 In the race 's other classifications , Garmin – Sharp 's Rohan Dennis was the winner of the white jersey for the young rider classification as he was the highest placed rider born in 1988 or later , finishing in eighth place overall . Despite not winning any stages during the race , Gianni Meersman of Omega Pharma – Quick @-@ Step won the green jersey , for the winner of the points classification – gained at intermediate sprints and stage finishes – while the red and white polka @-@ dotted jersey for the King of the Mountains classification went to Argos – Shimano rider Thomas Damuseau . The teams classification was comfortably won by Team Sky for the second year in a row ; they were over twelve minutes clear of the next best team , Saxo – Tinkoff . 
