Mark Cavendish
Yellow, green, polka dot..?
There is no official purple jersey in the Tour de France. You might have seen a team jersey in that colour.
The best sprinter gets a green jersey.
There is no official rainbow jersey in le tour de france. If you've seen one, it was probably a team jersey with that design.
Erik Zabel won six green jerseys in a row: from 1996 to 2001.
giro d'italia = green vuelta a espana = was green, now polka dot tour of California = red tour down under = white and green tour de France = polka dot
The yellow jersey
Eddie Merckx
He just wore his normal team jersey. He was 2nd Overall, 14th in the Green Jersey competition and 16th in the King of the Mountains classification.
I believe it is the check point for the sprinter compitition. The leading sprinter wears a green jersey.
PETACCHI Alessandro (ITA), #208, team LAMPRE - FARNESE (LAM), 243 Pts