Tour de France jerseys: Yellow, green, white and polka dot explained

We explain what the yellow, green, polka dot and white jerseys worn by riders in the Tour de France represent

Tour de France podium 2024
The 2024 Tour de France podium with Tadej Pogačar (in yellow), Biniam Girmay (in green), Richard Carapaz (in the polka dots), and Remco Evenepoel (in white)
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Tour de France jerseys quick guide

Jersey colour

Classification

Yellow

General classification, overall leader

Green

Points

Polka dots

Mountains

White

Best young rider

The Tour de France sees the very best cyclists in the world battle it out for the yellow, green, white and polka dot jerseys, based on the general, points, mountains and young rider classifications.

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Adam Becket
News editor

Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling, he's happy. Before joining CW in 2021 he spent two years writing for Procycling. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds.

Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to riding bikes.

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