2013 Tour de France Mountains classification

The 2013 Tour de France King of the Mountains is Nairo Quintana. He won the mountains classification of the 2013 Tour de France which is in place to decide the best climber of the tour. The race featured 5 Hors catégorie climbs, 6 Category-one climbs, 12 Category-two climbs, 16 Category-three climbs, and 17 Category-four climbs.^[1] That means the 2013 Tour de France included 28 mountain climbs or altitude finishes ranked Category-two, Category-one or Hors catégorie compared to 25 in 2012, 23 in 2011 and 25 in 2010. 4 of these climbs are in Corsica, 2 in the Massif Central, 7 in the Pyrenees and 15 in the Alps.^[2] Notable climbs in this year's tour include Col de Pailheres, Col de la Madeleine, Annecy-Semnoz, Mont Ventoux and Alpe d'Huez (twice).

Point distribution

Category	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Hors catégorie	25	20	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2
Category 1	10	8	6	4	2	1
Category 2	5	3	2	1
Category 3	2	1
Category 4	1

Points awarded are doubled for the final climbs on stages 8, 15, 18 and 20.^[3]

Overall classification

Final Mountains Classification top 20 riders with points by stage:^[4]

Pos.	Rider	No.	Team	Stage																					Points
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
1	Nairo Quintana (COL)	128	Movistar Team								25	1						40		3	28		50		147
2	Chris Froome (GBR)	1	Team Sky		1						30	2						50		5	16		32		136
3	Pierre Rolland (FRA)	51	Team Europcar		5	5				1	20	18				1		1				52	16		119
4	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)	101	Team Katusha															28		7	24		40		99
5	Christophe Riblon (FRA)	89	Ag2r–La Mondiale															1	2		74	16	5		98
6	Mikel Nieve (ESP)	116	Euskaltel–Euskadi			3					18							32			10	35			98
7	Moreno Moser (ITA)	17	Cannondale																		58	14			72
8	Richie Porte (AUS)	6	Team Sky								28										20		24		72
9	Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)	171	Garmin–Sharp									12							2		5	45			64
10	Tejay van Garderen (USA)	39	BMC Racing Team														1				61		1		63
11	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	121	Movistar Team								20									2	12		28		62
12	Alberto Contador (ESP)	91	Saxo–Tinkoff															20		5			16		41
13	Jens Voigt (GER)	48	RadioShack–Leopard							4							1				18		12		35
14	Jan Bakelants (BEL)	42	RadioShack–Leopard							3		3					1					26			33
15	Roman Kreuziger (CZE)	94	Saxo–Tinkoff									4						24					4		32
16	Rui Costa (POR)	124	Movistar Team								6								5			20			31
17	Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)	63	Astana									8						16			4				28
18	Tom Danielson (USA)	173	Garmin–Sharp									12									15				27
19	Arnold Jeannesson (FRA)	77	FDJ.fr									6									18				24
20	Blel Kadri (FRA)	87	Ag2r–La Mondiale		5					7							4					8			24

Final Mountains Classification top 6 riders with points by category:^[4]

Pos.	Rider	No.	Team	Category							Points
				HC*	HC	1*	1	2	3	4
1	Nairo Quintana (COL)	128	Movistar Team	118	25		1	3			147
2	Chris Froome (GBR)	1	Team Sky	98	10	20	2	5	1		136
3	Pierre Rolland (FRA)	51	Team Europcar		57		34	21	5	2	119
4	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)	101	Team Katusha	92				7			99
5	Christophe Riblon (FRA)	89	Ag2r–La Mondiale	50	36		4	5	2		98
6	Mikel Nieve (ESP)	116	Euskaltel–Euskadi	40	44	2	9	3			98

* denotes climbs were also stage finishes and therefore points awarded were doubled.

Top 6 riders' results on the HC and 1st category climbs

The following table shows the mountains classification's top six riders' results on the 15 most difficult climbs of the 2013 Tour de France.

Pos.	Rider	Climb
		HC*			HC				1st*	1st
		Mont Ventoux	Alpe d'Huez 2	Annecy-Semnoz	Col de Pailheres	Alpe d'Huez 1	Col du Glandon	Col de la Madeleine	Ax 3 Domaines	Col de Menté	Col de Peyresourde	Col de Val Louron-Azet	La Hourquette d'Ancizan	Col de l'Épine	Col de la Croix Fry	Mont Revard
1	Nairo Quintana (COL)	2nd	4th	1st	1st					6th
2	Chris Froome (GBR)	1st	7th	3rd	6th				1st				5th
3	Pierre Rolland (FRA)				2nd		5th	1st		5th	2nd	2nd		1st		3rd
4	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)	4th	5th	2nd
5	Christophe Riblon (FRA)		1st			2nd	3rd									4th
6	Mikel Nieve (ESP)	3rd	9th		3rd	10th	6th	3rd	6th					2nd	6th

* denotes climbs were also stage finishes and therefore points awarded were doubled.

How the polka-dot jersey was won

Pierre Rolland scored points on more climbs than any other rider; on a total of 18 climbs, compared to the King of the Mountains Nairo Quintana, who scored points on only 6 climbs. However, the climbs that Quintana scored points on included all three of the Hors Category climbs that were at stage finishes - the climbs that offered the most amount of points. Of the climbs the riders placed in the points for, Quintana averaged 24.5 points per climb, compared to Rolland who averaged just 6.6 points. In total, Quintana won 97% of his points on Hors Category climbs, Chris Froome 79%, Rodriguez 92%, Riblon 88% and Nieve 86%, compared to Rolland who only won 48% of his points on HC climbs.

Stage by stage

Stage 1

In the first stage, only one climb was categorized: the Cote de Sotta, of fourth category. The details and result of the climb on this stage are as follows:^[5][6][7]

Cote de Sotta – 45.5 km (Category 4)

This climb is 1.1 km at an average gradient of 5.9%.

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Juan José Lobato (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	1

Juan José Lobato was awarded the polka dot jersey after the stage.

Stage 2

Juan José Lobato started the stage wearing the polka dot jersey. The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows:^[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.^[10] Blel Kadri won the combativity award for the stage.^[11]

Stage 3

Stage 3 started with Pierre Rolland in the polka dot jersey. The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows:^[12][13]

Pierre Rolland increased his overall lead in the King of the Mountains classification. Simon Clarke won the combativity award for the stage.

Stage 4

Team time trial – no climbs.

Stage 5

The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows:^[14][15]

In addition to winning 4 points and moving up to 4th place in the mountains classification, Thomas De Gendt won the combativity award for the stage. Pierre Rolland maintained a 5-point lead in the mountains classification and kept the polka dot jersey.

Stage 6

The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows:^[16][17]

Col de la Vayede – 68 km (Category 4)

This climb is 0.7 km at an average gradient of 7%.

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR)	Team Sky	1

This was Kanstantsin Sivtsov's first point in the mountains classification, so the top of the leader-board stayed the same with Pierre Rolland retaining the polka dot jersey.

Stage 7

The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows:^[18][19]

Finishing first in the first and second climbs of the stage meant Blel Kadri became the new leader in the mountains category, just one point ahead of previous leader Pierre Rolland.

Stage 8 – Col de Pailheres

Stage 8 is the first "very difficult stage"^[20] of the 2013 Tour de France. The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows:^[21][22]

The polka dot jersey of Blel Kadri was dropped by the peloton early on the climb to the Col de Pailheres. Nairo Quintana attacked the peloton to chase down and pass breakaway rider Christophe Riblon and win the first Hors categorie climb of the 2013 Tour de France, with Pierre Rolland finishing less than a minute behind him in an attempt to reclaim the polka dot jersey. Nairo Quintana also won the combativity award for the stage. The final climb saw Chris Froome make his first push for the general classification. He was first to the summit of the climb, followed by team mate Richie Porte.

Stage 9

While Chris Froome led the mountains classification going into this stage, the polka dot jersey was worn by Pierre Rolland because Chris Froome also had the yellow jersey.^[24] The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows:^[25][26]

With Richard Virenque and Laurent Jalabert for inspiration,^[27] Pierre Rolland won 18 points on an "epic"^[27] stage 9 to top the mountains classification outright. Dan Martin picked up 13 points on the stage, including a maximum 10 points on the final climb en route to his stage victory.

Stage 10

The details and results of the climb on this stage are as follows:^[28][29]

Cote de Dinan – 142 km (Category 4)

This climb is 1 km at an average gradient of 4.2%.

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Lieuwe Westra (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	1

Stage 11

Individual time trial – no climbs.

Stage 12

Flat stage – no climbs.

Stage 13

The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows:^[30][31]

Cote de Crotz – 77.5 km (Category 4)

This climb is 1.2 km at an average gradient of 4%.

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Pierre Rolland (FRA)	Team Europcar	1

Stage 14

The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows:^[32][33]

Stage 15 – Mont Ventoux

The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows:^[34][35]

Stage 16

While Chris Froome led the mountains classification going into this stage, the polka dot jersey was worn by 3rd placed Mikel Nieve because Chris Froome also had the yellow jersey and 2nd placed Nairo Quintana held the white jersey.^[36] The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows:^[18][19]

Stage 17

While Chris Froome led the mountains classification going into this stage, the polka dot jersey was worn by 3rd placed Mikel Nieve because Chris Froome also had the yellow jersey and 2nd placed Nairo Quintana held the white jersey. This stage is the second Individual time trial and features two category 2 climbs. The details and results of the climbs on this stage are as follows:^[37][38]

Stage 18 – Alpe d'Huez

While Chris Froome led the mountains classification going into this stage, the polka dot jersey was worn by 3rd placed Mikel Nieve because Chris Froome also had the yellow jersey and 2nd placed Nairo Quintana held the white jersey.

Stage 19 – Col du Glandon and Col de la Madeleine

While Chris Froome led the mountains classification going into this stage, the polka dot jersey was worn by 3rd placed Christophe Riblon because Chris Froome also had the yellow jersey and 2nd placed Nairo Quintana held the white jersey.

Stage 20 – Annecy–Semnoz

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.

As well as winning the stage and the final climb, Nairo Quintana also became the 2013 King of the Mountains.

Stage 21

The 2013 Tour de France King of the Mountains Niaro Quintana wore the polka-dot jersey on the final stage of the 100th tour.

References

External links

• Official classifications
• Race regulations