Being a stage leader doesn't guarantee that you get any of the jerseys at all.
The ones wearing the special jerseys are:
And it's entirely possible to lead a stage w/o being any of the above.
There is no official purple jersey in the Tour de France. You might have seen a team jersey in that colour.
It is called a peloton.
Le tour de France
no, it takes part in different countries, but the majority of the tour is in France
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There is no official purple jersey in the Tour de France. You might have seen a team jersey in that colour.
It is called a peloton.
Originally, the Tour de France was sponsored by a sports journal called "l'auto" (the Car), which was printed on yellow paper, now rebranded as the daily "l'équipe" (the Team - still printed on yellow paper). Being the big spender in the event, the newpaper had the idea of dressing the leader of the Tour in the same colour, making him easily recognizable by the spectators.
The best sprinter gets a green jersey.
No. Yellow is the color for the overall leader.
Usually they sell any leftovers online in the Fueled By Ramen webstore after the whole tour is over.
The jersey given to the best young riders is white in color.
"Tour de" basically means "tour of". So tour de France = tour of France.
The Tour de France, the cycling race, just means tour of France, tour meaning race in this instance. So called because it goes around France.
Tours, which is pronounced Tour, is a city in France.
The Tour de France.
cycling.the overall leader of the tour de France will wear a yellow shirt.