Giulio Ciccone secured the mountain jersey at the Tour de France. In a sporty way, the lead in the mountains classification can no longer be taken away from him.
Giulio Ciccone drove jubilantly across his personal finish line at the Col degorge and was celebrated by the fans. The mountain jersey at the 110th of the Tour de France can no longer be taken away from the Italian professional cyclist.
If the 28-year-old finishes the Tour in Paris on Sunday, he will be the first Italian since Claudio Chiapucci in 1992 to take home the coveted white jersey with the red dots. Lidl Trek professional Ciccone secured numerous more points on the mountainous 20th stage and can no longer be caught by Austrian Felix Gall.
Mountain jersey has gone to overall winners in recent years
In the past three years, the overall winner had also won the mountain jersey. In 2020 and 2021 Tadej Pogacar won the rankings, in 2022 Jonas Vingegaard triumphed just ahead of the German climbing specialist Simon Geschke.