Points System

Points Awarded After Each Stage (Except Stage 1 - Team Time Trial)

The below-mentioned points will be awarded after EVERY STAGE of the Vuelta a España 2004, the final leg included, but the opening Team Time Trial of course. The "Points Classification", "Mountains Classification" and "Combined Classification" related points will be awarded only STARTING FROM Stage 1 (Sunday, September the 5th). Just the Stage and Overall Ranking Points will be awarded after the Vuelta's opening TTT instead!!!

Riders - Points

* Stage Classification
(Rider's Stage Result - Points awarded):
1: 30 points
2: 20 points
3: 16 points
4: 13 points
5: 10 points
6: 8 points
7: 6 points
8: 4 points
9: 2 points
10: 1 point

* Overall Ranking - Gold Jersey - Jersey Oro
(Rider's position at the end of the Stage - Points awarded):
1: 8 points
2: 5 points
3: 2 points

* Points Classification / "Puntos"
(Rider's place at the end of the Stage - Points awarded):
1: 5 points
2: 2 points
3: 1 point

These points, besides being part of the Overall Score of the Top 3 riders, and all Virtual Teams featuring them, also count for the lesser Point Classification, whose winner gets ... as prize.

* KOM - Mountains Classification / "Montaña"
(Rider's place at the end of the Stage - Points awarded):
1: 7 points
2: 3 points
3: 1 point

These points, besides being part of the Overall Score of the Top 3 riders, and all Virtual Teams featuring them, also count for the lesser, KOM Classification, whose winner gets ... as prize.

* Combined Classification / "Combinada"
(Rider's position at the end of the Stage - Points awarded):
1: 6 points

Total: 150 points

Trade Team Points

* Stage Winner's Team - 8 points
* Overall Ranking Leader's (Gold Jersey's) Team - 6 points
* Leader of the Trade Teams' Classification - 6 points

Total: 20 points

Point Bonus for Virtual Teams

Besides earning points from the daily results of their selected Riders and Trade Teams, Fantasy Game players are awarded more points due to their results in each "Virtual Stage". Just like actual riders are often awarded time bonuses when they get into the stage Top 3 places in real races, so Virtual Teams will earn additional "Bonus Points" in case they manage a Top 3 finish in any "Virtual Leg", Team Time Trial included, of this game.

- 1st: The winner of each "virtual stage" gets 25 additional points.
- 2nd: The runner-up (second place finisher) in every stage is awarded 10 further points.
- 3rd: The stage third place finisher gains 5 more points.

Points Awarded after the Team Time Trial (Stage 1 - Saturday, September 4th)

The Vuelta's opening stage, the 27.7-km. TTT (León-León) set to take place in the first day of the event, features its own scoring system. Indeed, Stage 1 Points will be awarded as follows:

To Trade Teams:

Stage Ranking:
(Trade Team's Ranking in the Stage - Points awarded):
1: 45 points
2: 35 points
3: 30 points
4: 25 points
5: 21 points
6: 18 points
7: 15 points
8: 13 points
9: 11 points
10: 9 points
11: 7 points
12: 5 points
13: 3 points
14: 2 points
15: 1 point

Total: 240 points

Other Rankings

* Overall Ranking Leader's (Gold Jersey's) Team - 5 points
* Leader in the Trade Teams Classification - 5 points

Total: 10 points

To Riders

Overall Ranking - Gold Jersey - Jersey Oro
(Rider's overall position after the Stage - Points awarded):
1: 9 points
2: 5 points
3: 3 points
4: 2 points
5: 1 point

Total: 20 points

Points Awarded at the End of the Vuelta

The following points will be awarded only at the end of the 2004 Vuelta (Sunday, September 26th), based on the final standings of each of the below-mentioned competitions. They are not part of any stage score, but are part of the final overall score of any Riders, Trade Teams and Virtual Teams that earn team.

Rider Points

* Overall Ranking - Gold Jersey - Jersey Oro
(Rider's final overall placing - Points awarded):
1: 40 points
2: 30 points
3: 23 points
4: 20 points
5: 17 points
6: 15 points
7: 13 points
8: 11 points
9: 9 points
10: 7 points
11: 5 points
12: 4 points
13: 3 points
14: 2 points
15: 1 point

* Points Classification / "Regularidad"
(Rider's final overall placing - Points awarded):
1: 9 points
2: 5 points
3: 3 points
4: 2 points
5: 1 point

These points, besides being part of the Overall Score of the Top 3 riders, and all Virtual Teams featuring them, also count for the lesser, Points Classification, whose winner gets ... as prize.

* KOM - Mountains Classification / "Montaña"
(Rider's final overall placing - Points awarded):
1: 9 points
2: 5 points
3: 3 points
4: 2 points
5: 1 point

These points, besides being part of the Overall Score of the Top 3 riders, and all Virtual Teams featuring them, also count for the lesser, KOM Classification, whose winner gets ... as prize.

* Combined Classification / "Combinada"
(Rider's final overall placing - Points awarded):
1: 6 points
2: 3 points
3: 1 point

Total: 250 points

Trade Team Points

* Trade Teams - Final Classification
(Trade Team's final overall placing - Points awarded):
1: 14 points
2: 9 points
3: 6 points
4: 3 points
5: 1 point

* TRADE TEAM of the 2003 Vuelta OVERALL WINNER: 8 points
* TRADE TEAM of the 2003 Vuelta SECOND-PLACED RIDER: 4 points
* TRADE TEAM of the 2003 Vuelta THIRD-PLACED RIDER: 2 points
* TRADE TEAM of the POINT CLASSIFICATION WINNER: 5 points
* TRADE TEAM of the KOM CLASSIFICATION WINNER: 5 points
* TRADE TEAM of the COMBINED CLASSIFICATION WINNER: 3 points

Total: 60 points

Very Important!

Any rider who should fail an anti-doping test (or being excluded from the Vuelta because of doping-related reasons, just like it happened in the 2002 Giro d'Italia) DURING the race will immediately LOSE ALL of his POINTS in the Riders Ranking.(His TRADE Team will not be punished in the Trade Teams Classification though). This sanction wouldn't apply to riders disqualified due to disciplinary reasons, like Francesco Casagrande in the same 2002 Tour of Italy.

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