He'll wear the overall leader's pink jersey in Sunday's second stage, a team time trial on the nearby island of Ischia.
From the sacbee.com
Jersey was divided and while the sympathy of islanders lay with Parliament the de Carterets held the island for the king.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Jersey was used as a base for privateering by the British, and France, engaged in the war as an ally of the United States, sent an expedition to gain control of the island.