The overall standings in a bicycle stage race, based on a rider's total elapsed time in all stages of the race with the lowest time being the leader.

A competition held as part of a cycling stage race in which the riders are awarded points depending on how high they finish in each of the separate stages. The leader in the competition wears a special points jersey.

A competition held as part of a cycle race in which the riders are awarded points for being among the first few to pass certain pre-selected sprint points along the course. The leader (or winner) in the competition wears a special sprints jersey.

plural of classification scheme

A scheme for the ordering of things such as stellar objects, minerals, forms of life, or personality types according to characteristics that are discernible and testable by scientific methods.

(library studies) A proprietary library classification system that allows new books to be added to a library in their appropriate location based on subject.

A standard North Atlantic Treaty Organization system in which a route and aircraft, bridge, or raft is assigned class number(s) representing the load it can carry; vehicles are also assigned class number(s) indicating the maximum class of route, bridge, or raft they are authorized to use.