2002 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 took over the yellow jersey. Bertogliati, happy to have worn it for three days, is still not without honour: He now carries the white jersey of the best young rider. "Note:" Robbie McEwen got to wear the green jersey, as a rider cannot wear two leading jerseys at the same time. 10 July 2002 — Épernay to Château Thierry, (team time trial) The team time trial had been removed from the Tour some years earlier, but in 2001 it had been re-instated. This year's team time trial looked like it was going to be won by CSC Tiscali (Jalabert) in
1953 Tour de France the next two editions, and became the first rider to win three consecutive Tours. 1953 Tour de France The 1953 Tour de France was the 40th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 3 July to 26 July. It consisted of 22 stages over . The race was won by Louison Bobet, the first of his three consecutive wins. At first, internal struggles in the French national team seemed to work against Bobet, but when the team joined forces, he beat regional rider Jean Malléjac in the mountains. The 1953 Tour de France saw the introduction of the