Tour de France king of the mountain winners: full list (1933–2025)
The Tour de France's king of the mountains (KOM) classification – signified by the famous polka dot jersey – is a prestigious award given to the race’s best climber each year. This page presents an overview of all winners of this classification.
The all-time record for individual wins in the mountains classification belongs to Richard Virenque of France, who claimed the polka dot jersey seven times. That puts him ahead of legendary climbers Federico Bahamontes (Spain) and Lucien Van Impe (Belgium), who each won the title six times.
On the national level, France dominates with 23 KOM titles – more than any other country. Spain ranks second with 18, followed by Italy with 13 and Belgium with 11.
Tour de France winners king of the mountain classification
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
2025 | 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar |
2024 | 🇪🇨 Richard Carapaz |
2023 | 🇮🇹 Giulio Ciccone |
2022 | 🇩🇰 Jonas Vingegaard |
2021 | 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar |
2020 | 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar |
2019 | 🇫🇷 Romain Bardet |
2018 | 🇫🇷 Julian Alaphilippe |
2017 | 🇫🇷 Warren Barguil |
2016 | 🇵🇱 Rafał Majka |
2015 | 🇬🇧 Chris Froome |
2014 | 🇵🇱 Rafał Majka |
2013 | 🇨🇴 Nairo Quintana |
2012 | 🇫🇷 Thomas Voeckler |
2011 | 🇪🇸 Samuel Sánchez |
2010 | 🇫🇷 Anthony Charteau |
2009 | 🇪🇸 Egoi Martínez |
2008 | 🇪🇸 Carlos Sastre |
2007 | 🇨🇴 Mauricio Soler |
2006 | 🇩🇰 Michael Rasmussen |
2005 | 🇩🇰 Michael Rasmussen |
2004 | 🇫🇷 Richard Virenque |
2003 | 🇫🇷 Richard Virenque |
2002 | 🇫🇷 Laurent Jalabert |
2001 | 🇫🇷 Laurent Jalabert |
2000 | 🇨🇴 Santiago Botero |
1999 | 🇫🇷 Richard Virenque |
1998 | 🇫🇷 Christophe Rinero |
1997 | 🇫🇷 Richard Virenque |
1996 | 🇫🇷 Richard Virenque |
1995 | 🇫🇷 Richard Virenque |
1994 | 🇫🇷 Richard Virenque |
1993 | 🇨🇭 Tony Rominger |
1992 | 🇮🇹 Claudio Chiappucci |
1991 | 🇮🇹 Claudio Chiappucci |
1990 | 🇫🇷 Thierry Claveyrolat |
1989 | 🇳🇱 Gert-Jan Theunisse |
1988 | 🇳🇱 Steven Rooks |
1987 | 🇨🇴 Luis Herrera |
1986 | 🇫🇷 Bernard Hinault |
1985 | 🇨🇴 Luis Herrera |
1984 | 🇬🇧 Robert Millar |
1983 | 🇧🇪 Lucien Van Impe |
1982 | 🇫🇷 Bernard Vallet |
1981 | 🇧🇪 Lucien Van Impe |
1980 | 🇫🇷 Raymond Martin |
1979 | 🇮🇹 Giovanni Battaglin |
1978 | 🇫🇷 Mariano Martínez |
1977 | 🇧🇪 Lucien Van Impe |
1976 | 🇮🇹 Giancarlo Bellini |
1975 | 🇧🇪 Lucien Van Impe |
1974 | 🇪🇸 Domingo Perurena |
1973 | 🇪🇸 Pedro Torres |
1972 | 🇧🇪 Lucien Van Impe |
1971 | 🇧🇪 Lucien Van Impe |
1970 | 🇧🇪 Eddy Merckx |
1969 | 🇧🇪 Eddy Merckx |
1968 | 🇪🇸 Aurelio González |
1967 | 🇪🇸 Julio Jiménez |
1966 | 🇪🇸 Julio Jiménez |
1965 | 🇪🇸 Julio Jiménez |
1964 | 🇪🇸 Federico Bahamontes |
1963 | 🇪🇸 Federico Bahamontes |
1962 | 🇪🇸 Federico Bahamontes |
1961 | 🇮🇹 Imerio Massignan |
1960 | 🇮🇹 Imerio Massignan |
1959 | 🇪🇸 Federico Bahamontes |
1958 | 🇪🇸 Federico Bahamontes |
1957 | 🇮🇹 Gastone Nencini |
1956 | 🇱🇺 Charly Gaul |
1955 | 🇱🇺 Charly Gaul |
1954 | 🇪🇸 Federico Bahamontes |
1953 | 🇪🇸 Jesús Loroño |
1952 | 🇮🇹 Fausto Coppi |
1951 | 🇫🇷 Raphaël Géminiani |
1950 | 🇫🇷 Louison Bobet |
1949 | 🇮🇹 Fausto Coppi |
1948 | 🇮🇹 Gino Bartali |
1947 | 🇮🇹 Pierre Brambilla |
1940–1946 | No race |
1939 | 🇧🇪 Sylvère Maes |
1938 | 🇮🇹 Gino Bartali |
1937 | 🇧🇪 Félicien Vervaecke |
1936 | 🇪🇸 Julián Berrendero |
1935 | 🇧🇪 Félicien Vervaecke |
1934 | 🇫🇷 René Vietto |
1933 | 🇪🇸 Vicente Trueba |
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