The TDF will experiment this season with a different concept for the attribution of
intermediate bonus seconds:
there will be present only at stages one to nine -except for the Cholet TTT-.
10-6-4" will be up for grabs at every finish - plus, a
bonus sprint (diverse from the intermediate sprints, only counting for the green jersey; it will be clearly differentiated at the profiles, with a yellow icon),
always close to the end of the stage, will offer 3-2-1" to the top three over the line. There won't be any intermediate bonuses after the first rest day; only the finish ones.
We take advantage of this section to offer some additional links, which cover the
stage categories and the three rankings depending on those: the
green points jersey, the
polka dot KOM jersey and
the outside time limits (
missing in the latter: 25% for the ITT, 30% for the TTT). Riders aiming at the
white jersey of best young rider must have been born
after 1st January 1993. Lastly, the
team time trial will seen times for all teams registered when the
fourth rider from each squad crosses the finish.