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I've heard that it's designed like that because that's what riders vision is like when they reach the top of the mountain! :)
The King of the Mountains Jersey was introduced in 1975. The Colors for the jersey were decided by the original jersey sponsor Poulain Chocolate who chose the white jersey with the red dots to match a popular product.
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What color jersey does the best hill climber wear in the Tour de France?
The best climber, also known as the "King of the Mountains," wears a white jersey with red polka dots. The points counting toward the mountain classification are awarded on the basis of the passing order at the top of the hills or mountain passes, with prize money of 25,000 euros for the overall best climber. The jersey is sponsoed by Carrefour.They get to wear a white jersey with red polka dots.
What 3 prizes available to a cyclist in the tour de France?
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
What type of jersey does the rider who performs the best in the mountins wear?
The best climber, the "King Of the Mountains" wears a green jersey.
How many color shirts are there in the tour de france?
Overall leader on time wears the Yellow jersey - the "Maillot Jaune". Green Jersey is for the leader in points. Red polka dots indicate the "King of the Mountains" Climbs are rated in points according to difficulty and finishing place. White jersey indicates the best rider under 25 (as of January 1st of that year)
What coulor jersey does the leading young rider wear in the tour de France 2010?
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:Shortest overall time - yellowbest sprinter - greenbest uphill - red dots on whitebest young rider - white
What colour is the jersey the king of the mountains wears?
According to Wikipedia: The "King of the Mountains" wears a white jersey with red dots (maillot à pois rouges), referred to as the "polka dot jersey".
What color jersey does the best hill climber wear in the Tour de France?
The best climber, also known as the "King of the Mountains," wears a white jersey with red polka dots. The points counting toward the mountain classification are awarded on the basis of the passing order at the top of the hills or mountain passes, with prize money of 25,000 euros for the overall best climber. The jersey is sponsoed by Carrefour.They get to wear a white jersey with red polka dots.
What coulour shirt to show that they are leading riders what colours do the king of mountains wear?
Oveall leader on time gets a yellow jersey, most sprints won gets a green jersey, fastest uphill gets a white jersey with red dots-the polka dot jersey.
What does le maillot a pois rouge mean in the tour de france?
It's the polka dot jersey, white with red dots. It's awarded to the "king of the mountains", the rider who has been fastest uphill.
What 3 prizes available to a cyclist in the tour de France?
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
What are lievres in the Tour De France?
Overall leader on time wears the Yellow jersey - the "Maillot Jaune". Green Jersey is for the leader in points. Red polka dots indicate the "King of the Mountains" Climbs are rated in points according to difficulty and finishing place. White jersey indicates the best rider under 25 (as of January 1st of that year)
What type of jersey does the rider who performs the best in the mountins wear?
The best climber, the "King Of the Mountains" wears a green jersey.
How many color shirts are there in the tour de france?
Overall leader on time wears the Yellow jersey - the "Maillot Jaune". Green Jersey is for the leader in points. Red polka dots indicate the "King of the Mountains" Climbs are rated in points according to difficulty and finishing place. White jersey indicates the best rider under 25 (as of January 1st of that year)
What are the release dates for The Man Who Would Be Polka King - 2009?
The Man Who Would Be Polka King - 2009 was released on: USA: 5 June 2009 (Brooklyn International Film Festival)
Which tour jersey did cadel evans wear at the finishing podium of the 2008 tour de France?
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.
When was The King of the Copper Mountains created?
The King of the Copper Mountains was created in 1965.
What is the ISBN of The King of the Copper Mountains?
The ISBN of The King of the Copper Mountains is 978-1-905537-03-7.
