Tour de France standings
Definition
The current leaderboard or ordered list of participants in the annual Tour de France cycling race, categorized by general classification (GC), points, mountains, and best young rider rankings.
A fluctuating data set that dictates who gets to wear the coveted yellow, green, polka-dot, or white jersey during the race's multi-stage progression.
Examples
Checking the Tour de France standings is the only time of year I pretend to understand the tactical genius of blocking wind for a teammate while pretending it's not basically just extreme cycling homework.
My commitment to following the Tour de France standings is matched only by my ability to ignore the fact that the sport has a history more chaotic than my last three attempts at dieting.
Even if the Tour de France standings shift around like a game of musical chairs on wheels, at least we haven't seen any bizarre doping experiments that would make 90s cycling look like a wholesome Sunday school outing.