The flat stage 21 did not offer mountain climbers any opportunity to show what they can do. Accordingly, the hierarchy remained unchanged. The young rider Quintana Rojas, on top of finishing 2nd in the overall classification and 1st in the young riders's prize, won the coveted title of "king of the mountains". The "yellow jersey" Christopher Froome is second on 136 points, and Pierre Rolland takes the 3rd place with 117. The chart illustrates well the merits of the mountain climbers : while the average (red line) is a low 23 points, the champion climbers are 5 to 7 fold above the crowd.
The mountain climber leader wears the "maillot è pois rouges" (polka dot jersey) that identifies the king of the mountains.
King of the Mountains | |||||
Standing | Rider | Number | Team | Points | |
1 | Nairo Alexander | Quintana Rojas | 128 | Movistar Team | 147 |
2 | Christopher | Froome | 1 | Sky Procycling | 136 |
3 | Pierre | Rolland | 51 | Team Europcar | 117 |
4 | Joaquin | Rodriguez Oliver | 101 | Katusha Team | 99 |
5 | Christophe | Riblon | 89 | Ag2r La Mondiale | 98 |
6 | Mikel | Nieve Iturralde | 116 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 98 |
7 | Moreno | Moser | 17 | Cannondale | 72 |
8 | Richie | Porte | 6 | Sky Procycling | 72 |
9 | Ryder | Hesjedal | 171 | Garmin - Sharp | 64 |
10 | Tejay | Van Garderen | 39 | Bmc Racing Team | 63 |
11 | Alejandro | Valverde | 121 | Movistar Team | 62 |
12 | Alberto | Contador | 91 | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 41 |
13 | Jens | Voigt | 48 | Radioshack Leopard | 35 |
14 | Jan | Bakelants | 42 | Radioshack Leopard | 33 |
15 | Roman | Kreuziger | 94 | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 32 |
16 | Rui Alberto | Costa | 124 | Movistar Team | 31 |
17 | Jakob | Fuglsang | 63 | Astana Pro Team | 28 |
18 | Thomas | Danielson | 173 | Garmin - Sharp | 27 |
19 | Arnold | Jeannesson | 77 | Fdj.Fr | 24 |
20 | Blel | Kadri | 87 | Ag2r La Mondiale | 24 |
21 | Andrew | Talansky | 178 | Garmin - Sharp | 21 |
22 | Bauke | Mollema | 164 | Belkin Pro Cycling | 20 |
23 | Jon | Izaguirre Insausti | 114 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 20 |
24 | Igor | Anton | 111 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16 |
25 | Simon | Clarke | 183 | Orica Greenedge | 15 |
26 | Thomas | De Gendt | 203 | Vacansoleil-Dcm | 15 |
27 | Laurens | Ten Dam | 167 | Belkin Pro Cycling | 14 |
28 | Laurent | Didier | 43 | Radioshack Leopard | 14 |
29 | Peter | Kennaugh | 3 | Sky Procycling | 14 |
30 | Daniel | Martin | 175 | Garmin - Sharp | 13 |
31 | Simon | Geschke | 196 | Team Argos-Shimano | 13 |
32 | John | Gadret | 86 | Ag2r La Mondiale | 13 |
33 | Andréas | Klöden | 46 | Radioshack Leopard | 13 |
34 | Bart | De Clercq | 23 | Lotto-Belisol | 13 |
35 | Lars | Boom | 161 | Belkin Pro Cycling | 10 |
36 | Romain | Bardet | 82 | Ag2r La Mondiale | 10 |
37 | Johnny | Hoogerland | 205 | Vacansoleil-Dcm | 9 |
38 | Jérôme | Coppel | 133 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 9 |
39 | Romain | Sicard | 119 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 9 |
40 | Jesus | Hernandez Blazquez | 93 | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 8 |
41 | Sylvain | Chavanel | 152 | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 7 |
42 | Wouter | Poels | 201 | Vacansoleil-Dcm | 6 |
43 | Yury | Trofimov | 108 | Katusha Team | 6 |
44 | Andrey | Amador | 122 | Movistar Team | 6 |
45 | Tony | Martin | 154 | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 6 |
46 | Daniel | Navarro | 139 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 5 |
47 | Cyril | Gautier | 54 | Team Europcar | 4 |
48 | Michael | Rogers | 98 | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 4 |
49 | Juan Antonio | Flecha Giannoni | 204 | Vacansoleil-Dcm | 3 |
50 | Jérémy | Roy | 78 | Fdj.Fr | 2 |
51 | José | Serpa | 149 | Lampre - Merida | 2 |
52 | Tom | Dumoulin | 194 | Team Argos-Shimano | 2 |
53 | Alexis | Vuillermoz | 219 | Sojasun | 2 |
54 | Ruben | Plaza Molina | 127 | Movistar Team | 2 |
55 | Lars-Peter | Nordhaug | 165 | Belkin Pro Cycling | 2 |
56 | Philippe | Gilbert | 34 | Bmc Racing Team | 2 |
57 | Thomas | Voeckler | 59 | Team Europcar | 2 |
58 | Brice | Feillu | 211 | Sojasun | 2 |
59 | Rudy | Molard | 138 | Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 1 |
61 | Julien | El Fares | 213 | Movistar Team | 1 |
62 | Michael | Albasini | 182 | Sojasun | 1 |
63 | Julien | Simon | 218 | Orica Greenedge | 1 |
64 | Kanstantsin | Siutsou | 7 | Sojasun | 1 |
65 | Yukiya | Arashiro | 52 | Sky Procycling | 1 |
66 | Gert | Steegmans | 156 | Team Europcar | 1 |
67 | Juan José | Lobato del Valle | 115 | Omega Pharma-Quick Step | 1 |
68 | Andy | Schleck | 41 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 1 |
69 | Przemyslaw | Niemiec | 148 | Radioshack Leopard | 1 |
70 | Anthony | Delaplace | 212 | Lampre - Merida | 1 |
71 | Jonathan | Castroviejo Nicolás | 123 | Sojasun | 1 |
72 | Marcus | Burghardt | 33 | Movistar Team | 1 |
73 | David | Veilleux | 58 | Bmc Racing Team | 1 |
74 | Ruben | Perez Moreno | 118 | Team Europcar | 1 |
Average | 23 | ||||
Median | 9 |
Sources: see Cycling