Tour Tidbit du Jour - 7/18/2013

On yesterday's hilly time trial, there were two Category 2 climbs, which meant there were 10 King of the Mountain points available. How did they decide who got what points, since each rider rode the course one at a time, instead of the usual circumstance of just determining placings during a road race? The extra lines counted as unofficial time checks, since they were placed near the official time checks at 6.5 km and 20 km. Alberto Contador won the maximum 5 points at the first KOM, while Joaquin Rodriguez won the second. Chris Froome, the time trial winner, placed in the top four of each KOM, and added a total of 5 points to build on his KOM lead over Nairo Quintana.