On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 07:59:39 -0500, Jay Hill wrote:

Andrew Swan wrote:
Can anyone tell me why the green, white, and polka-dot jerseys are
coloured that way? Is there an histor coloured that way? Is there an histor
want to know why the jerseys are
the colours they are, and not particularly what they are awarded for:

The Maillot a Pois Rouges and Maillot Blanc have been explained by someone else
in the tread.

The Green Jersey is the PMU sponsor's predominant colour: Green

PMU = PariMUtuel - Interactive betting mostly on horses

PMU have been an on-again, off-again sponsor of the jersey, but have
sponsored it now for the last 13 years.

The Green Jersey was first awarded in the 50th Anniversary edition of the Tour in 1953


On the presumption that you do in fact want to know why the jerseys are
the colours they are, and not particularly what they are awarded for:

The Maillot a Pois Rouges and Maillot Blanc have been explained by someone else
in the tread.

The Green Jersey is the PMU sponsor's predominant colour: Green

PMU = PariMUtuel - Interactive betting mostly on horses

PMU have been an on-again, off-again sponsor of the jersey, but have
sponsored it now for the last 13 years.

The Green Jersey was first awarded in the 50th Anniversary edition of the Tour in 1953

The Yellow Jersey was first awarded in 1919.

want to know why the jerseys are
the colours they are, and not particularly what they are awarded for:

The Maillot a Pois Rouges and Maillot Blanc have been explained by someone else
in the tread.

The Green Jersey is the PMU sponsor's predominant colour: Green

PMU = PariMUtuel - Interactive betting mostly on horses

PMU have been an on-again, off-again sponsor of the jersey, but have
sponsored it now for the last 13 years.

The Green Jersey was first awarded in the 50th Anniversary edition of the Tour in 1953


On the presumption that you do in fact want to know why the jerseys are
the colours they are, and not particularly what they are awarded for:

The Maillot a Pois Rouges and Maillot Blanc have been explained by someone else
in the tread.

The Green Jersey is the PMU sponsor's predominant colour: Green

PMU = PariMUtuel - Interactive betting mostly on horses

PMU have been an on-again, off-again sponsor of the jersey, but have
sponsored it now for the last 13 years.

The Green Jersey was first awarded in the 50th Anniversary edition of the Tour in 1953

The Yellow Jersey was first awarded in 1919.
ical reason, like there is for the
yellow jersey?
want to know why the jerseys are
the colours they are, and not particularly what they are awarded for:

The Maillot a Pois Rouges and Maillot Blanc have been explained by someone else
in the tread.

The Green Jersey is the PMU sponsor's predominant colour: Green

PMU = PariMUtuel - Interactive betting mostly on horses

PMU have been an on-again, off-again sponsor of the jersey, but have
sponsored it now for the last 13 years.

The Green Jersey was first awarded in the 50th Anniversary edition of the Tour in 1953


On the presumption that you do in fact want to know why the jerseys are
the colours they are, and not particularly what they are awarded for:

The Maillot a Pois Rouges and Maillot Blanc have been explained by someone else
in the tread.

The Green Jersey is the PMU sponsor's predominant colour: Green

PMU = PariMUtuel - Interactive betting mostly on horses

PMU have been an on-again, off-again sponsor of the jersey, but have
sponsored it now for the last 13 years.

The Green Jersey was first awarded in the 50th Anniversary edition of the Tour in 1953

The Yellow Jersey was first awarded in 1919.

It is yellow for the same reason as the Maglia Rosa in the Giro.

Henri Desgrange's journal, L'Auto was printed on yellow paper as La
Gazzetta dello Sport is printed on pink.

Whilst first awarded on July 13, 1919, and intended to be worn by the leader,
Eugene Christophe on the next day, Bastille Day, Christophe had to wait to
don his prized jersey.

It wasn't ready when it came time to present it.

As an interesting aside, almost every time the Tour visits Marseille,
something goes wrong.

How about trying to chronicle a few Marseille Disasters (apart from the one mentioned here)