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:
There are two types of jerserys worn during the Tour de France. The majority of the field wears their team jersey which displays their sponsers. Then there are four jerseys which let you know who is in the lead of the four different competitions. The Yellow Jersey is worn by the Overall leader of the Tour de France The White Jersey is worn by the highest ranked rider in the Overall competition under the age of 26, often called "the young riders jersey" The Polka Dot Jersey or the "King of the Mountain Jersey" is worn by the competitor with the highest number of "King of the Mountain" points, which are earned by being one of the first three people to reach of the summit of a climb The Green Jersey is the "Points Leader Jersey". It is worn by the person with the most points which can be earned by placing in the top 25 of a stage, or that day's ride, or being in the top three to reach an intermediary sprint point.
The "Maillot Jaune", the yellow jersey.
White
Jerseys aren't changed during the stage, so a rider will always finish the stage with the same jersey that he started the stage with.The rider with shortest overall time after finishing the stage will get to wear the yellow jersey the next day.
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 dots themselves doesn't represent anything. They're just a pattern that makes the jersey and the rider easily recognizable.The guy in the Polka dot Jersey has been the best climber, ridden fastest uphill.King of the Mountain
There's actually 4.. the white jersey - best young ride by time the polka dot jersey - king of the mountains by hill points the green jersey - leader of the points awarded by sprints the yellow jersey - the rider with the smallest overall time
The best climber, the "King Of the Mountains" wears a green jersey.
The leading rider aged under 25 on the 1st January wears a White Jersey.
no but the previous days most aggressive rider wears their rider number in red
Jerseys aren't changed during the stage, so a rider will always finish the stage with the same jersey that he started the stage with.The rider with shortest overall time after finishing the stage will get to wear the yellow jersey the next day.
The yellow jersey goes to the guy with the overall shortest time.Let's say rider A gets the win in the 1st stage and rider B places 2nd. Next day rider C takes the win, rider A is way down there but rider B is still in 2nd place. B gets the yellow jersey b/c he has the overall shortest time.The only time a stage win will automatically give you the yellow jersey is if you win the 1st stage. Then you get to wear the yellow yersey in the next stage of the tour.
Rider University is located in the state of New Jersey.
Kolkata Knight Rider's jersey
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 dots themselves doesn't represent anything. They're just a pattern that makes the jersey and the rider easily recognizable.The guy in the Polka dot Jersey has been the best climber, ridden fastest uphill.King of the Mountain
There's actually 4.. the white jersey - best young ride by time the polka dot jersey - king of the mountains by hill points the green jersey - leader of the points awarded by sprints the yellow jersey - the rider with the smallest overall 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.
Thibaut Pinot was the youngest rider.
Rider McDowell was born on September 15, 1960, in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.