Cycling jersey
A cycling jersey is a specialized jersey (shirt) for cycling. While the vast majority of cyclists worldwide wear conventional clothing while riding, a jersey offers certain advantages for the sport-oriented cyclist. A cycling jersey is cut long in the back to accommodate the bent-over position used in sport-oriented cycling. Any pockets on the jersey are placed on the back panel as front pockets would tend to spill. The zipper is often made very long so that the cyclist can open up the jersey to allow for ventilation. The cycling jersey is usually worn with a tight fit in order to reduce air resistance. Jerseys are made from a material designed to wick moisture from the skin, keeping the cyclist cooler and more comfortable.
Professional cycling is heavily sponsored; the traditional cycling jersey is printed with the logos of a few of the cycling team's sponsors.
Origin
The best known jerseys are probably the yellow jersey, or maillot jaune, from the Tour de France, the pink jersey, or maglia rosa, from the Giro d'Italia, and the red jersey, or la roja, from the Vuelta de Espana. 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
Grand Tour races
| Course | General leader | Points leader | Mountain leader | Youth leader | Other | |
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 Pink jersey (maglia rosa) |
 Red Jersey (maglia rossa) |
 Blue jersey (maglia azzurra) |
 White jersey (maglia bianca) |
 Black jersey (maglia nera) Intergiro: | |
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 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) 
Historical: 
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Red jersey (maillot roja) |
Green jersey (maillot verde) |
 Blue Polka dot jersey (maillot de lunares) |
White jersey (maillot combinada) Historical: 
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UCI World Tour (stage) races
| Course | General leader | Points leader | Mountain leader | Youth leader | Other | |
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 Tour Down Under |
 Ochre jersey |
Red jersey |
Blue Polka dot jersey |
Green jersey | ||
 Paris–Nice |
Yellow jersey (maillot jaune) |
Green jersey (maillot vert) |
Polka-dot jersey (maillot à pois rouges) |
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 Tirreno–Adriatico |
Blue jersey (maglia azzurra) |
Red jersey (maglia rossa) |
Green jersey (maglia verde) |
White jersey (maglia bianca) | ||
 Volta a Catalunya |
 White and Greenstriped jersey |
White jersey |
Red jersey |
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| Tour of the Basque Country |
Yellow jersey |
White jersey |
 Polka-dot jersey |
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 Tour de Romandie |
Yellow jersey |
Green jersey |
Pink jersey |
White jersey |
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| Tour de Suisse |
Yellow jersey |
Black jersey |
Blue jersey |
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| Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré |
 Yellow and blue jersey (maillot jaune et bleu) |
Green jersey (maillot vert) |
Red polka-dot jersey (maillot rouge à pois blancs) |
White jersey (maillot blanc) |
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 Tour de Pologne |
Yellow jersey (żółta koszulka) |
White jersey (biała koszulka) |
 Rose jersey (różowa koszulka) |
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White jersey (witte trui or maillot blanc) |
Red jersey (rode trui or maillot rouge) |
There is no special jersey for the mountain leader. |
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UCI Continental Tour (stage) races
UCI Europe Tour
| Course | General leader | Points leader | Mountain leader | Youth leader | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étoile de Bessèges |
Orange jersey |
Yellow jersey |
Blue jersey |
White jersey | ||
| Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana |
Yellow jersey |
White jersey |
Polka dot jersey |
Green jersey | ||
| La Méditerranéenne |
Yellow jersey (maillot jaune) |
Green jersey (maillot vert) |
Red jersey (maillot rouge) |
White jersey (maillot blanc) | ||
| Vuelta a Andalucía |
Red jersey |
Blue jersey |
 Green jersey |
White jersey | ||
 Volta ao Algarve |
Yellow jersey |
Green jersey |
Blue jersey |
White jersey | ||
| Tour du Haut Var |
Yellow jersey (maillot jaune) |
Green jersey (maillot vert) |
Red jersey (maillot rouge) |
White jersey (maillot blanc) | ||
| Tour La Provence |
Yellow jersey (maillot jaune) |
Green jersey (maillot vert) |
Red jersey (maillot rouge) |
White jersey (maillot blanc) |
Orange jersey | |
| Three Days of West Flanders | Yellow jersey |
Green jersey |
There is no special jersey for the mountain leader. |
White jersey |
Red jersey Black jersey Yellow Number | |
| Volta ao Alentejo |
Yellow jersey |
Green jersey |
 Brown jersey |
White jersey | ||
| Tour de Normandie |
Yellow jersey |
Green jersey |
 Blue Polka dot jersey |
White jersey |
Red jersey | |
| Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali | ||||||
| Critérium International |
Yellow jersey (maillot jaune) |
Green jersey (maillot vert) |
Polka-dot jersey (maillot à pois rouges) |
White jersey (maillot blanc) |
Yellow Number | |
| Three Days of De Panne | White jersey |
Green jersey |
 Red jersey |
Blue jersey | ||
| Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux | ||||||
| Circuit de la Sarthe | ||||||
| Circuit des Ardennes | ||||||
| Tour du Loir-et-Cher | ||||||
| Tour of Mersin | ||||||
| Vuelta a Castilla y León | ||||||
| Tour of Croatia | Red/white checkered jersey | Blue jersey |
Green jersey |
White jersey | ||
| Giro del Trentino |  Purple jersey |
Green jersey |
White jersey |
Red jersey | ||
| Presidential Tour of Turkey | Turquoise jersey |
Green jersey |
Red jersey |
White jersey | ||
| Tour de Bretagne | ||||||
 Tour de Yorkshire |
Blue jersey |
Green jersey |
Rosa jersey |
 Grey jersey | ||
 Flèche du Sud | ||||||
 Tour d'Azerbaïdjan |
Turquoise jersey |
Green jersey |
Red jersey |
Violet jersey | ||
| Four Days of Dunkirk |
Pink jersey |
Green jersey |
Polka-dot jersey |
White jersey | ||
| Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich | ||||||
| Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour |
Yellow jersey |
Green jersey |
Purple jersey |
White jersey |
Red jersey Sprints classification: | |
 Tour de Berlin | ||||||
| Tour de Picardie |
Green jersey |
Blue jersey | ||||
| Volta Internacional Cova da Beira | ||||||
| Bałtyk–Karkonosze Tour | ||||||
 Tour of Norway |
Yellow jersey |
Green jersey |
Orange jersey |
White jersey | ||
| Ronde de l'Isard |
Yellow jersey |
Green jersey |
Polka-dot jersey |
Blue jersey | ||
| Paris–Arras Tour |
Yellow jersey |
Green jersey |
Polka-dot jersey |
White jersey | ||
 Rás Tailteann | ||||||
 Okolo Slovenska |
Yellow jersey (žltý dres) |
Blue Polka dot jersey (biely dres s modrým bodmi) |
Polka dot jersey (biely dres s cervenými bodmi) |
White jersey (biely dres) |
jersey | |
| Tour de Hongrie | Yellow jersey (sárga trikó) |
Green jersey (zöld trikó) |
Red jersey (piros trikó) |
White jersey (fehér trikó) |
Stage races
| Course | General leader | Points leader | Mountain leader | Youth leader | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour of California | Yellow jersey |
Green jersey |
Red jersey |
White jersey | |
| Tour of Missouri | Yellow jersey |
Green jersey |
Aqua jersey |
White jersey | |
| Tour de Luxembourg | Yellow jersey |
Blue jersey |
Green jersey |
White jersey | |
| Vuelta Mexico Telmex | (Spanish: Jersey Amarillo) |
(Spanish: Jersey Rojo) |
(Spanish: Jersey Azul) |
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| Tour of Britain |  Gold jersey |
Blue jersey |
White jersey |
Green jersey | |
| Tour of Qatar | Gold jersey |
Silver jersey |
Pearl jersey | ||
| Tour of Denmark | Yellow jersey |
Blue jersey |
Dotted jersey |
White jersey |
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