White jersey White jersey Numerous cycling stage races award a white jersey to signify the current leader and overall winner of a certain competition, or to signify the best young rider in the race. The most prominent of these is the Tour de France, where the jersey is known as the "maillot blanc" and is awarded to the best-placed rider age under 26. The use of the white jersey to recognize the best young rider in a race is its most common use, though some tours award a white jersey for a different classification. Other stage races, besides the Tour de France,
2018 Women's Tour Down Under best-placed rider – in ninth overall – under the age of 25. won the teams classification, after placing Spratt, Lucy Kennedy and Annemiek van Vleuten in the top-six overall. 17 teams participated in the 2018 Women's Tour Down Under. The race route was announced on 22 November 2017. In the 2018 Women's Tour Down Under, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints and at the finish of mass-start stages, the leader received an ochre jersey. This