It took Chris Froome 84 hours, 47 minutes, 26 seconds to win his second Tour de France title. The payoff was $493,000 (click to enlarge). Photo courtesy Team Sky
On the heels of the recently completed Tour de France, Dimension Data has released a cornucopia of numbers that help put this massive 21-day effort into clearer perspective. For the first time in the race's history, all the rider's bikes were equipped with GPS tracking devices that measured speed, distance and a host of other metrics. Now those numbers have been crunched to reveal a telling picture of what it's like to race a three-week grand tour. Here are some of the most interesting tidbits.
Tour de France By The Numbers
- Total distance traveled: 2088 miles
- Average distance per day: 99.4 miles
- Longest day (stage 4): 139 miles
- Total time of yellow jersey winner Chris Froome: 84 hours, 47 minutes, 26 seconds
- Total payout for winning race: $493,000
- Total payout for second-placed rider Nairo Quintana: $219,000
- Total payout for winning four-day Masters golf tournament: $1.8 million
- Average speed of all 21 stages: 24mph
- Highest average speed for a stage winner: Rohan Dennis (BMC) 34.5mph stage 1
- Total estimated calories burned by all riders: 23.9 million
- Equivalent number of hamburgers: 85,807
- Number of riders who abandoned race: 38
- Total elevation gain: 195,394 feet (or 6.7 times up Mount Everest)
- Top 3 recorded speeds during a sprint: John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) 48.7mph; Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) 47.5mph; Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) 46.7mph
To see the full report, visit www.dimensiondata.com.