YELLOW Jersey
Overall leader, first awarded during the 1919 race (First TdF started in 1903); yellow to match the paper used to print L'Auto(Automobile Cyclisme), a French newspaper about bike racing.

POLKADOT Jersey (White w/red dots)
Best climber, determined by points scored by the first 3 to 15 riders finishing selected mountain stages (number of riders awarded points varies with the difficulty of the stage). First awarded 1933.

GREEN Jersey
Points jersey, usually won by sprinter-types, with points given to the first 25 riders to finish each stage. First awarded 1953.

WHITE Jersey
Best placed Youth under 25 years of age, as of the 1st of Jan this year.

YELLOW Hats
First place team, determined by combined elapsed times of the the team's top 3 riders.

In the event of a rider leading the race and also deserving one of the other
jerseys, the race leader wears yellow, and the 2nd place in the category wears
the category jersey.