Whats the Centenaire classification?
This is a special award for the 100th anniversary Tour that commemorates the six stage finishes of the original 1903 event. It’s simply calculated by adding up the riders’ finish positions in Lyon (Stage 6), Marseille (stage 10), Toulouse (stage 11), Bordeaux (Stage 17) Nantes (stage 19) and Paris (stage 20). Because it’s not based on points or time, unlike every other Tour classification, but on finish position in these stages, the Centenaire leader is the rider with the lowest score. Riders vying for the Centenaire classification will no doubt be grateful that they don’t have to ride the original stage distances to reach these finish towns.
