Pour Un Maillot Jaune was created in 1965.
Yellow jersey in french is "maillot jaune"
The "Maillot Jaune" or " Yellow Jersey" is worn by the rider with the overall shortest time. Or during the 1st stage, lats year's winner. The original idea behind the colored jerseys was to make it easier for the spectators to recognize when the strong riders passed by.
The cast of ...pour un maillot jaune - 1965 includes: Frank Alamo as himself Michel Barbey Felice Gimondi as himself Nancy Holloway as herself Raymond Poulidor as himself Rik Van Looy as himself
The green jersey (maillot vert) is given to the leader of the points classification. The yellow jersey (maillot jaune) is worn by the general classification leader.
The maillot jaune, or yellow jersey, is awarded to the leader of the general classification in the Tour de France, a prestigious annual cycling race. This jersey is presented to the cyclist with the lowest cumulative time after each stage of the race. The award is typically given by the race organizers, specifically the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO).
Jaune and Rouge
jaune is yellow in English.
Chris Boardman has never won a Tour, though he won the prologue in 1994 with fastest time ever recorded which allowed him to wear the Maillot Jaune for the first stage.
Jaune is the coulour for yellow in English.
jaune (pronounced john)
Tête Jaune died in 1828.