maillot

Example Sentences

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There are five categorised climbs but none that will place great demands on the riders vying for the maillot jaune.

From BBC

She would lay by the pool in a big black hat and a black maillot bathing suit with high heels, black sunglasses.

From The New Yorker

Egan Bernal’s first bicycle was yellow, a prescient choice given he has become the first Colombian, and one of the youngest riders in history, to win the maillot jaune in the Tour de France.

From The Guardian

While a surprise, Alaphilippe’s victory in yellow was certainly fitting as the Tour celebrated the 100th birthday of the maillot jaune, first awarded to the Tour’s leading rider on this day in 1919.

From The Guardian

That’s the number of Belgian riders who have worn the iconic “maillot jaune”, the canary-yellow jersey borne by the race leader, since it was first introduced 100 years ago, at the 13th Tour in 1919.

From Seattle Times