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Federico Bahamontes, Eagle of Toledo, best climber in Tour history, dies at 95.
08 August 2023, by Mark van der Linden
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Figure 4. Best results for [rider1], sorted by PCS points.
Season Race Class Result Points
1959 Tour de FranceSPP1500
1963 Tour de FranceSPP2380
1964 Tour de FranceSPP3340
1956 Tour de FranceCD-C4300
1957 Vuelta a España2290
1956 Vuelta a España4220
1958 Tour de FranceCD-C8220
1963 Tour de Romandie2190
1958 Vuelta a EspañaCD-C6190
1959 Tour de Suisse3160
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Figure 12. Riders with KOM classification victories in all Grand Tours
# Rider Giro Tour Vuelta Total
1 BAHAMONTES Federico Martin1629
2 HERRERA Luis Alberto1225
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Figure 16. Riders with most KOM classification victories in Grand Tours
# Rider Giro Tour Vuelta Period
1 BARTALI Gino7201935-1948
2 BAHAMONTES Federico Martin1621954-1964
3 VAN IMPE Lucien2601971-1983
4 VIRENQUE Richard0701994-2004
5 JIMÉNEZ Julio0331963-1967
6 CHIAPPUCCI Claudio3201990-1993
7 HERRERA Luis Alberto1221985-1991
8 LAGUÍA José Luis0051981-1986
9 OLIVA Andrés2031975-1978
10 FUENTE José Manuel4011971-1974
11 MONCOUTIÉ David0042008-2011
12 COPPI Fausto2201948-1952
13 JIMÉNEZ José María0041997-2001
14 ROMINGER Tony0121993-1996
15 MERCKX Eddy1201968-1970
16 BORTOLOTTO Claudio3001979-1981
17 GEMINIANI Raphaël2101951-1957
18 RODRÍGUEZ Emilio0031946-1950
19 BERRENDERO Julián0121936-1945
20 BITOSSI Franco3001964-1966
21 JALABERT Laurent0211995-2002
22 KARMANY Antonio0031960-1962
23 GAUL Charly1201955-1959
24 SASTRE Carlos0112000-2008
25 BOUCHARD Geoffrey1012019-2021
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Figure 18. List of the oldest still living winners of the Tour de France.
# Rider Age Won in
1 JANSSEN Jan83y + 81d1968
2 AIMAR Lucien82y + 102d1966
3 MERCKX Eddy78y + 52d1969,1970,1971,1972,1974
4 VAN IMPE Lucien76y + 292d1976
5 ZOETEMELK Joop76y + 248d1980
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