Combativity award in the Tour de France
The combativity award is a prize given in the Tour de France for the most combative rider overall during the race. Historically, it favored constant attackers as it was based on the distance spent in a breakaway, included winning checkpoints and outright stage wins. Today, the winner is chosen by a jury. Besides the overall winner, the jury also awards a combativity award to the most aggressive rider at the end of each stage, with this rider allowed to wear a golden number the following race day.
| Sport | Road bicycle racing |
|---|---|
| Competition | Tour de France |
| Awarded for | Most aggressive rider |
| Local name | Le Prix de la combativité (French) |
| History | |
| First award | 1952 |
| Editions | 70 known (as of 2022) |
| First winner | Wout Wagtmans (NED) |
| Most wins | Eddy Merckx (BEL)
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| Most recent | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) |
The 1981 Tour de France marked the last time the winner of the general classification also won the combativity award.
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