White jersey - wikipedia White jersey Numerous cycling stage races award a white jersey to signify the current leader and overall winner of a certain competition, or to signify the best young rider in the race. The most prominent of these is the Tour de France, where the jersey is known as the maillot blanc and is awarded to the best - placed rider age under 26. The use of the white jersey to recognize the best young rider in a race is its most common use, though some tours award a white jersey for a different classification. Other stage races, besides the Tour de France, that also award a white jersey for the best young rider include : Deutschland Tour Giro d'Italia ( known as the maglia bianca, and the cut - off is 25 years instead of 26 ) Paris -- Nice Tour of California ( where the cut - off is age 23 instead of 26 ) Tour of Ireland Contents 1 Tour de France 2 Giro d'Italia 3 Other white jerseys 4 References Tour de France Main article : Young rider classification in the Tour de France Giro d'Italia Main article : Young rider classification in the Giro d'Italia Other white jerseys Some stage races award a white jersey for a different classification than youth. The foremost of these is probably the Vuelta a España, where it recognizes the leader in the Combination classification. In this classification, ranks in the General, Points, and Mountains classifications are added, and whoever has the lowest cumulative total is awarded the white jersey. It is a relatively new award, having existed only since the 2003 edition of the race. In 1941, the Vuelta a España white jersey was for the leader and overall winner of the General classification. The Tour of the Basque Country awards a white jersey to the leader and overall winner of the Points classification. The Volta a Catalunya awards a white jersey with green stripes to the leader and overall winner of the General classification. The 2008 Tour de Suisse awarded a white jersey to a somewhat unusual competition, the Sprints classification, which awards placings not on stage finishes but strictly in intermediate sprints. The Tour Down Under awards a white jersey, with green piping and side panels, to the leader and ultimately the winner of the King of the Mountains classification. References Jump up ^ http://www.cyclingpost.com/protour/races/vueltah.shtml Jump up ^ http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/timeline/Race%20Snippets/VaE/VaE1941.htm Jump up ^ http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2009/apr09/paisvasco09/index.php?id=/photos/2009/apr09/paisvasco09/paisvasco094/luisleonpodium Jump up ^ http://www.bike-zone.com/photos/2006/may06/catalunya06/?id=catalunya067/Par765387 Jump up ^ http://www.bike-zone.com/photos/2008/jun08/suisse08/index.php?id=/photos/2008/jun08/suisse08/suisse088/TDS08St8098 Jump up ^ `` Jersey Description ''. Tour Down Under. Retrieved 2009 - 07 - 28. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_jersey&oldid=768799917 '' Categories : Road bicycle racing terminology Cycling jerseys Grand Tour ( cycling ) White symbols Talk Contents About Wikipedia Cymraeg Deutsch Euskara Français Italiano Latina Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 5 March 2017, at 21 : 34. About Wikipedia

Question: who wears the white jersey in the tour de france
Answer: best-placed rider age under 26