King of the Mountains

{{short description|Cycling race award for best climber}} {{Redirect|Queen of the Mountains|the 2014 Kyrgyz film|Queen of the Mountains (film)|19th century French novel|Le Roi des montagnes}} {{Infobox Sports award | name = King of the Mountains / Queen of the Mountains | image = 2021 SLT Weert podium Alison Jackson polkadot jersey.jpg | caption = A polkadot cycling jersey worn by Queen of the Mountains: Alison Jackson | sport = Road bicycle racing | competition = {{Plainlist| * Tour de France * Giro d'Italia * Vuelta a España * Most Stage races}} | discipline = | givenfor = Climbing specialists | english = | localnames = {{Plainlist| * {{native name|fr|Le Roi des montagnes|nolink=on}} * {{native name|it|Gran Premio della Montagna|nolink=on}} * {{native name|es|Gran Premio de la montaña|nolink=on}}}} | nickname = | first =  | number =  | firstwinner =  | mostwins = }} The '''King of the Mountains''' (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, '''Queen of the Mountains''' (QoM) is used.

While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest position over several designated climbs in a single-day road race, it is more usually applied to stage races (for example, the Grand Tours, Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a España) where points are accumulated over the duration of the whole race.

In the Tour de France, where it is officially known as the Mountains classification, at the top of each significant climb, points are awarded to the riders who are first over the top. The climbs are categorised from 1 (most difficult) to 4 (least difficult) based on their steepness and length. A fifth category, called ''Hors catégorie'' (outside category) applies to mountains rated even more severe than first category. Similar ratings apply to climbs in the other major Tours.

In the Tour de France, the leader in the mountains competition wears a distinctive polka dot jersey (French: ''maillot à pois rouges''). Although the King of the Mountains was first recognised in the 1933 Tour de France, the distinctive jersey was not introduced until 1975. In the Giro, the King of the Mountains leader wore a green jersey until 2011; in 2012, the jersey changed to blue at the behest of the corporate sponsor of the mountains classification. In the Vuelta several jersey designs have been used, but since 2010 it has been white with blue polka dots.

Additionally, King or Queen of the Mountains can also apply to the highest ranked user in certain activities tracked by services such as Strava.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wynn|first=Nigel|date=2017-01-16|title=How to take a Strava KOM|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/training/take-strava-kom-142795|access-date=2021-06-06|website=cyclingweekly.com|publisher=Cycling Weekly}}</ref>

== Mountains classification winners of the Grand Tours ==

=== Winners by year === {| class="wikitable nowrap" style="font-size:90%; width: 33em;" ! colspan="2" |Legend |- | style="background: #ffffe8" | | Rider also won General classification |- | style="background: #b1f0be | | Rider also won General and Points classification |- | style="background: #f5b8b5 | | Rider also won General and Young Rider classification |- | style="background: #f5c4e3 | | Rider also won Young Rider classification |- |} {{sticky-header}} {| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" !Year<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/cycling.htm Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España]. Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-13.</ref> !{{cjersey|blue}} Giro d'Italia !{{cjersey|polkadot}} Tour de France !{{cjersey|blue polkadot}} Vuelta a España |- |1933 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Alfredo Binda|ITA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Vicente Trueba|ESP}} (1/1) || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| ''Race not held'' |- |1934 | {{flagathlete|Remo Bertoni|ITA}} (1/1) | {{flagathlete|René Vietto|FRA}} (1/1) |- |1935 || {{flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}} (1/9) || {{flagathlete|Félicien Vervaecke|BEL}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Edoardo Molinar|ITA}} (1/1) |- |1936 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}} (2/9) || {{flagathlete|Julián Berrendero|ESP}} (1/3) || {{flagathlete|Salvador Molina|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1937 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}} (3/9) || {{flagathlete|Félicien Vervaecke|BEL}} (2/2) || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| ''Race not held'' |- |1938 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Giovanni Valetti|ITA}} (1/1) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}} (4/9) |- |1939 || {{flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}} (5/9) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Sylvere Maes|BEL}} (1/1) |- |1940 || {{flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}} (6/9) || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7"| ''Race not held'' |- |1941 || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| ''Race not held'' || {{flagathlete|Fermín Trueba|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1942 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Julián Berrendero|ESP}} (2/3) |- |1943 || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| ''Race not held'' |- |1944 |- |1945 || {{flagathlete|Julián Berrendero|ESP}} (3/3) |- |1946 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}} (7/9) || {{flagathlete|Emilio Rodríguez|ESP}} (1/3) |- |1947 || {{flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}} (8/9) || {{flagathlete|Pierre Brambilla|ITA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Emilio Rodríguez|ESP}} (2/3) |- |1948 || {{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}} (1/5) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}} (9/9) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Bernardo Ruiz|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1949 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}} (2/5) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}} (3/5) | style="text-align:center;" | ''Race not held'' |- |1950 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Hugo Koblet|SUI}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Louison Bobet|FRA}} (1/2) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Emilio Rodríguez|ESP}} (3/3) |- |1951 || {{flagathlete|Louison Bobet|FRA}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Raphaël Géminiani|FRA}} (1/3) || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| ''Race not held'' |- |1952 || {{flagathlete|Raphaël Géminiani|FRA}} (2/3) || style="background: #ffffe8" |{{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}} (4/5) |- |1953 || {{flagathlete|Pasquale Fornara|ITA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Jesús Loroño|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1954 || {{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}} (5/5) || {{flagathlete|Federico Bahamontes|ESP}} (1/9) |- |1955 || {{flagathlete|Gastone Nencini|ITA}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Charly Gaul|LUX}} (1/4) || {{flagathlete|Giuseppe Buratti|ITA}} (1/1) |- |rowspan=2|1956 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Charly Gaul|LUX}} (2/4) ||rowspan=2| {{flagathlete|Charly Gaul|LUX}} (3/4)||rowspan=2| {{flagathlete|Nino Defilippis|ITA}} (1/1) |- |{{flagathlete|Federico Bahamontes|ESP}} (2/9) |- |1957 ||{{flagathlete|Raphaël Géminiani|FRA}} (3/3) || {{flagathlete|Gastone Nencini|ITA}} (2/2)|| {{flagathlete|Federico Bahamontes|ESP}} (3/9) |- |1958 || {{flagathlete|Jean Brankart|BEL}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Federico Bahamontes|ESP}} (5/9) || {{flagathlete|Federico Bahamontes|ESP}} (4/9) |- |1959 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Charly Gaul|LUX}} (4/4) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Federico Bahamontes|ESP}} (6/9) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Antonio Suárez|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1960 || {{flagathlete|Rik Van Looy|BEL}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Imerio Massignan|ITA}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Antonio Karmany|ESP}} (1/3) |- |1961 || {{flagathlete|Vito Taccone|ITA}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Imerio Massignan|ITA}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Antonio Karmany|ESP}} (2/3) |- |1962 || {{flagathlete|Angelino Soler|ESP}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Federico Bahamontes|ESP}} (7/9) || {{flagathlete|Antonio Karmany|ESP}} (3/3) |- |1963 || {{flagathlete|Vito Taccone|ITA}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Federico Bahamontes|ESP}} (8/9)|| {{flagathlete|Julio Jiménez|ESP}} (1/6) |- |1964 || {{flagathlete|Franco Bitossi|ITA}} (1/3) || {{flagathlete|Federico Bahamontes|ESP}} (9/9) || {{flagathlete|Julio Jiménez|ESP}} (2/6) |- |1965 || {{flagathlete|Franco Bitossi|ITA}} (2/3) || {{flagathlete|Julio Jiménez|ESP}} (4/6) || {{flagathlete|Julio Jiménez|ESP}} (3/6) |- |1966 || {{flagathlete|Franco Bitossi|ITA}} (3/3) || {{flagathlete|Julio Jiménez|ESP}} (5/6) || {{flagathlete|Gregorio San Miguel|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1967 || {{flagathlete|Aurelio Gonzales|ESP}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Julio Jiménez|ESP}} (6/6) || {{flagathlete|Mariano Díaz|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1968 || style="background: #b1f0be | {{flagathlete|Eddy Merckx|BEL}} (1/3) || {{flagathlete|Aurelio Gonzales|ESP}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Francisco Gabica|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1969 || {{flagathlete|Claudio Michelotto|ITA}} (1/1) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Eddy Merckx|BEL}} (2/3) || {{flagathlete|Luis Ocaña|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1970 || {{flagathlete|Martin Vandenbossche|BEL}} (1/1) || style="background: #b1f0be | {{flagathlete|Eddy Merckx|BEL}} (3/3) || {{flagathlete|Agustín Tamames|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1971 || {{flagathlete|José Manuel Fuente|ESP}} (1/4) || {{flagathlete|Lucien Van Impe|BEL}} (1/8) || {{flagathlete|Joop Zoetemelk|NED}} (1/1) |- |1972 || {{flagathlete|José Manuel Fuente|ESP}} (2/4) || {{flagathlete|Lucien Van Impe|BEL}} (2/8) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|José Manuel Fuente|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1973 || {{flagathlete|José Manuel Fuente|ESP}} (3/4) || {{flagathlete|Pedro Torres|ESP}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|José Luis Abilleira|ESP}} (1/2) |- |1974 || {{flagathlete|José Manuel Fuente|ESP}} (4/4) || {{flagathlete|Domingo Perurena|ESP}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|José Luis Abilleira|ESP}} (2/2) |- |rowspan=2|1975 || {{flagathlete|Francisco Galdós|ESP}} (1/1) ||rowspan=2| {{flagathlete|Lucien Van Impe|BEL}} (3/8) ||rowspan=2| {{flagathlete|Andrés Oliva|ESP}} (1/5) |- |{{flagathlete|Andrés Oliva|ESP}} (2/5) |- |1976 || {{flagathlete|Andrés Oliva|ESP}} (4/5) || {{flagathlete|Giancarlo Bellini|ITA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Andrés Oliva|ESP}} (3/5) |- |1977 || {{flagathlete|Faustino Fernández Oviés|ESP}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Lucien Van Impe|BEL}} (4/8) || {{flagathlete|Pedro Torres|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1978 || {{flagathlete|Ueli Sutter|SUI}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Mariano Martínez|FRA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Andrés Oliva|ESP}} (5/5) |- |1979 || {{flagathlete|Claudio Bortolotto|ITA}} (1/3) || {{flagathlete|Giovanni Battaglin|ITA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Felipe Yáñez|ESP}} (1/2) |- |1980 || {{flagathlete|Claudio Bortolotto|ITA}} (2/3) || {{flagathlete|Raymond Martin|FRA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Juan Fernández|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1981 || {{flagathlete|Claudio Bortolotto|ITA}} (3/3) || {{flagathlete|Lucien Van Impe|BEL}} (5/8) || {{flagathlete|José Luis Laguía|ESP}} (1/5) |- |1982 || {{flagathlete|Lucien Van Impe|BEL}} (6/8) || {{flagathlete|Bernard Vallet|FRA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|José Luis Laguía|ESP}} (2/5) |- |1983 || {{flagathlete|Lucien Van Impe|BEL}} (7/8) || {{flagathlete|Lucien Van Impe|BEL}} (8/8) || {{flagathlete|José Luis Laguía|ESP}} (3/5) |- |1984 || {{flagathlete|Laurent Fignon|FRA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Robert Millar|GBR}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Felipe Yáñez|ESP}} (2/2) |- |1985 || {{flagathlete|José Luis Navarro|ESP}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Luis Herrera|COL}} (1/5) || {{flagathlete|José Luis Laguía|ESP}} (4/5) |- |1986 || {{flagathlete|Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez|ESP}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Bernard Hinault|FRA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|José Luis Laguía|ESP}} (5/5) |- |1987 || {{flagathlete|Robert Millar|GBR}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Luis Herrera|COL}} (3/5) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Luis Herrera|COL}} (2/5) |- |1988 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Andrew Hampsten|USA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Steven Rooks|NED}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Álvaro Pino|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1989 || {{flagathlete|Luis Herrera|COL}} (4/5) || {{flagathlete|Gert-Jan Theunisse|NED}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Óscar Vargas|COL}} (1/1) |- |1990 || {{flagathlete|Claudio Chiappucci|ITA}} (1/5) || {{flagathlete|Thierry Claveyrolat|FRA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|José Martín Farfán|COL}} (1/1) |- |1991 || {{flagathlete|Iñaki Gastón|ESP}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Claudio Chiappucci|ITA}} (2/5) || {{flagathlete|Luis Herrera|COL}} (5/5) |- |1992 || {{flagathlete|Claudio Chiappucci|ITA}} (3/5) || {{flagathlete|Claudio Chiappucci|ITA}} (4/5) || {{flagathlete|Carlos Hernández|ESP}} (1/1) |- |1993 || {{flagathlete|Claudio Chiappucci|ITA}} (5/5) || {{flagathlete|Tony Rominger|SUI}} (2/3) || style="background: #b1f0be | {{flagathlete|Tony Rominger|SUI}} (1/3) |- |1994 || {{flagathlete|Pascal Richard|SUI}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}} (1/7) || {{flagathlete|Luc Leblanc |FRA}} (1/1) |- |1995 || {{flagathlete|Mariano Piccoli|ITA}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}} (2/7) || style="background: #b1f0be | {{flagathlete|Laurent Jalabert|FRA}} (1/3) |- |1996 || {{flagathlete|Mariano Piccoli|ITA}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}} (3/7) || {{flagathlete|Tony Rominger|SUI}} (3/3) |- |1997 || {{flagathlete|José Jaime González|COL}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}} (4/7) || {{flagathlete|José María Jiménez|ESP}} (1/4) |- |1998 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Marco Pantani|ITA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Christophe Rinero|FRA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|José María Jiménez|ESP}} (2/4) |- |1999 || {{flagathlete|José Jaime González|COL}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}} (5/7) || {{flagathlete|José María Jiménez|ESP}} (3/4) |- |2000 || {{flagathlete|Francesco Casagrande|ITA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Santiago Botero|COL}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Carlos Sastre|ESP}} (1/2) |- |2001 || {{flagathlete|Fredy González|COL}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Laurent Jalabert|FRA}} (2/3) || {{flagathlete|José María Jiménez|ESP}} (4/4) |- |2002 || {{flagathlete|Julio Perez Cuapio|MEX}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Laurent Jalabert|FRA}} (3/3) || {{flagathlete|Aitor Osa|ESP}} (1/1) |- |2003 || {{flagathlete|Fredy González|COL}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}} (6/7) || {{flagathlete|Félix Cárdenas|COL}} (1/2) |- |2004 || {{flagathlete|Fabian Wegmann|GER}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}} (7/7) || {{flagathlete|Félix Cárdenas|COL}} (2/2) |- |2005 || {{flagathlete|José Rujano Guillén|VEN}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Michael Rasmussen|DEN}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}} (1/1) |- |2006 || {{flagathlete|Juan Manuel Gárate|ESP}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Michael Rasmussen|DEN}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Egoi Martínez|ESP}} (1/2) |- |2007 || {{flagathlete|Leonardo Piepoli|ITA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Mauricio Soler|COL}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Denis Menchov|RUS}} (1/1) |- |2008 || {{flagathlete|Emanuele Sella|ITA}} (1/1) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Carlos Sastre|ESP}}{{ref label|Kohl|B|b}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|David Moncoutié|FRA}} (1/4) |- |2009 || {{flagathlete|Stefano Garzelli|ITA}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Egoi Martínez|ESP}}{{ref label|Pellizotti|A|a}} (2/2) ||{{flagathlete|David Moncoutié|FRA}} (2/4) |- |2010 || {{flagathlete|Matthew Lloyd|AUS}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Anthony Charteau|FRA}} (1/1) ||{{flagathlete|David Moncoutié|FRA}} (3/4) |- |2011 || {{flagathlete|Stefano Garzelli|ITA}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} (1/1) ||{{flagathlete|David Moncoutié|FRA}} (4/4) |- |2012 || {{flagathlete|Matteo Rabottini|ITA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Thomas Voeckler|FRA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Simon Clarke|AUS}} (1/1) |- |2013 || {{flagathlete|Stefano Pirazzi|ITA}} (1/1) || style="background: #f5c4e3 | {{flagathlete|Nairo Quintana|COL}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Nicolas Edet|FRA}} (1/1) |- |2014 ||{{flagathlete|Julián Arredondo|COL}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Rafał Majka|POL}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Luis León Sánchez|ESP}} (1/1) |- |2015 || {{flagathlete|Giovanni Visconti|ITA}} (1/1) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Chris Froome|GBR}} (1/2) ||{{flagathlete|Omar Fraile|ESP}} (1/2) |- |2016 || {{flagathlete|Mikel Nieve|ESP}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Rafał Majka|POL}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Omar Fraile|ESP}} (2/2) |- |2017 || {{flagathlete|Mikel Landa|ESP}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Warren Barguil|FRA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Davide Villella|ITA}} (1/1) |- |2018 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Chris Froome|GBR}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Julian Alaphilippe|FRA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Thomas De Gendt|BEL}} (1/1) |- |2019 || {{flagathlete|Giulio Ciccone|ITA}} (1/2) || {{flagathlete|Romain Bardet|FRA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Geoffrey Bouchard|FRA}} (1/2) |- |2020 || {{flagathlete|Ruben Guerreiro|POR}} (1/1) || style="background: #f5b8b5 | {{flagathlete|Tadej Pogačar|SLO}} (1/4) || {{flagathlete|Guillaume Martin|FRA}} (1/1) |- |2021 || {{flagathlete|Geoffrey Bouchard|FRA}} (2/2) || style="background: #f5b8b5 | {{flagathlete|Tadej Pogačar|SLO}} (2/4) || {{flagathlete|Michael Storer|AUS}} (1/1) |- |2022 || {{flagathlete|Koen Bouwman|NED}} (1/1) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Jonas Vingegaard|DEN}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Richard Carapaz|ECU}} (1/2) |- |2023 || {{flagathlete|Thibaut Pinot|FRA}} (1/1) || {{flagathlete|Giulio Ciccone|ITA}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Remco Evenepoel|BEL}} (1/1) |- |2024 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Tadej Pogačar|SLO}} (3/4) || {{flagathlete|Richard Carapaz|ECU}} (2/2) || {{flagathlete|Jay Vine|AUS}} (1/2) |- |2025 || {{flagathlete|Lorenzo Fortunato|ITA}} (1/1) || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|Tadej Pogačar|SLO}} (4/4) || {{flagathlete|Jay Vine|AUS}} (2/2) |- !Year !{{cjersey|blue}} Giro d'Italia !{{cjersey|polkadot}} Tour de France !{{cjersey|blue polkadot}} Vuelta a España |} ;Notes {{reflist|group="Notes"}}

A. {{note label|Petacchi|A|a}} Franco Pellizotti was the Mountains leader but later had his results removed after his biological passport indicated irregular values, but the classification has not been remade yet. Egoi Martínez was ranked second and later declared winner. B. {{note label|Kohl|B|b}} Bernhard Kohl was the Mountains leader but later had his results removed after a positive test for MIRCERA and admission to the use of doping. Carlos Sastre was ranked second and later declared winner.<ref>[http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_06.pdf Official history of the Tour, see pages 117 and 123] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711021351/http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_06.pdf |date=2009-07-11 }}</ref>

=== Most wins === Two riders have won the "King of the Mountains" in the Tour de France six times: Federico Bahamontes (Spain) and Lucien Van Impe (Belgium), while Richard Virenque (France) 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.

{| class="wikitable sortable" !Rank !Rider !Total !Giro !Tour !Vuelta |- | rowspan=2|1 | {{nowrap|{{flag icon|ESP}} {{sortname|Federico|Bahamontes}}}} ! 9 | 1 (1956) | 6 (1954, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964) | 2 (1957, 1958) |- | {{flag icon|ITA}} {{sortname|Gino|Bartali}} ! 9 | 7 (1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947) | 2 (1938, 1948) | – |- | 3 | {{flag icon|BEL}} {{sortname|Lucien|Van Impe}} ! 8 | 2 (1982, 1983) | 6 (1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983) | – |- | 4 | {{flag icon|FRA}} {{sortname|Richard|Virenque}} ! 7 | – | 7 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004) | – |- | 5 | {{flag icon|ESP}} {{sortname|Julio|Jiménez|dab=cyclist}} ! 6 | – | 3 (1965, 1966, 1967) | 3 (1963, 1964, 1965) |- |rowspan=6|6 | {{flag icon|ITA}} {{sortname|Claudio|Chiappucci}} ! 5 | 3 (1990, 1992, 1993) | 2 (1991, 1992) | – |- | {{flag icon|ITA}} {{sortname|Fausto|Coppi}} ! 5 | 3 (1948, 1949, 1954) | 2 (1949, 1952) | – |- | {{flag icon|ESP}} {{sortname|José Manuel|Fuente}} ! 5 | 4 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974) | – | 1 (1972) |- | {{flag icon|COL}} {{sortname|Luis|Herrera|dab=cyclist}} ! 5 | 1 (1989) | 2 (1985, 1987) | 1 (1987) |- | {{flag icon|ESP}} {{sortname|José Luis|Laguía}} ! 5 | – | – | 5 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986) |- | {{flag icon|ESP}} {{sortname|Andrés|Oliva}} ! 5 | 2 (1975, 1976) | – | 3 (1975, 1976, 1978) |- |}

=== Career triples === No rider has won the "King of the Mountains" in all three Grand Tours in the same year. Only two riders, Federico Bahamontes and Luis Herrera, have won all three competitions in different years.

{| class="wikitable sortable" !Rider !Total !Giro !Tour !Vuelta |- |{{flagathlete|Federico Bahamontes|ESP}} ! 9 | 1 (1956) | 6 (1954, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964) | 2 (1957, 1958) |- |{{flagathlete|Luis Herrera|COL}} ! 5 | 1 (1989) | 2 (1985, 1987) | 2 (1987, 1991) |- |}

=== Natural doubles === Ten riders have won two mountains classifications in a single year:

{| class="wikitable !colspan=2|Giro d'Italia and Tour de France |- | 1949 | {{flag icon|ITA}} Fausto Coppi |- | 1956 | {{flag icon|LUX}} Charly Gaul |- | 1983 | {{flag icon|BEL}} Lucien Van Impe |- | 1992 | {{flag icon|ITA}} Claudio Chiappucci |- |}

{| class="wikitable !colspan=2|Tour de France and Vuelta a España |- | 1958 | {{flag icon|ESP}} Federico Bahamontes |- | 1965 | {{flag icon|ESP}} Julio Jiménez |- | 1987 | {{flag icon|COL}} Luis Herrera |- | 1993 | {{flag icon|SUI}} Tony Rominger |- |}

{| class="wikitable !colspan=2|Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España |- | 1972 | {{flag icon|ESP}} Manuel Fuente |- | 1975 | {{flag icon|ESP}} Andrés Oliva |- | 1976 | {{flag icon|ESP}} Andrés Oliva |- |}

==Days leading classification== In previous tours, sometimes a stage was broken in two (or three). "Days" column gives the number of times the cyclist was a classification leader at the end of the day. Numbers in brackets include split stages.

''after the end of 2025 Vuelta a España'' {| class="wikitable nowrap" style="font-size:90%; width: 33em;" ! colspan="2" |Legend |- | style="background: #ffd700" | | Current records |- | style="background: #ffefd5" | | Rider was leading in all Grand Tours |- | style="background: #b1f0be | | Rider was leading in all Grand Tours in one season |- |}

{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable" !scope=col|Rank

!scope=col|Rider !scope=col|Days !scope=col|Leading span !scope=col|Giro !scope=col|Tour !scope=col|Vuelta |- |1 !scope=row align=left width="210px" style="background: #b1f0be"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Federico Bahamontes |width="70px"|'''133''' (138) |align="center"|1954–1964 |width="60px"|'''34''' (35) |width="60px"|'''74''' (77) |width="60px"|'''25''' (26) |- |2 !scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Lucien Van Impe |'''112''' (123) |align="center"|1971–1983 |'''34''' (35) |'''78''' (88) |0 |- |3 !scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gino Bartali |'''98''' (113) |align="center"|1935–1948 |bgcolor="gold|'''73''' (83) |'''25''' (30) |0 |- |4 !scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Virenque |'''96''' |align="center"|1992–2004 |0 |bgcolor="gold|'''96''' |0 |- |5 !scope=row align=left style="background: #ffefd5"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Julio Jiménez |'''95''' (99) |align="center"|1961–1968 |'''25''' |'''40''' (43) |'''30''' (31) |- |6 !scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Merckx |'''92''' (97) |align="center"|1968–1976 |'''56''' (57) |'''36''' (40) |0 |- |7 !scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} José Luis Laguía |'''90''' (94) |align="center"|1981–1986 |0 |0 |bgcolor="gold"|'''90''' (94) |- |8 !scope=row align=left style="background: #ffefd5"|{{flagicon|ESP}} José Manuel Fuente |'''71''' (80) |align="center"|1971–1974 |'''46''' (50) |'''8''' (10) |'''17''' (20) |- |9 !scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} José Luis Abilleira |'''66''' (75) |align="center"|1973–1976 |0 |0 |'''66''' (75) |- |10 !scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Fausto Coppi |'''61''' |align="center"|1940–1954 |'''37''' |'''24''' |0 |- |11 !scope=row align=left style="background: #ffefd5"|{{flagicon|COL}} Luis Herrera |'''59''' (61) |align="center"|1985–1991 |'''8''' (9) |'''25''' (26) |'''26''' |- |12 !scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Julián Berrendero |'''55''' (62) |align="center"|1936–1947 |0 |'''9''' (13) |'''46''' (49) |- |13 !scope=row align=left style="background: #ffefd5"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Tony Rominger |'''55''' (56) |align="center"|1989–1996 |'''10''' |'''10''' |'''35''' (36) |- |}

Only four other riders were leading mountains classification in all three Grand Tours: Aurelio González Puente, Karsten Kroon, '''Tim Wellens''' and '''Jonas Vingegaard'''.

The rider with the most Grand Tour days on the top of the King of the Mountains classification in one season is Federico Bahamontes - 31 in 1958. José Manuel Fuente amassed a record 34 stages (including split stages) across 29 days as a KoM leader in one calendar year (1972).

== References == {{reflist}}

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