Cycling Jerseys

As some of you are no doubt aware, bicycle races have multiple competitions going on simultaneously. The most obvious competition, apart from the race for each individual stage, is for the overall race lead (General Classification, or GC). Usually there are also three other categories of race-long competition: Best Sprinter, Best Young Rider, and Best Climber (King of the Mountains, or KOM). After each stage of a bike race, prestigous colored jerseys are awarded to the leaders of each category to wear in the next stage. Typically the GC leader's jersey is yellow, the Sprinter's jersey is green, the Young Rider's is white, and the King of the Mountains' is polka dotted. Sometimes a jersey for the most agressive rider in that stage is also awarded.

Why do I mention this, you ask. Well, all this talk of cycling has reminded me of the rides that I took with the guys last summer. In posts to come, I intend to give recaps of those rides and award the appropriate jerseys for each.