Le Tour Basics
Because of the COVID-19 epidemic, the race starts with the Grand Départ on 26 June in Brest and will finish on 18 July in Paris, so I thought I should explain some of what I’ll be ranting about.
The cartoon characters from my header are wearing the various colored jerseys that indicate the leader in the different classifications in the race.
The Maillot Jaune, Yellow Jersey is worn by the rider with the lowest time overall in the race. The eventual winner of the race may never have come in first in any stage, but was near the lead throughout the race and achieved the lowest time over the entire course of the event. The winner is normally an “all-arounder”, someone is very good at the sprints and the hill climbing, even if they aren’t the best. “All-arounders” show up on the lists of the sprinters and the climbers, while staying in the top ten for overall time.
June 25, 2021 2 Comments
