Maillot vert
|
|
The maillot vert (French for green jersey) is the 'jersey' or t-shirt worn by the leader of the Tour de France's points classification. It was introduced in 1953 to complement the existing yellow jersey for the overall leader.
Whereas the yellow jersey is awarded for the lowest cumulative time in the race, the green jersey reflects points gained for stage wins and intermediate "hot spots", especially during the flat stages of the Tour. It is widely thought of as the "sprinter's competition", since the riders generally remain together in one large peloton during such stages, leaving those with the fastest acceleration at the end to fight for the stage win. The intermediate sprints were formerly for an additional, red, jersey, with the points for the green a 'side-effect'; however, this was later scrapped, and they are now considered part of the green jersey competition.
Winners of the Maillot Vert by Number of Wins
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) 6 (1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001) 2 Sean Kelly (Irl) 4 (1982,1983,1985,1989) 3 Jan Janssen (Ned) 3 (1964,1965,1967) 3 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 3 (1969,1971,1972) 3 Freddy Maertens (Bel) 3 (1976,1978,1981) 3 Dzamolidine Abduzhaparov (Uzb) 3 (1991,1993,1994) 7 Stan Ockers (Bel) 2 (1955,1956) 7 Jean Graczyk (Fra) 2 (1958,1960) 7 André Darrigade (Fra) 2 (1959,1961) 7 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 2 (1992,1995) 7 Robbie McEwen (Aus) 2 (2002,2004)
Winners of the Maillot
2004 Robbie McEwen (Aus) 2003 Baden Cooke (Aus) 2002 Robbie McEwen (Aus) 2001 Erik Zabel (Ger) 2000 Erik Zabel (Ger) 1999 Erik Zabel (Ger) 1998 Erik Zabel (Ger) 1997 Erik Zabel (Ger) 1996 Erik Zabel (Ger) 1995 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 1994 Dzamolidine Abduzhaparov (Uzb) 1993 Dzamolidine Abduzhaparov (Uzb) 1992 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 1991 Dzamolidine Abduzhaparov (Uzb) 1990 Olaf Ludwig (Gdr) 1989 Sean Kelly (Irl) 1988 Eddy Planckaert (Bel) 1987 Jean-Paul van Poppel (Ned) 1986 Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) 1985 Sean Kelly (Irl) 1984 Frank Hoste (Bel) 1983 Sean Kelly (Irl) 1982 Sean Kelly (Irl) 1981 Freddy Maertens (Bel) 1980 Rudy Pevenage (Bel) 1979 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1978 Freddy Maertens (Bel) 1977 Jacques Esclassan (Fra) 1976 Freddy Maertens (Bel) 1975 Rik Van Linden (Bel) 1974 Patrick Sercu (Bel) 1973 Herman Van Springel (Bel) 1972 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1971 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1970 Walter Godefroot (Bel) 1969 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 1968 Franco Bitossi (Ita) 1967 Jan Janssen (Ned) 1966 Willy Planckaert (Bel) 1965 Jan Janssen (Ned) 1964 Jan Janssen (Ned) 1963 Rik Van Looy (Bel) 1962 Rudi Altig (Frg) 1961 André Darrigade (Fra) 1960 Jean Graczyk (Fra) 1959 André Darrigade (Fra) 1958 Jean Graczyk (Fra) 1957 Jean Forestier (Fra) 1956 Stan Ockers (Bel) 1955 Stan Ockers (Bel) 1954 Ferdi Kübler (Sui) 1953 Fritz Schär (Sui)de:Grünes Trikot