Rainbow jersey

The rainbow jersey is worn in the cycling of the reigning world champions of Weltradportverbands UCI.

The rainbow jersey in 1927, awarded at the first UCI Road World Championships of the pros on the Nürburgring for the first time. The first carrier was Alfredo Binda. Before cycling champions received sashes.

The base color of the jersey is white, at chest level, there are five circumferential horizontal stripes in the colors blue, red, black, yellow and green ( top to bottom ). The design of the jersey for each cycling disciplines differ in small details in the presentation of the rainbow.

A world champion has the right but also the duty to wear the rainbow jersey until the day before the World Championships the following year, but only in the same race discipline in which he has won the title. Title holders who do not wear their jersey against the rule will be occupied by the UCI with a fine. Former world champions are entitled to wear the rainbow stripes on the cuffs and collar of her shirt. World Champion, alleging infringement of anti-doping rules is detected, the jersey can not wear anymore.

If the wearer of the rainbow jerseys into a stage race or a World Cup series, the leader's jersey of the race or of this series (such as the " yellow jersey " in the "Tour de France " ) take precedence.

For winning the World Cup in the team time trial no more rainbow jerseys will be awarded after the launch of this competition in 2012. Rather, the jersey of the winning cycling teams is provided in the following calendar year, with a corresponding logo. The world champion in the time trial is now no longer entitled to wear his rainbow jersey in the team time trial.