Television. Tour de France a hit with audiences, with up to 8.7 million viewers on Sunday.

The final stage of the Tour de France on Sunday attracted up to 8.7 million viewers on France 2, the "highest level for the Tour in 20 years," France Télévisions said on Monday.

Won for the fourth time by Slovenian Tadej Pogacar , the Grande Boucle passed through Paris via the Butte Montmartre in front of a phenomenal crowd, bringing back the atmosphere of the 2024 Olympic Games, before a finale on the Champs-Élysées.

The Mantes-la-Ville/Paris leg was watched by an average of 5.2 million viewers, representing a 42.7% audience share, "the best audience for a final leg since 2011," France Télévisions also highlighted in a press release, citing figures from Médiamétrie.

Overall, 45 million French people watched the Tour for more than a minute this year, "a historic record and four million more than in 2024," according to the public group, which broadcast "more than 150 hours of live coverage on linear channels [France 2 and France 3, editor's note] and the france.tv platform."

The most-watched stage of this edition was the July 14th stage between Ennezat and Le Mont-Dore, with an average of 5.4 million viewers (49.8% audience share). Cycling fans can continue to follow the Tour de France Femmes this week, which started on Saturday in Vannes (Morbihan).