List of Grand Tour mountains classification winners

Two men in formal dress standing by a memorial.
Charly Gaul (left) and Federico Bahamontes (right) have won thirteen mountains classifications at the Grand Tours between each other.

The Grand Tours are the three most prestigious multi-week stage races in professional road bicycle racing.[1] The competitions are the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España, contested annually in that order. They are the only stage races permitted to last longer than 14 days.[2] No cyclist has won all three Grand Tours's mountains classifications in the same year; the only cyclists to win all three Grand Tours's mountains classifications in their career are Federico Bahamontes and Luis Herrera. It is rare for cyclists to ride all Grand Tours in the same year; in 2004, 474 cyclists started in one of the Grand Tours, 68 rode two and two cyclists started all three.[3]

Cyclists are ranked on the basis of their total wins in the three Grand Tours. When there is a tie between cyclists they are listed alphabetically by the Grand Tour they won. The majority of winners have come from Europe, however there have been a few notable victories for cyclists from other continents. Colombia, Australia, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela are the only non-European countries to have a rider win a mountains classification, with twenty-two victories shared between the five countries.

Bahamontes and Gino Bartali, with 9 victories, have won the most mountains classifications at the Grand Tours. Lucien Van Impe is third with 8 and Richard Virenque is fourth with seven. Virenque has won the most mountains classifications at the Tour, with seven. Bartali, with seven, holds the record mountains classifications at the Giro. While, José Luis Laguía both have five victories in the mountains classification at the Vuelta.

Winners

Lucien Van Impe won a total of eight mountains classifications at the Grand Tours during his career.
Richard Virenque won seven mountains classifications at the Grand Tour races he competed in, all in the Tour.
Julio Jiménez won six Grand Tour mountains classifications.
Fausto Coppi won five mountains classification at Grand Tour races in his career.

By cyclist

Riders in bold are still active. Number of wins in gold indicates the current record holder(s).

Grand Tour points classification winners
Rank Cyclist Country Winning span Giro Tour Vuelta Total
1 Bartali, GinoGino Bartali Italy Italy 1935–1948 7 2 0 9
1 Bahamontes, FedericoFederico Bahamontes Spain Spain 1954–1964 1 6 2 9
3 Van Impe, LucienLucien Van Impe Belgium Belgium 1971–1983 0 6 2 8
4 Virenque, RichardRichard Virenque France France 1994–2004 0 7 0 7
5 Jiménez, JulioJulio Jiménez Spain Spain 1963–1967 0 3 3 6
6 Manuel Fuente, JoséJosé Manuel Fuente Spain Spain 1971–1974 4 0 1 5
6 Chiappucci, ClaudioClaudio Chiappucci Italy Italy 1990–1993 3 2 0 5
6 Coppi, FaustoFausto Coppi Italy Italy 1948–1954 3 2 0 5
6 Oliva, AndrésAndrés Oliva Spain Spain 1975–1978 2 0 3 5
6 Herrera, LuisLuis Herrera Colombia Colombia 1985–1991 1 2 2 5
6 Luis Laguía, JoséJosé Luis Laguía Spain Spain 1981–1986 0 0 5 5
12 Gaul, CharlyCharly Gaul Luxembourg Luxembourg 1955–1959 2 2 0 4
12 María Jiménez, JoséJosé María Jiménez Spain Spain 1997–2001 0 0 4 4
12 Moncoutié, DavidDavid Moncoutié France France 2008–2011 0 0 4 4
15 Bitossi, FrancoFranco Bitossi Italy Italy 1964–1966 3 0 0 3
15 Bortolotto, ClaudioClaudio Bortolotto Italy Italy 1979–1981 3 0 0 3
15 Géminiani, RaphaëlRaphaël Géminiani France France 1950–1957 2 1 0 3
15 Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx Belgium Belgium 1968–1970 1 2 0 3
15 Jalabert, LaurentLaurent Jalabert France France 1995–2002 0 2 1 3
15 Berrendero, JuliánJulián Berrendero Spain Spain 1936–1945 0 1 2 3
15 Rominger, TonyTony Rominger Switzerland Switzerland 1993–1996 0 1 2 3
15 Karmany, AntonioAntonio Karmany Spain Spain 1960–1962 0 0 3 3
15 Rodríguez, EmilioEmilio Rodríguez Spain Spain 1946–1950 0 0 3 3
24 Garzelli, StefanoStefano Garzelli Italy Italy 2009–2011 2 0 0 2
24 González, ChepeChepe González Colombia Colombia 1997–1999 2 0 0 2
24 González, FredyFredy González Colombia Colombia 2001–2003 2 0 0 2
24 Piccoli, MarianoMariano Piccoli Italy Italy 1995–1996 2 0 0 2
24 Taccone, VitoVito Taccone Italy Italy 1961–1963 2 0 0 2
24 Bobet, LouisonLouison Bobet France France 1950–1961 1 1 0 2
24 Puente, Aurelio GonzálezAurelio González Puente Spain Spain 1957–1968 1 1 0 2
24 Millar, RobertRobert Millar United Kingdom United Kingdom 1984–1987 1 1 0 2
24 Nencini, GastoneGastone Nencini Italy Italy 1955–1957 1 1 0 2
24 Majka, RafałRafał Majka Poland Poland 2014-2016 0 2 0 2
24 Massignan, ImerioImerio Massignan Italy Italy 1960–1961 0 2 0 2
24 Rasmussen, MichaelMichael Rasmussen Denmark Denmark 2005–2006 0 2 0 2
24 Vervaecke, FélicienFélicien Vervaecke Belgium Belgium 1935–1937 0 2 0 2
24 Torres, PedroPedro Torres Spain Spain 1973–1977 0 1 1 2
24 Abilleira, José LuisJosé Luis Abilleira Spain Spain 1973–1974 0 0 2 2
24 Cárdenas, FélixFélix Cárdenas Colombia Colombia 2003–2004 0 0 2 2
24 Fraile, OmarOmar Fraile Spain Spain 2015-2016 0 0 2 2
24 Yáñez, FelipeFelipe Yáñez Spain Spain 1979–1984 0 0 2 2
40 Arredondo, JuliánJulián Arredondo Colombia Colombia 2014 1 0 0 1
40 Bertoni, RemoRemo Bertoni Italy Italy 1934 1 0 0 1
40 Binda, AlfredoAlfredo Binda Italy Italy 1933 1 0 0 1
40 Casagrande, FrancescoFrancesco Casagrande Italy Italy 2000 1 0 0 1
40 Fernández Oviés, FaustinoFaustino Fernández Oviés Spain Spain 1977 1 0 0 1
40 Fignon, LaurentLaurent Fignon France France 1984 1 0 0 1
40 Fornara, PasqualePasquale Fornara Spain Spain 1953 1 0 0 1
40 Gárate, Juan ManuelJuan Manuel Gárate Spain Spain 2006 1 0 0 1
40 Gastón, IñakiIñaki Gastón Spain Spain 1991 1 0 0 1
40 Hampsten, AndrewAndrew Hampsten United States United States 1988 1 0 0 1
40 Koblet, HugoHugo Koblet Switzerland Switzerland 1950 1 0 0 1
40 Lloyd, MatthewMatthew Lloyd Australia Australia 2010 1 0 0 1
40 Luiz Navarro, JoséJosé Luiz Navarro Spain Spain 1985 1 0 0 1
40 Michelotto, ClaudioClaudio Michelotto Italy Italy 1969 1 0 0 1
40 Muñoz Machín Rodríguez, PedroPedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez Spain Spain 1986 1 0 0 1
40 Pantani, MarcoMarco Pantani Italy Italy 1998 1 0 0 1
40 Pérez, Julio AlbertoJulio Alberto Pérez Mexico Mexico 2002 1 0 0 1
40 Piepoli, LeonardoLeonardo Piepoli Italy Italy 2007 1 0 0 1
40 Pirazzi, StefanoStefano Pirazzi Italy Italy 2013 1 0 0 1
40 Rabottini, MatteoMatteo Rabottini Italy Italy 2012 1 0 0 1
40 Richard, PascalPascal Richard Switzerland Switzerland 1994 1 0 0 1
40 Rujano, JoséJosé Rujano Venezuela Venezuela 2005 1 0 0 1
40 Sella, EmanueleEmanuele Sella Italy Italy 2008 1 0 0 1
40 Soler, AngelinoAngelino Soler Spain Spain 1962 1 0 0 1
40 Sutter, UeliUeli Sutter Switzerland Switzerland 1978 1 0 0 1
40 Valetti, GiovanniGiovanni Valetti Italy Italy 1938 1 0 0 1
40 Van Looy, RikRik Van Looy Belgium Belgium 1960 1 0 0 1
40 Vandenbossche, MartinMartin Vandenbossche Belgium Belgium 1970 1 0 0 1
40 Visconti, GiovanniGiovanni Visconti Italy Italy 2015 1 0 0 1
40 Wegmann, FabianFabian Wegmann Germany Germany 2004 1 0 0 1
40 Battaglin, GiovanniGiovanni Battaglin Italy Italy 1979 0 1 0 1
40 Bellini, GiancarloGiancarlo Bellini Italy Italy 1976 0 1 0 1
40 Botero, SantiagoSantiago Botero Colombia Colombia 2000 0 1 0 1
40 Brambilla, PierrePierre Brambilla France France 1947 0 1 0 1
40 Charteau, AnthonyAnthony Charteau France France 2010 0 1 0 1
40 Froome, ChrisChris Froome United Kingdom Great Britain 2015 0 1 0 1
40 Claveyrolat, ThierryThierry Claveyrolat France France 1990 0 1 0 1
40 Hinault, BernardBernard Hinault France France 1986 0 1 0 1
40 Loroño, JesúsJesús Loroño Spain Spain 1953 0 1 0 1
40 Maes, SylvereSylvere Maes Belgium Belgium 1940 0 1 0 1
40 Martin, RaymondRaymond Martin France France 1980 0 1 0 1
40 Martínez, MarianoMariano Martínez France France 1978 0 1 0 1
40 Perurena, DomingoDomingo Perurena Spain Spain 1974 0 1 0 1
40 Quintana, NairoNairo Quintana Colombia Colombia 2013 0 1 0 1
40 Rinero, ChristopheChristophe Rinero France France 1998 0 1 0 1
40 Rooks, StevenSteven Rooks Netherlands Netherlands 1988 0 1 0 1
40 Soler, MauricioMauricio Soler Colombia Colombia 2007 0 1 0 1
40 Sánchez, SamuelSamuel Sánchez Spain Spain 2011 0 1 0 1
40 Theunisse, Gert-JanGert-Jan Theunisse Netherlands Netherlands 1989 0 1 0 1
40 Trueba, VicenteVicente Trueba Spain Spain 1933 0 1 0 1
40 Vallet, BernardBernard Vallet France France 1982 0 1 0 1
40 Vietto, RenéRené Vietto France France 1934 0 1 0 1
40 Voeckler, ThomasThomas Voeckler France France 2012 0 1 0 1
40 Buratti, GiuseppeGiuseppe Buratti Italy Italy 1955 0 0 1 1
40 Clarke, SimonSimon Clarke Australia Australia 2012 0 0 1 1
40 Defilippis, NinoNino Defilippis Italy Italy 1956 0 0 1 1
40 Díaz, MarianoMariano Díaz Spain Spain 1967 0 0 1 1
40 Edet, NicolasNicolas Edet France France 2013 0 0 1 1
40 Fernández Martín, JuanJuan Fernández Martín Spain Spain 1980 0 0 1 1
40 Hernández Bailo, CarlosCarlos Hernández Bailo Spain Spain 1992 0 0 1 1
40 Leblanc, LucLuc Leblanc France France 1992 0 0 1 1
40 León Sánchez, LuisLuis León Sánchez Spain Spain 2014 0 0 1 1
40 Martín Farfán, JoséJosé Martín Farfán Colombia Colombia 1990 0 0 1 1
40 Martínez, EgoiEgoi Martínez Spain Spain 2006 0 0 1 1
40 Menchov, DenisDenis Menchov Russia Russia 2007 0 0 1 1
40 Molina, SalvadorSalvador Molina Spain Spain 1936 0 0 1 1
40 Molinar, EdoardoEdoardo Molinar Italy Italy 1935 0 0 1 1
40 Ocaña, LuisLuis Ocaña Spain Spain 1969 0 0 1 1
40 Osa, AitorAitor Osa Spain Spain 2002 0 0 1 1
40 Pino, ÁlvaroÁlvaro Pino Spain Spain 1988 0 0 1 1
40 Rodríguez, JoaquimJoaquim Rodríguez Spain Spain 2005 0 0 1 1
40 Ruiz, BernardoBernardo Ruiz Spain Spain 1948 0 0 1 1
40 San Miguel, GregorioGregorio San Miguel Spain Spain 1966 0 0 1 1
40 Sastre, CarlosCarlos Sastre Spain Spain 2000 0 0 1 1
40 Suárez, AntonioAntonio Suárez Spain Spain 1959 0 0 1 1
40 Tamames, AgustínAgustín Tamames Spain Spain 1970 0 0 1 1
40 Trueba, FermínFermín Trueba Spain Spain 1941 0 0 1 1
40 Vargas, ÓscarÓscar Vargas Colombia Colombia 1989 0 0 1 1
40 Zoetemelk, JoopJoop Zoetemelk Netherlands Netherlands 1971 0 0 1 1

By country

Grand Tour points classification winners by country
Country Giro Tour Vuelta Total
 Spain 15 17 49 81
 Italy 38 11 3 52
 France 4 21 6 31
 Belgium 6 11 0 17
 Colombia 6 5 6 17
  Switzerland 3 1 2 6
 Luxembourg 2 2 0 4
 Netherlands 0 2 1 3
 United Kingdom 1 2 0 3
 Denmark 0 2 0 2
 Australia 1 0 1 2
 Poland 0 2 0 2
 Germany 1 0 0 1
 Mexico 1 0 0 1
 United States 1 0 0 1
 Venezuela 1 0 0 1
 Russia 0 0 1 1

See also

References

General

Specific

  1. ↑ "Million dollar, baby!". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "UCI Cycling Regulations" (ASP). Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Riche, Antoine (19 March 2005). "Doubler deux Grands Tours revient à la mode". CyclisMag (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2010.
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