Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Cycling Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Cycling in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Cycling has an estimated audience of 4,903,006 people in France.

The average Cycling fan in France is 40.9 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

The audience is concentrated in Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hauts-de-France.

Top brand affinities include Tour de France, Ligue 1, L'Équipe, with strongest over-indexing on Tour de France (2.01× the country average).

Demographically, the Cycling audience skews more male with an average age of 40.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Sports Activity, Risk Appetite.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Cycling fan in France is more male, around 40.9 years old, with strong Sports Activity tendencies and a notable affinity for Tour de France.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Cycling profile in France.

Audience size
4.9M
in France
Gender
40.3%
59.7% male
Age
40.9
average years
Country rank
#758
Topic in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-11%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Cycling fans

40.3% are female, 59.7% are male, average age 40.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

40.3%
Female
59.7%
Male
Demographic split for Cycling audience in France
MetricValue
Female40.3%
Male59.7%
Average age40.9
Estimated audience size4,903,006
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.9
average years
Age distribution of the Cycling audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1917%
20-2919%
30-3918%
40-4920%
50+26%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.7%

of the worldwide Cycling audience comes from France.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Cycling
CountryShare
United States19.0%
Japan5.8%
Italy5.7%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the France average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Cycling audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Cycling fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Normandy~400K1.57×
02Occitanie~500K1.21×
03Île-de-France~1M1.19×
04Hauts-de-France~500K1.19×
05Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~400K1.18×
06Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~600K1.11×
07Corsica~20K0.96×
08Nouvelle-Aquitaine~400K0.89×
09Grand Est~300K0.88×
10Brittany~200K0.87×
11Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~200K0.85×
12Centre-Val de Loire~100K0.81×
13Pays de la Loire~200K0.80×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Cycling audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Cycling audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Vuelta a EspañaSports3.64×
02Racing bicycleSports2.97×
03Bicycle touringSports2.72×
04Pauline Ferrand-PrévotSports2.68×
05Mountain bikeSports2.47×
06Mountain bikingSports2.42×
07Electric bicycleCars & Mobility2.28×
08Sport bikeCars & Mobility2.23×
09Motorcycle helmetCars & Mobility2.21×
10Tour de FranceSports2.01×
11BicycleCars & Mobility1.93×
12Motorcycle racingCars & Mobility1.90×
13MotoGPSports1.80×
14rugbySports1.74×
15MotorcyclingCars & Mobility1.71×
16Foot MercatoSports1.64×
17EurosportSports1.60×
18SkiSports1.57×
19Ligue 1Sports1.56×
20L'ÉquipeSports1.54×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Cycling audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Cycling audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Sports ActivityPOWER1.14×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.13×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.05×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Cycling audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.63×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.64×
IndividualismJOY0.65×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Cycling have in France?

Cycling has an estimated audience of 4,903,006 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

What is the gender split and age of Cycling fans?

40.3% of Cycling fans are female, 59.7% are male, with an average age of 40.9 years.

03

Which brands do Cycling fans like most?

Cycling fans show strongest brand affinity for Tour de France (2.01×), Ligue 1 (1.56×), and L'Équipe (1.54×) over the country average.

04

Where do Cycling fans live in France?

Cycling fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~1M), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~600K), and Hauts-de-France (reach ~500K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Cycling fans also like?

Beyond Cycling itself, the audience over-indexes on Ligue 1 (1.56×), L'Équipe (1.54×), Foot Mercato (1.64×), and Bicycle touring (2.72×) compared to the France average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in France who actively search for Cycling. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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