The Tour de France is undoubtedly the biggest bike race in the world and here is why – the race in numbers!
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Number 1 favourite, Kenyan born British rider Chris Froome.
4,500 people: organisation – teams
– media – partners – publicity caravan
– service providers
Riders
198 riders at the start (22 teams of 9 riders)
300 support personnel
17 members on the stewards’ committee
Route in 2013
3404 kilometres (21 stages)
36 stage towns
537 French municipalities crossed
37 French departments visited
Organisation
100 permanent staff of A.S.O.
280 temporary staff
1450 beds reserved every day for the organisers and teams
Medical Service
10 emergency doctors, 1 anaesthetics nurse
6 ambulances, 2 medical cars, 1 motorcycle, 1 X-ray truck
Security
47 police motorcyclists
13 police officers (permanent police mission for the Tour)
23,000 officers from the various police divisions mobilised
1,000 General Council agents
Media (2012 edition)
2,000 journalists, consultants, photographers
560 different media covering the race
350 newspapers/magazines, press agencies or websites
85 TV channels, of which 60 broadcast live
75 photo agencies
50 radio stations
TV broadcasting
Broadcasts to 190 countries
Around 100 channels, 60 of them broadcasting live
New national stations broadcasting live: Estonia (ETV), Israel (Sport5), Kazakhstan (KAZsport)
New regional broadcaster (Middle East and North Africa): Aljazeera Sport (23 countries)
9 stages broadcast in full
86 hours of live footage (international signal)
Over 5,000 hours of programmes worldwide
3.5 billion viewers worldwide (2012)
Internet (2012 edition)
11.5 million unique visitors hits (in July)
133 million pages viewed (in July)
4 languages: French, German, Spanish, English (the most visited version)
925,000 fans on Facebook
150,000 followers on Twitter
800,000 apps on the Tour de France downloaded
Partners
44 partner brands including 4 new partners
4 Club Partners
9 Official Partners
6 Institutional and Environmental Partners
2 Media Partners
14 Official Suppliers
6 Technical Partners
7 Official Sponsors
Publicity Caravan
180 vehicles
37 brands
600 people
14.5 million gifts handed out
12 kilometres of precession
35 minutes of show-time
54 people involved in supervision including 13 police officers
Spectators lining the route (2012 edition)
12 million spectators
68% men and 32% women
53% under 50 years of age, of which 12% were under 25
80% French spectators and 20% foreign spectators
38 different nationalities counted
6 hrs 50 minutes of presence at the road-sire (6 hrs for flat stages, 8 hrs 50 minutes for mountain stages)
92% of people come with family or friends (in groups of 4 to 5 people on average)
Other Results on VeloUK (including reports containing results)
- Features, Reports, Results
- Q&A: Erin Murphy (Alba Dev Road Team)
- Crit Result: Odd Down Winter Series 4
- Crit Result: Odd Down Winter Series 3
- Crit Result: Velo29 Winter Series 3
- Track Result: Premier Division Manchester Track League #4
- Team Feature: Hutchinson/Brother UK
- Events: Spring MK Bowl Circuit Series
- Crit Result: Full Gas Winter Series (LVVP #13)
- Events: RCR Fatcreations Road Race
- Team News: DAS Handsling Women’s UCI Team
- News: GB for European Track Championships
- Crit Result: Full Gas Winter Series (Hillingdon #6)
- CX Result: NWCCA CX League Round 9
- CX Result: London/SE CX League Rd 10
- CX Result: Wessex CX League Rd 13
- CX Result: Eastern Cyclo-Cross League 11
- CX Result: East Kent CX League 5
- British Track Championships: Day 3 Report
- Track Results: British Track Championhip Results (para)
- Track Results: British Track Championship Results (M)
- Track Result: British Track Championships Results (W)
- British Track Championships: Day 2 Report
- Q&A: Sophie Lankford (Alba Team)
- Team Feature: Sam Watson’s Journey to WorldTour
- News: Rayner Foundation’s Gateway Project
- News: Star Names Sign up for Saint Piran 05/03 Team
- News: 58th Perfs Pedal RR
- Track Result: Premier Division Manchester Track League
- News: GB Team for CX Worlds
- Team News: MAS Design – Fensham Howes Junior Team
- 2022/2023 National Trophy Cyclocross Series Final Standings
- EVENTS: The Peaks 2 Day p/b Giant Sheffield
- TEAM NEWS: Kalas Motip Race Team for 2023
- Team News: Rotor UK Sponsor Team AT85
- CX Result: Leicestershire Cyclo-Cross League Rd 7
- CX Result: Wessex CX League, Rd 12
- CX Result: Eastern Region CX League Rd 10
- Q&A: Vicky Smith (Alba Development Road Team)
- Track Result: First Division Manchester Track League
- Track Result: Premier Division Manchester Track League
Other News on VeloUK
- Q&A: Erin Murphy (Alba Dev Road Team)
- Team Feature: Hutchinson/Brother UK
- Events: Spring MK Bowl Circuit Series
- Events: RCR Fatcreations Road Race
- Team News: DAS Handsling Women’s UCI Team
- News: GB for European Track Championships
- Q&A: Sophie Lankford (Alba Team)
- News: Rayner Foundation’s Gateway Project
- News: Star Names Sign up for Saint Piran 05/03 Team
- News: 58th Perfs Pedal RR
- News: GB Team for CX Worlds
- Team News: MAS Design – Fensham Howes Junior Team
- EVENTS: The Peaks 2 Day p/b Giant Sheffield
- TEAM NEWS: Kalas Motip Race Team for 2023
- Team News: Rotor UK Sponsor Team AT85
- Q&A: Vicky Smith (Alba Development Road Team)
- British Track Championships Jan 26-29
- Event News: Midlands handicap league returns in 2023
- News: Alba DRT Riders Inspired to Step Up
- Race Dates: Track Events 2023
- News: Santini Cycling UK
- News: Wightlink-Wight Mountain CRT Report
- Events: Velo Club St Raphael Time Trial
- Startlist: British Cyclocross Championships 2023
- BRITISH CYCLOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023
- News: Brother UK Continues to Sponsor Cycling
- Dave Rayner Fund Supported Riders
- Event news: British Team Cup
- National Trophy: Final Round, Cyclopark
- News: Pedal Club December Lunch Report
- Team News: Velo Bavarian Race Team 2023
- 2023 British teams – Richardson’s Trek
- Team News: 26th Year for Arctic-Aircon RT
- Event News: British Masters RR Champs
- News: West Midlands RR Calendar
- Team News: New cycling team in Central Region
- News: UCI World Masters Track Championships
- 2023: National Under 23, Youth & Junior Road Series
- National Trophy Cyclocross Round 5: Startlist
- News: 2023 British National Road Series