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"King of the Mountain" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, released in 1990 as the third single from their seventh studio album, Blue Sky Mining (1990). It peaked at No. 25 on the Australian Singles Chart, No. 3 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and No. 20 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.
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, ...
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 ]
The famous polka dot jersey is worn by the King of the Mountains and there are KoM points to be won at the top of every categorised climb, with the biggest rewards saved for the hardest ascents ...
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 king asleep in mountain (D 1960.2 in Stith Thompson's motif index system) [1] is a prominent folklore trope found in many folktales and legends. Thompson termed it as the Kyffhäuser type. [ 2 ] Some other designations are king in the mountain , king under the mountain , sleeping hero , or Bergentrückung ("mountain rapture").
The Le Roi des montagnes ("The king of the mountains") is a French-language novel published in 1857 by Edmond About. [1] The work was translated into English by Mrs. C. [Carlton] A. Kingsbury for a 1897 a Rand McNally edition. [2]
King of the Mountain is a 1981 American action drama film starring Harry Hamlin, Joseph Bottoms, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Cox, Seymour Cassel and Dennis Hopper about a group that race their cars up and down Mulholland Drive for both money and prestige.