Riding with us since June 2026
Reducing the points awarded on mountaintop finishes will prevent a guy like Jonas from winning the green, but it won't necessarily stop a stage hunter like Pogi. I would like to see more intermediate points and fewer finish line points. Does it really make sense to have a major jersey for guys who are really fast for 200m at the end of a few stages? I would like to see guys like Quinn Simmons or other breakaway riders get a jersey for working out in the wind over hundreds of kilometers.
The yellow jersey competitors gain the most time on mountaintop finish stages. That's just how it is, unless the organizers add more/longer TT stages. I like the idea that the green jersey is for non-GC competitors, but it's hard to keep a stage hunter/GC rider like Pogi from winning both, and the KOM, too.
I agree that it shouldn't automatically go to the GC winner, but that doesn't mean it should only go to a sprinter. What about puncheur stage hunters?
Reducing the points awarded on mountaintop finishes will prevent a guy like Jonas from winning the green, but it won't necessarily stop a stage hunter like Pogi. I would like to see more intermediate points and fewer finish line points. Does it really make sense to have a major jersey for guys who are really fast for 200m at the end of a few stages? I would like to see guys like Quinn Simmons or other breakaway riders get a jersey for working out in the wind over hundreds of kilometers.
The yellow jersey competitors gain the most time on mountaintop finish stages. That's just how it is, unless the organizers add more/longer TT stages. I like the idea that the green jersey is for non-GC competitors, but it's hard to keep a stage hunter/GC rider like Pogi from winning both, and the KOM, too.
I agree that it shouldn't automatically go to the GC winner, but that doesn't mean it should only go to a sprinter. What about puncheur stage hunters?