<P> There is no copyright on the yellow jersey and it has been imitated by many other races, although not always for the best rider overall: in the Tour of Benelux yellow is worn by the best young rider . In professional surf, the current male and female leaders of the World Surf League get to wear a yellow jersey on all the heats of a tour stop . </P> <P> In American English it is sometimes referred to as the mellow johnny, a mispronunciation of its French name originally by Lance Armstrong, who wore it many times while riding in the 1999 - 2005 races . Armstrong also uses the name "Mellow Johnny" for his Texas - based bike shop . The Lance Armstrong Foundation donated the yellow jersey from Armstrong's fourth Tour de France win (2002) to the National Museum of American History . </P> <P> The Tour de France, and other bicycle stage races, are decided by totalling the time each rider takes on the daily stages . Time can be added or subtracted from this total time as bonuses or penalties for winning individual stages or being first to the top of a climb or for infractions of the rules . The rider with the lowest overall time at the end of each stage receives a ceremonial yellow bicycling jersey and the right to start the next stage, usually the next day, of the Tour in the yellow jersey . </P> <P> The rider to receive the yellow jersey after the last stage in Paris, is the overall (or ultimate) winner of the Tour . </P>

What colour jersey does the stage winner of the tour de france wear