Red jersey
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The red jersey is given to the cyclist that came last as a mock. Although it was abolished in 1989.

Red jersey as mountains classification leader

The red jersey also signifies the mountains classification leader and winner for several popular stage races including but not limited to:
  • Paris–Nice King of the Mountains
  • Tour of Missouri
    Tour of Missouri
    The Tour of Missouri is a professional road bicycle racing stage race in Missouri that started on September 11, 2007 with six days of racing. The organizers, who also run the Tour de Georgia and the Amgen Tour of California, billed it as the third highest profile race in the United States.The 2009...

     King of the Mountains
  • Volta a Catalunya King of the Mountains
  • Tour de Romandie
    Tour de Romandie
    The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs in the Romandie region, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling....

  • Vuelta al País Vasco
  • Tour of Ireland
    Tour of Ireland
    The Tour of Ireland is a bicycle stage race held in August. The first race debuted in 1953 and ran until 1957. It was revived in 1965 and ran until 1985. In 1985 the 5 day Nissan International Classic took over as the Tour of Ireland. This lasted for 8 years until 1992...

     King of the Mountains
  • Tour of California King of the Mountains (starting in 2009)

Red jersey as most aggressive rider

The red jersey also signifies the Most Aggressive Rider or Most Combative classification for several stage races including but not limited to:
  • Tour of California Most Aggressive Rider (from 2006 until 2008)
  • Tour of Missouri
    Tour of Missouri
    The Tour of Missouri is a professional road bicycle racing stage race in Missouri that started on September 11, 2007 with six days of racing. The organizers, who also run the Tour de Georgia and the Amgen Tour of California, billed it as the third highest profile race in the United States.The 2009...

     Most Aggressive Rider
  • Tour du Faso
    Tour du Faso
    The Tour du Faso is a 10-day road bicycle racing stage race held in Burkina Faso in the late fall. Since 2005, the race has been part of the UCI Africa Tour...

    Most Combative Rider

Red jersey at the Tour de France

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