Mountain classification (Tour de France)
The mountain classification of the Tour de France was first held at the Tour de France in 1933 under the name Grand Prix de la Montagne (French: Great Mountain Prize). The driver who collects the most points during all stages wins. The points are awarded for placement on classified climbs during the stage.
Dotted jersey
Since the Tour de France 1975 , the leader of the mountain classification has been wearing the red-dotted classification jersey ( French: maillot à pois rouges ) after a stage the next day .
The distinctive design of the dotted jersey is said to go back to the French chocolate manufacturer "Chocolat Poulain", who sold their chocolate in white paper with red dots and originally sponsored the mountain classification. Although the sponsor has since changed, the point look has been retained. Other sources question this as there is no evidence of such packaging.
Scoring
The mode of mountain scoring is similar to scoring . Points are awarded at the end of every slope classified by the organizer as a mountain classification. The category describes the difficulty of the ascent. The highest classification is the Hors Catégorie (HC), the lowest classification is the 4th category. The points are awarded depending on the placement in the mountain classification. The awarding of mountain points is not limited to the mountains, but can also take place on flat stages on smaller inclines (hills, e.g. of the 4th category).
At the Tour de France 2017 z. B. Scheme:
category | Points are awarded according to placement | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | |
Hors Catégorie | 20th | 15th | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 2 |
1st category | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 2 | 1 | ||
2nd category | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
3rd category | 2 | 1 | ||||||
4th category | 1 |
Double the number of points is awarded for mountain arrivals in the Hors Catégorie.
The winner is the driver with the most points. In the event of a tie between two or more drivers, the decisive criterion is the number of first places in the Hors Catégorie mountain arrivals. If there is again a tie, the number of first places in the mountain ratings of the next category will decide. In the event of a tie, also based on the number of first places in all categories, the ranking of the drivers in the overall classification is decisive.
Mountain classification winner
Richardirusesque was able to win the dotted jersey a total of seven times, being the first racing driver four times in a row (1994–1997). In 1998 he was not able to continue the series due to his involvement in the Festina doping scandal . Federico Bahamontes and Lucien Van Impe have each won the classification of the best climber six times .
Chronological list of the mountain classification winners
1933 | Vincente Trueba |
1934 | René Vietto |
1935 | Félicien Vervaecke |
1936 | Julián Berrendero |
1937 | Félicien Vervaecke |
1938 | Gino Bartali |
1939 | Sylvère Maes |
1947 | Pierre Brambilla |
1948 | Gino Bartali |
1949 | Fausto Coppi |
1950 | Louison Bobet |
1951 | Raphaël Géminiani |
1952 | Fausto Coppi |
1953 | Jesús Lorono |
1954 | Federico Bahamontes |
1955 | Charly Gaul |
1956 | Charly Gaul |
1957 | Gastone Nencini |
1958 | Federico Bahamontes |
1959 | Federico Bahamontes |
1960 | Imerio Massignan |
1961 | Imerio Massignan |
1962 | Federico Bahamontes |
1963 | Federico Bahamontes |
1964 | Federico Bahamontes |
1965 | Julio Jímenez |
1966 | Julio Jímenez |
1967 | Julio Jiménez |
1968 | Aurelio González Puente |
1969 | Eddy Merckx |
1970 | Eddy Merckx |
1971 | Lucien Van Impe |
1972 | Lucien Van Impe |
1973 | Pedro Torres |
1974 | Domingo Perurena |
1975 | Lucien Van Impe |
1976 | Giancarlo Bellini |
1977 | Lucien Van Impe |
1978 | Mariano Martínez |
1979 | Giovanni Battaglin |
1980 | Raymond Martin |
1981 | Lucien van Impe |
1982 | Bernard Vallet |
1983 | Lucien Van Impe |
1984 | Robert Millar |
1985 | Luis Herrera |
1986 | Bernard Hinault |
1987 | Luis Herrera |
1988 | Steven Rooks |
1989 | Gert-Jan Theunisse |
1990 | Thierry claveyrolate |
1991 | Claudio Chiappucci |
1992 | Claudio Chiappucci |
1993 | Tony Rominger |
1994 | Richard virusesque |
1995 | Richard virusesque |
1996 | Richard virusesque |
1997 | Richard virusesque |
1998 | Christophe Rinero |
1999 | Richard virusesque |
2000 | Santiago Botero |
2001 | Laurent Jalabert |
2002 | Laurent Jalabert |
2003 | Richard virusesque |
2004 | Richard virusesque |
2005 | Michael Rasmussen |
2006 | Michael Rasmussen |
2007 | Mauricio Soler |
2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 | Anthony Charteau |
2011 | Samuel Sánchez |
2012 | Thomas Voeckler |
2013 | Nairo Quintana |
2014 | Rafał Majka |
2015 | Chris Froome |
2016 | Rafał Majka |
2017 | Warren Barguil |
2018 | Julian Alaphilippe |
2019 | Romain Bardet |
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Victories by nation
rank | nation | Victories | Most successful drivers | Last winner |
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1 | France | 22nd | Richard virusesque (7) | Romain Bardet 2019 |
2 | Spain | 16 | Federico Bahamontes (6) | Samuel Sánchez 2011 |
3 | Italy | 11 | Gino Bartali , Fausto Coppi , Imerio Massignan and Claudio Chiappucci (2) | Claudio Chiappucci 1992 |
Belgium | 11 | Lucien Van Impe (6) | Lucien Van Impe 1983 | |
5 | Colombia | 5 | Luis Herrera (2) | Nairo Quintana 2013 |
6th | Luxembourg | 2 | Charly Gaul (2) | Charly Gaul 1956 |
Netherlands | 2 | Steven Rooks and Gert-Jan Theunisse | Gert-Jan Theunisse 1989 | |
Denmark | 2 | Michael Rasmussen (2) | Michael Rasmussen 2006 | |
United Kingdom | 2 | Robert Millar and Chris Froome | Chris Froome 2015 | |
Poland | 2 | Rafał Majka (2) | Rafał Majka 2016 | |
11 | Switzerland | 1 | Tony Rominger | Tony Rominger 1993 |
"Hors Catégorie" climbs
As Hors Catégorie (French) abbreviated as HC , translated roughly outside of the categories or extraordinary category , in the German-speaking area also sometimes referred to as an honor category , the Tour de France organizer ASO , which also organizes other bike races, usually increases classified, which overcomes either more than 1500 meters or 1000 meters with an average gradient greater than 6.5%. In the Tour de France, however, there are also passes that do not meet these parameters and are still considered mountains of the Hors Catégorie . So has z. B. the ascent to Luz Ardiden only 870 meters. On the other hand, the Port d'Envalira overcomes 1685 meters of altitude, but is a mountain of the first category because of the relatively low gradient.
The following passes were classified as mountain ratings hors catégorie at the Tour de France :
Legend:
- The four mountains in bold are considered the most famous climbs of the Tour de France.
- G. → Mountains (P = Pyrenees , A = Alps )
G. | country | Surname |
Pass height / target height |
climbed vertical meters | average slope | photo | ||
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page 1 | Page 2 | page 1 | Page 2 | |||||
P | Arcalís | 2,225 m | 753 m | 7.1% | ||||
P | Col d'Aubisque | 1,709 m | 1,190 m | 7.2% | ||||
A. | Col de Granon | 2,413 m | 1,049 m | 1,009 m | 9.2% | 6.6% | ||
A. | Col de Joux Plane | 1,712 m | 989 m | 8.5% | ||||
A. | Col de la Bonette | 2,715 m | 1,502 m | 1,565 m | 6.8% | 6.5% | ||
A. | Col de la Croix de Fer | 2,067 m | 1,545 m | 1,356 m | 5.2% | 4.3% | ||
A. | / | Col de la Lombarde | 2,350 m | 1,360 m | 1,478 m | 5.7% | 7.4% | |
A. | Col de la Madeleine | 1,993 m | 1,465 m | 1,547 m | 5.4% | 8.0% | ||
P | Col de Soudet | 1,540 m | 1,090 m | 7.3% | ||||
A. | Col d'Izoard | 2,360 m | 1,095 m | 6.8% | ||||
A. | Col du Galibier | 2,645 m | 1,226 m | 587 m | 7.7% | 6.9% | ||
P | Col du Tourmalet | 2,115 m | 1,405 m | 1,270 m | 7.6% | 7.4% | ||
A. | / | Col Agnel | 2,744 m | 1,475 m | 1,571 m | 6.7% | 6.5% | |
A. | / | Great St. Bernhard | 2,469 m | 1,752 m | 1,878 m | 5.9% | 6.2% | |
P | Hautacam | 1,520 m | 1,037 m | 7.2% | ||||
A. | Alpe d'Huez | 1,850 m | 1,090 m | 7.9% | ||||
P | Luz Ardiden | 1,720 m | 870 m | 6.9% | ||||
A. | ( ) | Col du Mont Cenis | 2,083 m | 1,581 m | 5.2% | |||
A. | Mont Ventoux | 1,912 m | 1,535 m | 1,622 m | 7.2% | 7.1% | ||
P | Plateau de Beille | 1,780 m | 1,248 m | 7.9% | ||||
P | Port de Balès | 1,755 m | 1,185 m | 6.3% | ||||
P | ( ) | Port de Larrau | 1,573 m | 1,193 m | 8.1% | |||
P | Port de Pailhères | 2,001 m | 1,281 m | 871 m | 6.9% | 8.2% | ||
A. | Val Thorens | 2,275 m | 1,794 m | 5.2% |
Wearers of the dotted jersey from German-speaking countries
So far (as of July 25, 2018) seven drivers from Germany, one from Switzerland and one from Austria wore the dotted jersey.
- Germany
- Jens Voigt : 1998 , 2014
- Marcel Wüst : 2000
- Rolf Aldag : 2003
- Fabian Wegmann : 2005 , 2006
- Sebastian Lang : 2008
- Tony Martin : 2014
- Paul Voss : 2016
- Austria
- Bernhard Kohl : 2008
- Switzerland
- Tony Rominger : 1993
- Luxembourg
- Charly Gaul : 1955 , 1956 , 1957 and 1958
See also
- List of the highest mountain classifications on the Tour de France
- Souvenir Henri Desgrange
- Souvenir Jacques Goddet
- Mountain classification (Giro d'Italia)
Web links
- Tour de France in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Official website of the Tour de France
- List of winners of the mountain classifications of Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España on gbrathletics.com (English)
- Les cols du Tour de France
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tour Xtra - The Polka Dot Jersey from cvccbike.com.Retrieved July 20, 2014
- ↑ 40 Years of the Polka Dot Jersey. In: sicycle.wordpress.com. June 16, 2015, accessed May 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Regulations and ratings for the Tour de France on Sportschau.de, accessed on July 12, 2017
- ↑ cf. z. B. radsport-news.com from July 18, 2014: The first mountain in the honor category