Tour De France White Jersey Winners
In the Tour, a colored jersey is generally associated with each prize, and the current holder of the prize is required to wear the jersey when racing. The rider leading a classification at the end of a stage is required to wear the corresponding jersey during the next stage.
The least distinctive of all of the classification jerseys – it’s plain white – is awarded to the under-26 rider who has completed the Tour de France in the least amount of time. The winner of the Tour de France is determined by the general classification. In addition, there are some secondary classifications. The mountains classification, first calculated in 1933 and first associated with the polkadot jersey in 1975; 1 To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the race in 1953, the points classification was. Generally it's the leader in the the Young Riders Classification which is for riders 26 years or younger on 1st January of the year of the race. However, it is often worn during the race by another rider because the rules of the race stipulate tha.
Jerseys are awarded in a ceremony immediately following the stage. Where a single rider leads in the competition for more than one jersey, they wear the most prestigious jersey to which they are entitled, and the second-placed rider in each of the other classifications becomes entitled to wear the corresponding jersey.
Yellow Jersey
The yellow jersey, known in French as the maillot jaune, is worn by the overall time leader, and is the most prized jersey. It is awarded by calculating the total combined race time up to that point for each rider. The yellow jersey was first awarded in 1919 to make the race leader stand out. The color yellow was chosen because the pages of the race sponsor's magazine, L'Auto, were yellow.
Green Jersey
The green jersey, known in French as the maillot vert, is awarded to the cyclist with the highest number of sprint points. Points for this jersey are gained by the riders who finish first, second, etc., at the end of each stage. The number of points for each place and the number of riders rewarded varies depending on the type of stage as the flatter stages are more likely to result in a sprint finish. Flat stages give the winner 35 points down to 1 point for the 25th rider; medium mountain stages give the winner 25 points down to 1 point for the 20th rider; high mountain stages give the winner 20 points down to 1 point for the 15th rider. Points are also awarded for individual time trial stages: 15 for the winner down to 1 for the 10th rider. Additional points are available at intermediate sprint contests, usually occurring 2 or 3 times in each stage at pre-determined locations; currently 6, 4 and 2 points are available to the first 3 riders at each sprint.
Polka Dot Jersey
The winner of the King of the Mountain wears a white jersey with red dots (known as the maillot à pois rouges in French), which is commonly referred to as the 'polka dot jersey'. Although the best climber was first recognized in 1933 as the 'King of the Mountain', the distinctive polka dot jersey was not introduced until 1975. The colors were decided by the then sponsor, Poulain Chocolate, to match a popular product. At the top of each climb in the Tour, there are points awarded for the riders who are first over the top. The climbs are divided into categories, from 1 to 4 based on their difficulty with 1 being the most difficult, measured as a function of their steepness and length. A fifth category, called Hors categorie (outside category) is formed by mountains even more difficult than those of the number 1 category. In 2004, the scoring system was changed so that the first rider over a fourth category climb was awarded 3 points while the first to complete a hors category climb would win 20 points. Further points over a fourth category climb are only for the top three places while on a hors category climb the top ten riders are rewarded. Also, beginning in 2004, the points scored on the final climb of the day were doubled if such a climb was at least a second category climb.
White Jersey
A lesser classification is that for the white jersey (known as the maillot blanc in French), which is like the yellow jersey, but only open for young riders (those who are less than 25 years old on January 1 of the year the Tour is ridden).
Tour De France White Jersey Winners 2019
Other (non-jersey) Awards
There is a special award for the cyclist that shows the most 'fighting spirit' as determined by a group of judges based on points awarded to riders who made particularly attacking moves that day. The rider with most points in total gets a white-on-red (instead of a black-on-white) identification number.
Then there is a team classification which is determined by adding the time of the first three riders from each team after each stage. Historically, the team classification is not associated with a particular jersey design, though starting in 2006, the leading team wears a yellow number attached to their jersey instead of the standard white.
Old Jerseys
There are a few jersey that are no longer awarded. There used to be a red jersey awarded for the standings in non-stage-finish sprints. This jersey and award was abolished in 1989. The red jersey was determined by adding points which were awarded to the first three riders to pass two or three intermediate locations during the stage. These sprints also scored points towards the green jersey and bonus seconds towards the overall classification, as well as cash prizes offered by the residents of the area where the sprint took place. The sprints still remain in the Tour with the bonus seconds, prizes and points towards the green jersey are still awarded
There was also a combination jersey, which had a patchwork design, with areas resembling each individual jersey design. This jersey was presented to the leader of a points system based on standings for the yellow, green, red, and polka-dot jerseys. This was abolished in 1989, the same year the red jersey was abolished.
Other Jerseys
Rainbow Jersey
The current world champion can wear the rainbow jersey when he competes in the Tour de France.
National Jerseys
The current national road race champions can wear their national jerseys in 'ordinary stages', while the national time-trial champions are allowed to wear their national jerseys in the time-trial stages only.
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A brief history of the 22-year-old rider, who took the 2020 race by storm
Tadej Pogacar is a name that has sprung to international attention since he won the 2020 Tour de France.
Tour De France White Jersey Winners
This year's race was always going to be different - coronavirus ensured that. It prompted masked team presentations in Nice and forced director Christian Prudhomme to self-isolate after testing positive for the virus. But it turned into one of the most enthralling races for years, thanks in no small part to eventual winner, Slovenian rider Pogacar - who won the race from compatriot Primoz Roglic, who finished second.
But who is the young racer from Komenda, who now lives in Monaco with his partner, fellow Slovenian professional cyclist Urska Zigart?
According to one story, he was spotted by Road World Championship medallist Andrej Hauptman, who is also head coach and head of selectors for the Slovenian national cycling team in 2011, when he was riding some 100m behind a group of much older riders in a race.
Thinking the young rider was struggling to keep up, Hauptman urged race organisers to provide some assistance - only to be told the younger rider was in fact about to lap the group he was chasing.
Tour De France White Jersey Winners
Here are five things you may not know about the very different rookie winner of the very different 2020 Tour de France.
- He is the youngest winner of the Tour de France since 1904. He turned 22 the day after he stood on the podium at the Champs-Elysées. Henri Cornet remains the youngest with a record that will probably never be beaten - he was 19 and 354 days old when he won the second-ever race. Interestingly, 30-year-old Roglic was the same age as Pogacar is now when he started cycling, having been a hugely promising ski jumper as a youth
- As well as the yellow jersey for overall winner, Pogacar also claimed the white jersey for best-placed rider under 25, and the King of the Mountains' polka dot jersey. Only one other rider has won three jerseys in a single Tour - the great Eddie Merckx, in 1968, also on his first Tour.
- Pogacar, who only turned pro two years ago, is the first Slovenian to win the Tour de France - and one of five competitors in the race from the country of just two-million people that supplied both the winner and runner-up in this year's race
- He was already the youngest winner of a WorldTour stage race when he triumphed at the Tour of California in 2019
- On his Grand Tour debut at the Vuelta a España last year, he won three stages, to finish third in the General Classification behind winner Roglič and veteran Alejandro Valverde. He also finished fourth in this year's Criterium.
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