How many people does tour de france attract?

Answer 1

There are 9 riders in each tour de France team.

That is the limit.
the maximum and starting number is 9. throughout the race numbers may decrease due to injury or failing to finish.
Nine riders at the start, and then a bunch of support staff. Massage therapists, physio therapists, doctors, dieticians, mechanics, tacticians etc etc.

Answer 2

there are 22 teams with 9 in each team, so 198.

AnswerTwenty teams, each with nine riders makes a starting pool of 180 riders. Some drop out or are injured as the stages progress, so not all 180 finish the race in Paris.
Neary 200 people
There were 199 Riders entered in the Tour De France 2009 Cycle race
180 racers (20 teams,9 people each) 12.5 people watching (not on television)
about 190 riders 9 riders to a team
About 200 these days.

Answer 3

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Millions of biking fans watch the Tour de France on the t.v. but thousands line the routes of the competitions. Some people only know of the Tour de France as biking and that's all they know about it. It's more popular in Europian countries than in America.

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according to my chinese friend, over 5 million people watch the Tour de France.

Answer 4

there is no way to know this as the tour is run over 200km +/- on a single day, and anyone can watch by the side of the road over that distance. however there are times which they estimate attendanceand one example is for the Time Trial on Alpe d'Huez in 2005 they was a reported 500,000+ spectators on the 8 miles road of the mountain watching (of which I was one! :-D )

Answer 5

About 200 competitors, several thousands spectators along the road, and millions following the race on TV.

Answer 6

hundereds of people each year come to see thy cyclists go by