2 025’s Tour de France famous yellow jersey wouldn’t be introduced until 1919. Remarkably, Garin’s winning margin was nearly three hours, a feat which has yet to be beaten. The 2025 Tour started in Lille on 5 July, finishing with the final stage at Champs-Élysées on 27 July. This year’s race incorporated five summit finishes and spanned four mountain ranges – the Alps, Massif Central, Jura and Pyrenees. Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates XRG won the general classification, marking his fourth victory in the race in the past six editions and securing back-to- back wins for the second time. Live radio coverage of the Tour first began in the twenties. It wasn’t marked the 112th edition of the competition since its inauguration in 1903. Maurice Garin won that first landmark event and wore a green armband to signify his lead. The until 1948 that the race was first televised live. Fast-forward to the present, and every single second of the race is now transmitted around the globe. Footage is captured through various means, including by helicopters, vans, motorbikes and, more recently, even drones have been incorporated. A combination of these elements helps ensure every second is captured, as well as displaying the beautiful French landscapes. The 2025 Tour de France was broadcast live by France Télévisions with an average of 3.8 million viewers in France each day, a 9% increase compared to 2024. In 2024, the race was watched by an estimated 150 million people in Europe – a figure that includes more than 40 million French viewers. The most-watched stage for 2025 was stage ten, on Bastille Day, attracting 5.4 million viewers and a 49.8% audience share in France. The final stage in Paris saw a peak of 8.7 million viewers, the highest French viewership for the Tour in 20 years. Up, up and away! Since 1999, Hélicoptères de France (HdF) has filmed the Tour de France. HdF pilots fly entirely by visual
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