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{{short description|Cycling race award for best climber}}
{{Redirect|Queen of the Mountains|the 2014 Kyrgyz film|Queen of the Mountains (film)|19th century French novel|Le Roi des montagnes}}
{{Infobox Sports award
| name          = King of the Mountains / Queen of the Mountains
| image         = 2021 SLT Weert podium Alison Jackson polkadot jersey.jpg
| caption       = A polkadot [[cycling jersey]] worn by Queen of the Mountains: [[Alison Jackson (cyclist)|Alison Jackson]]  
| sport         = [[Road bicycle racing]]
| competition   = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tour de France]]
* [[Giro d'Italia]]
* [[Vuelta a España]]
* Most [[Stage races]]}}
| discipline    = 
| givenfor      = [[Climbing specialist]]s
| english       = 
| localnames    = {{Plainlist|
* {{native name|fr|Le Roi des montagnes|nolink=on}}
* {{native name|it|Gran Premio della Montagna|nolink=on}}
* {{native name|es|Gran Premio de la montaña|nolink=on}}}}
| nickname      = 
| first         = <!--possibly [[1903 Tour de France|1903]]-->
| number        = <!-- ??-->
| firstwinner   = <!--?-->
| mostwins      = <!--?-->}}
The '''King of the Mountains''' (KoM) is an award given to the best [[climbing specialist]] in a men's [[road bicycle racing|cycling road race]]; in [[List of women's road bicycle races|women's cycle racing]], '''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]]) where points are accumulated over the duration of the whole race.

In the Tour de France, where it is officially known as the [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|Mountains classification]], at the top of each significant climb, points are awarded to the riders who are first over the top. The climbs are categorised from 1 (most difficult) to 4 (least difficult) based on their steepness and length. A fifth category, called ''[[Hors catégorie]]'' (outside category) applies to mountains rated even more severe than first category. Similar ratings apply to climbs in the other major Tours.

In the Tour de France, the leader in the mountains competition wears a distinctive [[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]] until 2011; in 2012, the jersey changed 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 [[Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España|white with blue polka dots]].

Additionally, King of the Mountains (KoM) can also apply to the highest ranked user in certain activities tracked by applications such as [[Strava]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wynn|first=Nigel|date=2017-01-16|title=How to take a Strava KOM|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/training/take-strava-kom-142795|access-date=2021-06-06|website=cyclingweekly.com|publisher=[[Cycling Weekly]]}}</ref>

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== Mountains classification winners of the Grand Tours ==

=== Winners by year ===

{| class="wikitable nowrap" style="font-size:90%; width: 33em;"
! colspan="2" |Legend
|-
| style="background: #ffffe8" |
| Rider also won General classification
|-
| style="background: #b1f0be |
| Rider also won General and Points classification
|-
| style="background: #f5b8b5 |
| Rider also won General and Young Rider classification
|-
| style="background: #f5c4e3 |
| Rider also won Young Rider classification
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/cycling.htm Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España]. Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-13.</ref>
!{{cjersey|blue}} [[Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
!{{cjersey|polkadot}} [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]]
!{{cjersey|blue polkadot}} [[Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
|-
|1933 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Alfredo Binda]]|ITA}} <small>[[1933 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Vicente Trueba]]|ESP}} <small>[[1933 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| ''Race not held''
|-
|1934 
| {{flagathlete|[[Remo Bertoni]]|ITA}} <small>[[1934 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
| {{flagathlete|[[René Vietto]]|FRA}} <small>[[1934 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1935 || {{flagathlete|[[Gino Bartali]]|ITA}} <small>[[1935 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/9)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Félicien Vervaecke]]|BEL}} <small>[[1935 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Edoardo Molinar]]|ITA}} <small>[[1935 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1936 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Gino Bartali]]|ITA}} <small>[[1936 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/9)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Julián Berrendero]]|ESP}} <small>[[1936 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Salvador Molina]]|ESP}} <small>[[1936 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1937 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Gino Bartali]]|ITA}} <small>[[1937 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(3/9)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Félicien Vervaecke]]|BEL}} <small>[[1937 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| ''Race not held'' 
|-
|1938 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Giovanni Valetti]]|ITA}} <small>[[1938 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Gino Bartali]]|ITA}} <small>[[1938 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(4/9)]]</small>
|-
|1939 || {{flagathlete|[[Gino Bartali]]|ITA}} <small>[[1939 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(5/9)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Sylvere Maes]]|BEL}} <small>[[1939 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1940 || {{flagathlete|[[Gino Bartali]]|ITA}} <small>[[1940 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(6/9)]]</small>  || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7"| ''Race not held''
|-
|1941 || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5"| ''Race not held'' || {{flagathlete|[[Fermín Trueba]]|ESP}} <small>[[1941 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1942 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Julián Berrendero]]|ESP}} <small>[[1942 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(2/3)]]</small>
|-
|1943 || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| ''Race not held''
|-
|1944
|-
|1945 || {{flagathlete|[[Julián Berrendero]]|ESP}} <small>[[1945 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(3/3)]]</small>
|-
|1946 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Gino Bartali]]|ITA}} <small>[[1946 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(7/9)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Emilio Rodríguez (cyclist)|Emilio Rodríguez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1946 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/3)]]</small>
|-
|1947 || {{flagathlete|[[Gino Bartali]]|ITA}} <small>[[1947 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(8/9)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Pierre Brambilla]]|ITA}} <small>[[1947 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Emilio Rodríguez (cyclist)|Emilio Rodríguez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1947 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(2/3)]]</small>
|-
|1948 || {{flagathlete|[[Fausto Coppi]]|ITA}} <small>[[1948 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/5)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Gino Bartali]]|ITA}} <small>[[1948 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(9/9)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Bernardo Ruiz]]|ESP}} <small>[[1948 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1949 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Fausto Coppi]]|ITA}} <small>[[1949 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/5)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Fausto Coppi]]|ITA}} <small>[[1949 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(3/5)]]</small>
| style="text-align:center;" | ''Race not held'' 
|-
|1950 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Hugo Koblet]]|SUI}} <small>[[1950 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Louison Bobet]]|FRA}} <small>[[1950 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Emilio Rodríguez (cyclist)|Emilio Rodríguez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1950 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(3/3)]]</small>
|-
|1951 || {{flagathlete|[[Louison Bobet]]|FRA}} <small>[[1951 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Raphaël Géminiani]]|FRA}} <small>[[1951 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/3)]]</small> || style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"| ''Race not held''
|-
|1952 || {{flagathlete|[[Raphaël Géminiani]]|FRA}} <small>[[1952 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/3)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" |{{flagathlete|[[Fausto Coppi]]|ITA}} <small>[[1952 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(4/5)]]</small>
|-
|1953 || {{flagathlete|[[Pasquale Fornara]]|ITA}} <small>[[1953 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Jesús Loroño]]|ESP}} <small>[[1953 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1954 || {{flagathlete|[[Fausto Coppi]]|ITA}} <small>[[1954 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(5/5)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Federico Bahamontes]]|ESP}} <small>[[1954 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/9)]]</small>
|-
|1955 || {{flagathlete|[[Gastone Nencini]]|ITA}} <small>[[1955 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Charly Gaul]]|LUX}} <small>[[1955 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/4)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Giuseppe Buratti]]|ITA}} <small>[[1955 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|rowspan=2|1956 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Charly Gaul]]|LUX}} <small>[[1956 Giro d'Italia#Trofeo Dolomiti|(2/4)]]</small> ||rowspan=2| {{flagathlete|[[Charly Gaul]]|LUX}} <small>[[1956 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(3/4)]]</small>||rowspan=2| {{flagathlete|[[Nino Defilippis]]|ITA}} <small>[[1956 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Federico Bahamontes]]|ESP}} <small>[[1956 Giro d'Italia#Trofeo Appennini|(2/9)]]</small> 
|-
|1957 ||{{flagathlete|[[Raphaël Géminiani]]|FRA}} <small>[[1957 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(3/3)]]</small>  || {{flagathlete|[[Gastone Nencini]]|ITA}} <small>[[1957 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small>|| {{flagathlete|[[Federico Bahamontes]]|ESP}} <small>[[1957 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(3/9)]]</small>
|-
|1958 || {{flagathlete|[[Jean Brankart]]|BEL}} <small>[[1958 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Federico Bahamontes]]|ESP}} <small>[[1958 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(5/9)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Federico Bahamontes]]|ESP}} <small>[[1958 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(4/9)]]</small>
|-
|1959 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Charly Gaul]]|LUX}} <small>[[1959 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(4/4)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Federico Bahamontes]]|ESP}} <small>[[1959 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(6/9)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Antonio Suárez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1959 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1960 || {{flagathlete|[[Rik Van Looy]]|BEL}} <small>[[1960 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Imerio Massignan]]|ITA}} <small>[[1960 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Antonio Karmany]]|ESP}} <small>[[1960 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/3)]]</small>
|-
|1961 || {{flagathlete|[[Vito Taccone]]|ITA}} <small>[[1961 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Imerio Massignan]]|ITA}} <small>[[1961 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Antonio Karmany]]|ESP}} <small>[[1961 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(2/3)]]</small>
|-
|1962 || {{flagathlete|[[Angelino Soler]]|ESP}} <small>[[1962 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Federico Bahamontes]]|ESP}} <small>[[1962 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(7/9)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Antonio Karmany]]|ESP}} <small>[[1962 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(3/3)]]</small>
|-
|1963 || {{flagathlete|[[Vito Taccone]]|ITA}} <small>[[1963 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small>  || {{flagathlete|[[Federico Bahamontes]]|ESP}} <small>[[1963 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(8/9)]]</small>|| {{flagathlete|[[Julio Jiménez (cyclist)|Julio Jiménez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1963 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/6)]]</small>
|-
|1964 || {{flagathlete|[[Franco Bitossi]]|ITA}} <small>[[1964 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Federico Bahamontes]]|ESP}} <small>[[1964 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(9/9)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Julio Jiménez (cyclist)|Julio Jiménez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1964 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(2/6)]]</small>
|-
|1965 || {{flagathlete|[[Franco Bitossi]]|ITA}} <small>[[1965 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Julio Jiménez (cyclist)|Julio Jiménez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1965 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(4/6)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Julio Jiménez (cyclist)|Julio Jiménez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1965 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(3/6)]]</small>
|-
|1966 || {{flagathlete|[[Franco Bitossi]]|ITA}} <small>[[1966 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(3/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Julio Jiménez (cyclist)|Julio Jiménez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1966 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(5/6)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Gregorio San Miguel]]|ESP}} <small>[[1966 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1967 || {{flagathlete|[[Aurelio Gonzales]]|ESP}} <small>[[1967 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Julio Jiménez (cyclist)|Julio Jiménez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1967 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(6/6)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Mariano Díaz (cyclist)|Mariano Díaz]]|ESP}} <small>[[1967 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1968 || style="background: #b1f0be | {{flagathlete|[[Eddy Merckx]]|BEL}} <small>[[1968 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Aurelio Gonzales]]|ESP}} <small>[[1968 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Francisco Gabica]]|ESP}} <small>[[1968 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1969 || {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Michelotto]]|ITA}} <small>[[1969 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Eddy Merckx]]|BEL}} <small>[[1969 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Luis Ocaña]]|ESP}} <small>[[1969 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1970 || {{flagathlete|[[Martin Vandenbossche]]|BEL}} <small>[[1970 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || style="background: #b1f0be | {{flagathlete|[[Eddy Merckx]]|BEL}} <small>[[1970 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(3/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Agustín Tamames]]|ESP}} <small>[[1970 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1971 || {{flagathlete|[[José Manuel Fuente]]|ESP}} <small>[[1971 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/4)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Lucien Van Impe]]|BEL}} <small>[[1971 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/8)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Joop Zoetemelk]]|NED}} <small>[[1971 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1972 || {{flagathlete|[[José Manuel Fuente]]|ESP}} <small>[[1972 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/4)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Lucien Van Impe]]|BEL}} <small>[[1972 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/8)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[José Manuel Fuente]]|ESP}} <small>[[1972 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1973 || {{flagathlete|[[José Manuel Fuente]]|ESP}} <small>[[1973 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(3/4)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Pedro Torres]]|ESP}} <small>[[1973 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[José Luis Abilleira]]|ESP}} <small>[[1973 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small>
|-
|1974 || {{flagathlete|[[José Manuel Fuente]]|ESP}} <small>[[1974 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(4/4)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Domingo Perurena]]|ESP}} <small>[[1974 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[José Luis Abilleira]]|ESP}} <small>[[1974 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small>
|-
|rowspan=2|1975 || {{flagathlete|[[Francisco Galdós]]|ESP}} <small>[[1975 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> ||rowspan=2| {{flagathlete|[[Lucien Van Impe]]|BEL}} <small>[[1975 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(3/8)]]</small> ||rowspan=2| {{flagathlete|[[Andrés Oliva]]|ESP}} <small>[[1975 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/5)]]</small>
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Andrés Oliva]]|ESP}} <small>[[1975 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/5)]]</small> 
|-
|1976 || {{flagathlete|[[Andrés Oliva]]|ESP}} <small>[[1976 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(4/5)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Giancarlo Bellini]]|ITA}} <small>[[1976 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Andrés Oliva]]|ESP}} <small>[[1976 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(3/5)]]</small>
|-
|1977 || {{flagathlete|[[Faustino Fernández Oviés]]|ESP}} <small>[[1977 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Lucien Van Impe]]|BEL}} <small>[[1977 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(4/8)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Pedro Torres]]|ESP}} <small>[[1977 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1978 || {{flagathlete|[[Ueli Sutter]]|SUI}} <small>[[1978 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Mariano Martínez (cyclist)|Mariano Martínez]]|FRA}} <small>[[1978 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Andrés Oliva]]|ESP}} <small>[[1978 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(5/5)]]</small>
|-
|1979 || {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Bortolotto]]|ITA}} <small>[[1979 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Giovanni Battaglin]]|ITA}} <small>[[1979 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Felipe Yáñez (cyclist)|Felipe Yáñez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1979 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small>
|-
|1980 || {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Bortolotto]]|ITA}} <small>[[1980 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Raymond Martin (cyclist)|Raymond Martin]]|FRA}} <small>[[1980 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Juan Fernández (cyclist)|Juan Fernández]]|ESP}} <small>[[1980 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1981 || {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Bortolotto]]|ITA}} <small>[[1981 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(3/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Lucien Van Impe]]|BEL}} <small>[[1981 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(5/8)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[José Luis Laguía]]|ESP}} <small>[[1981 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/5)]]</small>
|-
|1982 || {{flagathlete|[[Lucien Van Impe]]|BEL}} <small>[[1982 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(6/8)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Bernard Vallet]]|FRA}} <small>[[1982 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[José Luis Laguía]]|ESP}} <small>[[1982 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(2/5)]]</small>
|-
|1983 || {{flagathlete|[[Lucien Van Impe]]|BEL}} <small>[[1983 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(7/8)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Lucien Van Impe]]|BEL}} <small>[[1983 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(8/8)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[José Luis Laguía]]|ESP}} <small>[[1983 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(3/5)]]</small>
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|1984 || {{flagathlete|[[Laurent Fignon]]|FRA}} <small>[[1984 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Robert Millar]]|GBR}} <small>[[1984 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Felipe Yáñez (cyclist)|Felipe Yáñez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1984 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small>
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|1985 || {{flagathlete|[[José Luis Navarro]]|ESP}} <small>[[1985 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Luis Herrera (cyclist)|Luis Herrera]]|COL}} <small>[[1985 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/5)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[José Luis Laguía]]|ESP}} <small>[[1985 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(4/5)]]</small>
|-
|1986 || {{flagathlete|[[Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1986 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Bernard Hinault]]|FRA}} <small>[[1986 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[José Luis Laguía]]|ESP}} <small>[[1986 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(5/5)]]</small>
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|1987 || {{flagathlete|[[Robert Millar]]|GBR}} <small>[[1987 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Luis Herrera (cyclist)|Luis Herrera]]|COL}} <small>[[1987 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(3/5)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Luis Herrera (cyclist)|Luis Herrera]]|COL}} <small>[[1987 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(2/5)]]</small>
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|1988 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Andrew Hampsten]]|USA}} <small>[[1988 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Steven Rooks]]|NED}} <small>[[1988 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Álvaro Pino]]|ESP}} <small>[[1988 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1989 || {{flagathlete|[[Luis Herrera (cyclist)|Luis Herrera]]|COL}} <small>[[1989 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(4/5)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Gert-Jan Theunisse]]|NED}} <small>[[1989 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Óscar Vargas (cyclist)|Óscar Vargas]]|COL}} <small>[[1989 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1990 || {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} <small>[[1990 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/5)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Thierry Claveyrolat]]|FRA}} <small>[[1990 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[José Martín Farfán]]|COL}} <small>[[1990 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1991 || {{flagathlete|[[Iñaki Gastón]]|ESP}} <small>[[1991 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} <small>[[1991 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/5)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Luis Herrera (cyclist)|Luis Herrera]]|COL}} <small>[[1991 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(5/5)]]</small>
|-
|1992 || {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} <small>[[1992 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(3/5)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} <small>[[1992 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(4/5)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Hernández Bailo|Carlos Hernández]]|ESP}} <small>[[1992 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1993 || {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} <small>[[1993 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(5/5)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Tony Rominger]]|SUI}} <small>[[1993 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/3)]]</small> || style="background: #b1f0be | {{flagathlete|[[Tony Rominger]]|SUI}} <small>[[1993 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/3)]]</small>
|-
|1994 || {{flagathlete|[[Pascal Richard]]|SUI}} <small>[[1994 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}} <small>[[1994 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/7)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Luc Leblanc]] |FRA}} <small>[[1994 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|1995 || {{flagathlete|[[Mariano Piccoli]]|ITA}} <small>[[1995 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}} <small>[[1995 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/7)]]</small> ||  style="background: #b1f0be | {{flagathlete|[[Laurent Jalabert]]|FRA}} <small>[[1995 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/3)]]</small>
|-
|1996 || {{flagathlete|[[Mariano Piccoli]]|ITA}} <small>[[1996 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}} <small>[[1996 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(3/7)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Tony Rominger]]|SUI}} <small>[[1996 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(3/3)]]</small>
|-
|1997 || {{flagathlete|[[José Jaime González]]|COL}} <small>[[1997 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}} <small>[[1997 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(4/7)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[José María Jiménez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1997 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/4)]]</small>
|-
|1998 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Marco Pantani]]|ITA}} <small>[[1998 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Christophe Rinero]]|FRA}} <small>[[1998 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[José María Jiménez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1998 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(2/4)]]</small>
|-
|1999 || {{flagathlete|[[José Jaime González]]|COL}} <small>[[1999 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}} <small>[[1999 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(5/7)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[José María Jiménez]]|ESP}} <small>[[1999 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(3/4)]]</small>
|-
|2000 || {{flagathlete|[[Francesco Casagrande]]|ITA}} <small>[[2000 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Santiago Botero]]|COL}} <small>[[2000 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Sastre]]|ESP}} <small>[[2000 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small>
|-
|2001 || {{flagathlete|[[Fredy González]]|COL}} <small>[[2001 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Laurent Jalabert]]|FRA}} <small>[[2001 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[José María Jiménez]]|ESP}} <small>[[2001 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(4/4)]]</small>
|-
|2002 || {{flagathlete|[[Julio Perez Cuapio]]|MEX}} <small>[[2002 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Laurent Jalabert]]|FRA}} <small>[[2002 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(3/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Aitor Osa]]|ESP}} <small>[[2002 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|2003 || {{flagathlete|[[Fredy González]]|COL}} <small>[[2003 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}} <small>[[2003 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(6/7)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Félix Cárdenas]]|COL}} <small>[[2003 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small>
|-
|2004 || {{flagathlete|[[Fabian Wegmann]]|GER}} <small>[[2004 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Richard Virenque]]|FRA}} <small>[[2004 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(7/7)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Félix Cárdenas]]|COL}} <small>[[2004 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small>
|-
|2005 || {{flagathlete|[[José Rujano Guillén]]|VEN}} <small>[[2005 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Michael Rasmussen (cyclist)|Michael Rasmussen]]|DEN}} <small>[[2005 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Joaquim Rodríguez]]|ESP}} <small>[[2005 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|2006 || {{flagathlete|[[Juan Manuel Gárate]]|ESP}} <small>[[2006 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Michael Rasmussen (cyclist)|Michael Rasmussen]]|DEN}} <small>[[2006 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Egoi Martínez]]|ESP}} <small>[[2006 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small>
|-
|2007 || {{flagathlete|[[Leonardo Piepoli]]|ITA}} <small>[[2007 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Mauricio Soler]]|COL}} <small>[[2007 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Denis Menchov]]|RUS}} <small>[[2007 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|2008 || {{flagathlete|[[Emanuele Sella]]|ITA}} <small>[[2008 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Sastre]]|ESP}}{{ref label|Kohl|B|b}} <small>[[2008 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[David Moncoutié]]|FRA}} <small>[[2008 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/4)]]</small>
|-
|2009 || {{flagathlete|[[Stefano Garzelli]]|ITA}} <small>[[2009 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Egoi Martínez]]|ESP}}{{ref label|Pellizotti|A|a}} <small>[[2009 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> ||{{flagathlete|[[David Moncoutié]]|FRA}} <small>[[2009 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(2/4)]]</small>
|-
|2010 || {{flagathlete|[[Matthew Lloyd (cyclist)|Matthew Lloyd]]|AUS}} <small>[[2010 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Anthony Charteau]]|FRA}} <small>[[2010 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> ||{{flagathlete|[[David Moncoutié]]|FRA}} <small>[[2010 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(3/4)]]</small>
|-
|2011 || {{flagathlete|[[Stefano Garzelli]]|ITA}} <small>[[2011 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Samuel Sánchez]]|ESP}} <small>[[2011 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> ||{{flagathlete|[[David Moncoutié]]|FRA}} <small>[[2011 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(4/4)]]</small>
|-
|2012 || {{flagathlete|[[Matteo Rabottini]]|ITA}} <small>[[2012 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Thomas Voeckler]]|FRA}} <small>[[2012 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Simon Clarke (cyclist)|Simon Clarke]]|AUS}} <small>[[2012 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|2013 || {{flagathlete|[[Stefano Pirazzi]]|ITA}} <small>[[2013 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || style="background: #f5c4e3 | {{flagathlete|[[Nairo Quintana]]|COL}} <small>[[2013 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Nicolas Edet]]|FRA}} <small>[[2013 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|2014 ||{{flagathlete|[[Julián Arredondo]]|COL}} <small>[[2014 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Rafał Majka]]|POL}} <small>[[2014 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Luis León Sánchez]]|ESP}} <small>[[2014 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|2015 || {{flagathlete|[[Giovanni Visconti (cyclist)|Giovanni Visconti]]|ITA}} <small>[[2015 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Chris Froome]]|GBR}} <small>[[2015 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> ||{{flagathlete|[[Omar Fraile]]|ESP}} <small>[[2015 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small>
|-
|2016 || {{flagathlete|[[Mikel Nieve]]|ESP}} <small>[[2016 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Rafał Majka]]|POL}} <small>[[2016 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Omar Fraile]]|ESP}} <small>[[2016 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small>
|-
|2017 || {{flagathlete|[[Mikel Landa]]|ESP}} <small>[[2017 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Warren Barguil]]|FRA}} <small>[[2017 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Davide Villella]]|ITA}} <small>[[2017 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|2018 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Chris Froome]]|GBR}} <small>[[2018 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Julian Alaphilippe]]|FRA}} <small>[[2018 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Thomas De Gendt]]|BEL}} <small>[[2018 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|2019 || {{flagathlete|[[Giulio Ciccone]]|ITA}} <small>[[2019 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Romain Bardet]]|FRA}} <small>[[2019 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Geoffrey Bouchard]]|FRA}} <small>[[2019 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small>
|-
|2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Ruben Guerreiro]]|POR}} <small>[[2020 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || style="background: #f5b8b5 | {{flagathlete|[[Tadej Pogačar]]|SLO}} <small>[[2020 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Guillaume Martin]]|FRA}} <small>[[2020 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|2021 || {{flagathlete|[[Geoffrey Bouchard]]|FRA}} <small>[[2021 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || style="background: #f5b8b5 | {{flagathlete|[[Tadej Pogačar]]|SLO}} <small>[[2021 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Michael Storer]]|AUS}} <small>[[2021 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|2022 || {{flagathlete|[[Koen Bouwman]]|NED}} <small>[[2022 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Jonas Vingegaard]]|DEN}} <small>[[2022 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Richard Carapaz]]|ECU}} <small>[[2022 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/2)]]</small>
|-
|2023 || {{flagathlete|[[Thibaut Pinot]]|FRA}} <small>[[2023 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Giulio Ciccone]]|ITA}} <small>[[2023 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Remco Evenepoel]]|BEL}} <small>[[2023 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
|2024 || style="background: #ffffe8" | {{flagathlete|[[Tadej Pogačar]]|SLO}} <small>[[2024 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|(3/3)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Richard Carapaz]]|ECU}} <small>[[2024 Tour de France#Mountains classification|(2/2)]]</small> || {{flagathlete|[[Jay Vine]]|AUS}} <small>[[2024 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|(1/1)]]</small>
|-
!Year
!{{cjersey|blue}} [[Mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
!{{cjersey|polkadot}} [[Mountains classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]]
!{{cjersey|blue polkadot}} [[Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
|}
;Notes
{{reflist|group="Notes"}}

A.&nbsp;{{note label|Petacchi|A|a}} [[Franco Pellizotti]] was the Mountains leader but later had his results removed after his [[biological passport]] indicated irregular values, but the classification has not been remade yet. [[Egoi Martínez]] was ranked second and later declared winner.<br>
B.&nbsp;{{note label|Kohl|B|b}} [[Bernhard Kohl]] was the Mountains leader but later had his results removed after a positive test for [[MIRCERA]] and admission to the use of doping. [[Carlos Sastre]] was ranked second and later declared winner.<ref>[http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_06.pdf Official history of the Tour, see pages 117 and 123] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711021351/http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_06.pdf |date=2009-07-11 }}</ref>

=== Most wins ===
Two riders have won the "King of the Mountains" in the Tour de France six times: [[Federico Bahamontes]] (Spain) and [[Lucien Van Impe]] (Belgium), while [[Richard Virenque]] (France) holds the record with seven wins. [[Gino Bartali]] holds the record for the Giro d'Italia, also with seven wins, while [[José Luis Laguía]] has won the Vuelta equivalent five times.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank
!Rider
!Total
!Giro
!Tour
!Vuelta
|-
| rowspan=2|1
| {{nowrap|{{flag icon|ESP}} {{sortname|Federico|Bahamontes}}}}
! 9
| 1 ([[1956 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1956]])
| 6 ([[1954 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1954]], [[1958 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1958]], [[1959 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1959]], [[1962 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1962]], [[1963 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1963]], [[1964 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1964]])
| 2 ([[1957 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1957]], [[1958 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1958]])
|-
| {{flag icon|ITA}} {{sortname|Gino|Bartali}}
! 9
| 7 ([[1935 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1935]], [[1936 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1936]], [[1937 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1937]], [[1939 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1939]], [[1940 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1940]], [[1946 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1946]], [[1947 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1947]])
| 2 ([[1938 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1938]], [[1948 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1948]])
| –
|-
| 3
| {{flag icon|BEL}} {{sortname|Lucien|Van Impe}}
! 8
| 2 ([[1982 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1982]], [[1983 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1983]])
| 6 ([[1971 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1971]], [[1972 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1972]], [[1975 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1975]], [[1977 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1977]], [[1981 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1981]], [[1983 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1983]])
| –
|-
| 4
| {{flag icon|FRA}} {{sortname|Richard|Virenque}}
! 7
| –
| 7 ([[1994 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1994]], [[1995 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1995]], [[1996 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1996]], [[1997 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1997]], [[1999 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1999]], [[2003 Tour de France#Mountains classification|2003]], [[2004 Tour de France#Mountains classification|2004]])
| –
|-
| 5
| {{flag icon|ESP}} {{sortname|Julio|Jiménez|dab=cyclist}}
! 6
| –
| 3 ([[1965 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1965]], [[1966 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1966]], [[1967 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1967]])
| 3 ([[1963 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1963]], [[1964 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1964]], [[1965 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1965]])
|-
|rowspan=5|6
| {{flag icon|ITA}} {{sortname|Claudio|Chiappucci}}
! 5
| 3 ([[1990 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1990]], [[1992 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1992]], [[1993 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1993]])
| 2 ([[1991 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1991]], [[1992 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1992]])
| –
|-
| {{flag icon|ITA}} {{sortname|Fausto|Coppi}}
! 5
| 3 ([[1948 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1948]], [[1949 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1949]], [[1954 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1954]])
| 2 ([[1949 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1949]], [[1952 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1952]])
| –
|-
| {{flag icon|COL}} {{sortname|Luis|Herrera|dab=cyclist}}
! 5
| 1 ([[1989 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1989]])
| 2 ([[1985 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1985]], [[1987 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1987]])
| 1 ([[1987 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1987]])
|-
| {{flag icon|ESP}} {{sortname|José Luis|Laguía}}
! 5
| –
| –
| 5 ([[1981 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1981]], [[1982 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1982]], [[1983 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1983]], [[1985 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1985]], [[1986 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1986]])
|-
| {{flag icon|ESP}} {{sortname|Andrés|Oliva}}
! 5
| 2 ([[1975 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1975]], [[1976 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1976]])
| –
| 3 ([[1975 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1975]], [[1976 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1976]], [[1978 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1978]])
|-
|}

=== Career triples ===
No rider has won the "King of the Mountains" in all three [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]] in the same year. Only two riders, [[Federico Bahamontes]] and [[Luis Herrera (cyclist)|Luis Herrera]], have won all three competitions in different years.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rider
!Total
!Giro
!Tour
!Vuelta
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Federico Bahamontes]]|ESP}}
! 9
| 1 ([[1956 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1956]])
| 6 ([[1954 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1954]], [[1958 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1958]], [[1959 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1959]], [[1962 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1962]], [[1963 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1963]], [[1964 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1964]])
| 2 ([[1957 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1957]], [[1958 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1958]])
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Luis Herrera (cyclist)|Luis Herrera]]|COL}}
! 5
| 1 ([[1989 Giro d'Italia#Mountains classification|1989]])
| 2 ([[1985 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1985]], [[1987 Tour de France#Mountains classification|1987]])
| 2 ([[1987 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1987]], [[1991 Vuelta a España#Mountains classification|1991]])
|-
|}

=== Natural doubles ===
Ten riders have won two mountains classifications in a single year:

{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}

{| class="wikitable
!colspan=2|[[Giro d'Italia]] and [[Tour de France]]
|-
| 1949
| {{flag icon|ITA}} [[Fausto Coppi]]
|-
| 1956
| {{flag icon|LUX}} [[Charly Gaul]]
|-
| 1983
| {{flag icon|BEL}} [[Lucien Van Impe]]
|-
| 1992
| {{flag icon|ITA}} [[Claudio Chiappucci]]
|-
|}

{{col-break}}

{| class="wikitable
!colspan=2|[[Tour de France]] and [[Vuelta a España]]
|-
| 1958
| {{flag icon|ESP}} [[Federico Bahamontes]]
|-
| 1965
| {{flag icon|ESP}} [[Julio Jiménez (cyclist)|Julio Jiménez]]
|-
| 1987
| {{flag icon|COL}} [[Luis Herrera (cyclist)|Luis Herrera]]
|-
| 1993
| {{flag icon|SUI}} [[Tony Rominger]]
|-
|}

{{col-break}}

{| class="wikitable
!colspan=2|[[Giro d'Italia]] and [[Vuelta a España]]
|-
| 1972
| {{flag icon|ESP}} [[Manuel Fuente]]
|-
| 1975
| {{flag icon|ESP}} [[Andrés Oliva]]
|-
| 1976
| {{flag icon|ESP}} [[Andrés Oliva]]
|-
|}

{{col-end}}

==Days leading classification==
In previous tours, sometimes a stage was broken in two (or three). "Days" column gives the number of times the cyclist was a classification leader at the end of the day. Numbers in brackets include split stages.

''after the end of [[2024 Vuelta a España]]''
{| class="wikitable nowrap" style="font-size:90%; width: 33em;"
! colspan="2" |Legend
|-
| style="background: #ffd700" |
| Current records
|-
| style="background: #ffefd5" |
| Rider was leading in all Grand Tours
|-
| style="background: #b1f0be |
| Rider was leading in all Grand Tours in one season
|-
|}

{| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
!scope=col|Rank

!scope=col|Rider
!scope=col|Days
!scope=col|Leading span
!scope=col|Giro
!scope=col|Tour
!scope=col|Vuelta
|-
|1
!scope=row align=left width="210px" style="background: #b1f0be"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Federico Bahamontes]]
|width="70px"|'''133''' <sup>(138)</sup>
|align="center"|1954–1964
|width="60px"|'''34''' <sup>(35)</sup>
|width="60px"|'''74''' <sup>(77)</sup>
|width="60px"|'''25''' <sup>(26)</sup>
|-
|2
!scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Lucien Van Impe]]
|'''112''' <sup>(123)</sup>
|align="center"|1971–1983
|'''34''' <sup>(35)</sup>
|'''78''' <sup>(88)</sup>
|0
|-
|3
!scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gino Bartali]]
|'''98''' <sup>(113)</sup>
|align="center"|1935–1948
|bgcolor="gold|'''73''' <sup>(83)</sup>
|'''25''' <sup>(30)</sup>
|0
|-
|4
!scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Richard Virenque]]
|'''96'''
|align="center"|1992–2004
|0
|bgcolor="gold|'''96'''
|0
|-
|5
!scope=row align=left style="background: #ffefd5"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Julio Jiménez (cyclist)|Julio Jiménez]]
|'''95''' <sup>(99)</sup>
|align="center"|1961–1968
|'''25'''
|'''40''' <sup>(43)</sup>
|'''30''' <sup>(31)</sup>
|-
|6
!scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eddy Merckx]]
|'''92''' <sup>(97)</sup>
|align="center"|1968–1976
|'''56''' <sup>(57)</sup>
|'''36''' <sup>(40)</sup>
|0
|-
|7
!scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Luis Laguía]]
|'''90''' <sup>(94)</sup>
|align="center"|1981–1986
|0
|0
|bgcolor="gold"|'''90''' <sup>(94)</sup>
|-
|8
!scope=row align=left style="background: #ffefd5"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Manuel Fuente]]
|'''71''' <sup>(80)</sup>
|align="center"|1971–1974
|'''46''' <sup>(50)</sup>
|'''8''' <sup>(10)</sup>
|'''17''' <sup>(20)</sup>
|-
|9
!scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Luis Abilleira]]
|'''66''' <sup>(75)</sup>
|align="center"|1973–1976
|0
|0
|'''66''' <sup>(75)</sup>
|-
|10
!scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fausto Coppi]]
|'''61'''
|align="center"|1940–1954
|'''37'''
|'''24'''
|0
|-
|11
!scope=row align=left style="background: #ffefd5"|{{flagicon|COL}} [[Luis Herrera (cyclist)|Luis Herrera]]
|'''59''' <sup>(61)</sup>
|align="center"|1985–1991
|'''8''' <sup>(9)</sup>
|'''25''' <sup>(26)</sup>
|'''26'''
|-
|12
!scope=row align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Julián Berrendero]]
|'''55''' <sup>(62)</sup>
|align="center"|1936–1947
|0
|'''9''' <sup>(13)</sup>
|'''46''' <sup>(49)</sup>
|-
|}

Only four other riders were leading mountains classification in all three Grand Tours: [[Tony Rominger]], [[Aurelio González Puente]], '''[[Tim Wellens]]''' and [[Karsten Kroon]].

The rider with the most Grand Tour days on the top of the King of the Mountains classification in one season is Federico Bahamontes - 31 in 1958. José Manuel Fuente amassed a record 
34 stages as a KoM leader in one calendar year (1972).

== References ==
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