In article .com,
"PiledHigher" wrote:

(snip)
Points awarded for the climbs ranges are as follows (from the 1990
race bible):

4th Category: 3 places: 5, 3, 1

3rd Category: 5 places: 10, 7, 5, 3, 1

2nd Category: 10 places: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1

1st Category: 12 places: 30, 26, 22, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1

Hors Category: 15 places: 40, 35, 30, 26, 22, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6,
4, 2, 1

Steepness also plays a factor in the rating. Most of the big climbs
in the Alps average 7-8% where the big climbs in the Pyrenees average
8-9%.


See page 16 of the Tour de France 'Regulations of the Race' for the
current points allocation for climbs:
http://www.letour.fr/2006/TDF/LIVE/docs/reglement_2006_us.pdf

A ripping yarn and a darn good read.

regards,
Darryl