Strava: The Tour de France in Numbers

From July 1st to 31st, Strava, the world’s largest community of athletes with over 100 million members, will be the best place to experience the Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. On the menu: a dedicated hub for the Grande Boucle, including segment analyses, activities uploaded by pros, access to unique experiences for athletes, including a list of segments worldwide similar to those ridden in the Tour, so the challenge transcends borders. And while we await the grand departure this afternoon, let’s look back at the pros’ preparation through 7 key figures.

Source: Press Release

2022 marks the first year of a three-year partnership that makes sense within the cycling community, as in 2021, for example, 72% of cyclists had uploaded their race efforts to the platform, thereby recording 62% of the 2021 Tour stage victories on Strava.

This year, data collected from activities uploaded by 36 professional cyclists participating in the TDF and TDFFAZ reveal the following data recorded between January and June 2022:

– 15,000 kilometers

This is the number of kilometers individually covered by cyclists preparing for the Tour de France. That’s five times the equivalent of the 2022 course. The most active riders recorded 17,000 km.

– 400 hours

Since January, these cyclists have spent an average of over 400 hours on the bike in individual training. However, the most active riders have recorded nearly 600 hours since the beginning of the year. As the Tour approaches, some riders have dedicated over 30 hours per week to training on the bike, exceeding 1,000 km weekly.

– 180,000 meters

The total elevation gain achieved by professional riders during their training in 2022 is over 180,000 m – the equivalent of 20 ascents of Mount Everest.

– 300 kilometers

This year, the longest individual ride completed by a Tour pro is just over 300 km. This is equivalent to the distance from Paris to Dijon by bike.
On average, athletes complete a ride of this distance once a week, every week.

– 4,500 macarons

The men and women training for the Tour have individually burned over 350,000 calories. This is equivalent to burning the calories that would have been consumed by eating over 4,500 macarons or 1,500 croissants.

– 10,000,000 kudos
Collectively, professional cyclists have received 10 million Kudos (marks of recognition from other Strava users) on the platform to celebrate their training efforts.

The Tour de France, which runs from July 1st to July 24th, consists of 21 stages – covering 3,328 km in total.
The first edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift runs from July 24th to July 31st. The race will cover 8 stages and 1,029 km in total.

All Strava athletes, subscribers or not, have full access to follow the peloton through its daily activity and explore all resources, including official Tour segments with visualizations and details, Tour-related clubs, challenges, and an exhaustive list of competitors to keep an eye on their favorites. A spotlight on data as only Strava can do!

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