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no but the previous days most aggressive rider wears their rider number in red
As of October 2023, the rider with the most Tour de France stage wins without ever winning the overall race is Mark Cavendish. The British sprinter has achieved a remarkable number of stage victories, with a total of 34 wins. Despite his exceptional performances in the sprints, he has not secured the yellow jersey as the overall winner of the Tour.
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.
The most appearances have been by Joop Zoetemelk with 16, which includes 1 win of GC, 12 top ten finishes and no abandonments. Three riders, Lucien van Impe (one Tour win), Guy Nulens, and Viatcheslav Ekimov (who rode for many years on Lance Armstrong's variously named teams) have made 15 appearances; van Impe and Ekimov finished all 15 whereas Nulens abandoned twice. George Hincapie holds the mark for most consecutive finishes with thirteen. Big George is currently also riding in his 15th Tour (7/4/10). He is the only rider to have ridden on all 7 of Armstrong's teams during Armstrongs winning streak that ended in 2005 and also the only rider in history to have ridden alongside 8 winners.
the most interesting fact about the tour de France is that all the riders except Australia are gay
The Tour de France is the most famous bike race in the world.
The Tour de France is possibly the most famous bicycle race held in the world.
The most famous cycling race in the world is the Tour De France.
I would venture to say the Tour de France.
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The most well known Tour de France is a bicycle race, not a running race.