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Home > RaceTalk > Tour de France > Tour de France demystified Part 4
Tour de France demystified Part 4

tourdefrancelogoJul 5th, 09. Fact Sheet.  Interesting facts about the Tour de France. Which country has had the most wins? How many hill stages are there this year?  Who is the oldest winner?

 

 

The 21 Stages

  • 10 flat stages
  • 7 mountain stages
  • 3 summit finishes
  • 1 medium mountain stage
  • 2 individual time-trial stages
  • 1 team time-trial stage

Countries

After the start from Monaco the Tour will successively visit France, Spain, Andorra and Switzerland and make a detour into Italy: a total of 6 countries. During the grand traverse accross Europe eight new stopover towns will see the Tour ride through.

 

The 1992 edition of the Tour still holds the record with 7 countries visited that year.

 

The Mont Ventoux on the day before the Champs-elysees

Never in the history of the event has a mountain been on the program the day before the finish in Paris.  This will be the case this year with the Ventoux mountain finish on the 20th Stage creating an exciting finish to the Tour.

 

Team Time Trial back on the program

The team time trial as not appeared on the race program since 2005.  For the 2009 edition official times recorded at the finishing line will be included in the general classification and the team classification.  The stage classification will be calculated according to the time achieved by the fifth rider in each team to cross the line.

 

 

The oldest and Youngest winner

  • 36 yrs.  Firmin Lambot (Bel) in 1922
  • 20 yrs. Henri Cornet (Fra) in 1904

Largest Number of Green Jerseys

  • 6: Erik Zabel (Ger)

Largest Number of polka-dotted Jerseys

  • 7: Richard Virengque

Largest number of white jerseys won

  • 3: Jan Ullrich (Ger)

Spectators expected to watch the tour

  • 12 to 15 million spectators
  • 70% men and 30% women
  • 85% of spectators are french and
  • 15% from abroad
  • 130km travelled on average to come and watch a stage
  • 6 hours of waiting at the roadside on average.

Media Coverage in 2008

  • 102 television channel and 76 radio stations representing 25 countries
  • 2260 media accreditations
  • TV coverage in 180 countries including live coverage in 168
  • 450 newspapers, photo agencies and new media, representing 26 countries and 1340 accreditations.
  • 6 Million hits to the letour website

Largest Number of wins

  • 7 : Lance Armstrong (Usa)
  • 5: Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
    Eddie Merckx (Bel)
    Bernard Hinault (Fra)
    Miguel Indurain (Spa)

Largest Number of days in Yellow Jersey

  • 111 : Eddie Merckx (Bel)
  • 83 : Lance Armstrong (Usa)
  • 79: Bernard Hinault (Fra)

Number of Wins per nation

  • 36 : France
  • 18: Belgium
  • 11: Spain
  • 10 : United States
  • 9: Italy
  • 4: Luxembourg
  • 2: Netherlands and Switzerlands
  • 1: Germany, Denmark, and Ireland

Largest Number of stage wins

  • 34: Eddie Merckx (Bel)
  • 28: Bernard Hinault (Fra)
  • 25: Andre Leducq (Fra)

Greatest Number of participations

  • 16: Joop Zoetemelk (Ned)

 

 

 

 



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