- Young rider classification in the Tour de France
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Young rider classification 
The white jersey in the 2004 Tour de France,
worn by Sandy CasarAward details Sport Road bicycle racing Competition Tour de France Given for Best young rider Local name(s) Maillot blanc (French) History First award 1975 Editions 37 First winner 
Francesco Moser (ITA)Most wins 
Jan Ullrich (GER)
Andy Schleck (LUX)
- 3 times
Most recent 
Pierre Rolland (FRA)In the Tour de France, there has been an official competition for young riders since 1975.
History
From 1968 to 1975, there was a white jersey awarded in the Tour de France to the lead rider in the combination classification (best rider in the overall, points and climbing competitions). In 1975, this classification was removed, and replaced by the Best Young Rider Classification. Any neo-professional (less than three years professional) competed in this classification, which was calculated using the rankings for the General Classification.[1] The leader in the young rider classification wore a white jersey.
The rules for the young rider classification changed in 1983, when the competition was only open for first-time competitors, but after 1987, it was open for all cyclists less than 26 years of age at 1 January of the year following that tour.[2] From 1989-1999, the white jersey was no longer awarded, although the competition was still calculated. Since 2000, the white jersey has again been awarded, open for all cyclists less than 26 years of age at 1 January of the year following that Tour. In 1997, the name of the competition officially changed to 'Souvenir Fabio Casartelli'.[3] Czech auto manufacturer Škoda has sponsored the white jersey ever since it took over the auto sponsorship of the Tour de France from FIAT in 2003.
Winners
Since the young rider classification was introduced in 1975, it has been won by 29 different cyclists. Of those, five cyclists also won the yellow jersey during their careers (Fignon, LeMond, Pantani, Ullrich and Contador). On three occasions a cyclist has won the young rider classification and the general classification in the same year — Fignon in 1983, Ullrich in 1997 and Contador in 2007. The only cyclists to win the young rider classification in multiple Tours are Marco Pantani (two wins), Ullrich (three wins - also finishing first or second for the general classification on all three of these occasions) and Andy Schleck (three wins).[4]
References
- ^ Cycling Revealed
- ^ Tour regulations 2011 (article 25d)
- ^ http://www.cvccbike.com/tour/eddy/xtra_bestanden/white.htm
- ^ http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/tour09/?id=/results/history/tdfhistory#youth
- ^ Philipot finished 24th in this Tour, four places behind 24-year-old Alberto Camargo, who would have won the young rider competition, if his directeur sportif had registered him for the competition
Tour de France young rider classification winners 1975 Francesco Moser • 1976 Enrique Martínez Heredia • 1977 Dietrich Thurau • 1978 Henk Lubberding • 1979 Jean-René Bernaudeau • 1980 Johan van der Velde • 1981 Peter Winnen • 1982 Phil Anderson • 1983 Laurent Fignon • 1984 Greg LeMond • 1985 Fabio Parra • 1986 Andrew Hampsten • 1987 Raúl Alcalá • 1988 Erik Breukink • 1989 Fabrice Philipot • 1990 Gilles Delion • 1991 Álvaro Mejía • 1992 Eddy Bouwmans • 1993 Antonio Martín • 1994–1995 Marco Pantani • 1996–1998 Jan Ullrich • 1999 Benoît Salmon • 2000 Francisco Mancebo • 2001 Óscar Sevilla • 2002 Ivan Basso • 2003 Denis Menchov • 2004 Vladimir Karpets • 2005 Yaroslav Popovych • 2006 Damiano Cunego • 2007 Alberto Contador • 2008–2010 Andy Schleck • 2011 Pierre Rolland
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General classification
(maillot jaune)
Points classification
(maillot vert)
Mountains classification
(maillot à pois)
Young rider classification
(maillot blanc)
Team classification
(classement d'équipes)
Combativity award
(prix de combativité)
Defunct jerseys:
Combination classification (maillot du combiné) • 
Intermediate sprints classification (maillot rouge)Categories:
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