Cyclingnews' weekly look at the world's best ... Yellow Jersey, by Peter Cossins Aesthetically, The Yellow Jersey – Peter Cossins' history of the maillot jaune – has a simple yet elegant design.

The best known of these symbolic shirts is the yellow jersey ... to the difficulty of each ascent. The jersey was given its polka dot design in 1975, inspired by track-racing specialist Henri ...

When the race is completed, the overall champion of the Champs-Élysées receives the fabled yellow jersey ... of cycling’s young achievers. Today, the white jersey remains as a symbol of youthful ...