Intermediate Sprints in the Vuelta

[PasqualeMendoza]

Does anyone know how the intermediate sprints points will work in this year's Vuelta? I've read in separate places that the 1st rider gets either 8 or 4 points, and the official site doesn't seem to have the information.

 

[PasqualeMendoza]

Nobody got any idea?

 

[mariposa]

Does anyone know how the intermediate sprints points will work in this year's Vuelta? I've read in separate places that the 1st rider gets either 8 or 4 points, and the official site doesn't seem to have the information.

I found this on Inrng.com for last year.

Green: the points jersey but not necessarily the property of the sprinters. Points are awarded at the finish line and at intermediate points in the stage and the rider with the most points wears the jersey.

Finish line: 25-20-16-14-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points for the first 15 riders
Intermediate sprints: 4-2-1 points for the first three riders
Note that unlike the Tour de France, an equal amount of points are awarded in the mountains as on the flat. With the high number of summit finishes it means there’s a correlation between the overall classification and the points jersey. There’s a good example from 2012 when sprinter John Degenkolb won five stages but only finished fourth in the points competition with Alejandro Valverde well ahead. It is sponsored by a government recycling agency.

The Vuelta website will probably include confirmation when they update it to include detailed routes etc a bit closer to the start.

 

[PasqualeMendoza]

Cheers Mariposa,

I did read that too, but also read somewhere else that it would be 8 points for 1st place at the intermediate sprints, hence my confusion. Like you say, hopefully the website will be updated soon.