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The green jersey competition is a bit different because it's generally considered to be the sprinters' jersey, but is supposed to be awarded to the most consistent finisher (and we all know how consistent sprinters finish when the road goes uphill...) I guess sprinters end up usually winning it because on flat stages 99 out of 100 times you know it's going to end in a bunch sprint (sorta like today's stage), so it's the fast guys pulling out the lion's share of points. If someone like Freire could get on form for the mountain stages then you'd see more of an all-rounder pull out the green jersey, 'tho most folks consider him to be more of a sprinter.