King Of The Mountains Jersey Tour De France
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King of the mountains jersey tour de france. In 1969 eddy merckx won the yellow jersey the green jersey and the. Two riders have won the king of the mountains in the tour de france six times. The leader of the classification is named the king of the mountains and since 1975 wears the polka dot jersey french.
Is formed by mountains even more difficult than those of the number 1 category. In the tour a colored jersey is generally associated with each prize and the current holder of the prize is required to wear the jersey when racing. Authentic high performance le coq sportif tour de france king of the mountains polka dot cycling jersey for a gift or a souvenir of the tour de france.
The 2019 tour de france will see 160 riders compete for the famous yellow jersey or. The green jersey at the tour de france is often a matter of consistency and regular placings on stages. Andy schleck and jan ullrich both won the white jersey three times and share the record.
Federico bahamontes and lucien van impe while richard virenque holds the record with seven wins. Gino bartali holds the record for the giro d italia also with seven wins while josé luis laguía has won the vuelta equivalent five times. The mountains classification is a secondary competition in the tour de france that started in 1933 it is given to the rider that gains the most points for reaching mountain summits first.
Polka dot king of the mountains classification leader. King of the mountains. The harder the climb the higher the number of points are on offer and more riders are rewarded.
Tour de france jerseys. The mountains jersey however requires dramatic heroic attacks on the hardest stages of. Maillot à pois rouges a white jersey with red polka dots.
He won the polka dot jersey 4 times in a row from 1994 1997 and added a further three jerseys in 1999 2003 and 2004. Joaquim rodriguez climbing to the finish to regain control of the king of the mountains polka dot jersey during the 2014 tour de france. Mountains classification winners of the grand tours.
Richard virenque is the king of the mountains in the tour de france. This exceptional item is not just a cycling jersey it is the replica of the original coq sportif king of the mountains jersey worn every year by the best climber in le tour de france. The biggest prize in cycling is the famous yellow jersey of the tour de france.
Jerseys of the tour de france. Points are awarded at the top of categorised climbs which are graded from the hardest hors categorie to the easiest 4th category.
