The Tour de France 2023 in numbers
3404 kilometres total distance…
… will add up for the peloton on their way from Bilbao to Paris – spread over a total of 21 stages. However, before the official start of a stage at kilometre 0, the professional cyclists often will have to ride a few kilometres neutralised. And every now and then – especially in the mountains – there will be some more kilometres to ride after crossing the finish line to get to the team bus. In general, however, the route was planned in such a way that there will be fewer transfer kilometres than in previous years.
22.4 time trial kilometres…
…. are to be completed at this year’s Tour of France. That’s the fewest since 2015. And of the 22.4 kilometres on the 16th stage from Passy to Combloux, almost half lead uphill. Not very comfy for the specialists in this discipline.
For 35 years…
… the Puy de Dome has not been a stage finish of the Tour de France. At the end of the 9th stage in 2023, the volcanic mountain in the Massif Central region will once again crown a winner. The last one who got up first to the national park was the Dane Johnny Weltz, who won the 19th stage in 1988. The 2023 stage, which starts in the hometown of the meanwhile deceased French cycling hero Raymond Poulidour, is also dedicated to the eternal Tour runner-up. He and Jacques Anquetil helped make the Puy de Dome a myth in 1964 when they fought their way up the mountain shoulder to shoulder.
5 mountain ranges…
… will be visited by the Tour de France in 2023. In addition to the classics – the Pyrenees and Alps –, stages will also be ridden in the Massif Central, the Jura and the Vosges. Thus, all mountain ranges of France are integrated in this tour.
208.9 kilometres long…
… is the longest stage of the Tour leading through Basque country from the Spanish town of Vitoria-Gasteiz to San Sebastián on the second day already. As Tour Director Christian Prudhomme explained at the presentation, it is the shortest “longest stage” in the history of the Tour de France. There is only one other stage in the remaining stages of the race that cracks the 200-kilometre mark: the 8th stage from Libourne to Limoges with 200.7 kilometres.
2304 metres high…
… is the roof of the 2023 Tour de France. Col de Loze in the French Alps is the highest point of this Tour de France and will be crossed on the 17th stage from Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc to Courchevel. The 28.4-kilometre climb with a 6 percent gradient up to the top of the pass is also the longest ascent in this Tour. The Col de Loze is one of the very young Tour mountains and has only been part of a Tour de France once so far – in 2020, the 17th stage ended at its top. The first rider to arrive up there was the Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez.
8 seconds bonus…
…will be given to the respective leader at certain passes or summits during different stages. Second and third place will get 5 and 2 seconds respectively. In contrast to the bonuses at the finish, these bonus seconds have will not influence the points classification.
2.3 million euros prize money…
…will be distributed at the 110th Tour de France. The Tour de France winner 2023 will receive a fifth – 500,000 euros. In comparison, the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift offers just 250,000 euros in total.