- Red jersey
The red jersey is
cycling jersey awarded to a classification leader or winner forstage races inroad bicycle racing competitions.Red jersey as mountains classification leader
The red jersey also signifies the
mountains classification leader and winner for several popular stage races including but not limited to:*
Vuelta a España King of the Mountains
*Tour of Ireland King of the MountainsRed jersey as most aggressive rider
The red jersey also signifies the "Most Aggressive Rider" or "Most Combative" classification for several stage races including but not limited to:
*Tour of California Most Aggressive Rider
*Tour of Missouri Most Aggressive Rider
*Tour du Faso Most Combative RiderRed jersey at the Tour de France
The red jersey was awarded to the leader of the intermediate sprints classification in the
Tour de France . The competition was first calculated in 1971, but the jersey was only awarded in 1984. Because the non-finish sprints also awarded points for themaillot vert , the red jersey was considered redundant and has not been awarded since 1989.Winners of the intermediate sprints classification
*1971 -
Pieter Nassen flagicon|BEL
*1972 -Willy Teirlinck flagicon|BEL
*1973 -Marc Demeyer flagicon|BEL
*1974 -Barry Hoban flagicon|GBR
*1975 - Marc Demeyer flagicon|BEL (2)
*1976 -Robert Mintkiewicz flagicon|FRA
*1977 -Pierre-Raymond Villemiane flagicon|FRA
*1978 -Jacques Bossis flagicon|FRA
*1979 - Willy Teirlinck flagicon|BEL (2)
*1980 -Rudy Pevenage flagicon|BEL
*1981 -Freddy Maertens flagicon|BEL
*1982 - Seán Kelly flagicon|IRL
*1983 - Seán Kelly flagicon|IRL (2)Winners of the red jersey
*1984 -
Jacques Hanegraaf flagicon|NED
*1985 -Jozef Lieckens flagicon|BEL
*1986 -Gerrit Solleveld flagicon|NED
*1987 -Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle flagicon|FRA
*1988 -Frans Maassen flagicon|NED
*1989 - Seán Kelly flagicon|IRL (3)External links
* [http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/eddy/xtra_bestanden/combativity.htm Information on combativity award and red jersey]
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