Points classification in the Vuelta a España

Green Jersey
Award details
Sport Road Cycling
Competition Vuelta a España
Given for Winner of the points classification
Local name Maillot verde
History
First award 1945
Editions 62 (as of 2015)
First winner  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
Most wins  Seán Kelly (IRL)
 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
(4 wins)
Most recent  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)

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 stage rankings.

History

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

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.

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

Winners of the points classification by year

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 [3]
1956  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) 98
1957  Vicente Iturat (ESP) 160
1958  Salvador Botella (ESP) 202
1959  Rik Van Looy (BEL) 148
1960  Arthur Decabooter (BEL) 189
1961  Antonio Suárez (ESP) 194
1962  Rudi Altig (GER) 143.5
1963  Bas Maliepaard (NED) 130
1964  José Pérez-Francés (ESP) 167
1965  Rik Van Looy (BEL) 243
1966  Jos van der Vleuten (NED) 147
1967  Jan Janssen (NED) 209
1968  Jan Janssen (NED) 142
1969  Raymond Steegmans (BEL) 188
1970  Guido Reybrouck (BEL) 199.5
1971  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) 233
1972  Domingo Perurena (ESP) 224
1973  Eddy Merckx (BEL) 215.5
1974  Domingo Perurena (ESP) 210
1975  Miguel María Lasa (ESP) 249.5
1976  Dietrich Thurau (GER) 174.5
1977  Freddy Maertens (BEL) 369
1978  Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) 218
1979  Fons De Wolf (BEL) 219
1980  Seán Kelly (IRL) 313
1981  Francisco Javier Cedena (ESP) 211
1982  Stefan Mutter (SUI) 172
1983  Marino Lejarreta (ESP) 188
1984 Guido Van Calster (BEL)204
1985 Seán Kelly (IRL)223
1986 Seán Kelly (IRL)253
1987 Alfonso Gutierrez (ESP)149
1988 Seán Kelly (IRL)248
1989 Malcolm Elliott (GBR)161
1990 Uwe Raab (GDR)173
1991 Uwe Raab (GER)169
1992 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB)157
1993 Tony Rominger (SUI)247
1994 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)243
1995 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)312
1996 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)237 Nicola Minali (ITA)163 Tom Steels (BEL)142
1997 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)206 Ján Svorada (CZE)161 Marcel Wüst (GER)139
1998 Fabrizio Guidi (ITA)206 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)158 José María Jiménez (ESP)127
1999 Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL)129 Robert Hunter (RSA)123 Igor González de Galdeano (ESP)122
2000 Roberto Heras (ESP)136 Giovanni Lombardi (ITA)123 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)116 [4]
2001 José Maria Jiménez (ESP)130 Erik Zabel (GER)125 Levi Leipheimer (USA)115 [5]
2002 Erik Zabel (GER)188 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)163 Aitor González (ESP)151 [6]
2003 Erik Zabel (GER)181 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)161 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)160 [7]
2004 Erik Zabel (GER)152 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)144 Roberto Heras (ESP)142 [8]
2005 Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)169 Denis Menchov (RUS)142 Carlos Sastre (ESP)124 [9]
2006 Thor Hushovd (NOR)199 Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)163 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)147 [10]
2007 Daniele Bennati (ITA)147 Denis Menchov (RUS)135 Samuel Sánchez (ESP)127 [11]
2008 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)158 Alberto Contador (ESP)137 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)129 [12]
2009 André Greipel (GER)150 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)111 Daniele Bennati (ITA)101 [13]
2010 Mark Cavendish (GBR)156 Tyler Farrar (USA)149 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)119 [14]
2011 Bauke Mollema (NED)122 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)115 Daniele Bennati (ITA)101 [15]
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

Multiple winners

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

References

  1. "25000 pesetas de la Case Pirelli para la Vuelta Ciclista a España". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 March 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "V Vuelta Ciclista a España Pirelli". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 March 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1955/05/09/pagina-8/638524/pdf.html
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