Sentence examples for points classification from inspiring English sources
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A competition held as part of a cycling stage race in which the riders are awarded points depending on how high they finish in each of the separate stages. The leader in the competition wears a special points jersey.
And what of the battle for the points classification?
Daniel Martin (Ireland / Garmin) 34 Final Points Classification 1.
3.48pm BST Cavendish leads the points classification by five now, with a total of 133.
3.47pm BST Cavendish leads the points classification This IS the intermediate sprint!
The young Slovak won the points classification in 2012 and is the big favourite this year.
But the most impressive achievement of all, surely, was taking the Giro's points classification.
Despite the format of the points classification being changed to give other riders a chance the Slovak rider was a worthy winner of a fourth consecutive green jersey.
The prolific sprinter will lead Omega Pharma-QuickStep at the Giro, with stage wins and the points classification the aim.
Cavendish's hopes of winning the penultimate flat stage of the race – and extending his lead over Cadel Evans for the points classification – were extinguished on the category 4 Crosara.
In total, Contador will lose 12 victories in the races he has ridden since the process started, including last year's overall win in the Giro d'Italia, plus two stages and the points classification.
Cavendish was prominent at the front in his red points classification jersey more than 70km from the finish, which is early by his standards but not surprising given that this was only the fourth sprint finish in 13 stages.
