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June 21st, 2010 The Bike Nut

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How to win the Tour de France

If you are in the cycle road races, you already know that you need to keep an eye on the rest cycling pilot shirts you know that the leaders of the race are. Even if you only watch cycling on TV from time to time, you probably already know as a general knowledge in the Tour de France rider with the yellow jersey is the leader.

By saying that the person with the yellow jersey in cycling is not always the one for continue monitoring at all stages of the race. Some stages of the Tour de France to incorporate some very difficult climbs, and who is the leader with this type of section race has its own shirt. Many times the person who runs on this mountain stage is called the king of the mountains, and be seen wearing a white polka-dot jersey read. It may be the If better climbs the mountain are not the best in sprint races and other sections of the whole tour, so although they are leaders in the difficult slope increases, generally not be a threat to beat anyone wearing the yellow jersey.

A lot of the stages of the Tour de France – and other major cycling races – which are created to run, and those who are the first to perform these sprints, there are points, whereby the position to maintain in that section. The acquisition of points is the objective testing of equipment and personal. There are fewer points awarded in the mountain stages, climbing and specialists typically earn them. Riders Points are added, and the pilot who has points in addition to the highest count is then awarded the green jersey.

So there's more to it then just keeping a close eye on the yellow jersey when watching cycling has been televised. In the Tour de France there are quite a few colors available, one of them the white jersey is there for the younger drivers – at the moment the shirts are for drivers who are under 26 years of age. It is important to note that these classifications cycling jerseys that are only applicable to the Tour de France, and the image will become very confusing if you are watching another race and I know that is another main visits.

There are three major races, the Grand Tours is what is called a whole, and these include the Tour de France Giro d'Italia and the Tour of Spain. The Spanish Vuelta jerseys prizes that are very close to the French Tour, the overall leader's golden jersey carries, and points leader is a green jersey. In Spain, the King of the Mountains will be wearing red instead of moles.

Giro d'Italia, a system very different from cycling jerseys, the overall leader will be wearing a pink jersey, the points leader will be dressed in red, and the king of the mountains will to wear a green jersey, but this gets confused with
awards at the Vuelta, as cyclists will be seen wearing the opposite.

Are you a winner then if you are wearing a yellow shirt on bike? Maybe. Depend on the race checking out, but hopefully now you will find of secret information needed to be able to understand that you should focus on the next time you sit to watch cycling on TV

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