Dimension Data, the global IT organisation processing and analysing the data coming from trackers under the saddles of riders in the Tour de France, has released a summary of the data the company recorded, processed and analysed across 21 stages of Le Tour.

1. gap between first and last rider for each stage
45’47”
between the first and last rider
longest time gap
03’ 36’’ 11' 06'' 21' 38'' 26' 04'' 14' 15'' 06' 02'' 06' 12'' 10' 58'' TTT 29' 15'' 45’ 47”
1 4 72 5 8 103 6 9 11
37’ 33” 21’ 37” 20’ 56” 15’ 41” 30’ 36” 37’ 09” 35’ 51” 30’ 30” 23’ 57” 00’00”
12 15 1813 16 19 2114 17 20
Race in Review
After 21 stages the riders have now completed
the 102nd edition of the Tour de France.
Here’s a look at the data we’ve collected on
their journey.
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stage 1 stage 7
stage 8
stage 9
stage 10
stage 11
stage 12
stage 13
stage 14
stage 15
stage 16
stage 18
stage 19
stage 20
stage 21
stage 17
stage 2
stage 3
stage 4
stage 5
stage 6
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hottest stage on le Tour
Stage 12
13.8 km
160 km
223.5 km
(Stage 1)
(Stage 4)
3360.3 km
total distance travelled
shortest distance
travelled on one day
average distance
travelled each day
longest distance
travelled on one day
320 hours
spent on the road
total distance travelled
Dimension Data’s
Big Data Truck
5151 km
the riders produced a combined power
output equal to about 90 kilowatt
that’s roughly the same as
power output
22.5 solar roof panels
equalling
about
burned an estimated total
23,940,000 kcal
85,807 hamburgers
the riders together
55.45 km/h
average speed of riders across
21 stages
38.34 km/h
51.04
km/h
46.87
km/h
44.96
km/h
39.98
km/h
39.87
km/h
38.95
km/h
42.71
km/h
41.08
km/h
49.98
km/h
36.27
km/h
34.79
km/h
1 4 72 5 8 103 6 9 11
average speed on each stage
31.92
km/h
41.10
km/h
38.92
km/h
45.66
km/h
41.09
km/h
35.48
km/h
34.13
km/h
28.94
km/h
31.20
km/h
38.72
km/h
12 15 1813 16 19 2114 17 20
highest average speed on a stage (stage 1)
lowest average speed on a stage
(stage 19)28.94 km/h
stage 1 Rohan Dennis – BMC | 55.45 km/h
stage 2 André Greipel – LTS | 47.64 km/h
stage 3 Joaquim Rodríguez – KAT | 46.25 km/h
stage 4 Tony Martin – EQS | 40.76 km/h
stage 5 André Greipel – LTS | 40.75 km/h
stage 6 Zdenek Stybar – EQS | 39.11 km/h
stage 7 Mark Cavendish – EQS | 42.74 km/h
stage 8 Alexis Vuillermoz – ALM | 41.74 km/h
stage 9 Team BMC Racing – | 52.09 km/h
stage 10 Chris Froome – SKY | 38.23 km/h
stage 11 Rafal Majka – TCS | 37.35 km/h
stage 12 Joaquim Rodriguez – KAT | 34.39 km/h
stage 13 Greg van Avermaet – BMC | 41.98 km/h
stage 14 Stephen Cummings – MTN | 40.61 km/h
stage 15 André Greipel – LTS | 46.41 km/h
stage 16 Ruben Plaza Molina – LAM | 44.64 km/h
stage 17 Simon Geschke – TGA | 38.29 km/h
stage 18 Romain Bardet – ALM | 36.85 km/h
stage 19 Vincenzo Nibali – AST | 31.5 km/h
stage 20 Thibaut Pinot – FDJ | 33.6 km/h
stage 21 André Greipel – LTS | 38.72 km/h
55.45 km/h
speed achieved by a stage winnerhighest average
average speed of each stage winner
58 on this
year’s route
total number
of categorised climbs
of sprint sections on this year’s route
total number of19
78.48 km/h
highest recorded speed on a sprint
5 highest recorded sprint speeds
78.48 km/h | John Degenkolb – TGA | Rancourt (Stage 5)
76.46 km/h | André Greipel – LTS | Gare de Moncontour (Stage 8)
75.13 km/h | Peter Sagan – TCS | Argentan (Stage 7)
64.67 km/h | John Degenkolb – TGA | Trois-Villes (Stage 10)
62.96 km/h | Thomas De Gendt – LTS | Rioupéroux (Stage 18)
59,556 metres of elevation
the riders covered
that’s 6.7 Mount Everests
4 million and
6 million
records each stage
to generate race insights Dimension
Data has processed between
663,912 total number of visitors to the BETA
live tracking website since it went live
74,607
highest number of unique visitors
supported on a single day on the
BETA live tracking website
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after 21 Stages
overall classifications
Individual
Chris Froome – SKY
84h 46’ 14’’
Youth
Nairo Alexander
Quintana – MOV
84h 47’ 26’’
Team
Movistar
255h 24’ 24’’
Points
Peter Sagan – TCS
432 points
Climber
Chris Froome – SKY
119 points
38 number of cyclists who
abandoned the race this year
(which is relatively low when compared
against the history books)
54.09
of abandoned riders across
all 102 Tour de France races
average number
year starters finishers abandoned
1995 189 115 74
1996 189 129 60
1997 198 139 59
1998 189 96 93
1999 180 141 39
2000 180 128 52
2001 189 144 45
2002 189 153 36
2003 189 147 42
2004 188 147 41
2005 189 155 34
2006 176 139 37
2007 189 141 48
2008 180 145 35
2009 180 156 24
2010 197 170 27
2011 198 167 31
2012 198 153 45
2013 198 169 29
2014 198 164 34
2015 198 160 38
the lowest number of finishers ever
(1919 with 69 starters)
the highest number of finishers ever
(2010 with 197 starters)
10
170
here’s a look at the last 21 years…
average 43.95
top 5 steepest gradients
riders climbed
5 climbs with the lowest
recorded average speed
19%
steepest gradient on a climb on
this year’s route
19% Mur de Huy | Stage 3
11% Alpe d’Huez | Stage 20
10.8% Col de Labays | Stage 10
10.1% Mûr de Bretagne | Stage 8
10% Col du Tourmalet | Stage 11
15.52 km/h Côte de la Croix Neuve | Stage 14
(3 km cat.2 at 10.3%)
15.84 km/h Alpe d’Huez | Stage 20
(13.8 km HC at 8.1%)
16.21 km/h La Pierre-Saint-Martin | Stage 10
(15.3 km HC at 7.4%)
16.49 km/h Plateau de Beille | Stage 12
(15.8 km HC at 7.9%)
16.76 km/h Lacets de Montvernier | Stage 18
(3.4 km cat. 2 at 8.2%)
(Source: Météo France. Figures stated are the highest temperature recorded on the Stage.)