
All the jerseys of the Tour de France 2025
From the yellow jersey to the polka dot and the special collections for the Grand Boucle
July 3rd, 2025
The 2025 Tour de France, the 112th edition of the race, will kick off from Lille this weekend and it promises to be a special edition: for the first time since 2020, all stages will take place within France’s borders without any excursions abroad. There is great anticipation for the main contenders: all eyes are on the showdown between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, the two cyclists who have dominated the winners’ list, alternating victories in the last five editions. But more than ever, there is uncertainty over who will be the one crossing the Champs Élysées on July 27 wearing the yellow jersey.
The yellow jersey is once again produced by Santini, the Italian cycling brand based in Bergamo, which has been the official partner of the Grand Boucle since 2022. The 2025 edition also marks an important anniversary for another iconic Tour de France jersey — the polka dot jersey — awarded to the best climber. It was introduced for the first time in 1975 by race director Félix Lévitan, who created a distinctive visual identity for the climber’s leader jersey to satisfy that year’s sponsor. He was inspired by French cyclist Henri Lemoine, nicknamed ‘P’tit pois’ in the 1950s, who wore a bold polka dot jersey, a design he borrowed from English jockeys. Completing the set are the green jersey, awarded to the points classification leader, and the white jersey, awarded to the best young rider.
Watch out for the aesthetic updates introduced by participating teams for the occasion. For example, Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe will race in a kit developed by Specialized that pays tribute to France with red, white, and blue lines running across the jersey. Team TotalEnergies has also revamped its kit, adding a colorful checkerboard pattern on the lower section and sleeve, in honor of team general manager Jean-René Bernaudeau, who founded the team in 2000 under the name Vendée. Sponsorship requirements led Gobik to redesign the Ineos Grenadiers jersey, featuring a central white stripe, celebrating the partnership with TotalEnergies. Groupama-FDJ also unveiled a special jersey with geometric patterns on a light blue background, broken only by a solid red left sleeve.
More broadly, the Tour de France is a major opportunity for brands to create special collections — as Santini has done once again with the race organizers, designing a kit inspired by the French flag to celebrate the Lille Grand Départ and the all-French route. Another example is VergeSport, which created a special edition for Intermarché–Wanty celebrating Biniam Girmay, the first Black African rider to win a stage at the Tour de France and wear the green jersey.
Speaking of brands, the 2025 Tour de France also marks the return of Nike and adidas to road cycling. In the first case, an agreement has been signed with the Visma-Lease a Bike team; in the second, a deal has been made with Ineos Grenadiers. Both partnerships will not result in road cycling collections but rather in a lifestyle apparel line that the riders will wear during official events surrounding the race.