Red jersey
In various sports, red jersey denotes a jersey worn by the leader of a classification.
Winter sports
In the biathlon world cup , the leading athletes in each discipline are identified by a red jersey . The leader in the sprint or distance world cup in the cross-country skiing world cup wears a red jersey .
Cycling
In cycling , a red jersey is awarded at various stage races . Since 2010, a red jersey has been awarded at two of the three major state tours . At the Vuelta a España , the leader of the overall classification is awarded the Maillot Rojo and at the Giro d'Italia , the leader of the points classification wears the Maglia Rossa . A red jersey is also awarded for smaller tours such as the Tour de Suisse or the Tour of Austria .
Individual evidence
- ↑ IBU event and competition rules. (No longer available online.) IBU, archived from the original on February 19, 2014 ; Retrieved September 4, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 12.8 Start numbers of the leaders, pp. 3–83
- ↑ Regulations for the FID Cross-Country World Cup. (No longer available online.) FIS, archived from the original on January 3, 2014 ; Retrieved September 4, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 8.7 Leader jersey of the FIS World Cup cross-country leader, p. 16
