Ruban Jaune
The Yellow Ribbon (French: Ruban Jaune ) is an award that was established in 1936 by Henri Desgrange, the founder of the Tour de France, to life. It is intended for racers whose distance longer than 200 kilometers on well-known cycling classics, achieve the fastest average speed.
The term " Yellow Ribbon " was chosen in analogy to the "Blue Band ", have been awarded the Atlantic steamer for the fastest travel time from Europe to North America. The color yellow was referring to the color of the paper by Desgranges newspaper L'Auto, which is why the leader of the Tour de France wears a yellow jersey.
The first winner of the " Yellow Ribbon" was the Belgian Gustave Danneels, who had graduated in 1936 the classic Paris-Tours with an average speed of 41.555 km / h. The current carrier is Oscar Freire, who also Paris -Tours was driven 47.729 km / h in 2010. This race is predestined for the improvement of record, as the route is quite flat and the wind usually comes from behind.