Frenchman Valentin Madouas took the start of the 3rd stage of the Tour de France on Monday, between Piacenza and Turin, with the polka-dot jersey of best climber on his shoulders, while he is second in the standings.
He will not go unnoticed in the middle of the peloton. Valentin Madouas took the start of the 3rd stage of the Tour de France, this Monday, between Piacenza and Turin with the polka dot jersey of best climber on his shoulders. The Frenchman nevertheless occupies 2nd place in this ranking behind Jonas Abrahamsen. The Norwegian, very visible since the start of this 111th edition, is in the lead with a 12-point lead over the Groupama-FDJ rider.
But he also occupies the first place in the points classification for the best sprinter and therefore holds the green jersey. And, according to the regulations of the Tour de France, the green jersey takes priority over the polka dot jersey. Jonas Abrahamsen therefore wore the green jersey for this 3rd day on the Italian roads, leaving the white jersey with red polka dots to his runner-up Valentin Madouas.
And the Uno-X team rider is assured of remaining the leader of the GP de la Montagne classification, while there are only three points at stake with three 4th category difficulties on the program for this 3rd stage. For the green jersey, it’s another story. Everything will depend on the outcome of this 3rd day and the potential sprint finish.
