Tour De France King Of The Mountains 2019

Gino bartali holds the record for the giro ditalia also with seven wins while jose luis laguia has won the vuelta equivalent five times.

Tour de france king of the mountains 2019. He won the polka dot jersey 4 times in a row from 1994 1997 and added a further three jerseys in 1999 2003 and 2004. Romain bardet on stage 20 of the 2019 tour de france photo by tim de waelegetty images tour de france jerseys. Richard virenque is the king of the mountains in the tour de france. By chris fontecchio jul 25 2019 730am edt.

It is given to the rider that gains the most points for reaching mountain summits first. Two riders have won the king of the mountains in the tour de france six times. A natural treasure and haven of biodiversity with 150 peaks over 3000m and 10000 hectares of glaciers the ecrins national park is a pristine high mountain environment. Col de la lusette and suc au may in the massif central col de la hourcere in the pyrenees and col de la loze in the alps as well as the one to the col de la madeleine by a sinuous road.

Getty previous next show grid. 208 km 25 july 2019. Tour de france king of the mountains predictions tim wellens had a long stint in the king of the mountains jersey during the 2019 tour de france getty source. Points are awarded at the top of categorised climbs which are graded from the hardest hors categorie to the easiest 4th category.

Tour de france. The leader of the king of the mountains classification at the tour de france wears the iconic polka dot jersey. Maillot a pois rouges a white jersey with red polka dots. Tour de france 2019 the ecrins natural park.

The five mountain ranges of france will be on the menu of the 107th tour de france. In the following order of appearance. Alps massif central pyrenees jura and vosges. The leader of the classification is named the king of the mountains and since 1975 wears the polka dot jersey french.

The harder the climb the higher the number of points are on offer and more riders are rewarded. 2019 route map ecrins national park. Polka dot king of the mountains classification leader. There will be four new climbs.

King of the mountains 81 with bet365. How mountains create tour de france legends the tour de frances high mountains are perfect set pieces for the races greatest moments. The dutchman is third in the betting and is back racing after a nightmare 2019. Mountains classification winners of the grand tours.

Andy schleck and jan ullrich both won the white jersey three times and share the record.