/Vuelta triple has been achieved by three riders:

• Eddy Merckx - (1973 by winning the 1973 Vuelta points jersey preceded by the 1969 Tour and the 1968 Giro; he also won the 1971 and 1972 Tour points jerseys)

• Djamolidine Abdoujaparov - (1994 by winning the 1994 Giro points jersey preceded by the 1993 Tour and 1992 Vuelta; he also won the 1994 Tour points jersey)

• Laurent Jalabert - (1999 by winning the 1999 Giro preceded by the 1994 Vuelta and the 1992 Tour; he also won the 1995-1997 Vuelta and 1995 Tour points jerseys)

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Natural doubles

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

The Tour/Giro double has been achieved by one rider:

• Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (1994)

The Giro/Vuelta double has been achieved by one rider: Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (b. ... // February 20 — In Boston, Massachusetts, Irelands 41-year-old Eamonn Coghlan becomes the first man over the age of forty to run a sub-four minute mile when he clocked 3min. ...

• Eddy Merckx (1973)

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• Rudi Altig (1962)
• Jan Janssen (1967)
• Seán Kelly (1985)
• Laurent Jalabert (1995)

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Most Points Jerseys (Grand Tours)

• 9: Erik Zabel -  Germany
  • Tour de France (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
  • Vuelta a España (2002, 2003, 2004)

• 8: Seán Kelly -  Ireland
  • Tour de France (1982, 1983, 1985, 1989)
  • Vuelta a España (1980, 1985, 1986, 1988)

• 7: Laurent Jalabert -  France
  • Tour de France (1992, 1995)
  • Giro d'Italia (1999)
  • Vuelta a España (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)

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Winners by year

• bold-face type denotes rider won the General classification, as well.
• italic-face type denotes rider won the Mountains classification, as well.
• italic and bold-face type denotes rider won the overall, points and mountains classifications.

Year	Tour de France	Giro d'Italia	Vuelta a España
2006	Robbie McEwen (3)	Paolo Bettini (2)	Thor Hushovd
2005	Thor Hushovd	Paolo Bettini	Alessandro Petacchi
2004	Robbie McEwen (2)	Alessandro Petacchi	Erik Zabel (3)
2003	Baden Cooke	Gilberto Simoni	Erik Zabel (2)
2002	Robbie McEwen	Mario Cipollini (3)	Erik Zabel
2001	Erik Zabel (6)	Massimo Strazzer	José Maria Jiménez
2000	Erik Zabel (5)	Dmitri Konyshev	Roberto Heras
1999	Erik Zabel (4)	Laurent Jalabert	Frank Vandenbroucke
1998	Erik Zabel (3)	Mariano Piccoli	Fabrizio Guidi
1997	Erik Zabel (2)	Mario Cipollini (2)	Laurent Jalabert (4)
1996	Erik Zabel	Fabrizio Guidi	Laurent Jalabert (3)
1995	Laurent Jalabert (2)	Tony Rominger	Laurent Jalabert (2)
1994	Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (3)	Djamolidine Abdoujaparov	Laurent Jalabert
1993	Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (2)	Adriano Baffi	Tony Rominger
1992	Laurent Jalabert	Mario Cipollini	Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
1991	Djamolidine Abdoujaparov	Claudio Chiappucci	Uwe Raab
1990	Olaf Ludwig	Gianni Bugno	Uwe Raab
1989	Seán Kelly (4)	Giovanni Fidanza	Malcolm Elliott
1988	Eddy Planckaert	Johan van der Velde (3)	Seán Kelly (4)
1987	Jean-Paul van Poppel	Johan van der Velde (2)	Alfonso Gutierrez
1986	Eric Vanderaerden	Guido Bontempi	Seán Kelly (3)
1985	Seán Kelly (3)	Johan van der Velde	Seán Kelly (2)
1984	Frank Hoste	Urs Freuler	Guido Van Calster
1983	Seán Kelly (2)	Giuseppe Saronni (4)	Marino Lejarreta
1982	Seán Kelly	Francesco Moser (4)	Steffan Mutter
1981	Freddy Maertens (3)	Giuseppe Saronni (3)	Javier Cedena
1980	Rudy Pevenage	Giuseppe Saronni (2)	Seán Kelly
1979	Bernard Hinault	Giuseppe Saronni	Alfons de Wolf
1978	Freddy Maertens (2)	Francesco Moser (3)	Ferdi Van De Haute
1977	Jacques Esclassan	Francesco Moser (2)	Freddy Maertens
1976	Freddy Maertens	Francesco Moser	Dietrich Thurau
1975	Rik Van Linden	Roger De Vlaeminck (3)	Miguel Maria Lasa
1974	Patrick Sercu	Roger De Vlaeminck (2)	Domingo Perurena (2)
1973	Herman Van Springel	Eddy Merckx (2)	Eddy Merckx
1972	Eddy Merckx (3)	Roger De Vlaeminck	Domingo Perurena
1971	Eddy Merckx (2)	Marino Basso	Cyrille Guimard
1970	Walter Godefroot	Franco Bitossi (2)	Guido Reybrouck
1969	Eddy Merckx	Franco Bitossi	Raymond Steegmans
1968	Franco Bitossi	Eddy Merckx	Jan Janssen
1967	Jan Janssen (3)	Dino Zandegu	Jan Janssen
1966	Willy Planckaert	Gianni Motta	Jos Van Der Leuten
1965	Jan Janssen (2)	Introduced in 1966	Rik Van Looy
1964	Jan Janssen		José Pérez-Francés
1963	Rik Van Looy		Bas Maliepaard
1962	Rudi Altig		Rudi Altig
1961	André Darrigade (2)		Antonio Suarez
1960	Jean Graczyk		Arthur De Cabooer
1959	André Darrigade		Rik Van Looy
1958	Jean Graczyk		Salvador Botella
1957	Jean Forestier		Vicente Iturat
1956	Stan Ockers (2)		Rik Van Steenbergen
1955	Stan Ockers		Fiorenzo Magni
1954	Ferdi Kübler		Introduced in 1955
1953	Fritz Schär
1952	Introduced in 1953

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Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx (IPA: ) (born June 17, 1945, Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Roger De Vlaeminck at home on the cobbles of the Ronde van Vlaanderen Roger De Vlaeminck (born 24 August 1947) is a former Belgian professional cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx (IPA: ) (born June 17, 1945, Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Marino Basso. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Cyrille Guimard is a French former professional racing cyclist who became famous as the directeur sportif for two famous French cyclists and Tour de France winners: Bernard Hinault and Laurent Fignon. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Walter Godefroot (born 2 July 1943) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer and former directeur sportif of the T-Mobile Team, a professional cycling team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx (IPA: ) (born June 17, 1945, Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx (IPA: ) (born June 17, 1945, Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Jan Janssen (born Johannes Adrianus Janssen, May 19, 1940, in Nootdorp, The Netherlands) was a Dutch professional cyclist (1962 - 1973). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Jan Janssen (born Johannes Adrianus Janssen, May 19, 1940, in Nootdorp, The Netherlands) was a Dutch professional cyclist (1962 - 1973). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Jan Janssen (born Johannes Adrianus Janssen, May 19, 1940, in Nootdorp, The Netherlands) was a Dutch professional cyclist (1962 - 1973). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Gianni Motta is a former Italian bicycle racer who, like many before him, turned to manufacture and sales of bicycles after his racing career. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Jan Janssen (born Johannes Adrianus Janssen, May 19, 1940, in Nootdorp, The Netherlands) was a Dutch professional cyclist (1962 - 1973). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Rik (Henrik) Van Looy (born 20 December 1933) was one of the greatest Belgian professional cyclists of the post-war period, when he was nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals (after the small Belgian town where he lived). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Jan Janssen (born Johannes Adrianus Janssen, May 19, 1940, in Nootdorp, The Netherlands) was a Dutch professional cyclist (1962 - 1973). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Rik (Henrik) Van Looy (born 20 December 1933) was one of the greatest Belgian professional cyclists of the post-war period, when he was nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals (after the small Belgian town where he lived). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Rudi Altig 2005 Rudi Altig (born 18 March 1937) was a leading professional track and road racing cyclist during the 1960s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Rudi Altig 2005 Rudi Altig (born 18 March 1937) was a leading professional track and road racing cyclist during the 1960s. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... André Darrigade (born Naroose, 24 April 1929) is a former French professional road bicycle racer who raced between 1951 and 1966. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Antonio Suárez Vázquez (20 May 1932 – 6 January 1981) was a professional road racing cyclist from Spain between 1956 and 1965. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... André Darrigade (born Naroose, 24 April 1929) is a former French professional road bicycle racer who raced between 1951 and 1966. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Rik (Henrik) Van Looy (born 20 December 1933) was one of the greatest Belgian professional cyclists of the post-war period, when he was nicknamed the King of the Classics or Emperor of Herentals (after the small Belgian town where he lived). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Constant Stan Ockers (3 February 1920 - 1 October 1956) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Rik Van Steenbergen (September 9, 1924- May 15, 2003) was a Belgian cyclist, considered to be one of the best among the great number of successful Belgian cyclists. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Constant Stan Ockers (3 February 1920 - 1 October 1956) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Fiorenzo Magni is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Ferdinand Ferdi Kübler was a Swiss cyclist with over 100 professional racing victories, including the 1950 Tour de France. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 1953 Tour de France was the 40th Tour de France, taking place July 3 to July 27, 1953. ...

See also

• Cycling sprinter
• Maillot vert - (Tour de France points classification jersey)
• Maglia ciclamino - (Giro d'Italia points classification jersey)