Why is the maillot jaune yellow

At the Tour, the Frenchman Pascal Simon had been wearing the yellow jersey for six days. He was suffering terribly from a hairline fracture of the shoulder blade, but Simon fought with everything he had, urged on by a French public proud of his panache. Tendinitis of the knee sidelined him, and Hinault did not want his misery to congeal in the blinding, shameless light of flashing cameras. Conversely, the yellow jersey has eluded the final winner until the last day on two occasions: Frenchman Jean Robic in , Dutchman Jan Janssen in Which is better, of course, than being condemned to never wear it at all.

The rainbow jersey is worn by the reigning world champions in the road race and individual time trials. Those riders wear a white jersey with green, yellow, black, red and blue bands around it. Former world champions will often wear jerseys with rainbow trim on the sleeves and neck.

Julian Alaphilippe will be wearing the rainbow jersey in after winning the title in Italy last year. Riders from UCI-recognised nations who win their national championships are permitted to wear a jersey bearing the colours of their country for the next year of competition. Former national champions will often wear jerseys with different coloured trim on the sleeves on neck. Tour de France. Trail Blazers president Chris McGowan resigns after nine years.

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Fabian Cancellara has won the most yellow jerseys while never winning the general classification at the Tour de France. Racing Read in English. Read in Italian. Read in Spanish.

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