Tour de France 2021: an average of 3.94 million viewers in France for the first weekend on France 2

The second stage of the Tour de France 2021 (Perros Guirrec to Mûr de Bretagne), won by Dutch rider Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), who took the yellow jersey, was watched by an average of 4.29 million viewers in France, with a peak audience of 6.2 million, on the public TV channel France 2 on Sunday 27/06/2021 (from 15:02 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 35.1%.

The beginning of the stage broadcast on France 3 (from 12:56 to 15:02) drew an average of 2.45 million viewers. Audience share: 18.6%.

The first stage (Brest to Landernau) won by Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step) drew an average of 3.59 million viewers on France 2 and 2.1 million on France 3 on Saturday 26/06/2021 (same time slots as 27/06/2021). The respective audience shares for the two channels were 36.4% and 17.8%.

The average audience of 3.94 million viewers on France 2 for the first weekend of the Tour de France 2021 is up by 4.3% compared to the 2020 edition (an average of 3.775 million viewers for the first two stages, on 29 and 30/08/2020). In 2019, an average of 2.495…