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Cycling jersey
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A cycling jersey is a specialized jersey (shirt) for cycling. While the vast majority of cyclists worldwide wear conventional clothing while riding, a jersey offers certain advantages for the serious cyclist. A cycling jersey is cut long in the back to accommodate the bent-over position used in serious cycling. Any pockets on the jersey are placed on the back panel as front pockets would tend to spill. The zipper, on a men's jersey at least, is often made very long so that the cyclist can open up the jersey when he gets hot. The cycling jersey is usually worn with a tight fit in order to reduce air resistance.
Professional cycling is heavily sponsored; the traditional cycling jersey is printed with the logos of a cycling team's few sponsors.
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The best known jerseys are probably the yellow jersey from the Tour de France and the pink jersey from the Giro d'Italia. These jerseys were given the same color as the paper their original main sponsors (both sports newspapers) were printed on: yellow and pink paper, respectively. Many other jerseys are colored or designed after a sponsors logo, and some jerseys change color when a new sponsor is found.
| Course | General leader | Points leader | Mountain leader | Youth leader | Other |
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| Eneco Tour of Benelux |  Red jersey (Rode trui or Maillot rouge) |
 Blue jersey (Blauwe trui or Maillot bleu) |
 Red-white jersey (Wit-rode trui or Maillot blanc-rouge) |
 Yellow jersey (Gele trui or Maillot jaune |
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| Giro d'Italia |  Pink jersey (Italian: maglia rosa) |
 Cyclamen jersey (Italian: maglia ciclamino) |
 Green jersey (Italian: maglia verde) |
Blue jersey |
 Black trui |
| Tour de France | Yellow jersey (French: maillot jaune) |
Green jersey (French: maillot vert) |
 Polka dot jersey (French: maillot à pois rouges) |
 White jersey (French: maillot blanc) |
Last in race: Red lantern (figure of speech) 
Historical: 
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| Vuelta a España |  Golden jersey or Amarillo jersey |
 Fish jersey |
Red jersey |
White jersey |
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| Dauphine Libere | Yellow and blue jersey |
Green jersey |
Red with white polka-dots jersey |
Blue jersey |
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| Tour de Suisse | Yellow jersey |
 Points jersey |
GPM-jersey (dependent on sponsor) |
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| Championship of | Jersey |
|---|---|
| World Cycling Championship |  Rainbow jersey |
| Belgium |  |
| The Netherlands |  |