BikeRaceInfo's Tour de France Points, Young Rider and Team classifications (original) (raw)
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The Tour de France has other competitions going on besides the Yellow Jersey for lowest elapsed time.
King of the Mountains: The first award for the best climber was in 1933. The famous Polka-Dot jersey was worn by Lucien van Impe in 1975.
Points: The green jersey is awarded to the rider with the lowest accumulated total placings. A sprinter usually wins this jersey.
Young Rider: The winner wears a white jersey. It is awarded to the best rider under 25 years old.
Team Classification: Awarded to the team with the lowest cumulative time based on each day's top three finishing riders from each team.
Tour statistics (dates, distances, etc.)
Tour de France prizes, winners and total prize pools, by year
From 1930 to 1961 plus 1967 and 1968, national and regional rather than trade teams competed