Tour de France - the race for polka dot

Richard Virenque holds the record for most KoM wins, with 7

Rafa Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Majka was a standout performer at last years Tour, winning 2 stages and taking the climbers jersey. However, this was only possible as his team leader Alberto Contador had crashed out, and it allowed Majka to have a free hand, in a race he originally didn't want to ride after a hard Giro.

He undoubtedly has the talent, but if Contador stays in contention, Majka won't have the same freedom that he had in 2014.

The Polka-dot jersey has lost it's allure from the heady days of Bahamontes, Jimenez and Van Impe in the 60s and 70s.

The General Classification ("GC") contenders shy away from the battle for mountains points, as they save themselves for the final climb, where as the hunt for mountains points, requires a more aggressive strategy of breakaways and bursts of energy on climbs that come earlier in the stages.

However, the winner needs to have good form, as there is the need for consistency, and so the King of the Mountains, rewards the combination of aggressive riding, consistently across several stages and obviously good climbing ability.

Generally, it is the focus of the smaller teams, or teams who have lost their GC contender earlier in the race.

One of the Yates twins, could target the jersey, as well as the inevitable French contenders, such as Voeckler, Feillu, Vuillermoz and Barguil.