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The King of the Mountain is an annual mountain climb race held in Pomona, in the Australian state of Queensland and organised by the Cooroy-Pomona Lions Club.Since its first formal race in 1959 following a bet in the Railway Hotel in 1958, the race has become a local holiday involving the district schools and a carnival like atmosphere.
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.
King of the Mountain (race), an annual mountain race in Pomona, Queensland, Australia; King of the Mountain match, a professional wrestling match; King of the Mountains, a title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; Peter Brock or "King of the Mountain" (1945–2006), Australian motor racing driver
The highest climb in the race was the Cime de la Bonette-Restefond in the 1962 Tour de France, reaching 2802 m. [4] The highest mountain finish in the Tour was at the Col du Galibier in the 2011 edition. [5] Since 1905, the organising newspaper l'Auto named one cyclist of the Tour de France the meilleur grimpeur (best climber). [6]
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The most successful driver at Bathurst is Peter Brock, whose nine victories (1972, 1975, 1978–80, 1982–84 and 1987) earned him the nickname King of the Mountain. For this reason, rock band Midnight Oil would also play their song, "King of the Mountain" or the TV station broadcasting the race would play the song. Ironically, the song has ...
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