Tour De France By The Numbers
Prestigious Race Requires Serious Logistics
Tuesday, May 10, 2005 – updated: 8:56 am EDT July 24, 2005
The 21-day, 2,175-mile Tour de France is the most prestigious cycling race in the world. The purse consists of $3.85 million, of which $515,000 goes to the winner.Organization4,500 accompanying people 1,500 vehicles 60 permanent staff 200 temporary staff 180 service providers 14 medical staff 1,200 hotel rooms reserved daily Security13,000 "gendarmes" 45 "gardes républicains" 9,000 police staff 3,000 government officials from the French Ministère de l'Équipement Public15 million spectators Men: 68 percent - Women: 32 percent 71 percent under 50 42 percent under 34 76 percent of all French people have attended a stage of the Tour at least once Brand recognition (a measure of how well known the TDF is): 96 percent in France, 90 percent in Europe 30 percent of spectators in the mountain stages are foreign, representing 22 nationalities Publicity Caravan (follows the riders)200 vehicles 40 brand names represented 11 million gifts distributed Media2,300 accredited journalists 1,200 reporters, photographers, camera operators and TV directors 1,100 technicians and drivers TV Coverage78 channels in 170 countries 2 billion viewers 2,400 hours of TV coverage Internet350 mllion pages viewed in 2004 (+17 percent from 2003) 7.7 million unique visitors The CourseRunning from Saturday, July 2, to Sunday, July 24, the 92nd Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 2,175 miles. Among the 21 stages, nine will be flat, three will be medium mountain stages, six will be full mountain stages, two will be individual time-trial stages, and one will be a team time-trial stage.Source: Tour de France official Web site
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