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€88.00
-Shirt collar polo shirt
-100% mercerised gas combed cotton
-Made in Portugal
-Back and collar buttons
-Embroideries : Patch 1919 TDF for Tour De France 1919 and embroidery PALMARES
-Do not tumble dry
-Our dummy is 1M85 and wears M, choose your usual size
Henri Desgranges, creator of the Tour de France, decided in 1919 to honour the leader of the general classification with a distinctive jersey.
During this edition of the 1919 Tour, no team presented a yellow jersey, the newspaper L'auto by Henri Desgranges (the forerunner of the newspaper L'équipe) was published on yellow sheets of paper and he chose the yellow jersey as his jersey.
Eugène Christophe, a French rider nicknamed the Old Gaul, was the first rider to wear this first yellow jersey on July 19, 1919 in Grenoble.
The 2019 Tour will pay tribute to Eugéne Christophe, first yellow jersey of the Tour de France on July 19, 2019 during the time trial stage in Pau.
Eugene Christophe will remain the rider of several legends: the broken and re-welded fork at Ste Marie de Campan of the Tour 1912 and the very first rider to wear the yellow jersey on July 19, 1919 in Grenoble.
The LE MAILLOT YELLOW polo shirt is part of the casual sportswear or "sport chic" clothing.
Palmarès has chosen to produce this top-of-the-range polo shirt LE MAILLOT JAUNE in Portugal by choosing recognized manufacturers who respect quality standards (production and environment).
Le 100% coton PGM (Peigné Gazé Mercerisé) représente le coton utilisé dans le textile de luxe.
It offers a very soft, silky or "peachy skin" touch and a luminous glow.
The PALMARES embroidery on the heart brings the PALMARES signature to our casual sportswear.
The white patch on the right sleeve shows the references of the first yellow jersey: the 1919 embroidery for the 1919 edition and the TDF embroidery for the Tour de France.
This white patch complements our casual sports polo shirt LE MAILLOT YELLOW.
The Palmarès buttons have been engraved with PALMARES since 1868 and the one on the neck of the collar is a specific replica of the jerseys of the 1950's which gives a unique and authentic look.
The two small waist cut-outs bring back to life the famous pennants that adorned the cars and motorcycles of the Tour de France organisation: these pennant cut-outs give a casual and chic touch to the LE MAILLOT YELLOW polo shirt.
