Random anti-Nazi cycling fred as requested by Barbarossa

Originally there was only the yellow jersey competition but to generate more overall interest by sponsors,riders and the general public they created "secondary" jerseys (green-points ,polka dot-mountains ,combination-now defunct and white-best young rider)

The points jersey is intended to reward the best sprinter but controversy has followed it because one can win it by consistency without ever proving to be the fastest man.
The exact points system has evolved over time to try to compensate for this with maximum points(35) and places (25) being reserved for the flattest stages with fewer given once the course points upward.

There are also intermediate sprints but these are more a reward given to breakaways and being very few points( 3,2,1) allotted rarely pursued,except to hammer home a point-no pun intended, by the true sprinters.

At the end of the tour whoever has accrued the most points gets the Green Jersey.Unlike the Yellow, time doesn't factor into it.

In the before time a guy like Sean Kelly could win without a team but now placement in sprints is largely determined by your leadout men.

Whatevar. They should switch out those boring crabon bikes for bmx bikes, and do a bunch of tricks on the way.

It'd be awesome.

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Originally Posted by IdolEyes787

Originally there was only the yellow jersey competition but to generate more overall interest by sponsors,riders and the general public they created "secondary" jerseys (green-points ,polka dot-mountains ,combination-now defunct and white-best young rider)

The points jersey is intended to reward the best sprinter but controversy has followed it because one can win it by consistency without ever proving to be the fastest man.
The exact points system has evolved over time to try to compensate for this with maximum points(35) and places (25) being reserved for the flattest stages with fewer given once the course points upward.

There are also intermediate sprints but these are more a reward given to breakaways and being very few points( 3,2,1) allotted rarely pursued,except to hammer home a point-no pun intended, by the true sprinters.

At the end of the tour whoever has accrued the most points gets the Green Jersey.Unlike the Yellow, time doesn't factor into it.

In the before time a guy like Sean Kelly could win without a team but now placement in sprints is largely determined by your leadout men.

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That explains everything, cheers mucker, and also why Cavendish seems so thoroughly peeved with all that nonsense regarding the Alps and not being allowed to hang onto the back of a car since time really makes no difference to him at all.

Manx Missile. Although I don't get the cat reference.

I just thought he had a large penoir.

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Originally Posted by Snee

Whatevar. They should switch out those boring crabon bikes for bmx bikes, and do a bunch of tricks on the way.

It'd be awesome.

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And on a completely unrelated note, I'm thinking of getting a bmx for riding in the woods. Mostly 'cause they take up less room than a mountain bike, and I'd be leaving it at my parents' plaice during the weeks. Not owned one since I was about 12, but iirc, they are hella fun.

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Originally Posted by Snee

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Originally Posted by Snee

Whatevar. They should switch out those boring crabon bikes for bmx bikes, and do a bunch of tricks on the way.

It'd be awesome.

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And on a completely unrelated note, I'm thinking of getting a bmx for riding in the woods. Mostly 'cause they take up less room than a mountain bike, and I'd be leaving it at my parents' plaice during the weeks. Not owned one since I was about 12, but iirc, they are hella fun.

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But you can sit on one and it has one little tiny gear so expect to have fun in one small space.

Oh course once upon a time me and my friends could spend hours happily crashing riding down a single sand dune so you may actually be onto something there.

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Surely they would, in fact, take up more space than your folding bike that I've read so much about.

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Originally Posted by manker

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Surely they would, in fact, take up more space than your folding bike that I've read so much about.

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Well, yes, but the gear ratio isn't orsum for teh woods

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPsY2NfPJtw