Most days in Tour de France's white jersey

As Tadej Pogacar says goodbye to the white jersey, because next year he will be too old for the competition (they all grow up, don't they? even two-time Tour de France champions), let's take a look at the list of riders spent most days in the jersey.

The withe jersey was introduced to the Tour de France in 1975. Francesco Moser was the first winner of the competition. Before Tadej Pogacar, Jan Ullrich (1996-1998) and Andy Schleck (2008-2010) were the record holders with winning the jersey three times, also Jan Ullrich had the most racing days (55) while wearing the kit.

Marco Pantani (1994-1995) and Nairo Quintana are both two-time winners of the best young rider competition, Quintana managed to win it in two NON-consecutive years (2013 and 2015).

And now let's see, what the wunderkind from Slovenia achieved.

Tadej Pogacar wore the white jersey on 75 days and was the best young rider in all the four editions (2020-2023) he entered. He hold an even more astonishing record: he wore the jersey in 72 consecutive days (since the 13th stage Tour de France 2020).

During Tour de France 2021, 2022 and 2023 he was wearing it from the first to the last stage.

MOST DAYS IN WHITE JERSEY

Tadej Pogačar 75
Jan Ullrich 55
Phil Anderson 37
Jean-René Bernaudeau 29
Andy Schleck 28
Dietrich Thurau 28

Fausto Coppi celebrating his Tour de France victory in 1949

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Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard celebrating his first Tour de France victory in Paris in 2022

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Nicolas Frantz on the Col d'Allos at the Tour de France in 1927

Tour de France editions without previous winners in the peloton

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Vintage cycling image from the 1920s, two cyclists with the socalled laterne rouge, the prize for the last placed rider of the race

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Antonin Magne on the Aubisque (Tour de France 1931)

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Part of the peloton as the cyclists rolling out from Paris during the first stage of Tour de France 1932

The start of Tour de France 1932

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Frech multipe Tour de France winner Louison Bobet is riding solo on the mighty ascent Mont Ventoux at the Tour de Frwnce 1955. His wife Christiane is running alongside the road showing support for his husband.

Louison Bobet on Mont Ventoux (Tour de France 1955)

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What is in your bag? (Felice Gimondi and Eddy Merckx 1967)

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Most days in Tour de France’s white jersey