Green jersey 2023 H - Miniature cyclists

This revolutionary type is unique on the market. The clothing and helmet are contemporary. Moreover, this is a very advanced model thanks to its realistic physique.

Features:
- Contemporary helmet
- Contemporary clothing and shoes
- Modern bicycle
- Very detailed
- Athletic physique
- Hand painted
- Completely produced out of high quality metal: bicycle and cyclist
- Dimensions: height 50mm x width 50mm
- Weight: 27 grams

In the Tour de France, there is a points classification. This is a secondary classification in which riders can earn points in each stage, depending on their placing in that stage. This classification was introduced in 1953. The leader of the points classification wears the green jersey. The green colour was chosen because the sponsor was a manufacturer of lawnmowers. In 1968, however, there was an exception: the jersey was red instead of green due to that year’s sponsor.

In the 1905 to 1911 Tours, there was a different points system. Penalty points were awarded based on ranking and time. The rider with the fewest points won. In flat stages, more points could be earned than in time trials and mountain stages. In most editions, bonus seconds were also available. Thanks to these extra seconds, a sprinter could also take the yellow jersey in the early stages of the race.
The Dutchman Wout Wagtmans was in 1953 the first rider to wear the leader’s jersey.
The first overall winner was the Swiss rider Fritz Schär. He was allowed to wear the green jersey on the podium in Paris. The record holder for the most final victories in the points classification is the German Erik Zabel. He won the green jersey six times. On four occasions, the winner of the green jersey was also the overall winner of the yellow jersey. Once this was Bernard Hinault, and three times Eddy Merckx. In practice, the green jersey goes to the most consistent sprinter, not always the fastest sprinter in the Tour. For example, Thor Hushovd won the green jersey in 2005 without winning a single stage.

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