<Dl> <Dd> 5 wins </Dd> </Dl> <Tr> <Th> Most recent </Th> <Td> Chris Froome (GBR) </Td> </Tr> <P> The general classification is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined . Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey (French: maillot jaune pronounced (majo ʒon)). </P> <P> The winner of the first Tour de France wore a green armband, not a yellow jersey . After the second Tour de France, the rules were changed, and the general classification was no longer calculated by time, but by points . This points system was kept until 1912, after which it changed back into the time classification . At that time, the leader still did not wear a yellow jersey . </P>

When was the yellow jersey introduced to the tour de france