Tour de France jerseys

Yellow Jersey In the Tour de France only the greatest athletes ever get to wear a jersey. The way these are awarded is to the best overall rider of each category. Yellow jersey is the most famous being awarded to the rider with the quickest overall time at the end of each stage. Other jerseys consist of the green jersey, white jersey, and polka dot jersey that are all awarded for different cattegories.



Jersey winners

Tadej Pogacar 5x Tour de France yellow jersey winner, Tadej Pogacar is arguabley known as the greatest cyclist of all time. Riding for team UAE emirates he is paid an insane $14.2 million each year. Other rider like Mads Pederson, Del Toro, and Richard Carapaz are the winners of other jerseys. The green jersey is for the fastest sprinter, the white jersey is awarded to the best young rider, and the polka dot jersey is awarded to the best climber.

  1. Tadej Pogacar
  2. Mads Pederson
  3. Del Toro
  4. Richard Carapaz