How much weight do Tour de France riders lose? – you asked Google and we’ve got the answer

Three weeks of solid riding and more than 3,000km in total - surely that'd be enough to drop a couple of inches on the waist?

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

The Tour de France - or any three week Grand Tour, for that matter - puts a huge amount of stress on a rider's body.

This year's 21-stage route covers a total of f 3,460 kilometres - so it's understandable that Google's autocomplete tells us that many people out there want to know how much weight the riders will lose over the course of the race.

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Michelle Arthurs-Brennan

Michelle Arthurs-Brennan the Editor of Cycling Weekly website. An NCTJ qualified traditional journalist by trade, Michelle began her career working for local newspapers. She's worked within the cycling industry since 2012, and joined the Cycling Weekly team in 2017, having previously been Editor at Total Women's Cycling. Prior to welcoming her daughter in 2022, Michelle raced on the road, track, and in time trials, and still rides as much as she can - albeit a fair proportion indoors, for now.