Points classification in the Vuelta a España

The points classification in the Vuelta a España is a secondary classification in the Vuelta a España, in which the cyclists are ranked in a points classification, based on the finish of each rider every stage.

Green Jersey
SportRoad Cycling
CompetitionVuelta a España
Awarded forWinner of the points classification
Local nameMaillot verde
History
First award1945
Editions70 (as of 2023)
First winner Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
Most wins Seán Kelly (IRL)
 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
(4 wins each)
Most recent Kaden Groves (AUS)

History

For the first time, a points classification was calculated in 1945, sponsored by Pirelli. It was calculated as follows:[1]

  • The winner of a stage received 100 points, the second 99, and so on. If cyclists arrived in a group that was given the same time, they all received the same number of points.
  • The first five cyclists in a stage received 12 points for every minute that they arrived ahead of the number six of the stage.
  • For every point scored for the mountains classification, two points were given for this points classification.
  • On intermediate sprints, points could be won: 8 for the winner, 6 for the second, 4 and 2 for the next.

Although the sponsor said that the classification was a great success,[2] it did not return the next edition.

The next time that a points classification was calculated, was in 1955. Then it used the method of adding the stage ranks, in the same way as the points classification in the Tour de France did then; just like in the Tour de France, the leader of the points classification (with the fewest points) wore a green jersey. In 1963, the points system changed such that from now on points were given to the first cyclists to reach the finish, and the cyclist with the most points was the leader.

Seán Kelly, Laurent Jalabert and Alejandro Valverde, with 4 titles each, share the record of victories.

System in use up to 2020
Type1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
Stage finish252016141210987654321
Intermediate sprint432

The Vuelta used to award an equal number of points on all stages for stage finishes.[3] Except for time trials, stages also had one or more intermediate sprints offering points. This system paired with the high number of summit finishes at the Vuelta means there is a correlation between the overall classification and the points jersey. A good example from 2012, when sprinter John Degenkolb won five stages but only finished fourth in the points competition with Alejandro Valverde well ahead.

Current system

In 2021, the Vuelta switched to a system that awarded more points for finishes of flat stages.[4] This is more in keeping with how the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia point classifications work.

All stages, other than time trial stages, have just one intermediate sprint.

Type1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
Stage finish (Flat stage)50302018161412108765432
Stage finish (Medium Mountain stage)30252219171513119765432
Stage finish (Hard Mountain stage and Time Trials)201715131110987654321
Intermediate sprint2017151310

Rules[5]

Winners of the points classification by year
Joaquim Rodríguez (right) wearing the classification leader's jersey at the 2011 Vuelta a España
Eventual classification winner Alejandro Valverde in the green jersey at the 2013 Vuelta a España
Matteo Trentin in the green jersey at the 2017 Vuelta a España
Year Winner Points Second place Points Third place Points Ref(s)
1945 Delio Rodríguez (ESP)2347 João Rebelo (POR)2021 Julián Berrendero  (ESP)1967[2]
1946–1948: No points classification
1949: Race not held
1950: No points classification
1951–1954: Race not held
1955 Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)128 Gabriel Company Bauza (ESP)161 Jesús Loroño (ESP)177[6]
1956 Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)98 Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)187 Angelo Conterno (ITA)231[7]
1957 Vicente Iturat (ESP)160 Gastone Nencini (ITA)173 Federico Bahamontes (ESP)217[8]
1958 Salvador Botella (ESP)202 Rik Luyten (BEL)264 Hilaire Couvreur (BEL)265[9]
1959 Rik Van Looy (BEL)148 Antonio Suárez (ESP)179 Frans Van Looveren (BEL)253[10]
1960 Arthur Decabooter (BEL)189 Juan Campillo (ESP)214 Frans De Mulder (BEL)239[11]
1961 Antonio Suárez (ESP)194 Vicente Iturat (ESP)199 José Pérez Francés (ESP)201[12]
1962 Rudi Altig (FRG)143.5 Seamus Elliott (IRE)256 José Pérez Francés (ESP)281[13]
1963 Bas Maliepaard (NED)130 Edgard Sorgeloos (BEL)105 Frans Aerenhouts (BEL)102[14]
1964 José Pérez Francés (ESP)167 Arthur Decabooter (BEL)107 Raymond Poulidor (FRA)76[15]
1965 Rik Van Looy (BEL)243 Frans Verbeeck (BEL)195 Michel Grain (FRA)191[16]
1966 Jos van der Vleuten (NED)147 Gerben Karstens (NED)142 Pasquale Fabbri (ITA)105[17]
1967 Jan Janssen (NED)209 Gerben Karstens (NED)171 Ramón Sáez Marzo (ESP)159[18]
1968 Jan Janssen (NED)142 Rudi Altig (FRG)125 Michael Wright (GBR)122[19]
1969 Raymond Steegmans (BEL)188 Michael Wright (GBR)171 Ramón Sáez Marzo (ESP)118[20]
1970 Guido Reybrouck (BEL)199.5 Jean Ronsmans (BEL)197 Ramón Sáez Marzo (ESP)172[21]
1971 Cyrille Guimard (FRA)233 Miguel María Lasa (ESP) Walter Godefroot (BEL)[22]
1972 Domingo Perurena (ESP)224 Miguel María Lasa (ESP)126 Ger Harings (NED)114[23]
1973 Eddy Merckx (BEL)215.5 Roger Swerts (BEL)162 Pieter Nassen (BEL)154[24]
1974 Domingo Perurena (ESP)210 Eric Leman (BEL)186 Miguel María Lasa (ESP)159[25]
1975 Miguel María Lasa (ESP)249.5 Agustín Tamames (ESP)188 Domingo Perurena (ESP)160[26]
1976 Dietrich Thurau (FRG)174.5 Francisco Elorriaga (ESP)174 Cees Priem (NED)171[27]
1977 Freddy Maertens (BEL)369 Klaus-Peter Thaler (FRG)173 José Viejo (ESP)131[28]
1978 Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL)218 Willy Teirlinck (BEL)157 Bernard Hinault (FRA)130[29]
1979 Fons De Wolf (BEL)219 Noël Dejonckheere (BEL)173 Joop Zoetemelk (NED)139[30]
1980 Seán Kelly (IRL)313 Guido Van Calster (BEL)144 Jos Lammertink (NED)116[31]
1981 Francisco Javier Cedena (ESP)211 Jesús Suárez Cueva (ESP)137 Miguel María Lasa (ESP)134[32]
1982 Stefan Mutter (SUI)172 José Luis Laguía (ESP)133 Eddy Vanhaerens (BEL)128[33]
1983 Marino Lejarreta (ESP)188 Bernard Hinault (FRA)162 Laurent Fignon (FRA)149[34]
1984 Guido Van Calster (BEL)204 Noël Dejonckheere (BEL)168 Jozef Lieckens (BEL)138[35]
1985 Seán Kelly (IRL)223 Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP)132 Francisco Rodríguez Maldonado (COL)100[36]
1986 Seán Kelly (IRL)253 Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP)197 Álvaro Pino (ESP)129[37]
1987 Alfonso Gutiérrez (ESP)149 Luis Herrera (COL)104 Jesús Blanco Villar (ESP)104[38]
1988 Seán Kelly (IRL)248 Mathieu Hermans (NED)166 Benny Van Brabant (BEL)138[39]
1989 Malcolm Elliott (GBR)161 Mathieu Hermans (NED)139 Eddy Planckaert (BEL)139[40]
1990 Uwe Raab (GDR)173 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)96 Malcolm Elliott (GBR)91[41]
1991 Uwe Raab (GER)169 Melcior Mauri (ESP)134 Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED)116[42]
1992 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB)157 Tony Rominger (SUI)137 Jelle Nijdam (NED)129[43]
1993 Tony Rominger (SUI)247 Alex Zülle (SUI)188 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)170[44]
1994 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)243 Tony Rominger (SUI)227 Alex Zülle (SUI)121[45]
1995 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)312 Abraham Olano (ESP)195 Marcel Wüst (GER)178[46]
1996 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)237 Nicola Minali (ITA)163 Tom Steels (BEL)142[47]
1997 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)206 Ján Svorada (CZE)161 Marcel Wüst (GER)139[48]
1998 Fabrizio Guidi (ITA)206 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)158 José María Jiménez (ESP)127[49]
1999 Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL)129 Robert Hunter (RSA)123 Igor González de Galdeano (ESP)122[50]
2000 Roberto Heras (ESP)136 Giovanni Lombardi (ITA)123 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)116[51]
2001 José María Jiménez (ESP)130 Erik Zabel (GER)125 Levi Leipheimer (USA)115[52]
2002 Erik Zabel (GER)188 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)163 Aitor González (ESP)151[53]
2003 Erik Zabel (GER)181 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)161 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)160[54]
2004 Erik Zabel (GER)152 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)144 Roberto Heras (ESP)142[55]
2005 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)169 Denis Menchov (RUS)142 Carlos Sastre (ESP)124[56]
2006 Thor Hushovd (NOR)199 Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)163 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)147[57]
2007 Daniele Bennati (ITA)147 Denis Menchov (RUS)135 Samuel Sánchez (ESP)127[58]
2008 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)158 Alberto Contador (ESP)137 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)129[59]
2009 André Greipel (GER)150 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)111 Daniele Bennati (ITA)101[60]
2010 Mark Cavendish (GBR)156 Tyler Farrar (USA)149 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)119[61]
2011 Bauke Mollema (NED)122 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)115 Daniele Bennati (ITA)101[62]
2012 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)199 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)193 Alberto Contador (ESP)161
2013 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)152 Chris Horner (USA)126 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)125
2014 John Degenkolb (GER)169 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)146 Alberto Contador (ESP)145
2015 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)118 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)116 Esteban Chaves (COL)108
2016 Fabio Felline (ITA)100 Nairo Quintana (COL)97 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)93
2017 Chris Froome (GBR)158 Matteo Trentin (ITA)156 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)128
2018 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)131 Peter Sagan (SVK)119 Elia Viviani (ITA)105
2019 Primož Roglič (SLO)155 Tadej Pogačar (SLO)136 Sam Bennett (IRL)134
2020 Primož Roglič (SLO)204 Richard Carapaz (ECU)133 Dan Martin (IRL)111
2021 Fabio Jakobsen (NED)250 Primož Roglič (SLO)199 Magnus Cort (DEN)161
2022 Mads Pedersen (DEN)409 Fred Wright (GBR)186 Enric Mas (ESP)138
2023 Kaden Groves (AUS)315 Remco Evenepoel (BEL)236 Andreas Kron (DEN)167

Multiple winners
Wins Rider Editions
4
 Sean Kelly (IRL)1980, 1985, 1986, 1988
 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)2012, 2013, 2015, 2018
3
 Erik Zabel (GER)2002, 2003, 2004
2
 Rik Van Looy (BEL)1959, 1965
 Jan Janssen (NED)1967, 1968
 Uwe Raab (GER)1990, 1991
 Primož Roglič (SLO)2019, 2020

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