2023-07-17 12:01:56
The Tour de France 2023 continues to be a hit. While the first week had already reached new heights, with an average of 3.7 million viewers ahead of France 2 and France 3, a record since 2006, the second week confirmed this good start. A historic audience record was even broken with 8.7 million viewers at the finish of the 15th stage, this Sunday, in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc.
It was Wout Poels who won this new high mountain stage. The Dutchman was more than two minutes ahead of the Belgian Wout Van Aert. The two leaders of the general classification, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar, still alone in the world this Sunday on the particularly steep slopes of Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, neutralized themselves and finished wheel in wheel, as since the start of this Tour. of France.
This incredible battle in seconds is visibly pleasing to viewers. In total, nearly 38 million French people have watched the Tour de France since Saturday July 1, the date of the big start in Bilbao. This is the “best coverage since 2006”, as France Télévisions points out.
The very thin gap that remains between the two leaders, 10 seconds, should encourage viewers to watch the third week. This Tuesday’s time trial could also be decisive, before another daunting stage and the terrible Col de la Loze on Wednesday. Saturday, a last fight in the mountains, in the Vosges, should seal the result of this Tour de France. Until then, the fight will be intense and should thrill cycling fans in front of the screens.
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