Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España
Introduction The '''mountains classification in the Vuelta a España''' is a secondary classification in the Vuelta a España. For this classification, points are given to the cyclists who cross the mountain peaks first. The classification was established in 1935, when it was won by Italian Edoardo Molinar, and until 2005 the leader in the mountain classification wore a green jersey. In 2006, it became an orange jersey, and in 2010 it became white with blue dots.Spaniard José Luis Laguía has won this classification a record five times, including three consecutive. Other cyclists who have won this ranking for three consecutive times were Antonio Karmany, Julio Jiménez, José María Jiménez, all Spaniards. Overall, the Spaniards have dominated this classification by 47 out of 68 times.In 2010, David Moncoutié considered retirement, but remained a professional cyclist to try to win his third consecutive mountains classification. In 2011, he became the first rider ever to win this award in four consecutive years.
Jersey As of 2010, the leader of the mountains classification is awarded a white jersey with blue dots.The mountains jersey is third in the rankings of jerseys, behind the jersey for the general classification and points classification in the Vuelta a España but before the combination classification; this means that if a cyclists leads both the general classification and the mountains classification, he wears the jersey for the general classification, and the mountains jersey is passed on to the second cyclist in that ranking.
Rules The organisation of the Vuelta designates which climbs are given points, and in which category they fall. As of 2010, there are 5 categories: most points are scored on the Top Alberto Fernández, the highest point of the Vuelta.+ Points distribution Class  1  2  3  4  5  6 Top Alberto Fernández 20  15  10  6  4  2 High climb finish(Categoria Especial) 15  10  6  4  2 First category 10  6  4  2  1 Second category 5  3  1 Third category 3  2  1If two or more cyclists have the same number of points, the cyclist who was first on the 'Top Alberto Fernandez' gets the higher ranking. If that does not solve the problem, the cyclists with the most high climb finishes wins gets the higher ranking. If that does not solve it, the cyclists with the most first category wins, and so on. If after the third category there is still a tie, the order in the general classification is used.
List of winners Omar Fraile, winner of the mountains classification at the 2015 Vuelta a España+Winners of the mountain classification Year  First  Second  Third1935     1936      Fermín Trueba1937–1940: no race1941     1942     1943–1944: no race1945     1946     1947     1948     1949: no race1950     1951–1954: no race1955     1956      Antonio Suárez1957     1958     1959     1960     1961     1962     1963     1964     1965     1966     1967     1968     1969     1970     1971     1972     1973     1974     1975     1976     1977     1978     1979     1980     1981     1982     1983     1984     1985     1986     1987     1988     1989     1990     1991     1992     1993     1994     1995     1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001     2002     2003     2004     2005     2006     2007     2008     2009     2010     2011      2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020     2021     2022   2023
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