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Combination classification in the Vuelta a España

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Sport
  
Road Cycling

Local name
  
Jersey Blanco

Editions
  
28 (as of 2016)

Competition
  
First award
  
1970

Combination classification in the Vuelta a España

Given for
  
Winner combination classification

The combination classification is one of the primary awards in the Vuelta a España cycling stage race. This classification is calculated by adding the numeral ranks of each cyclist in the general, points, and mountains classifications (a rider must have a score in all classifications possible to qualify for the combination classification), with the lowest cumulative total signifying the leader of this competition.

Since 2006, the leader of the classification wears a white jersey; in 2005 it was a golden-green jersey.

The award strongly favours top riders in the competition. Since its re-introduction in 2002, it has only been won by someone other than the race's overall winner four times: in 2002, 2003, 2012, and 2015. On all four of those occasions, the winning cyclist was placed either second or third in the overall classification.

References

Combination classification in the Vuelta a España Wikipedia


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