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The white jersey is supposed to mean "Get a load of this dude - he might do something big in this race in a few years! Well done, kiddo!"cycledan said:Seriously, if there is a special white jersey for best young rider under 25, then why not have a jersey for best rider over 35. Seems appropriate to make it a grey jersey. Wouldn't it have been fun to have Armstrong, Moreau, and Horner battling it out?
They talked about this on Eurosport UK. I think the grey may have been Jens! idea.cycledan said:Seriously, if there is a special white jersey for best young rider under 25, then why not have a jersey for best rider over 35. Seems appropriate to make it a grey jersey. Wouldn't it have been fun to have Armstrong, Moreau, and Horner battling it out?
outrage9 said:Kind of like the lantern rouge, but in an overall sense instead of just the race. Jens would probably wear it til he retired.