Yellow jersey
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| Award details | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Road bicycle racing |
| Competition | Tour de France |
| Given for | Overall best time |
| Local name | Maillot jaune (French) |
| History | |
| First award | 1903 |
| Editions | 103 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |
 Maurice Garin (FRA)
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| Most wins |
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| Most recent |
 Chris Froome (GBR)
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Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
Eddy Merckx (BEL) Bernard Hinault (FRA)
Miguel Indurain (ESP)
The general classification is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey (French: maillot jaune pronounced: [majo ʒon]).
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