ochre

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The crash happened within 3km of the end of the stage which meant Vine did not lose any time and kept his leader's ochre jersey .

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"It's been on my mind since the last time I wore the ochre leader's jersey, it's so incredible to win on such a hard stage," Vine said.

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Since then, engraved ochre, beads and abstract marks from South African sites such as Blombos Cave, some 70,000–100,000 years old, have shown that symbolic behaviour was already established in Africa long before.

From BBC

New Zealand's Ally Wollaston reeled in defending champion Noemi Ruegg with a blistering finish for back-to-back stage wins and hold on to her ochre leader's jersey in the Tour Down Under in Adelaide on Sunday.

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Sand and dust storms -- driven by severe drought, rising temperatures and deforestation -- have cloaked cities and villages in an endless ochre haze, grounded flights and filled hospitals with patients suffering from breathing difficulties.

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