Tour de France 2023: 38 million viewers for the first 15 stages on France Télévisions

The first 15 stages of the 2023 Tour de France (from 01 to 16/07/2023) were watched by "almost 38 million French people" on the channels of the public broadcasting group France Télévisions, according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie communicated by the group. This is "the best coverage since 2006," said France Télévisions.

The 15^th stage (Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc), won by Dutchman Wout Poels (Team Bahrain-Victorious), drew an average of 3.47 million viewers on France 3 (from 12:55 to 15:02 CET) and 6.34 million on France 2 (from 15:01 pm to 18:14) on Sunday 16/07/2023, according to Médiamétrie data. Audience share: 29.6% and 51.9% respectively. A peak of 8.7 million viewers was recorded at the end of the stage, an "all-time audience record."

The 14^th stage (Annemasse - Morzine Les Portes du Soleil), won by Spaniard Carlos Rodriguez Cano (Team Ineos Grenadiers), was watched by an average of 3.41 million viewers on France 3 (from 13:00 to 15:00 CET) and 5.7 million on France 2 (from 15:00 to 17:00 CET) on Saturday 15/07/2023…