Definitions
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- noun cycling The yellow-colored shirt worn by the leader of a cycling race at a certain time. It is used in the
Tour de France - noun cycling, by extension The leader of a cycling race
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Examples
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As a matter of course, the guy in the yellow jersey is the most regularly tested rider at the Tour, so a significant percentage of those samples belonged to Alberto Contador.
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That is what the French call the yellow jersey that is worn by the rider who is winning the Tour de France.
Harshing My Mellow (Pt. II): Partying in the John BikeSnobNYC 2008
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Schleck can climb and has worn the yellow jersey, but has always seemed to lack the inner fire that marks out a true champion.
Tour de France 2011: Alberto Contador's rocky mountain way 2011
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His victory also earned him the yellow jersey, which he took by four seconds from Nino Corredor.
Takeaki Ayabe grabs lead at Tour de Langkawi; Americans Chris Jones and Alex Howes now in top 10 2011
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Schleck can climb and has worn the yellow jersey, but has always seemed to lack the inner fire that marks out a true champion.
Tour de France 2011: Alberto Contador's rocky mountain way 2011
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Most of us are in awe of the big sporting prizes – the Claret Jug, the World Cup, the yellow jersey – not just because they are historic but also because they encapsulate something of the tournament they represent.
England's cricketers will get a mace to go with their kingly crown | Emma John 2011
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As the Tour rolls into the Alps this week, eight riders are within four minutes of each other in the battle for the yellow jersey.
Is Contador Puffing or Bluffing? John W. Miller 2011
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And the guy in the yellow jersey had only a few yards to go.
Bubble in the Bathtub Jo Nesbo 2011
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Above, spectators watch part of this year's race in March SUKKUR, Pakistan—When the creators of the Tour de Pakistan launched Asia's longest cycling race in 1983, they were inspired by the Tour de France, right down to the name of the event and the yellow jersey awarded to the leader.
That French Bike Race Might Seem Easy Compared to This One Nicolas Brulliard 2011
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In the Tour de France 2004, I swapped the French champion jersey for the yellow jersey and it would be good to do it again on Paris-Nice.
Two Thomases take over at Paris-Nice: Voeckler wins out of break, De Gendt back in yellow 2011
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