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Race of legend in world cycling, Le Tour de France is one of the premier events attracting the widest worldwide media coverage. It is also a great popular festival where almost 15 million fans hug the roadside each year to see riders and the publicity caravan go by. And, this year, to top it all, Le Tour is a centenary event, part of sporting heritage, present in the heart of every frenchman, every frenchwoman. it continues to move with the times: 73% of those interviewed are convinced that it will still be around in 100 years. |
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HEROISM An epic event, heroes with a common touch who have kept their human dimension, exploits, determination, performance. FESTIVAL A huge popular gathering throughout the course of Le Tour de France, holidays, heat, sun, sharing, a convivial spirit. GENEROSITY Le Tour de France goes out to meet its public, binding people together and offering a free spectacle with gifts distributed by the the Publicity Caravan. FRANCE An event which is written into French history, a powerful vector for France’s image abroad: diversity of French landscapes. An event anchored in each region, each town. |
| A RACE OF LEGEND | ||
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| CREATED IN 1903 – 91th EDITION IN 2004 21 days of racing, under the sporting control of the International Cycling Union 21 teams of 9 riders 21 stages • 11 stages on the flat • 7 mountain stages • 4 time trials |
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7 CLASSIFICATIONS AND 4 JERSEYS • Yellow Jersey • Green Jersey • Polka-Dot Jersey • White Jersey • Stagewinner’s Prize • Fighting Spirit Prize • Team Classification 3 million euros of prizemoney |
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| Eurosport Daily live: 1 million viewers Germany ARD daily live: 2,6 M. viewers PDM : 23% ZDF daily live: 2.7 M. viewers PDM : 23% Belgium RTBF daily live: 191 000 viewers PDM : 21% Sporza daily live: 349 000 viewers PDM : 46% Denmark TV2 daily live: 354 000 viewers PDM : 65% Spain TVE1 daily live: 2,5 M. viewers PDM : 26% La2 daily live : 1 M. viewers PDM : 12% Italy RAI3 daily live: 1,6 M. viewers PDM : 18% |
Netherlands NOS daily live: 876 000 viewers PDM : 48% Portugal RTP1 live: 375 000 viewers PDM : 24% RTPN daily live: 23 000 viewers PDM : 12% United Kingdom ITV1 highlights: 298 000 viewers PDM : 12% ITV2 daily highlights: 161 300 viewers PDM : 2% Switzerland DRS daily live : 105 500 viewers PDM : 24% TSR daily live : 37 000 viewers PDM : 19% TSI daily live : 9 200 viewers PDM : 25% |
Number of hours of TV broadcasts per continent Source: Press Guide and broadcasters |
More : http://www.letour.fr/ |
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