Some facts about the Tour de France that some will find interesting. The race 198 riders 22 teams 300 support staff The route 3,664km 21 stages 4 countries visited (the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Spain) 662 municipalities visited (611 in France, 39 in the United Kingdom, 9 in Belgium, 3 in Spain) Publicity caravan 170 vehicles 600 people Spectators on the roadside (in 2013) 12 million spectators 38 different nationalities identified Six and a half hours of presence on average on the roadside Organization 100 permanent ASO staff 280 temporary staff 1,450 beds reserved every day for the organizers and teams Medical service 10 emergency doctors, 1 anaesthetist nurse 6 ambulances, 2 medical emergency cars, 1 bike, 1 X-ray truck Security 47 republican guard motorcycle police officers 13 police officers in the permanent police commission on the Tour 14,000 gendarmes and 9,000 police officers and CRS riot police mobilized TV broadcasting Broadcast in 190 countries 90 hours of live programs 3.5 billion viewers worldwide (in 2013)
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:45:13 +0000
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