Young rider classification in the Tour de France
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The young rider classification is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1975. Excluding the years 1989 to 1999, the leader of the young rider classification wears a white jersey (French: maillot blanc). The requirements to be eligible for the young rider classification have changed over the years but have always been such that experienced cyclists were not eligible, sometimes by excluding cyclists over a certain age, cyclists who had entered the Tour de France before, or cyclists who had been professional for more than two years. In the most recent years, only cyclists who will remain below 26 in the year the race is held are eligible.
Sport | Road bicycle racing |
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Competition | Tour de France |
Awarded for | Best young rider |
Local name | Maillot blanc (French) |
History | |
First award | 1975 |
Editions | 48 (as of 2022) |
First winner | Francesco Moser (ITA) |
Most wins | 4 wins: Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
Most recent | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
In the Tour de France Femmes, the white jersey is awarded to the highest placed rider in the general classification under the age of 23.[1]