The First North American To Wear Yellow Lost It The Same Day

The First North American In Yellow

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Canadian Alex Stieda became the first North American to wear the yellow jersey when he slipped into the winning breakaway during stage 2 of the 1986 Tour de France. However, in a team time trial held the same day, Stieda not only lost the jersey, but nearly fell out of the race completely.