PMU ends backing of Tour de France points title

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The green jersey winner of 2014, Peter Sagan (Cannondale) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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In comparison to his later outfits, this green jersey combo in 1995 was subtle for Mario Cipollini (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

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Thanks to his win Gilbert also too the green points jersey (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

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Vincenzo Nibali with green jersey holder Peter Sagan (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Tour de France organiser ASO is searching for a new backer for the green-jersey points competition following PMU's decision to end its 25-year relationship with the race. The French betting company told ASO of its plan prior to the start of this year's race. No replacement sponsor has yet been announced.

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Peter Cossins

Peter Cossins has written about professional cycling since 1993 and is a contributing editor to Procycling. He is the author of The Monuments: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races (Bloomsbury, March 2014) and has translated Christophe Bassons' autobiography, A Clean Break (Bloomsbury, July 2014).

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