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The jersey given to the best young riders is white in color.
There are 169 riders as of July 27th., with 29 having withdrawn since the start.
Le Tour de France isn't raced by athletes representing countries, it's raced by professional teams, usually assembled with riders from several different nations. The yellow jersey is worn by the rider with the overall shortest time.
The polka dot jersey is given to the leader of the mountain classification in the Tour de France. Mountains in the Tour are categorized and the first few riders to make it to the summit of the tour are given a certain amount of points. The rider with the most points at the end of every stage is given the polka dot jersey.
There were 199 riders starting the 2009 tour.
Professional riders
TdF isn't raced by nations, it's raced by teams.These teams will usually have riders of several different nationalities.Most of the riders, regardless of nationality, will ride in the team jersey.Rides who do specially well, will get a jersey from the race organisation displaying their specialty:Shortest overall time - yellowbest sprinter - greenbest uphill - red dots on whitebest young rider - white
Yes. There are nine riders to a team, and between 20-22 teams that are allowed into the race.
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The riders ages range from 21 to 38 years old.
Yes, New Jersey requires all riders and passengers (including sidecar riders) to wear a DOT certified helmet at all times. Helmet laws here are vigorously enforced.
Most riders will wear team kit. Tight-fitting jerseys and bibs -cycling tights with suspenders. Sometimes one-piece Time Trial suits. The overall leader gets a yellow jersey. The best sprinter gets a green jersey. The best climber gets a polka dot jersey. Best young rider gets a white jersey.