Number of pedal strokes taken per rider for the three weeks: 324,000 (at 60 rpm); 486,000 (at 90rpm) .

Number of finishers, worst-ever year: 10, 1919 (out of 69 starters)

Longest-ever Tour: 5560 km, 1919 (3455.5 miles)

Most stages won by a single rider, 2001 Tour: Four, Lance Armstrong (Stage 10: Aix Les Bains-l'Alpe d'Huez; Stage 11: Grenoble-Chamrousse; Stage 13: Foix-Saint Lary Soulan; Stage 18: Montlucon-Saint Amand Montrond)