Tour de France combativity award: how does it work?

The Tour de France has many prizes available, but it isn't all about the yellow, green, polka-dot and white jerseys. A red number is up for grabs as well

Ide Schelling take the red number as well as the polka dot jersey after stage one of the Tour de France 2021
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The Tour de France has many prizes available, but it isn't all about the yellow, green, polka-dot and white jerseys. A red number is up for grabs as well.

Every day a rider will be awarded with the 'most combative rider' award that usually goes to the rider who was the last man to be caught from the early breakaway or to a rider who has put in a top performance on that particular stage

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