# Intermediate sprints classification in the Tour de France

The intermediate sprints classification, also known as the points chauds classification (French for "hot points"), was a secondary competition in the Tour de France that was contested between 1966 and 1989. From 1984 onwards, the leader was indicated by the red jersey.

## History

The classification began in 1966. Because the non-finish sprints also awarded points for the points classification, the intermediate sprints classification was considered redundant and removed from the Tour in 1989.

## Point distribution

| | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1986-1989 | 1st half | 6 | 4 | 2 | | |
| 1986-1989 | 2nd half | 15 | 10 | 5 | | |
| 1985 | stages 1-5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | |
| 1985 | stages 6-11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | |
| 1985 | stages 12-17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | | |
| 1985 | stages 18-22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | | |
| 1981-1984 | all stages | 8 | 5 | 3 | | |
| 1980 | all stages | 5 | 3 | 2 | | |
| 1968, 1971-1979 | all stages | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | all stages | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1966-1967 | all stages | 3 | 2 | 1 | | |
* ↑ 1986: stage 1-12 1987: stage 1-12 1988: stage 1-10 1989: stage 1-8
* ↑ 1986: stage 13-25 1987: stage 13-25 1988: stage 11-22 1989: stage 9-20

## Intermediate sprints classification results

Intermediate sprints classification podiums by year :
| Year | First place | First place | Second place | Second place | Third place | Third place | Ref |
| Year | Rider | Points | Rider | Points | Rider | Points | Ref |
| 1966 | Guido Neri (ITA) | 19 | André Darrigade (FRA) | 12 | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) | 10 | |
| 1967 | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) | 20 | Christian Raymond (FRA) | 16 | Roger Milliot (FRA) | 13 | |
| 1968 | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) | 59 | Michael Wright (GBR) | 45 | Barry Hoban (GBR) | 43 | |
| 1969 | Eric Leman (BEL) | 53 | Michael Wright (GBR) | 46 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | 43 | |
| 1970 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | 67 | Giancarlo Polidori (ITA) | 48 | Jaak De Boever (BEL) | 22 | |
| 1971 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | 52 | Jos van der Vleuten (NED) | 35 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | 34 | |
| 1972 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | 61 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | 48 | Barry Hoban (GBR) | 38 | |
| 1973 | Marc Demeyer (BEL) | 105 | Barry Hoban (GBR) | 70 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | 60 | |
| 1974 | Barry Hoban (GBR) | 132 | Gerben Karstens (NED) | 110 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | 92 | |
| 1975 | Marc Demeyer (BEL) | 77 | Barry Hoban (GBR) | 47 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | 35 | |
| 1976 | Robert Mintkiewicz (FRA) | 54 | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | 37 | Marcello Osler (ITA) | 24 | |
| 1977 | Pierre-Raymond Villemiane (FRA) | 73 | Giacinto Santambrogio (ITA) | 49 | Jacques Esclassan (FRA) | 32 | |
| 1978 | Jacques Bossis (FRA) | 95 | Philippe Tesnière (FRA) | 60 | Pierre-Raymond Villemiane (FRA) | 52 | |
| 1979 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | 92 | Pierre-Raymond Villemiane (FRA) | 83 | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | 52 | |
| 1980 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL) | 79 | Jean-Louis Gauthier (FRA) | 45 | Ludo Peeters (BEL) | 31 | |
| 1981 | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | 131 | William Tackaert (BEL) | 106 | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | 61 | |
| 1982 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | 187 | Phil Anderson (AUS) | 87 | Daniel Willems (BEL) | 80 | |
| 1983 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | 151 | Pierre Le Bigaut (FRA) | 77 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | 54 | |
| 1984 | Jacques Hanegraaf (NED) | 155 | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | 52 | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | 51 | |
| 1985 | Jozef Lieckens (BEL) | 162 | Eduardo Chozas (ESP) | 67 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | 59 | |
| 1986 | Gerrit Solleveld (NED) | 305 | Dirk De Wolf (BEL) | 170 | Dominique Arnaud (FRA) | 145 | |
| 1987 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) | 249 | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) | 178 | Régis Clère (FRA) | 142 | |
| 1988 | Frans Maassen (NED) | 276 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | 214 | Johnny Weltz (DEN) | 64 | |
| 1989 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | 131 | Steven Rooks (NED) | 80 | Valerio Tebaldi (ITA) | 80 | |

## Sponsorship

1984-1989: Catch
1980-1983: Talbot
1977-1979: Simca
1966-1976: Miko