There is no coloured jersey for this, but the numbers on the jerseys of the members of the team with the best performance in the general classification at the end of the previous stage are against a yellow background instead of white.

In the early years of the Tour de France, cyclists entered as individuals.

They were categorized under different names;[1] 1909-1914: Isolés; 1919: Categorie B; 1920-1922: 2° Classe; 1923-1926: Touristes-Routiers; 1937: Individuels.

In 1930, Henri Desgrange gave up the idea that cyclist should race individually, and changed the format to real teams.

[4] Between 1952 and 1990, the team classification leaders could be recognized by yellow caps, until helmets became mandatory.

[3][6] Beginning in 2012 the best team was awarded the right, but not the obligation, to wear yellow helmets.