Le Tour de France 2016 – Les Chiffres (the Numbers)

I know, I said I’d penned my last Tour piece for the year but I was in the area, there was a parking space and I thought; ‘I’ll have a quick look’ – and to my joy there it was, Monday’s L’Équipe in pride of place outside the International Newsagents.

A sad 40 minutes in the City Cafe ensued as I distilled les chiffres (that’s numbers) you need to make you the font of all knowledge on the club run.

• 3   The number of Tour de France wins for Christopher Froome, joins Philippe Thijs, Louison Bobet and Greg Lemond all on three wins.
• 4   Of the last five Tours won by GB riders, Wiggo + Froome.

• 4   The number of new faces in the top 10: Yates, Porte, Meintjes and Martin.
• 5   Record number of Tour wins: Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Miguel Indurain.

• 5   Number of times Sagan has won the green jersey.

• 5   Hours 17 minutes 14 seconds: lanterne rouge Sam Bennett’s deficit on Froom
• 6   The record number of green jerseys – Erik Zabel.
• 6   Number of ‘new’ stage winners, this year – Tom Dumoulin, Michael Matthews, Jarlinson Pantano, Thomas De Gendt, Ilnur Zakarin and Jon Izagirre.
• 7   Hours 18 minutes 12 seconds: Last placed team Dimension Data’s deficit on team winners Movistar (but they did have 5 stage wins!)
• 8   Most stages won in a single Tour: Charles Pélissier 1930, Eddy Merckx 1970 and 1974, Freddy Maertens 1976.
• 8   Seconds, the smallest winning margin, Greg Lemond over Laurent Fignon, 1989.

• 8  Minutes 14 seconds:  Team Sky’s deficit in second place in the team competition on winners Movistar.
• 11   Number of consecutive Grand Tours which Andrei Greipel has won a stage in and also his number of Tour stage wins.
• 24   The number of abandons.

• 26  Nairo Quintana’s age in years (it was a tough paper round).
• 30  Years since a French win – Bernard Hinault, 1986.
• 39.59   Average speed of 2016 Tour de France in kph.

• 52  Number of top 10 finishes Peter Sagan has achieved in Tour stages during his career
• 57.7 kph, the fastest ever team time trial; Orica GreenEDGE in 2013.
• 79  Majka’s margin in points over second placed De Gendt in the King of the Mountains competition.
• 87.7   In percentage points, the number of finishers.
• 89  Hours 4 minutes 48 seconds: Froome’s winning time.
• 470  Sagan’s points total – second placed Kittel was on 228.

• 637  Number of kilometres Majka spent ‘up the road’ as le Tour’s number one ‘baroudeur.’
• 3592  Distance in kilometres of the 2016 Tour de France.
• 20,000  Euros to Sagan as ‘Super Combatif’ and Yates as ‘Jeune.’
• 25,000  Euros to Sagan as green jersey winner and Majka as Montagne winner.

• 50,000  Euros to Movistar as team winners.

• 200,000   Euros to Bardet as second placed rider on GC.
• 500,000   Euros to Froome as winner.

And now, we promise – NO MORE TOUR!