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List of Grand Tour points classification winners

The Grand Tours are the three most prestigious multi-week stage races in professional road bicycle racing.[1] The competitions are the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España, contested annually in that order. They are the only stage races permitted to last longer than 14 days.[2] No cyclist has won all three Grand Tours's points classifications in the same year; the only cyclists to win all three Grand Tours's points classifications in their career are Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Mark Cavendish, Laurent Jalabert, Eddy Merckx and Alessandro Petacchi. It is rare for cyclists to ride all Grand Tours in the same year; in 2004, 474 cyclists started in one of the Grand Tours, 68 rode two and two cyclists started all three.[3]

A cyclist wearing a pink jersey and a helmet.
Erik Zabel has won the most points classifications at the Grand Tour races, with nine to his credit.

Cyclists are ranked on the basis of their total wins in the three Grand Tours. When there is a tie between cyclists they are listed alphabetically by the Grand Tour they won. The majority of winners have come from Europe, however there have been a few notable victories for cyclists from other continents. Abdoujaparov, of Uzbekistan, won five points classifications. The only other non-European country to win a points classification at a Grand Tour is Australia, who have won five between three riders.

Erik Zabel, with 9 victories, has won the most points classifications at the Grand Tours. Sean Kelly is second with 8 and Laurent Jalabert is third with seven. Zabel held the record for the most points classifications at the Tour with six, until being surpassed by Peter Sagan in 2019. Francesco Moser and Giuseppe Saronni share the record of four points classifications at the Giro. While, Kelly and Jalabert both have four victories in the points classification at the Vuelta.

Winners

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Sean Kelly won a total of eight points classifications at the Grand Tours during his career.
 
Laurent Jalabert won seven points classifications at the Grand Tour races he competed in.
 
Eddy Merckx won six Grand Tour points classifications.
 
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov won five points classification at Grand Tour races in his career.

By cyclist

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Riders in bold are still active. Number of wins in gold indicates the current record holder(s).

Grand Tour points classification winners
Rank Cyclist Country Winning span Giro Tour Vuelta Total
1 Erik Zabel   Germany 1996–2004 0 6 3 9
2 Peter Sagan   Slovakia 2012–2021 1 7 0 8
2 Sean Kelly   Republic of Ireland 1980–1989 0 4 4 8
4 Laurent Jalabert   France 1992–1997 1 2 4 7
5 Eddy Merckx   Belgium 1968–1973 2 3 1 6
6 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov   Soviet Union/  Uzbekistan 1991–1994 1 3 1 5
6 Jan Janssen   Netherlands 1964–1968 0 3 2 5
8 Francesco Moser   Italy 1976–1982 4 0 0 4
8 Giuseppe Saronni   Italy 1979–1983 4 0 0 4
8 Mark Cavendish   United Kingdom 2010–2021 1 2 1 4
8 Freddy Maertens   Belgium 1976–1981 0 3 1 4
8 Alejandro Valverde   Spain 2012–2018 0 0 4 4
13 Mario Cipollini   Italy 1992–2002 3 0 0 3
13 Roger De Vlaeminck   Belgium 1972–1975 3 0 0 3
13 Johan Van Der Velde   Netherlands 1985–1988 3 0 0 3
13 Franco Bitossi   Italy 1968–1970 2 1 0 3
13 Alessandro Petacchi   Italy 2004–2010 1 1 1 3
13 Robbie McEwen   Australia 2002–2006 0 3 0 3
13 Thor Hushovd   Norway 2005–2009 0 2 1 3
13 Rik Van Looy   Belgium 1959–1965 0 1 2 3
21 Paolo Bettini   Italy 2005–2006 2 0 0 2
21 Arnaud Démare   France 2020–2022 2 0 0 2
21 Giacomo Nizzolo   Italy 2015–2016 2 0 0 2
21 Daniele Bennati   Italy 2007–2008 1 0 1 2
21 Fabrizio Guidi   Italy 1996–1998 1 0 1 2
21 Tony Rominger   Switzerland 1993–1995 1 0 1 2
21 André Darrigade   France 1959–1961 0 2 0 2
21 Jean Graczyk   France 1958–1960 0 2 0 2
21 Stan Ockers   Belgium 1955–1956 0 2 0 2
21 Rudi Altig   West Germany 1962 0 1 1 2
21 Domingo Perurena   Spain 1972–1974 0 0 2 2
21 Uwe Raab   Germany 1990–1991 0 0 2 2
21 Primož Roglič   Slovenia 2019–2020 0 0 2 2
34 Pascal Ackermann   Germany 2019 1 0 0 1
34 Adriano Baffi   Italy 1993 1 0 0 1
34 Marino Basso   Italy 1971 1 0 0 1
34 Guido Bontempi   Italy 1986 1 0 0 1
34 Nacer Bouhanni   France 2014 1 0 0 1
34 Gianni Bugno   Italy 1990 1 0 0 1
34 Claudio Chiappucci   Italy 1991 1 0 0 1
34 Cadel Evans   Australia 2010 1 0 0 1
34 Giovanni Fidanza   Italy 1989 1 0 0 1
34 Urs Freuler   Switzerland 1984 1 0 0 1
34 Fernando Gaviria   Colombia 2017 1 0 0 1
34 Dmitri Konyshev   Russia 2000 1 0 0 1
34 Denis Menchov   Russia 2009 1 0 0 1
34 Gianni Motta   Italy 1966 1 0 0 1
34 Mariano Piccoli   Italy 1998 1 0 0 1
34 Michele Scarponi   Italy 2011 1 0 0 1
34 Gilberto Simoni   Italy 2003 1 0 0 1
34 Massimo Strazzer   Italy 2001 1 0 0 1
34 Elia Viviani   Italy 2018 1 0 0 1
34 Dino Zandegù   Italy 1967 1 0 0 1
34 Sam Bennett   Republic of Ireland 2020 0 1 0 1
34 Tom Boonen   Belgium 2007 0 1 0 1
34 Baden Cooke   Australia 2003 0 1 0 1
34 Jacques Esclassan   France 1977 0 1 0 1
34 Jean Forestier   France 1957 0 1 0 1
34 Óscar Freire   Spain 2008 0 1 0 1
34 Walter Godefroot   Belgium 1970 0 1 0 1
34 Bernard Hinault   France 1979 0 1 0 1
34 Frank Hoste   Belgium 1984 0 1 0 1
34 Ferdinand Kübler   Switzerland 1954 0 1 0 1
34 Olaf Ludwig   Germany 1990 0 1 0 1
34 Michael Matthews   Australia 2017 0 1 0 1
34 Rudy Pevenage   Belgium 1980 0 1 0 1
34 Eddy Planckaert   Belgium 1988 0 1 0 1
34 Willy Planckaert   Belgium 1966 0 1 0 1
34 Fritz Schär   Switzerland 1953 0 1 0 1
34 Patrick Sercu   Belgium 1974 0 1 0 1
34 Rik Van Linden   Belgium 1975 0 1 0 1
34 Herman Van Springel   Belgium 1973 0 1 0 1
34 Eric Vanderaerden   Belgium 1986 0 1 0 1
34 Salvador Botella   Spain 1958 0 0 1 1
34 Javier Cedena   Spain 1981 0 0 1 1
34 Arthur Decabooter   Belgium 1960 0 0 1 1
34 John Degenkolb   Germany 2014 0 0 1 1
34 Alfons De Wolf   Belgium 1979 0 0 1 1
34 Malcolm Elliot   United Kingdom 1989 0 0 1 1
34 Fabio Felline   Italy 2016 0 0 1 1
34 Christopher Froome   United Kingdom 2017 0 0 1 1
34 André Greipel   Germany 2009 0 0 1 1
34 Cyrille Guimard   France 1971 0 0 1 1
34 Alfonso Gutiérrez   Spain 1987 0 0 1 1
34 Roberto Heras   Spain 2000 0 0 1 1
34 Vicente Iturat   Spain 1957 0 0 1 1
34 Fabio Jakobsen   Netherlands 2021 0 0 1 1
34 Marino Lejarreta   Spain 1983 0 0 1 1
34 Fiorenzo Magni   Italy 1955 0 0 1 1
34 Bas Maliepaard   Netherlands 1963 0 0 1 1
34 José Maria Jiménez   Spain 2001 0 0 1 1
34 Miguel María Lasa   Spain 1975 0 0 1 1
34 Bauke Mollema   Netherlands 2011 0 0 1 1
34 Steffan Mutter   Switzerland 1982 0 0 1 1
34 José Pérez-Francés   Spain 1964 0 0 1 1
34 Guido Reybrouck   Belgium 1970 0 0 1 1
34 Raymond Steegmans   Belgium 1969 0 0 1 1
34 Antonio Suárez   Spain 1961 0 0 1 1
34 Dietrich Thurau   West Germany 1976 0 0 1 1
34 Greg Van Avermaet   Belgium 2008 0 0 1 1
34 Guido Van Calster   Belgium 1984 0 0 1 1
34 Ferdi Van Den Haute   Belgium 1978 0 0 1 1
34 Jos van der Vleuten   Netherlands 1966 0 0 1 1
34 Rik Van Steenbergen   Belgium 1956 0 0 1 1
34 Frank Vandenbroucke   Belgium 1999 0 0 1 1

By country

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Grand Tour points classification winners by country
Country Giro Tour Vuelta Total
  Italy 33 2 5 40
  Belgium 5 19 13 37
  Spain 1 1 17 19
  France 4 9 5 18
  Germany 1 8 8 17
  Netherlands 3 4 6 13
  Ireland 0 5 4 9
  Slovakia 1 7 0 8
  Australia 1 5 0 6
   Switzerland 2 2 2 6
  United Kingdom 1 2 3 6
  Uzbekistan 1 2 1 4
  Norway 0 2 1 3
  Russia 2 0 0 2
  Slovenia 0 0 2 2
  Colombia 1 0 0 1
  East Germany 0 0 1 1
  Soviet Union 0 1 0 1

See also

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References

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General

  • "The Tour through the Years". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  • "Past winners". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, UK. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  • Jacques Augendre. "Le Maillot Vert: Classement Par Points" [The Green Jersey: Points Classificaition] (PDF). Le Tour de France (in French). ASO. p. 118. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  • "Giro d'Italia – Fight for Pink: Il Garibaldi" (PDF). Giro d'Italia. RCS MediaGroup. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.

Specific

  1. ^ "Million dollar, baby!". Cycling News. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. ^ "UCI Cycling Regulations". Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Archived from the original (ASP) on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. ^ Riche, Antoine (19 March 2005). "Doubler deux Grands Tours revient à la mode". CyclisMag (in French). Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
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