Tour Trivia – Did You Know?
- Cyclists can burn 123,900 calories over the course of the Tour
- 486,000 pedal strokes are taken per rider at 90 rpm
- The average rider will wear out 3 bike chains during the race
- 792 tyres will be used in the race
- 34 is the most stages won by a single cyclist (Eddy Merckx)
- 8 is the most riders that have worn the yellow leaders jersey during the same Tour (1987)
- 96 is the most number of days that a rider has spent in the yellow jersey (Eddy Merckx)
- 8 seconds is the smallest winning ever margin (Greg LeMond, 1989)
- 22 mins 50 secs is the biggest winning margin on a stage (Jose Luis Viejo, 1976)
- Cadel Evans is the only Australian to ever win the Tour de France (2011)
- 37 is the oldest winner of the Tour (Firmin Lambot, 1922)
- 20 is the youngest winner of the Tour (Henri Cornet, 1904)