The 5 categories of climbs in cycling designate the difficulty of the climb, based on length, gradient, and (depending on who is doing the categorizing) a range of other objective or subjective factors such as where the climb falls in a race.
In some professional races such as the Tour de France, the categories also dictate the number of points awarded for the Mountains Classification.
A resilient and determined Remco Evenepoel dominated the day, conquering each summit as it arose, sealing the KOM competition atop La Cruz de Linares.
However, the biggest question hanging over the day after the Stage 17 drama was whether Sepp Kuss’ red jersey would be attacked by his Jumbo-Visma teammates, Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Roglič.
Anyone with interest in professional cycling sees knows that in each of the Grand Tours (the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France, and the Vuelta a España), the race leader wears a certain jersey to distinguish themselves from the rest of the peloton.
The Vuelta a España is no exception, and there are four different jerseys up for grabs in the race.
When Strava was first released way back in 2009, few cyclists could have imagined just how ubiquitous it would become in the community.
One of its unique features that really stood out amongst cyclists was the Strava KOM/QOM feature.
The Tour de France has four classification jerseys: the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) for the overall leader on time; the green jersey (maillot vert) for the points/sprint leader; the polka-dot jersey (maillot à pois) for the King of the Mountains; and the white jersey (maillot blanc) for the best young rider under 26. Stage winners … Read more