Criticism of The System
In recent years, the system has had some criticism. Six-time winner Lucien Van Impe said that the mountain jersey has been devalued, because it goes to cyclists who have no hope to win the general classification so are allowed to escape and gather points in breakaways. This tactic was started by cyclists such asLaurent Jalabert and Richard Virenque, but according to Van Impe, they were really able to climb. Van Impe has proposed to award time bonuses, which may heat up the battle.
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