Please explain me the difference between the yellow jersey and the green jersey wearer in tour-de-france?

Question

i know it is there in wikipedia, but please try to simplify the languge

Answer 1

The yellow jersey is given to the overall leader, while the green jersey is given to the best sprinter.

Answer 2

The major difference between the two happens during the race.
The yellow jersey shows the overall leader- the person with the fastest time. The green jersey is based on a points system. At some points in the race there are points awarded for the first three cyclists past that point, 3 points, 2 and 1 point. These points are usually far from the finish and so the cyclist who gains these points does not necessarily win the stage or wear the yellow jersey.
Usually the green jersey is fought for if a cyclist is not either a strong sprinter or mountain climber to win a stage. Cyclists like Robbie McEwan often aim for this jersey as a specialism- he is a good sprinter. However it is possible for a person to win a Tour without actually winning a stage.If there are several breakaway groups of cyclists in a race, the cyclists in that group will recieve the same time as the first person in that group to cross the line. So if the overall leader did one good stage and then subsequently did badly in a following stage, it is not necessarily a cyclist who wins a stage that then wins the yellow jersey. There have been four Tours in which the eventual winner never won a stage, such as Greg LeMond.

Answer 3

1) yellow jersey is for the person with the overall lowest time during the Tour.
2) green jeresey is the sprinter jersey, points are awarded at designated spots on the stage and at the end of the stage. You have to be fast to get the points and consistantly fast (get the most points overall) to get the green jersey
3) polka dot jersey is for the person who is the fastest climber during the Tour. You get small time bonuses for being in places 1-3 over the top of the climb which are subtracted from your time. They use a transponder to measure the rate of ascent. Once the Tour is out of all the serious climbs, who ever has the polka dot jersey is usually declared the winner as there are no more climbs left.
4) white jersey is for the youngest rider under 25 yrs old and has the lowest overall time

Answer 4

Yellow jersey is for the overall leader of the tour while the green jersey is for the sprinters, there are sprinters points during the stages and if you cross the line in 1-3 you get points and also time bonuses. That is how George Henkpe (discovery team lance;s LT for 7 years) got to wear the yellow jersey on day 2

Answer 5

Current jerseys
The maillot jaune (yellow jersey), worn by the overall time leader, is most prized. It is awarded by calculating the total combined race time up to that point for each rider. The rider with the lowest total time is considered the leader, and at the end of the event is declared the overall winner of the Tour. The colour was originally a reference to the newspaper which sponsored the race, which had yellow pages.

The maillot vert (green jersey) is awarded for sprint points. At the end of each stage, points for this jersey are gained by the riders who finish first, second, etc. The number of points and the number of cyclists rewarded depends on the type of stage - many for a flat stage, slightly fewer for an intermediate stage, fewer still for a mountainous stage, and the least for time trials. There are also a few points for the riders who are first at some intermediate points, usually about 2 to 3 per stage. At those intermediate points (as well as at the finish) there are also bonus seconds for the yellow jersey, but those are so few that they rarely if ever have an influence on the final standings. They do however play a role in the first week, before the mountain stages, as the overall standings are usually less well separated. The German rider Erik Zabel has won the most green jerseys with six consecutive wins from 1996 through 2001. See also: Cycling sprinter

The "King of the Mountains" wears a white jersey with red dots (maillot ࠰ois rouge), referred to as the "polka dot jersey". At the top of each climb in the Tour, there are points for the riders who are first over the top. The climbs are divided into categories from 1 (most difficult) to 4 (least difficult) based on their difficulty, measured as a function of their steepness and length. A fifth category, called Hors categorie (outside category) is formed by mountains even more difficult than those of the first category. In 2004, the scoring system was changed such that the first rider over a fourth category climb was awarded 3 points while the first to complete a hors category climb would win 20 points. Further points over a fourth category climb are only for the top three places while on a hors category climb the top ten riders are rewarded. Additionally beginning in 2004, points scored on the final climb of the day were doubled if said climb was at least a second category climb.

Although the best climber was first recognized in 1933, the distinctive jersey was not introduced until 1975. The colours were decided by the then sponsor, Poulain Chocolate, to match a popular product. Two riders have won the "King of the Mountains" six times: Federico Bahamontes (Spain) in 1954, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964; and Lucien Van Impe (Belgium) in 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983; while Richard Virenque (France) won his record-breaking seventh title in 2004 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004). See also: Climbing specialist (cycling)

Two lesser classifications are that for the white jersey, which is like the yellow jersey, but only open for young riders (those who are less than 25 years old on January 1 of the year the Tour is ridden), and that for the red number, which goes to the most combative rider. Each day, a group of judges awards points to riders who made particularly attacking moves that day. The rider with most points in total gets a white-on-red (instead of a black-on-white) identification number. Since 2004 the number is not white-on-red anymore but white-on-blue.

Finally, there is a team classification. For this classification, the time of the first three riders from each team is added after each stage. The Tour currently has 21 teams of 9 riders each (when starting), each sponsored by one or more companies - although at some stages of its history, the teams have been divided instead by nationality. The team classification is not associated with a particular jersey design.

Answer 6

The yellow jersey is worn by the leader in the total tour. The green one is worn by the best sprinter. With each sprint there's an evaluation of every sprinter. Not only the speed is important but also the style. Each sprinter gets an amount of points and the leader wears the green jersey.

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Answer 7

The yellow jersey means that the wearer won the previous day's stage of the race. I'm not sure about the green jersey. This is the first that I've heard about it.

Answer 8

I think the yellow jersey is the overall leader after a stage. I believe the green jersey represents the cycler who did the best on the mountains.

Answer 9

Reiterating what some others said to a certain extent:

Yellow jersey belongs to the overall leader of the Tour in terms of time. There are small time bonuses given for finishing 1st through 3rd for each stage.

Green jersey belongs to the points leader for the sprints. All stages have intermediate sprints throughout where a certain number of points are given for finishing 1-3. In addition, there are points given for the top 25 riders to finish on each "flat" stage.

Answer 10

The yellow Jersey is awarded at the end of each leg fo the race to the overall race leader.
The green jersey goes the the leader of the "sprint" based legs
The polka-dot jersey goes to the "King of the Mountians" who leads the Mountain legs