Yellow jersey statistics

Since 1919, the race leader following each stage has been awarded the yellow jersey (French: Maillot jaune).

The next four columns indicate the number of times the rider won the points classification, the King of the Mountains classification, and the young rider competition, and the years in which the yellow jersey was worn, with bold years indicating an overall Tour win.

Three cyclists (Jean Robic in 1947, Charly Gaul in 1958 and Jan Janssen in 1968) have won the Tour de France with only two yellow jerseys in their career.

Until the results of Lance Armstrong were annulled for cheating in 2012, he was ranked second in this list, leading the Tour for 83 stages from 1999 to 2005.

Alberto Contador was stripped of the yellow jersey and 6 days of wearing it in 2010 Tour de France because he tested positive for doping.

There have been sixteen instances where a rider quit the Tour for any reason while wearing the yellow jersey.

Alberto Contador initially also belonged to this group, when he won the 2010 Tour de France; however, he was later stripped of this title.