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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 ...
While Virenque was bettered by Laurent Jalabert in the 2001 and 2002 Tour de France for the King of the Mountains competition, he won his sixth mountains classification in 2003 to tie with Federico Bahamontes and Lucien Van Impe. His day-long breakaway also saw him wear the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.
These time bonuses were later removed, but the King of the Mountain recognition remained. [7] Although the best climber was first recognised in 1933, the distinctive jersey was not introduced until 1975, as the sponsor, Chocolat Poulain , wanted to enhance the visibility of the jersey in the peloton. [ 8 ]
Ahead of the Tour de France, Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) made headlines for something stereotypically unexpected in cycling.In preparation for this year of racing, the 28-year-old ...
Who is winning the race for the yellow, green, polka dot and white jerseys?
Tour de Georgia, 3x King of the Mountains Jason McCartney (born September 3, 1973 in Honolulu ) is an American former professional road racing cyclist , who rode professionally between 1999 and 2013 for seven different teams.
The last type of climber is the breakaway specialist who can ride aggressively with many attacks and sustain their lead over ascents, descents, and flats. Famous examples include Laurent Jalabert and Richard Virenque both of whom earned their King of the Mountains jerseys in the Tour de France by day-long breakaways amassing points at every ...
York won the "King of the Mountains" competition in the 1984 Tour de France and finished fourth overall. This success was the first time a British rider won a major Tour classification, [ a ] and was unsurpassed as the highest Tour finish for a Briton for over 20 years until Bradley Wiggins was retrospectively placed third in the 2009 Tour de ...