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Distinctive jerseys in professional cycling

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Yellow Jersey won by Miguel Induráin during the 1995 Tour de France (collection KOERS. Museum of Cycle Racing)
Award presentation of the winners of the Boels Women's Tour 2017 at the Tom Dumoulin Bike Park in Sittard-Geleen.

Jerseys symbolising race positions include the yellow jersey, or maillot jaune, from the Tour de France,[1] the pink jersey, or maglia rosa, from the Giro d'Italia, and the red jersey, or la roja, from the Vuelta a España. The first two jerseys were given the same color as the paper their original main sponsors (both sports newspapers) were printed on: yellow and pink paper, respectively. The overall leader at the Vuelta at present wears a red jersey, although previously it has been the "maillot amarillo" (yellow jersey) and the "jersey de oro" (golden jersey). Many other jerseys are colored or designed after a sponsor's logo, and some jerseys change color when a new sponsor is found.

Overview of jerseys

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Grand Tour races

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Course General leader Points leader Mountain leader Youth leader Other Historical
Italy Giro d'Italia
Pink jersey
(maglia rosa)
Cyclamen Jersey
(maglia ciclamino)
Blue jersey
(maglia azzurra)
White jersey
(maglia bianca)
Blue jersey (maglia azzurra) (1989-2006)
  • Last in Race:
Black jersey (maglia nera) (1946-1951)
Red jersey (maglia rossa) (1967-1968, 2010–2016)
Green jersey (maglia verde) (1974-2011)
France Tour de France
Yellow jersey
(maillot jaune)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Red Polka dot jersey
(maillot à pois rouges)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
Last in race:
Red lantern (figure of speech)
  • Most combative:
  • Leading Team:
White jersey (maillot blanc) (1968-1974)
Combined jersey (maillot mondrian) (1980-1989)
Red jersey (maillot rouge) (1984-1989)
Spain Vuelta a España
Red jersey
(maillot rojo)
Green jersey
(maillot verde)
Blue Polka dot jersey
(maillot de lunares)
White jersey
(maillot blanco)
  • Most combative:
Yellow number (dorsal amarillo)
  • Leading Team:
Red Number (dorsal rojo)
Combined jersey (maillot multicolor) (1988-1992)
Orange-White-Green jersey (maillot tricolor) (2005)
White jersey (maillot blanco) (2006-2018)
  • General classification:
Orange jersey (maillot naranja) (1935-1936, 1942, 1977)
White jersey (maillot blanco) (1941)
Yellow jersey (maillot amarillo) (1955-1976, 1978–1998)
Gold jersey (maillot oro) (1999-2009)
Black dotted jersey (maillot granos de café) (1988-1989)
White jersey (maillot blanco) (1994-1998)
White-Gold jersey (maillot blanquioro) (1999)
White-Blue jersey (maillot blanquiazul) (2000)
Granate-white jersey (maillot graniblanco) (2001)
Orange jersey (maillot naranja) (2002-2003, 2006)
Granate jersey (maillot granate) (2004-2005)
Silver jersey (maillot plata) (2007)
Rosa jersey (maillot fucsia) (1994-1998)
Silver jersey (maillot plata) (1999-2000)
Orange jersey (maillot naranja) (2001)
Granate-white jersey (maillot granate-blanco) (2002)
Orange dot jersey (maillot de lunares) (2003)
Fish jersey (maillot de peces) (2004-2006)
Granate jersey (maillot granate) (2007)
Blue jersey (maillot azul) (2008)
  • Special Sprints classification:
Blue jersey (maillot azul) (1999-2000)
Green-White jersey (maillot verdiblanco) (2001)
  • Young Classification:
Red number (dorsal rojo) (2017-2018)
  • Most combative:
Green number (dorsal verde) (20??-2018)

Women's Major Tour races

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Course General leader Points leader Mountain leader Youth leader Other Historical
Italy Giro Donne
Pink jersey
(maglia rosa)
Cyclamen Jersey
(maglia ciclamino)
Green jersey
(maglia verde)
White jersey
(maglia bianca)
Spain La Vuelta Femenina
Red jersey
(maillot rojo)
Green jersey
(maillot verde)
Blue Polka dot jersey
(maillot de lunares azules)
  • Combative leader:
White jersey
(maillot blanco)
  • General leader:
Violet jersey
(maillot morado) (2015-2019)
France Tour de France Femmes
Yellow jersey
(maillot jaune)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Red Polka dot jersey
(maillot à pois rouges)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
*Most combative:
  • Leading Team:

UCI World Tour (stage) races

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Course General leader Points leader Mountain leader Youth leader Other Historical
Australia Tour Down Under
Ochre jersey
Blue jersey
Blue Polka dot jersey
White jersey
United Arab Emirates UAE Tour
Red jersey
Green jersey
White jersey
  • Intermediate sprints leader:
Black jersey
France Paris–Nice
Yellow and white jersey
(maillot jaune et blanc)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Polka-dot jersey
(maillot à pois rouges)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
  • Most combative:
Red number
  • Leading Team:
Yellow Number
  • General Jersey:
Blue jersey (maillot bleu) (1933-1945)
Green jersey (maillot vert) (1946-1954)
White jersey (maillot blanc) (1955-2001)
Yellow jersey (maillot jaune) (1951-1954, 2002–2017)
  • Points Jersey:
Pink jersey (maillot rose) (????-1984, 2000)
Yellow jersey (maillot jaune) (1999)
Violet jersey (maillot violette) (2001)
Italy Tirreno–Adriatico
Blue jersey
(maglia azzurra)
Cyclamen Jersey
(maglia ciclamino)
Green jersey
(maglia verde)
White jersey
(maglia bianca)
  • General Jersey:
Yellow-Red jersey (????-2007)
  • Points Jersey:
Red jersey (maglia rossa) (????-2017)
Orange jersey (maglia arancio) (2018-2020)
Spain Volta a Catalunya
White and Green striped jersey
(mallot blanc amb ratlles verdes)
White and blue striped jersey
(mallot blanc amb ratlles blaves)
White and red striped jersey
(mallot blanc amb ratlles vermelles)
White and orange striped jersey
(mallot blanc amb ratlles taronjas)
  • Leading Team:
Red Number (dorsal rojo)
  • Most combative:
Green number (dorsal verde)
  • Sprints classification
Black and white jersey
(2014 - 2017)
White jersey
(2011 - 2013)
Spain Itzulia Basque Country
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Polka-dot jersey
Blue jersey
  • Leading Team:
Red Number (dorsal rojo)
  • Most combative:
Green number (dorsal verde)
  • Intermediate sprints classification:
Cyan jersey (????-2019)
  • Mountain leader classification:
White dots on red jersey (????-2021)
Switzerland Tour de Romandie
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Pink jersey
White jersey
  • Most combative:
Red Number
  • Leading Team:
Yellow Number
Switzerland Tour de Suisse
Yellow jersey
Black jersey
Blue jersey
  • Best Swiss Rider:
Red jersey
  • Leading Team:
Yellow Number
France Critérium du Dauphiné
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1947-2010)
Yellow and blue jersey
(maillot jaune et bleu)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
White polka-dot blue jersey
(maillot bleu à pois blanc)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
  • Leading Team:
Yellow Number
  • Mountains classification:
White Polka dot jersey
(maillot rouge à pois blanc) (1948-2017)
Poland Tour de Pologne
Yellow jersey
(żółta koszulka)
White jersey
(biała koszulka)
Rose jersey
(różowa koszulka)
  • Intermediate sprints leader:
Blue jersey (niebieski koszulka)
Belgium / Netherlands BinckBank Tour
Eneco Tour (2005-2016)
Green jersey
(groen trui or maillot vert)
Red jersey
(rode trui or maillot rouge)
  • Combativity leader:
White jersey (witte trui or maillot blanc)
  • General leader:
Red jersey (rode trui or maillot rouge) (2005-2007)
White jersey (witte trui or maillot blanc) (2008-2016)
  • Points leader:
Blue jersey (blauw trui or maillot bleu) (2005, 2017)
White jersey (witte trui or maillot blanc) (2006-2007)
Red jersey (rode trui or maillot rouge) (2008-2016)
  • Mountains leader:
White jersey (witte trui or maillot blanc) (2005)
  • Young leader:
Yellow jersey
(geel trui or maillot jaune) (2005-2006)
Green jersey (groen trui or maillot vert) (2010–2011)
  • Combativity leader:
Black jersey (witte trui or maillot blanc) (2012–2014, 2017–2018)
Green jersey (groen trui or maillot vert) (2015)
China Tour of Guangxi
Red jersey
Blue jersey
Blue Polka dot jersey
White jersey
United States Tour of California
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Red jersey
White jersey

UCI ProSeries (stage) races

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Course General leader Points leader Mountain leader Youth leader Other Historical
Argentina Vuelta a San Juan
White jersey
(maillot blanco)
Yellow jersey
(maillot amarillo)
Orange jersey
(maillot naranja)
Green jersey
(maillot verde)
Spain Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Yellow jersey
(maillot amarillo)
Orange jersey
(maillot naranja)
Polka dot jersey
(maillot de lunares)
White jersey
(maillot blanco)
Malaysia Tour de Langkawi
Yellow jersey
Aqua jersey
Red jersey
White jersey
Oman Tour of Oman
Red jersey
Green jersey
White jersey
  • Combativity leader:
Gold jersey
France Tour La Provence
Multicolor jersey
(maillot multicolore)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Red jersey
(maillot rouge)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
  • Best Provence:
Orange jersey (maillot orange)
  • General leader:
Yellow jersey (maillot jaune) (2016)
Blue jersey (maillot bleu) (2017-2018)
Spain Vuelta a Andalucía
Yellow jersey
(maillot amarillo)
Green jersey
(maillot verde)
Orange jersey
(maillot naranja)
  • Intermediate sprints leader:
Blue jersey (maillot azul)
  • General leader:
Red jersey (maillot rojo)
  • Mountains leader:
Green jersey (maillot verde)
  • Int. Sprints leader:
White jersey (maillot blanco)
  • Points leader:
Blue jersey (maillot azul)
Orange jersey (maillot naranja)
Portugal Volta ao Algarve
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Blue jersey
White jersey
China Tour of Hainan
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Polka-dot jersey
  • Best Asian rider:
Cyan jersey
Turkey Presidential Tour of Turkey
Turquoise jersey
Green jersey
Red jersey
  • Best Turkish leader:
White jersey
Austria / Italy Tour of the Alps
Giro del Trentino (1962-2014, 2016)
Giro del Trentino Melinda (2015)
Cyclamen Jersey
(maglia ciclamino)
Green Jersey
(maglia verde)
White jersey
(maglia bianca)
  • Sprints leader:
Red jersey (maglia rossa)
United Kingdom Tour de Yorkshire
Blue jersey
Green jersey
Rosa jersey
  • Combativity:
Grey jersey
France 4 Jours de Dunkerque
Pink jersey
(maillot rose)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Polka-dot jersey
(maillot à pois rouges)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
Norway Tour of Norway
Orange jersey
Blue Jersey
Blue polka dot jersey
White jersey
  • Mountains leader:
Red polka dot jersey

(??? - 2023)

France Boucles de la Mayenne
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Red Polka dot jersey
White jersey
Belgium Tour of Belgium
Blue jersey
Red jersey
White jersey
  • Stage winner:
Green jersey
Slovenia Tour of Slovenia
Green jersey
Red jersey
Blue jersey
White jersey
Austria Tour of Austria
Red jersey
Green jersey
Red Polka dot jersey
White jersey
  • General leader:
Yellow jersey
China Tour of Qinghai Lake
Red jersey
Green jersey
Red polka dot jersey
White jersey
Belgium Tour de Wallonie
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
White jersey
Red jersey
  • Intermediate Sprints:
Violet jersey
Spain Vuelta a Burgos
Violet jersey
(maillot violeta)
Green jersey
(maillot verde)
Red jersey
(maillot rojo)
White jersey
(maillot blanco)
  • Leading Team:
Red Number (dorsal rojo)
United States Tour of Utah
Yellow jersey
White jersey
Blue polka dot jersey
Aqua jersey
  • Combativity leader:
Orange jersey
Norway Arctic Race of Norway
Midnight Sun jersey
Blue jersey
Peacock jersey
Red and white jersey
  • Combativity:
  • Best teammate
Viking jersey
  • General leader:
Blue and yellow jersey

(2016 - 2018)

  • Mountains leader:
Salmon jersey (bold)

(2021)

Salmon jersey (patterned)
(2019)
  • Young rider:
White jersey
(2016-2022)
White and black jersey

(2015)

  • Best teammate
Viking jersey
(2014-2015)
Denmark Danmark Rundt
Cyan jersey
Green jersey
Blue polka dot jersey
White jersey
Combativity:
Dark blue jersey
  • Mountains leader:
Black with Blue polka dots jersey

(2018 - 2019)

Germany Deutschland Tour
Red jersey
Green jersey
Blue jersey
White jersey
United Kingdom Tour of Britain
Red white and blue jersey
Green jersey
Black jersey
White jersey
  • General leader:
Gold jersey
(2011 - 2016)
Green jersey
(2017 - 2019)
Blue & red jersey (2021)
Red jersey
(2022)
  • Points leader:
Orange jersey
(2017 - 2018)
Cyan jersey
(2019 - 2021)
Navy jersey
(2022)
  • Sprints leader:
Green jersey
(2011 - 2016)
Red jersey
(2017 - 2021)
White jersey
(2022)
Luxembourg Tour de Luxembourg
Yellow jersey
Blue jersey
Green jersey
White jersey
France Route d'Occitanie
Orange jersey
Green jersey
Blue jersey
White jersey

UCI Continental Tour (stage) races

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UCI Europe Tour

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Course General leader Points leader Mountain leader Youth leader Other Historical
France Étoile de Bessèges
Orange jersey
(maillot orange)
Yellow jersey
(maillot jaune)
Blue jersey
(maillot bleu)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
Spain Vuelta a Murcia
Yellow jersey
(maillot amarillo)
White jersey
(maillot blanco)
Red jersey
(maillot rojo)
  • Intermediate Sprints leader:
Blue jersey
(maillot azul)
Turkey Tour of Antalya

Magenta jersey
(macenta formayı)

Yellow/gold jersey
(sarı formayı)

Orange jersey
(turuncu formayı)
  • Climate change awareness classification (intermediate sprints):

Green jersey
(yeşil formayı)
France Tour du Haut Var
Yellow jersey
(maillot jaune)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Red jersey
(maillot rouge)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
France Tour de Savoie Mont-Blanc
Yellow jersey
(maillot jaune)
Blue jersey
(maillot vert)
Red jersey
(maillot rouge)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
  • Team leader:
Pink jersey
  • Combativity leader:
Green jersey
  • Combination leader:
Orange jersey
  • Stage Winner leader:
Cyan jersey
Greece International Tour of Rhodes
Romania Sibiu Cycling Tour
Turkey Tour of Mevlana
Romania Tour of Bihor - Bellotto
Poland Dookoła Mazowsza
Portugal Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
Kosovo Tour of Kosovo
France Tour Alsace
White Yellow jersey
White Green jersey
White Red jersey
White Blue jersey
  • Combativity leader:
White Combined jersey
  • First French rider:
White Pink jersey
  • Intermediate Sprints leader:
White Blue-Green jersey
Portugal Volta a Portugal
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Polka dot jersey
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White jersey
France Tour de l'Ain
Yellow jersey
(maillot jaune)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
White Polka dot jersey
(maillot bleu à pois blanc)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
  • Combativity:
Belgium Three Days of West Flanders
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
White jersey
  • Intermediate sprints leader:
Red jersey
  • Best West Flandrian:
Black jersey
  • Leading Team:
Yellow Number
Portugal Volta ao Alentejo
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Brown jersey
White jersey
France Tour de Normandie
Yellow jersey
(maillot jaune)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Blue Polka dot jersey
(maillot à pois bleus)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
  • Intermediate sprints leader:
Red jersey (maillot rouge)
Italy Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
Red jersey
White jersey
Green jersey
Orange jersey
Belgium Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
White jersey
Green jersey
Granate jersey
  • Sprints leader:
Blue jersey
Belgium Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Pink jersey
Blue jersey
  • Sprints leader:
White jersey
  • Stage Winner Jersey:
Orange jersey
France Circuit de la Sarthe
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Grey jersey
Red Polka dot jersey
  • Sprints leader:
Red jersey
France Circuit des Ardennes
Yellow jersey
Grey jersey
Gold Polka dot jersey
White jersey
  • Combativity leader:
Red jersey
France Tour du Loir-et-Cher
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Blue Polka dot jersey
White jersey
Turkey Tour of Mersin
Spain Vuelta a Castilla y León
Multicolor jersey
(maillot multicolor)
Green jersey
(maillot verde)
Red jersey
(maillot rojo)
  • Intermediate sprints leader:
Blue jersey (maillot azul)
  • General leader:
Granate jersey (maillot granate) (????-2010)
Grey jersey (maillot gris) (2011-2012)
Spain Vuelta a Asturias
Blue jersey
(maillot azul)
Green jersey
(maillot verde)
Blue Polka dot jersey
(maillot de lunares)
  • Intermediate sprints leader:
Newspaper jersey (maillot del periódico)
  • Team leader:
Red number (dorsal rojo)
  • General leader:
Yellow jersey (maillot amarillo) (1925-2010)
  • Mountains leader:
Green-Blue jersey (maillot verdiazul)
  • Points leader:
Red jersey (maillot rojo)
Croatia Tour of Croatia
Red jersey
Blue jersey
Green jersey
White jersey
France Tour de Bretagne
Green and white jersey
(maillot vert et blanc)
Blue and white jersey
(maillot bleu et blanc)
Red Polka dot jersey
(maillot à pois rouges)
Red jersey
(maillot rouge)
  • Combination leader:
Pink jersey (maillot rose)
  • Intermediate Sprints leader:
White jersey (maillot blanc)
Luxembourg Flèche du Sud
Azerbaijan Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
Turquoise jersey
Green jersey
Red jersey
Violet jersey
France Four Days of Dunkirk
Pink jersey
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Red Polka dot jersey
(maillot à pois rouges)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
Poland Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
France Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
Yellow jersey
(maillot jaune)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Purple jersey
(maillot violette)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
  • Combination leader:
Red jersey (maillot rouge)
  • Sprints leader:
Blue jersey (maillot bleu)
Germany Tour de Berlin
France Tour de Picardie
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Blue jersey
(maillot bleu)
Portugal Volta Internacional Cova da Beira
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Blue jersey
White jersey
Poland Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour
France Ronde de l'Isard
Yellow jersey
(maillot jaune)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Red Polka dot jersey
(maillot à pois rouges)
Blue jersey
(maillot bleu)
France Paris–Arras Tour
Yellow jersey
(maillot jaune)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Red Polka dot jersey
(maillot à pois rouges)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
Republic of Ireland Rás Tailteann
Slovakia Okolo Slovenska
Yellow jersey
(žltý dres)
Blue Polka dot jersey
(biely dres s modrými bodmi)
Red Polka dot jersey
(biely dres s červenými bodmi)
White jersey
(biely dres)
  • Best Slovak rider:
White-blue-red jersey (biel-modro-červený dres)
Hungary Tour de Hongrie
Yellow jersey
(sárga trikó)
Green jersey
(zöld trikó)
Red jersey
(piros trikó)
  • Best Hungarian rider:
White jersey (fehér trikó)

UCI Asia Tour

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Course General leader Points leader Mountain leader Youth leader Combative leader Historical
Oman Tour of Oman
Red jersey
Green jersey
White jersey
Gold jersey
Saudi Arabia Saudi Tour
Green jersey
Red jersey
White jersey
Red Polka dot jersey

Former Stage races

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Course General leader Points leader Mountain leader Youth leader Other Historical
United States Tour of Missouri
(2007-2009)
Yellow jersey
Green jersey
Aqua jersey
White jersey
Mexico Vuelta Mexico Telmex
(2008-2015)
Yellow jersey
(maillot amarillo)
Red jersey
(maillot rojo)
Blue jersey
(maillot azul)
  • Combativity Leader:
Green jersey (maillot verde)
  • Best Mexican rider:
White jersey (maillot blanco)
Qatar Tour of Qatar
(2002-2016)
Gold jersey
Silver jersey
White jersey
France Critérium International
(1932-2016)
Yellow jersey
(maillot jaune)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Red Polka dot jersey
(maillot à pois rouges)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)
  • Leading Team:
Yellow Number
France La Méditerranéenne
(1974-2016)
Yellow jersey
(maillot jaune)
Green jersey
(maillot vert)
Red jersey
(maillot rouge)
White jersey
(maillot blanc)

Championship Jerseys

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Championship of Jersey
World Cycling Championship
Rainbow jersey
European Cycling Championship
UEC European Champion jersey
UCI Women's Road World Cup (1998-2015)
UCI Men's Road World Cup (1989-2004)
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Driekleur trikot
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Maglia tricolore
Japan
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
Moldova
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United States
Uzbekistan
Venezuela

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Karen (2021-07-04). "Kids guide to Tour de France jersey colours". Cycle Sprog. Retrieved 2022-10-16.