Four million ITV viewers for Tour de France stage two finale

... but that was a lot less than 11.5million for the British Formula One Grand Prix

By Chris Marshall-Bell

Millions of us may have lined the Tour de France Grand Depart streets – but millions more opted for alternative sports viewing on their televisions at home.

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