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In this article first-place-classifications before 1919 are also counted as if a yellow jersey was awarded. There have been more yellow jerseys given than there were stages: In 1914, [ 1 ] 1929, [ 2 ] and 1931, [ 3 ] there were multiple cyclists with the same leading time, and the 1988 Tour de France had a "prelude", [ 4 ] an extra stage for a ...
The Belgian rider Philippe Thys, who won the Tour in 1913, 1914 and 1920, recalled in the Belgian magazine Champions et Vedettes when he was 67 that he was awarded a yellow jersey in 1913 when the organiser, Henri Desgrange, asked him to wear a coloured jersey. Thys declined, saying making himself more visible in yellow would encourage other ...
The 1962 Tour de France design of the yellow jersey, as worn by Tom Simpson on stage thirteen as leader of the general classification. Since the establishment of the competition in 1903, nine British riders have led the general classification in the Tour de France at the end of a stage during one of the 103 editions of the Tours de France.
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Between 1952 and 1990, the team classification leaders could be recognized by yellow caps, until helmets became mandatory. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Since 2006 the best team has worn black on yellow back numbers. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] Beginning in 2012 the best team was awarded the right, but not the obligation, to wear yellow helmets.
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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.
The defending champion isn’t chasing a repeat win, a super star wants to break the green jersey record, and a crop of sprinters are all in contention—the green jersey competition may be even ...