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The red jersey is a cycling jersey, given to the leader of several classifications. Red jersey as general classification leader. Since 2010, ...
The overall leader at the Vuelta at present wears a red jersey, although previously it has been the "maillot amarillo" (yellow jersey) and the "jersey de oro" (golden jersey). Many other jerseys are colored or designed after a sponsor's logo, and some jerseys change color when a new sponsor is found.
A modern summer, tight-fitting cycling jersey. A team jersey (also sports jersey) is a shirt worn by members of a team to identify their affiliation with the team. Jerseys identify their wearers' names and/or numbers, generally showing the colors and logo of the team. Numbers are frequently used to identify players, since uniforms give players ...
Red jersey; T. Team classification in the Giro d'Italia ... Media in category "Cycling jerseys" ... Bardiani–CSF jersey.png; File:Boels Dolmans Cycling Team kit ...
The cyclist with the lowest time after a stage is the leader of the general classification after that stage. A jersey is given to that cyclist, which the cyclist wears during the next stage. From 1999 to 2009, this jersey had a golden color and was named the golden jersey. From 2010 onwards, the leader's jersey was red.
In 2011, a red jersey (right) was used for the leader of the points classification. The first points classification in the Giro was used in 1958, called Trofeo A. Carli. The first rider in each stage was given 15 points, down to one point for the fifteenth rider. There was no jersey associated, and the next year it was not used again.
The Giro d'Italia is one of cycling's three Grand Tours. A stage race that generally lasts for three weeks, it awards a number of jerseys for winners of certain classifications – the current competitions that award a jersey are: General classification, for the fastest rider to complete the race. The winner wears the maglia rosa (pink jersey).
Alberto Contador in the gold jersey, which was replaced by a red jersey for 2010, representing the leader in the general classification.. The Vuelta a España was established in 1935 by the newspaper Informaciones following on from the success of the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia which had also been established by newspapers. [9]