At the Tour de France, Tadej Pogačar is, of course, focused only on the total and the fight for the yellow jersey, but at the same time he is also breaking records in the fight for the white jersey or the competition of the best young cyclists.
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1965. V application MMClive you wrote about Tadej Pogačar, who often wears a white shirt. How high is he in this stat?Klemen Tišlar
The white jersey for the best young rider has been used in the race of all races since 1975 (previously this color was reserved for the best combined). The rules have changed many times as to who can even compete in this category: from having been a professional for less than three years, competing in the Tour for the first time, to today’s version of riders who are under 26 years of age.
For several years, the white shirt was not awarded, but the tally was still published. This applies precisely to the period of the most successful rider in this category To Jan Ullrichwhich is right three times got that total (1996-1998), and he spent a total of 54 days in this lead (as mentioned, the German never wore the white shirt).
He won this total three more times Andy Schleck from Luxembourg (2008-2010). They are in the two-win club Marco Pantani (1994, 1995), Nairo Quintana (2013, 2015) and Tadej Pogačar (2020, 2021).
V application MMClive we mentioned the number of days in the management of this total. Also in this statistic, Ullrich is at the top, and Pogačarja will soon jump to second place.
Number of days in the white jersey/leadership total for young riders
| A cyclist | Country | Days |
| Jan Ullrich | Germany | 54 |
| Phil Anderson | Australia | 36 |
| Tadej Pogačar | Slovenia | 35 |
| Jean Rene Bernaudeau | France | 29 |
| Dietrich Thurau | Germany | 28 |
| Andy Schleck | Luxembourg | 28 |
| Francesco Moser | Italy | 23 |
| Nairo Quintana | Colombia | 20 |
| Erik Breukink | The Netherlands | 20 |
Note: Valid after the second stage of this year’s Tour.
1966. Who led the best young rider from the first to the last stage?Klemen Tišlar
So far, only four have succeeded in this feat. It is also among them Tadej Pogačar. The Slovenian is in the lead again this year.
| A cyclist | Country | A year | Total |
| Dietrich Thurau | Germany | 1977 | 5. |
| Phil Anderson | Australia | 1982 | 5. |
| Jan Ullrich | Germany | 1997 | 1. |
| Tadej Pogačar | Slovenia | 2021 | 1. |
Note: In the last column is the ranking that the winner of the best young rider achieved in the overall standings.
Source: Rtvslo