Tour de France: The last 20 winners of the polka dot jersey

It's time for the Tour de France! While the sprinters aim for the green jersey, the climbers battle for the polka dot jersey. Here are the last 20 winners of the mountains classification in the world's toughest stage race. All stats are sourced from ProCyclingStats, unless otherwise stated.

The reigning 'champion' is Italy's Giulio Ciccone, who beat Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar to the jersey in 2023.

In 2002, the Dane won his first GC, claiming the polka dot jersey along the way.

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In 2020 and 2021, Tadej Pogacar managed the triple: the yellow, white and polka dot jersey! Impressive.

After a difficult start to the Tour, Frenchman Romain Bardet was on a mission to win the mountains classification in 2019, and he did just that!

A year before coming in fourth, Julian Alaphillipe amazed the world in La Grande Boucle by winning the polka dot jersey in 2018.

In 2017, Warren Barguil was one of the Tour's main protagonists, winning the polka-dot jersey and the combativity award.

Despite winning the Tour four times, Chris Froome has only won one polka dot jersey, in 2015.

In 2014, it was Rafal Majka who walked away with the jersey, a feat he repeated in 2016.

In 2013, Nairo Quintana almost won the Tour. Instead, he went home with two jerseys: the white and the polka dot.

Thomas Voeckler was known as a breakaway expert, which earned him the polka dot jersey in 2012.

Samuel Sanchez missed out on the podium in 2011, but he was the best climber.

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In 2010, Anthony Charteau ended a five-year drought for the French in the mountains classification.

In 2009, Spaniard Egoi Martinez picked up his first and only polka dot jersey, three years after winning the mountains classification in the Vuelta.

Carlos Sastre unexpectedly won the Tour de France in 2008, capturing the polka dot jersey along the way.

Always on the attack, Mauricio Soler was rewarded in 2007 by winning the polka dot jersey.

2005 and 2006 were the years of Michael Rasmussen, who won two polka dot jerseys.

Frenchman Richard Virenque has won no fewer than seven polka dot jerseys, in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003 and 2004! A record.

Known for his sprinting skills, Laurent Jalabert surprised everyone by winning the polka dot jersey in 2001 and 2002.

In 2000, Colombian Santiago Botero came out on top.

Two years earlier, Christophe Rinero ended Richard Virenque's domination and achieved the greatest success of his career.

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