Definitions for "Lanterne rouge"
Keywords:  rouge, rider, tour, booby, last
The rider who is last position on GC.
Lanterne rouge is French for a red lantern at the end of a train. In cycling it refers to the last rider in on a stage of the Tour de France.[ edit
the rider ranked last in the general classification. This translates as "red lantern" (as that found at the end of a rail train).