given by the tour organisation, so it is unofficial. However, it is a direct predecessor of the later King of the Mountains title. Mountains classification Repeat winners By nationality Winners of the general and mountain classification in the same year Some cyclists have won both the general classification and the mountains classification in the same year. In the early years of the Tour, only the highest mountains gave points. Cyclists aiming for the Tour win generally did well on those mountains, so the riders high in the general classification were typically also high in the mountains classification, which made the double more likely. Later, the rules of the mountains classification changed, giving more points to mountains of lower category. The cyclists aiming to win the general classification did not spend energy on those lower category mountains, and thus other cyclists could aim for the mountains classification win. In 1969, Eddy Merckx won not only the general classification and the mountains classification, but also the points classification. The general classification and the mountain classification were won by the same rider twelve times, by eight different cyclists: 1938: Gino Bartali 1939: Sylvère Maes 1948: Gino Bartali 1949: Fausto Coppi 1952: Fausto Coppi 1959: Federico Bahamontes 1969: Eddy Merckx 1970: Eddy Merckx 2008: Carlos Sastre 2015: Chris Froome 2020: Tadej Pogačar 2021: Tadej Pogačar 2022: Jonas Vingegaard References Bibliography External links Tour de France classifications and awards Cycling jerseys