What is the name of the Yellow Jersey worn by the winner of the tour de France?

Answer 1

Maillot Jaune; Yellow Jersey (Leader)Maillot Vert; Green Jersey (Sprint Leader)

Maillot à pois rouges; Red Polka dot Jersey (King of the Mountain, Leader)

Maillot Blanc; White Jersey (Worn the best rider under 25)

Maillot Jaune; Is the name of the Yellow Jersey worn by the leader of Tour de France'

Note*: the winner of days stage will wear the Maillot Jaune and take bows, but he may not be the overall race leader so although he will wear it temporarily for the stage Victory. He will be juxtaposed by the (GC) General Classifications leader and the (GC) will take the stage last and wear the Maillot Jaune the next day during the next stage event as the overall General Classifications leader of the Tour de France; And the Stuffed Lion is held up as well;

The Green Jersey is called the "The maillot vert" in the Tour De France;

This is worn by leader of the sprint stages in the tour

The Red Polka Dot Jersey; is worn by the (King of the Mountain)

This jersey is worn by the best climber on tours mountain stages;

This is also known as the Mecca of cycling;L'''Alpe-''d'Huez; is one of the most notorious yet beautiful stages of the Tour de France, as it will make hero's out of

the very few who are the true champions and it has the power to return those otherwise pretenders from whence they came~

Red Polka dot Jersey; is called the maillot à pois rouges;

The White Jersey; is called the Maillot Blanc;

To note; There have been several historical jerseys worn throughout the history of the Tour de France';

'''' Previously, there was a red jersey; for points awarded to the first three to pass intermediate points during the stage. These sprints also scored points towards the green jersey and bonuses towards the overall classification. The sprints remain, with points for the green jersey. The red jersey was abolished in 1989 There was also a combination jersey; scored on a points system based on standings for the yellow, green, red, and polka-dot jerseys.

The design was a patchwork, with areas resembling each individual jersey design. This was abolished in the same year as the red jersey.

The rider who has taken most time is called the lanterne rouge and in past years sometimes carried a small red light beneath his saddle; Such was sympathy that he could command higher fees in the round-the-houses races that followed the Tour. The custom died along with the races. For some years the organizers experimented with sending home the last rider every day, to encourage more competitive racing.Added as a matter of interest;

During the coverage of the race the announcers often refer to race as the Peloton';

Peloton; The main densely packed group of cyclists in a race.