SOCIAL MEDIA RACE - STAGE 10 - 15

Tour de France 2013

The Tour de France Social Media Race is compiled using data from Twitter and Facebook. We use a social media monitoring site by Google, Twitter Counter and Topsy. Chris Hahn created this infographic for Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, the leading source of global news and information about the bicycle industry.Follow the Tour de France Social Media Race at: www.bicycleretailer.com, facebook.com/bicycleretailer and twitter.com/bicycleretailer

Sources: en.teameuropcar.com, pic.twitter.com/0OvhJdpMaT, www.1t4i.com, www.blancoprocyclingteam.com, www.bmcracingteam.com, www.cannondale.com, www.cyclisme.ag2rlamondiale.fr, www.equipe-cofidis.com, www.equipe-sojasun.com, www.equipecyclistefdj.fr, www.euskalteleuskadi.com, www.greenedgecycling.com, www.katushateam.com, www.letour.fr, www.lottobelisol.be, www.movistarteam.com, www.omegapharma-quickstep.com, www.proteam-astana.com, www.radioshackleopardtrek.com, www.slipstreamsports.com, www.teamlampremerida.com, www.teamsaxotinkoff.com, www.teamsky.com, www.uciworldtour.com, www.vacansoleildcm.co.uk

Source: Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) “This is what rest day is all about... #tdfhttp://instagram.com/p/bgM9QqGxgP/” 8 July 2013, 4:24 AM. Tweet.

Rest Day #1

Source: Le Tour de France (@letour) “The pirate @marcelkittel! Retweet for him #TDF pic.twitter.com/yqFVS1dRyo” 9 July 2013, 8:56 AM. Tweet.

Stage 10

Source: MARCA (@marca) “Tony Martin gana y Froome saca 2’ a Contador y Valverde

http://ow.ly/mPL2y #TDF” 10 July 2013, 8:42 AM. Tweet.

Stage 11

Source: BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld)“The hazards of being a Tour de France worker: “Fans throw things at us... sometimes stones” http://bbc.in/18bVBRu #NewsFromElsewhere #TDF” 11 July 2013, 11:59AM. Tweet.

Stage 12

Source: Le Tour De France (@letour) “*** Security Message for Saturday, Sunday, & alps stages: do not run beside the riders, please respect the race, riders and @letour *** #TDF”

12 July 2013, 8:47AM. Tweet.

Stage 13

Source: BBC Sport (@bbcsport) “Italy’s Matteo Trentin wins stage 14 of the Tour de France. Britain’s Chris Froome retains yellow jersey bbc.in/12L7HsJ #tdf”

13 July 2013, 7:59 PM. Tweet.

Stage 14

Source: Team Sky (@teamsky) “Chris Froome and @TeamSky put in a stunning ride to win stage 15 of the #TDF on Mont Ventoux in yellow. what a finish! #VaVaFroome”

14 July 2013, 7:32 AM. Tweet.

Stage 15

The top tweets were selected for each stage.

ChristopherFroome39,444 @chrisfroome 18,465

13,551

11,274

9,982

8,150

5,695

5,607

5,572

5,281

4,629

3,795 2,141 2,095 1,036

TOP 5 GAINING NEW FOLLOWERS (TWITTER FOLLOWERS ADDED FROM JUNE 29, 2013 - JULY 14, 2013)

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION Stage 1 - Stage 15

(# OF NEW LIKES FOR TEAM PAGE FROM JUNE 29, 2013 - JULY 15, 2013)

TOP 5 FAN PAGE GROWTH (FACEBOOK FANS ADDED FROM JUNE 29, 2013 - JULY 14, 2013)

TOP 5 TEAM PAGE GROWTH (FACEBOOK FANS ADDED ON JULY 14, 2013 : STAGE 15)

Peter Sagan

11,656

2,432

Mark Cavendish

9,679

873

8,613

739

Chris Froome

6,680

MichalKwiatkowski

5,598

488

MarkCavendish33,174@MarkCavendish

AlbertoContador19,006

BaukeMollema13,699

CadelEvans12,992

@albertocontador @BaukeMollema @CadelOfficial

Random selection of 4 teams under Top 10542

Rui Costa

648,962 TOTAL TWEETS WITH #TDF FROM 06/29/2013 -

07/15/2013

111,417 TOTAL TWITTER FOLLOWERS ADDED FOR ALL TEAMS FROM 06/29/2013 -

07/15/2013

114,000 TOTAL FACEBOOK LIKES ADDED FOR ALL TEAMS FROM 06/29/2013 -

07/15/2013