"polka dot jersey (French: ""maillot à pois rouges""). 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 through 2011; beginning in 2012, the jersey will change to blue at the behest of the corporate sponsor of the mountains classification. In the Vuelta several jersey designs have been used, but since 2010 it has been white with blue polka dots. Alternatively, King of the Mountains also apply to the highest ranked user of activities"
"places at the end of the stage. The King of the Mountains Jersey is worn by current leader and overall winner by points awarded by his placing in mountain climbs. The leader wears a medium-blue jersey with yellow accents and is sponsored by Michelob ULTRA. The Best Young Rider is the best racer in General Classification that has less than 25 years old. He wears a ""White Jersey"". The Most Aggressive Rider wears the ""Red Jersey"". The jersey is awarded at the end of each stage to the rider that demonstrates the most aggressive attacks, breakaways or strategies, as judged"
"points available for harder climbs. The classification was preceded by the ""meilleur grimpeur"" () which was awarded by the organising newspaper ""l'Auto"" to a cyclist who completed each race. The classification awarded no jersey to the leader until the 1975 Tour de France, when the organizers decided to award a distinctive white jersey with red dots to the leader. The climbers' jersey is worn by the rider who, at the start of each stage, has the largest number of climbing points. If a rider leads two or more of classifications, the climbers' jersey is worn by the rider in second,"
"wears the ""Green Jersey"". The leader and overall winner by points in mountain climbs is awarded the ""Red Jersey"" (Orange in the past, before 2009) and is known as the race's King of the Mountains or ""KOM."" The leader and overall winner by time for riders under 23 is awarded the ""White Jersey"". Before 2009, this jersey was silver and blue. Teams are classified based on the total time of the team's top three finishers in each stage. The ""Blue Jersey"" is given to the most courageous rider at the end of each stage. In 2008, the jersey was red."
"won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1994 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. Additional jerseys were also awarded for the best rider in the overall classification from the Provence region (grey jersey), the most combative rider (black jersey) and the rider placed highest cumulatively across the general, points and mountains classification (multi-coloured jersey). 2017"
"of the General classification. The Tour of the Basque Country awards a white jersey to the leader and overall winner of the Points classification. The Volta a Catalunya awards a white jersey with green stripes to the leader and overall winner of the General classification. The 2008 Tour de Suisse awarded a white jersey to a somewhat unusual competition, the Sprints classification, which awards placings not on stage finishes but strictly in intermediate sprints. The Tour Down Under awards a white jersey, with green piping and side panels, to the leader and ultimately the winner of the King of the"
"other race classifications have been permitted to wear identifying jerseys (previously, there was an official mountain classification, but no identifying jersey). For a long time, a blue jersey identified the leader of the points classification, green the leader of the mountain classification, and red the leader of the sprints classification. Recently, these other classifications have used jerseys more like those used at the Tour de France, with the points leader using a green jersey, and the King of the Mountains using a polka dot jersey (albeit blue-on-white rather than red-on-white as at the Tour). 16 riders have won 10 or"
"King of the Mountains The King of the Mountains (KoM; ""Gran Premio della Montagna"" or GPM in Italian) is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification. For women's cycle racing, a similar term, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used. While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest position over several designated climbs in a single-day road race, it is more usually applied to stage races (for example, the Grand Tours, Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a España and smaller races"
"the Tour de France leader's jersey. The points classification leader's jersey has been green since 2008. It was green from 1954 to 1984, and there was no points classification from 1985 to 1996. The points jersey was pink and purple in 2000 and 2001, and green and white from 2002 to 2007. The King of the Mountains jersey has white with red polka dots, as in the Tour de France, since the race's takeover by ASO. The classification was introduced in 1952 and the jersey colour changed several times. In the 1970s it was yellow and red; later, it was"
"jersey, for the winner of the points classification – gained at intermediate sprints and stage finishes – while the red and white polka-dotted jersey for the King of the Mountains classification went to rider Thomas Damuseau. The teams classification was comfortably won by for the second year in a row; they were over twelve minutes clear of the next best team, . As the Critérium du Dauphiné was a UCI World Tour event, all UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Originally, eighteen ProTeams were invited to the race, with four other squads given wildcard places."
"to win a Grand Tour. Herrera also won the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in 1988 and 1991 and five ""King of the Mountains"" jerseys from the three Grand Tours. Luis Herrera is the second rider to win the ""King of the Mountains jersey in all three Grand Tours. The first was Federico Bahamontes of Spain. Luis Herrera (cyclist) Luis Alberto ""Lucho"" Herrera Herrera, known as ""El jardinerito"" (""the little gardener"") (born May 4, 1961 in Fusagasugá, Colombia), is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. Herrera was a professional from 1985 to 1992 but had a successful amateur career before that"
"points on a Category 2 climb to earn a King of the Mountains jersey and Most Aggressive Rider honors. He was the first American to wear the King of the Mountains jersey in the history of the Tour de France – Greg LeMond briefly led the mountains classification during the 1986 Tour de France, but since he was also the overall leader at the time, he did not wear the mountains jersey. During his dramatic stage 8 ride, he was referred to as the ""Bozeman Boss"" by commentator Phil Liggett. He would finish in 82nd place. At the Tour of"
"2011, worn by the King of the Mountains, the leader in the competition for climbing specialists. The following events use the ""green jersey"" to signify the current leader and/or final winner of the overall classification by points (often known as the sprinters competition): The following events have used the ""green jersey"" to signify the current leader and/or final winner of the overall classification of the best climber (often known as the King of the Mountains competition): As of 2009, no major race uses the ""green jersey"" to signify the current leader and/or final winner of the overall classification of sprinter"
"Mountains classification. White jersey Numerous cycling stage races award a white jersey to signify the current leader and overall winner of a certain competition, or to signify the best young rider in the race. The most prominent of these is the Tour de France, where the jersey is known as the ""maillot blanc"" and is awarded to the best-placed rider age under 26. The use of the white jersey to recognize the best young rider in a race is its most common use, though some tours award a white jersey for a different classification. Other stage races, besides the Tour"
"Tour de France the ""meilleur grimpeur"" (best climber). In 1933, Vicente Trueba was the winner of this classification. However, Trueba was a very poor descender, so he never gained anything from reaching the tops first. The Tour de France director, Henri Desgrange, decided that cyclists should receive a bonus for reaching the tops first. From 1934 on, the gap between the first and the second cyclist to reach the top was given as a time bonus to the one reaching the top first. These time bonuses were later removed, but the King of the Mountain recognition remained. Although the best"
"have an equal number of first arrivals in this category, the organization looks at mutual results in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th category, until a winner is found. If the number of first arrivals in all categories is equal for both riders, the rider with the highest position in the overall list of rankings receives the mountain jersey. Up until 2011 the points that are gained by climbing the mountains were distributed according to the following classification: In recent years, the system has had some criticism. Six-time winner Lucien Van Impe said that the mountain jersey has been devalued, because"
"jersey. In 1925, no French cyclist finished in the top ten. For the first time, two of the three riders on the podium were Italian. The race for ""touriste-routiers"", cyclists who did not belong to a team and were allowed no assistance, was won by Despontin. The organing newspaper, l'Auto named a ""meilleur grimpeur"" (best climber), an unofficial precursor to the modern King of the Mountains competition. This award was won by Bottecchia. The 1925 Tour de France was Bottecchia's last great victory. In 1926 he started again, but withdrew in the Pyrénées. When he was training in 1927, he"
"tumble. In the 2013 Tour de Suisse, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2013 Tour de Suisse, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs;"
"The organising newspaper, L'Auto named a ""meilleur grimpeur"" (best climber), an unofficial precursor to the modern King of the Mountains competition. This award was won by Victor Fontan. There was also a team trophy. The team trophy for teams was won by Alcyon, the Champagne-regional team won the team trophy for regional teams. This team trophy was not the same as the team classification that has been run since 1930. The team time trial method had not given the desired result; in the 1929 Tour de France it was only used if the previous stage had been too slow, and"
"have won this ranking for three consecutive times were Antonio Suárez, Antonio Karmany, Julio Jiménez, José María Jiménez, all Spaniards. Overall, the Spaniards have dominated this classification by 47 out of 68 times. In 2010, David Moncoutié considered retirement, but remained a professional cyclist to try to win his third consecutive mountains classification. In 2011, he became the first rider ever to win this award in four consecutive years. As of 2010, the leader of the mountains classification is awarded a white jersey with blue dots. The mountains jersey is third in the rankings of jerseys, behind the jersey for"
"Combination classification in the Tour de France The combination jersey (also known as the multi-coloured jersey or technicolour jersey) was the jersey in the Tour de France worn by the leader of the combination classification. In 1968 the combination classification was introduced in the Tour de France. From 1969 on, the leader was recognized by a white jersey. The jersey was awarded to the cyclists that did best in all other classifications: General, Points and Mountains. It was seen as the classification for the all-round cyclist. Only cyclists ranking in each of the three other classifications were ranked in the"
"lion en peluche"" - to each day's winner as a play on its name. In 2007, sponsorship of the jersey was credited to LCL, the new name for Crédit Lyonnais following its takeover by another bank, Crédit Agricole. General classification in the Tour de France The general classification is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey ( ). The winner of the first Tour de France wore a green armband, not a yellow jersey. After the second Tour"
"also a mountains classification, which awards a Polka dots jersey (Nissan King of the Mountain Jersey). In the mountains classifications, points are won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb is categorized, either first, second, third, or fourth category, with more points available for the harder climbs. There is also a youth classification. This classification is calculated the same way as the general classification, but only young cyclists (under 23) are included. The leader of the young rider classification receives a white and green jersey (Crunchies Best Young Rider Jersey). The last jersey is awarded"
"a record seven times. The classification awarded no jersey to the leader until the 1974 Giro d'Italia, when the organizers decided to award a green jersey to the leader. The green jersey was used until 2012, when the classification's sponsor, Banca Mediolanum, renewed its sponsorship for another four years and desired the jersey to be blue rather than green. Chris Froome won the mountains classification at the 2018 Giro d'Italia. The point distribution for the mountains is as follows: The points classification is the third oldest of the four jersey current awarding classifications in the Giro d'Italia. It was introduced"
"the whole race. In 2012, Peyragudes was the finish of Stage 17 of the Tour de France. The summit of the climb for the purposes of the King of the Mountains was 1,000 m. before the end of the stage, at a height of . First over the summit was Alejandro Valverde, who went on to win the stage, with Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins 19 seconds behind. Romain Bardet won the stage in the 2017 Tour, while Aru took the yellow jersey from Chris Froome. Peyragudes Peyragudes is a large ski resort in the French Pyrenees, situated in the"
"a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Tour de Suisse, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race. There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs; there were twenty-one categorised climbs in the race, split into five distinctive categories. The third jersey represented the points classification, marked by a white-and-red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got"
"held the white jersey. This climb is 21.6 km at an average gradient of 5.1%. This climb is 19.2 km at an average gradient of 7.9%. This climb is 8.6 km at an average gradient of 6.2%. This climb is 6.1 km at an average gradient of 7.3%. This climb is 11.3 km at an average gradient of 7%. While Chris Froome led the mountains classification going into this stage, the polka dot jersey was worn by 2nd placed Pierre Rolland because Chris Froome also had the yellow jersey. This climb is 5.4 km at an average gradient of 5.9%."
"have won the young rider classification three times in their respective careers: Jan Ullrich and Andy Schleck. As of 2015 Jersey sponsor is Optician company Krys, replacing Škoda who moved to the Green Jersey. The ""prix de la combativité"" goes to the rider who most animates the day, usually by trying to break clear of the field. The most combative rider wears a number printed white-on-red instead of black-on-white next day. An award goes to the most aggressive rider throughout the Tour. Already in 1908 a sort of combativity award was offered, when ""Sports Populaires"" and ""L'Education Physique"" created ""Le"
"of the Tour. Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey. There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorized some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The cyclist with"
"the white jersey for the young rider classification as he was the highest placed rider born in 1989 or later, finishing in ninth place overall, 16 seconds ahead of nearest rival, 's Thibaut Pinot. Martin Kohler of the won the green jersey for the most points gained in intermediate sprints, while the pink jersey for the King of the Mountains classification went to Johann Tschopp of . The teams classification was won by the , after the squad placed three riders – Beñat Intxausti (sixth), Jon Izagirre (eighth) and Herrada – inside the top ten overall. As the Tour de"
"During mountain stages of the race, points are awarded to the rider who is first to reach the top of each significant climb. Points are also awarded for riders who closely follow the leader up each climb. The number of points awarded varies according to the hill classification, which is determined by the steepness and length of the course. The climbers' jersey is worn by the rider who, at the start of each stage, has the largest amount of climbing points. If a rider leads two or more of the categories, the climbers' jersey is worn by the rider in"
"of the touriste-routiers were assigned to a regional team. A regional team classification was also made, according to the same rules as the national team classification. The organing newspaper, l'Auto named a ""meilleur grimpeur"" (best climber), an unofficial precursor to the modern King of the Mountains competition. This award was won by Benoît Fauré. For the first time, there was a team competition. The team classification was calculated in 1930 by adding up the times in the general classification of the three highest ranking cyclists per national team; the national team with the least time was the winner. The team"
"wearing the polka dot jersey. The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows: This climb is 6.6 km at an average gradient of 4.6%. This climb is 5.2 km at an average gradient of 6.9%. This climb is 4.6 km at an average gradient of 6.5%. This climb is 1 km at an average gradient of 8.9%. Blel Kadri and Pierre Rolland finished the stage tied on 5 points in the mountain classification. But, the polka dot jersey was awarded to Pierre Rolland because he had the most first-place finishes on the hardest climbs. Blel"