Whoop reveals pro riders’ sleep data from last year’s Tour de France - and they’re not getting a full 8 hours

The wearable band producer has undertaken a sleep study based on cyclists competing in the Tour de France & Tour de France Femmes

EF Education rider wearing Whoop band
(Image credit: Getty Images - Dario Belingheri / Stringer)

Fitness and health tracking brand Whoop has revealed the findings of its sleep study based on male and female professional cyclists competing in the 2022 editions of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. The study investigates how the cyclists’ sleep and recovery changed over the course of several consecutive days of maximum intensity exercise. 

What’s interesting is that this study is claimed to be the first of its kind to continuously follow elite professionals in a Grand Tour setting. 

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