Who left while leading a classification?
In the table below are all classification leaders (for classifications that awarded a jersey to the leader), that left the race while wearing this jersey. The stage number is the stage in which the rider did not start, in some cases this meant that he abandoned during the previous stage.
Riders who left while leading the general classification or mountains classification before the yellow or polkadot jersey existed, are also included below, because of the relevance of those classification.
Tour de France
Giro d'Italia
For early years, this overview many be incomplete, because I don't know exactly when each rider left the race.
| Year | Stage | Classification | Rider | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 2 | General classification | Giuseppe Oliveri | |
| 1921 | 5 | General classification | Costante Girardengo | |
| 1924 | 3 | General classification | Bartolomeo Aimo | |
| 1926 | 7 | General classification | Costante Girardengo | |
| 1928 | 8 | Isolated | Roberto Lorenzetti | |
| 1931 | 9 | General classification | Learco Guerra | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1933 | 6 | Isolated | Giovanni Cazzulani | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1934 | 7 | Isolated | Eugenio Gestri | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1936 | 3 | Isolated | Remo Bertoni | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1938 | 6 | Mountains classification | Mario Vicini | |
| 1948 | 18 | Mountains classification | Fausto Coppi | |
| 1949 | 11 | Traguardi Volanti | Luigi Casola | |
| 1956 | 18 | General classification | Pasquale Fornara | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1956 | 18 | Traguardi Volanti | Miguel Poblet | |
| 1958 | 8 | Traguardi Volanti | Carlo Zorzoli | |
| 1962 | 6 | Mountains classification | Joseph Carrara | |
| 1964 | 18 | Mountains classification | Vito Taccone | |
| 1969 | 17 | General classification | Eddy Merckx | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1969 | 17 | Points classification | Eddy Merckx | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1970 | 18 | Traguardi Tricolori | Marino Basso | |
| 1974 | 3 | General classification | Wilfried Reybrouck | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1974 | 3 | Neo-professional | Wilfried Reybrouck | |
| 1976 | 20 | Points classification | Roger De Vlaeminck | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1977 | 9 | Points classification | Freddy Maertens | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1977 | 17 | Traguardi Tricolori | Ercole Gualazzini | |
| 1978 | 12 | Points classification | Roger De Vlaeminck | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1979 | 13 | Mountains classification | Roger De Vlaeminck | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1989 | 13 | Points classification | Rolf Sørensen | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1989 | 14 | Mountains classification | Toni Rominger | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1990 | 16 | Neo-professional | Joachim Halupczok | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1995 | 16 | Intergiro | Ján Svorada | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1996 | 13 | Mountains classification | Fabiano Fontanelli | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1996 | 14 | Points classification | Silvio Martinello | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1998 | 17 | Points classification | Michele Bartoli | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1999 | 19 | Points classification | Jeroen Blijlevens | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1999 | 21 | General classification | Marco Pantani | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1999 | 21 | Points classification | Marco Pantani | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1999 | 21 | Mountains classification | Marco Pantani | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2002 | 10 | Mountains classification | Stefano Garzelli | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2002 | 12 | Mountains classification | Gilberto Simoni | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2003 | 18 | Points classification | Alessandro Petacchi | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2003 | 18 | Azzurri | Alessandro Petacchi | |
| 2003 | 18 | Combativity classification | Alessandro Petacchi | |
| 2004 | 10 | Intergiro | Massimo Strazzer | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2005 | 13 | Points classification | Robbie McEwen | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2005 | 13 | Azzurri | Robbie McEwen | |
| 2006 | 13 | Points classification | Robbie McEwen | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2006 | 13 | Azzurri | Robbie McEwen | |
| 2006 | 13 | Combativity classification | Robbie McEwen | |
| 2007 | 10 | Intermediate sprints classification | Arnaud Labbe | |
| 2009 | 14 | Azzurri | Mark Cavendish | |
| 2010 | 15 | Azzurri | Tyler Farrar | |
| 2011 | 13 | Points classification | Alessandro Petacchi | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2011 | 13 | Azzurri | Mark Cavendish | |
| 2011 | 13 | Combativity classification | Alessandro Petacchi | |
| 2013 | 18 | Intermediate sprints classification | Maxim Belkov | |
| 2014 | 4 | Points classification | Marcel Kittel | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2014 | 4 | Azzurri | Marcel Kittel | |
| 2014 | 4 | Combativity classification | Marcel Kittel | |
| 2016 | 13 | Points classification | André Greipel | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2021 | 6 | Mountains classification | Joe Dombrowski | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2021 | 8 | Points classification | Caleb Ewan | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2022 | 18 | Young rider classification | Joâo Pedro Almeida | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2023 | 10 | General classification | Remco Evenepoel | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2023 | 10 | Young rider classification | Remco Evenepoel | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2023 | 11 | Intermediate sprints classification | Stefano Gandin | |
| 2024 | 11 | Young rider classification | Cian Uijtdebroeks | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
Vuelta a España
| Year | Stage | Classification | Rider | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 13 | Mountain classification | Luigi Barral | |
| 1942 | 1 | Mountain classification | Fermín Trueba | |
| 1950 | 4B | General classification | Omer Braekevelt | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1958 | 2 | Intermediate sprints classification | Antonio Barrutia | |
| 1958 | 9 | General classification | Daan de Groot | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1958 | 9 | Intermediate sprints classification | Felipe Alberdi | |
| 1958 | 12 | General classification | Rik Van Looy | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1959 | 11 | Mountain classification | Federico Bahamontes | |
| 1959 | 11 | Combativity classification | Federico Bahamontes | |
| 1960 | 9 | Combativity classification | Felipe Alberdi | |
| 1960 | 15 | Mountain classification | Federico Bahamontes | |
| 1960 | 15 | Intermediate sprints classification | Vicente Iturat | |
| 1960 | 15 | Combativity classification | Federico Bahamontes | |
| 1961 | 14 | Points classification | Frans De Mulder | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1962 | 9 | Intermediate sprints classification | Julien Gekiere | |
| 1964 | 5 | Intermediate sprints classification | Jean (Gianni) Marcarini | |
| 1964 | 6 | General classification | Rik Van Looy | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1964 | 6 | Points classification | Rik Van Looy | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1965 | 5 | Points classification | Rudi Altig | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1970 | 9 | Points classification | Eddy Peelman | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1970 | 9 | Combination classification | Eddy Peelman | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1970 | 9 | Intermediate sprints classification | Eddy Peelman | |
| 1970 | 9 | Secret sprints classification | Eddy Peelman | |
| 1970 | 15 | Combination classification | Marinus Wagtmans | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1970 | 17 | Intermediate sprints classification | Adriano Pella | |
| 1971 | 14 | Intermediate sprints classification | Eddy Peelman | |
| 1972 | 10 | Combination classification | Vittorio Urbani | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1973 | 10 | Intermediate sprints classification | Jean-Jacques Fussien | |
| 1973 | 15B | Points classification | Gerben Karstens | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1974 | 10B | Intermediate sprints classification | José-Luis Viejo | |
| 1975 | 6 | Intermediate sprints classification | Joaquim Leite | |
| 1976 | 16 | Mountain classification | José Luis Abilleira | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1979 | 6 | Intermediate sprints classification | Eddy Vanhaerens | |
| 1980 | 15 | Intermediate sprints classification | Giuseppe Martinelli | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1981 | 14 | Intermediate sprints classification | Hans Vonk | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1982 | 16 | Points classification | Eddy Planckaert | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1983 | 8 | Intermediate sprints classification | Danny Van Baelen | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1983 | 8 | Special sprints classification | Roger De Cnijf | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1983 | 14 | Intermediate sprints classification | Marc Goossens | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1987 | 15 | Special sprints classification | Jésus Suárez | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1987 | 19 | General classification | Sean Kelly | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1987 | 19 | Points classification | Sean Kelly | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1988 | 16 | Young rider classification | Marino Alonso | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1990 | 9 | Mountain classification | Patrice Esnault | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1990 | 9 | Combination classification | Patrice Esnault | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1991 | 10 | Intermediate sprints classification | Marcel Wüst | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1991 | 12 | Combination classification | Jesús Cruz Martín | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1991 | 12 | Special sprints classification | Asiat Saitov | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1992 | 10 | Young rider classification | Alex Zülle | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1994 | 4 | Special sprints classification | Adriano Baffi | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1996 | 12 | Points classification | Fabio Baldato | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 1999 | 17 | Points classification | Marcel Wüst | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2000 | 8 | Points classification | Óscar Freire | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2000 | 13 | Intermediate sprints classification | Giancarlo Raimondi | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2005 | 11 | Points classification | Thor Hushovd | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2007 | 10 | Points classification | Óscar Freire | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2007 | 18 | Points classification | Paolo Bettini | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2010 | 14 | General classification | Igor Antón | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2010 | 14 | Combination classification | Igor Antón | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2022 | 8 | Mountain classification | Victor Langellotti | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2022 | 18 | Mountain classification | Jay Vine | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2024 | 9 | Young rider classification | Antonio Tiberi | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2024 | 16 | Points classification | Wout van Aert | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
| 2024 | 16 | Mountain classification | Wout van Aert | (wearing the leader's jersey) |
