List of Dutch cyclists who have led the Tour de France general classification

In the Tour de France, one of the three Grand Tours of professional stage cycling,[1][2], the yellow jersey is given to the leader of the general classification. the Tour de France is the most famous road cycling event in the world, and is held annually in the month of July.[3] Although all riders compete together, the winners of the Tour are divided into classifications, each best known by the coloured jersey that is worn by the leader of it; the general classification (GC), represented by the maillot jaune (yellow jersey), is for the overall leader in terms of the lowest time.[4][5] The other individual classifications in the Tour de France are the points classification, also known as the sprinters' classification (green jersey), the mountains classification (polka dot jersey), and the young rider classification (white jersey).[1][4]

The first Tour de France was in 1903, but the first Dutch cyclists started only in 1936.[6] Already in that first year, Theo Middelkamp won a stage,[6] but it would take until 1951 before Wim van Est was the first Dutch cyclists to wear the yellow jersey.[7]

Since 1989, the yellow jersey has never been worn by a Dutch cyclist.[8]

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"Obtained" refers to the date and stage where the rider secured the lead of the general classification at the finish; the rider would first wear the yellow jersey in the stage after, where he would start the day as leader. "Relinquished" refers to the date and stage where the rider lost the lead, and therefore was not wearing the yellow jersey the following stage.
List of Dutch cyclists who wore the yellow jersey[9][10]
Year Name Team Obtained Relinquished Final GC Notes
Stage Date Stage Date
1951 Wim van Est Netherlands 12, Agen — Dax July 16, 1951 13, Dax — Tarbes July 17, 1951 DNF (stage 13)
[A]
1954 Wout Wagtmans Netherlands 1, Amsterdam — Brasschaat July 8, 1954 4, Les Asserts — Les Asserts July 11, 1954 DNF (stage 20)
1954 Wout Wagtmans Netherlands 8, Vannes — Angers July 15, 1954 12, Pau — Bagnères-de-Luchon July 20, 1954 DNF (stage 20)
1955 Wout Wagtmans Netherlands 1B, Dieppe — Dieppe July 7, 1955 4, Namur — Metz July 10, 1955 19
1955 Wim van Est Netherlands 7, Zürich — Thonon-les-Bains July 13, 1955 8, Thonon-les-Bains — Briançon July 14, 1955 15
1956 Gerrit Voorting Netherlands 11, Bordeaux — Bayonne July 15, 1956 12, Bayonne — Pau July 16, 1956 11
1956 Wout Wagtmans Netherlands 15, Montpellier — Aix-en-Provence July 20, 1956 18, Turin — Briançon July 24, 1956 6
1958 Wim van Est Netherlands 3, Dunkerque — Mers-les-Bains June 28, 1958 5, Versailles — Caen June 30, 1958 46
1958 Gerrit Voorting Netherlands 6, Caen — Saint-Brieuc July 1, 1958 9, Quimper — Saint-Nazaire July 4, 1958 47
1962 Albertus Geldermans Saint-Raphaël 6, Dinard — Brest June 29, 1962 8A, Saint-Nazaire — Luçon July 1, 1962 5
1966 Jan Janssen Pelforth 16, le Bourg-d'Oisans — Briançon July 7, 1966 17, Briançon — Turin July 8, 1966 2
1968 Jan Janssen Netherlands 22B, Melun — Paris July 22, 1968 1
[B]
1971 Marinus Wagtmans Molteni 1B, Vittel — Esch-sur-Alzette June 27, 1971 1C, Esch-sur-Alzette — Esch-sur-Alzette June 27, 1971 16
[C]
1971 Joop Zoetemelk Flandria 10, Saint-Étienne — Grenoble July 7, 1971 11, Grenoble — Orcières-Merlette July 8, 1971 2
1973 Joop Zoetemelk Gitane P, Scheveningen — Scheveningen June 30, 1973 1A, Scheveningen — Rotterdam July 1, 1973 4
[D]
1974 Gerben Karstens Bic 5, Caen — Dieppe July 2, 1974 6A, Dieppe — Harelbeke July 2, 1974 61
1974 Gerben Karstens Bic 6B, Harelbeke — Harelbeke July 3, 1974 7, Mons — Châlons-sur-Marne July 4, 1974 61
1978 Jan Raas Raleigh 1A, Leiden — Sint-Willebrord June 30, 1978 3, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux — Saint-Germain-en-Laye July 2, 1978 24
[E]
1978 Gerrie Knetemann Raleigh 6, Mazé-Montgeoffroy — Poitiers July 5, 1978 8, Saint-Emilion — Sainte-Foy-la-Grande July 7, 1978 43
1978 Joop Zoetemelk Miko 16, Saint-Étienne — L’Alpe-d’Huez July 16, 1978 20, Metz — Nancy July 21, 1978 2
[F]
1979 Gerrie Knetemann Raleigh P, Fleurance — Fleurance June 27, 1979 1, Fleurance — Bagnères-de-Luchon June 28, 1979 30
1979 Joop Zoetemelk Miko 9, Amiens — Roubaix July 6, 1979 15, Evian-les-Bains — Avoriaz July 12, 1979 2
1980 Gerrie Knetemann Raleigh 1B, Wiesbaden — Frankfurt am Main June 27, 1980 2, Frankfurt am Main — Metz June 28, 1980 38
1980 Joop Zoetemelk Raleigh 13, Pau — Bagnères-de-Luchon July 10, 1980 1
[G]
1981 Gerrie Knetemann Raleigh 1B, Nice — Nice June 26, 1981 5, Saint-Gaudens — Pla-d'Adet June 30, 1981 55
1984 Jacques Hanegraaf Kwantum 2, Bobigny — Louvroil July 1, 1984 4, Valenciennes — Béthune July 2, 1984 101
1984 Adri van der Poel Kwantum 4, Valenciennes — Béthune July 2, 1984 5, Béthune — Cergy-Pontoise July 3, 1984 DNF (stage 14)
1986 Johan van der Velde Panasonic-Merckx-Agu 5, Béthune — Cergy-Pontoise July 8, 1986 7, Alençon — le Mans July 10, 1986 52
1987 Jelle Nijdam SuperConfex P, Berlin — Berlin July 1, 1987 1, Berlin — Berlin July 2, 1987 124
1988 Teun van Vliet Panasonic-Isostar-Colnago-Agu 2, la Haie-Fouassière — Ancenis July 4, 1988 5, Neufchâtel-en-Bray — Liévin July 7, 1988 DNF (stage 9)
1988 Henk Lubberding Panasonic-Isostar-Colnago-Agu 5, Neufchâtel-en-Bray — Liévin July 7, 1988 6, Liévin — Wasquehal July 8, 1988 DNF (stage 20)
1988 Jelle Nijdam SuperConfex 6, Liévin — Wasquehal July 7, 1988 8, Reims — Nancy July 9, 1988 122
1989 Erik Breukink Panasonic-Isostar-Colnago-Agu P, Luxembourg — Luxembourg July 1, 1989 1, Luxembourg — Luxembourg July 2, 1989 DNF (stage 13)

See also

Notes

A. ^ : The first time a Dutch cyclist wore the yellow jersey. Van Est had to give up after falling.
B. ^ : Janssen was the first Dutch winner of the Tour de France.
C. ^ : Wagtmans was leader after the split stage 1B, but not anymore after 1C. In some references, this is not counted as a day in the lead.
D. ^ : P indicates the prologue.
E. ^ : Jan Raas had also won the prologue, but the tour organisation decided not to count that prologue for the general classification because the weather had changed during the race.
F. ^ : Zoetemelk was upgraded to first place after Michel Pollentier was caught in a doping incident.
G. ^ : Zoetemelk was the second Dutch winner of the Tour de France.

References

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  7. ^ http://www.wielercentrum.com/tourdefrance/achtergronden/nederlandsehelden/Wim-van-Est-584.html
  8. ^ http://www.tour09.nl/nederlanders/666/al-twintig-jaar-geen-geel.html
  9. ^ http://www.wielercentrum.com/tourdefrance/statistieken\Ranglijst-Nederlanders-gele-trui-824.html
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