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. 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. 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
Points awarded are doubled for the final climbs on stages 8, 15, 18 and 20.
Overall classification
Final Mountains Classification top 20 riders with points by stage:
Final Mountains Classification top 6 riders with points by category:
* 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.
* 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 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:
Cote de Sotta – 45.5 km (Category 4) This climb is 1.1 km at an average gradient of 5.9%.
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:
Col de Bellagranajo – 70 km (Category 3) This climb is 6.6 km at an average gradient of 4.6%.
Cote de la Serra – 85.0 km (Category 3) This climb is 5.2 km at an average gradient of 6.9%.
Col de Vizzavona (1,163 m) – 95.5 km (Category 2) This climb is 4.6 km at an average gradient of 6.5%.
Cote du Salario – 144.0 km (Category 3) This climb is 1.9 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 Kadri won the combativity award for the stage.
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:
Col de san Bastino – 12.0 km (Category 4) This climb is 3.4 km at an average gradient of 4.6%.
Cote de san Martino – 58.0 km (Category 3) This climb is 7.5 km at an average gradient of 5.4%.
Cote de Porto – 75.0 km (Category 3) This climb is 2 km at an average gradient of 6.4%.
Col de Marsolino (443 m) – 132.0 km (Category 2) This climb is 3.3 km at an average gradient of 8.1%.
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:
Cote de Chateauneuf-Grasse – 22 km (Category 3) This climb is 1.4 km at an average gradient of 8.4%.
Col de l'Ange – 93 km (Category 4) This climb is 1.66 km at an average gradient of 4.1%.
Cote de la Roquebrussanne – 154 km (Category 4) This climb is 3.5 km at an average gradient of 4.2%.
Cote des Bastides – 198 km (Category 4) This climb is 5.7 km at an average gradient of 3.1%.