Young rider classification in the Tour de France occasions), Andy Schleck (three wins), and Quintana (two wins — also finishing second in the general classification both years). Young rider classification in the Tour de France The young rider classification is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1975. Excluding the years 1989 to 1999, the leader of the young rider classification wears a white jersey (). The requirements to be eligible for the young rider classification have changed over the years but have always been such that experienced cyclists were not eligible, sometimes by excluding cyclists over a certain age, cyclists who had entered
2016 Tour de France 2016 Tour de France The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The -long race started in Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, on 2 July 2016, and concluded with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris, on 24 July 2016. A total of 198 riders from 22 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Chris Froome of . The second and third places were taken by Romain Bardet () and Nairo Quintana (), respectively. Mark Cavendish of won the opening stage to take the race leader's yellow jersey. rider Peter Sagan