; ▁the ▁points ▁classification ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁re wards ▁a ▁green ▁j er sey ▁to ▁its ▁leader , ▁as ▁does ▁the ▁points ▁classification ▁in ▁the ▁V uel ta ▁a ▁España . ▁ ▁Current ▁rules ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁each ▁stage ▁receives ▁ 2 5 ▁points , ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁stage ▁( un like ▁the ▁better ▁known ▁points ▁classification ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France , ▁where ▁winning ▁a ▁mountain ▁stage ▁gives ▁fewer ▁points ▁than ▁winning ▁flat ▁stage ). ▁The ▁next ▁cycl ist ▁receives ▁ 2 0 ▁points , ▁the ▁next ▁ones ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 9 , ▁ 8 , ▁ 7 , ▁ 6 , ▁ 5 , ▁ 4 , ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 , ▁until ▁the ▁fif teenth ▁cycl ist ▁who ▁receives ▁one ▁point . ▁Every ▁stage ▁( ex cluding ▁time ▁tri als ) ▁also ▁has ▁an ▁intermediate ▁s print . ▁The ▁first ▁to ▁cross ▁that ▁s print ▁receives ▁ 8 ▁points , ▁the ▁next ▁one ▁ 6 ▁points , ▁the ▁next ▁ones ▁ 4 , ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 , ▁until ▁the ▁sixth ▁cycl ist ▁who ▁receives ▁one ▁point . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁this ▁was ▁changed ▁so ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁three ▁levels ▁of ▁stages , ▁each ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁point ▁classification ▁scheme . ▁The ▁first ▁level , ▁pres umably ▁the ▁flat ▁stages , ▁will ▁award