The polka-dot jersey changed hands briefly today, passed from Jerome Pineau to Anthony Charteau, even though they were tied at 85 points at the start of today's stage. Charteau got the bulk of his points from a 40 point bomb after winning the H'or Categorie (HC above categorization) summit of the Col de la Madeleine on Stage 9. HC climbs award 20 points for the KOM competition, but the last climb of the day gets a double bonus. If these two riders were tied, why didn't Pineau get to keep the jersey, as he was already wearing it? The tie-breaker for KOM points is based on the categories of climbs won, with the highest number of highest classification deciding the winner. Since Charteau won an HC climb, and Pineau had not, the tie went to Charteau. Pineau got the polka-dot jersey back at the end of today's stage though, by beating Charteau up the 1st category climb to snag 7th place, which then gave Pineau a one point lead as King of the Mountains.
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