The 2022 Tour in numbers, from half a million in winners to over 2 million in prizes

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Great cycling races are measured by the successes and failures of their riders, but also by the successes achieved and by their numbers.

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The sum of these digits serves to give an idea of why the Tour de France is the mother of all cycling races:

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1: the number worn by Tadej Pogacar, last year’s winner

2: the time trial stages (Copenhagen, Denmark, and Rocamadour)

3: migration days (from Denmark to France, July 4) and rest days (July 11 and 18)

4: the unique jerseys worn by the best cyclists (yellow, green, polka dots, white)

4: racial countries, Belgium, Switzerland)

5: high arrival (Plante des Belles Filles, Granon, Alpe d’Huez, Peyragudes, Hautacam)

6: flat stages and mountain stages

7: the ‘accidentadas’ steps

7: climbs considered by race management as an animal in categories, the most difficult of all: Galibier x 2, Granon, Croix-de-Fer, Alpe d’Huez, Aubisque and Hautacam

7: ambulance

8: the laps cyclists have to do on the last day, July 24, at the Champs-Elysées circuit

8: number of runners per team

8: regions visited by the race

10: the duration/length of the advertising caravan

Eleven: doctors who are permanently present on the Tour

16: commissioners (jury, timekeeper, etc.)

19: kilometers of cobblestone or pavé, 19.4 to be more exact

twenty-one: the stages

22: the participating teams, each consisting of eight runners

23: ports this year: de hors category, first and second category

53.9: total individual test kilometers in time

60: the TV channels that will broadcast the race live

64: protected natural spaces along the route

106: collection areas dedicated to corridor waste

109: the edition number of the 2022 Tour

115.6km: the distance of the shortest online stage (Paris La Défense Arena-Paris Champs-Elysées)

120: hours of television coverage

150: advertising caravan vehicles

176: the racers in dispute

190: countries broadcasting the Tour

219.9 km: the longest stage (Binche – Longwy)

300: permanent career security forces

450: the total number of teammates

500: in euros, the daily allocation assigned to the wearer of the yellow jersey

1000 euros: the lowest prize received by any competitor who finishes the race

2642m: the highest point of this edition, the Galibier (episodes 11 and 12)

3449.8 km: the total race distance

4400: traffic signs placed by French Departments at dangerous points as a warning

€ 11,000: the price to win a stage

€ 20,000: the money or cash prize for the most competitive cyclist in the event

28,000: gendarmes, police and firefighters mobilized

403,200: the average number of pedal strokes to complete a Tour de France (estimate made by ‘Sportlab’ in 2017)

415,000km: the estimated distance of 108 Tours covered since 1903

€ 500,000: the check given to the last winner

€ 2,282,000: the amount of prizes and bonuses

Source: La Verdad

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