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2019 Tour de France – is centenary year for the Yellow Jersey going to be a memorable one?
With five mountain top finishes over the total distance of 3,460km it looks set to be more of a legendary year for the polka dot jersey wearers, even with the special edition yellow jerseys being introduced to mark its 100th year.
Special edition yellow jerseys to mark the Centenary
To mark the centenary of the yellow jersey, Tour de France organiser Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) and the race’s jersey sponsor Le Coq Sportif have announced 20 individual yellow jerseys to be worn during the 2019 Tour de France. We have the sought after 'Arrivee' jersey available to buy on SBProsport.
The winner of the opening stage will be then presented with the specially designed stage 2 maillot jaune to wear the following day.
Each of the special editions carries images of significant buildings, locations or riders, against the familiar yellow body of the jersey.
Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme said: "The jerseys are unique this year because each jersey is different and features either the race routes or the champions that have contributed to the history of the Tour de France."
"We will leave from Brussels where the first Yellow Jersey will feature the Atomium, the last will feature the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Elysées, while others will feature a portrait of Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx, Jacques Anquetil and Miguel Indurain for example.
"It will be something really special for the 100th anniversary of the Yellow Jersey. In a few years’ time, we will be able to say: ‘the yellow jersey was on this stage because it features Eugène Christophe, the first rider to wear the Yellow Jersey in the history of the Tour de France – 19 July 1919-19 July 2019, in Pau’."
The 20 Yellow Jersey designs for the 2019 Tour de France, including the most sought after Arrivee jersey which is available from SB Pro Sport.
Stage 2: The Atomium, BrusselsStage 3: Eddy Merckx
Stage 4: Reims Cathedral
Stage 5: Jacques Anquetil
Stage 6: Peloton and spectators
Stage 7: The Lion of Belfort
Stage 8: Bernard Hinault
Stage 9: Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium, Saint-Étienne
Stage 10: Sainte-Cécile Cathedral, Albi
Stage 11: Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Miguel Indurain and Bernard Hinault
Stage 12: Place du Capitole, Toulouse
Stage 13: Eugène Christophe
Stage 14: Col du Tourmalet
Stage 15: Miguel Indurain
Stage 16: Nîmes arenas
Stage 17: Pont du Gard aqueduct
Stage 18: Col du Galibier
Stage 19: Col de l’Iseran
Stage 20: Mountain landscape
Stage 21: Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysées
One hundred years of the yellow jersey (maybe)
The Tour de France 2019 is about to start, and every rider stepping in to their cleats in Brussels on 6 July will be hoping that they will get to pull on, if only for a day, the historic Maillot Jaune or Yellow Jersey.