The winners keep them
To the winner of the Tour De France
7 yellow jerseys in the Tour De France. The actual number is 83. The yellow jersey is givin to the leader of the race after each stage. Lance has won the tour de Frace race 7 times.
Eddie Merckx
The jerseys were invented to make the race a bit more interesting for the spectators. Made it easier to identify the top riders as they passed.
The winners keep them
To the winner of the Tour De France
To make it easier for spectators to spot the best riders
To make it easier for the audience to spot the top riders.
7 yellow jerseys in the Tour De France. The actual number is 83. The yellow jersey is givin to the leader of the race after each stage. Lance has won the tour de Frace race 7 times.
Eddie Merckx
The leading rider aged under 25 on the 1st January wears a White Jersey.
The jerseys were invented to make the race a bit more interesting for the spectators. Made it easier to identify the top riders as they passed.
"Tour de" basically means "tour of". So tour de France = tour of France.
Erik Zabel won six green jerseys in a row: from 1996 to 2001.
Le tour de France
"Tour de France on TV" is "(le) Tour de France à la télévision" in French.