Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Cycling Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Cycling in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Cycling has an estimated audience of 7,460,579 people in United Kingdom.

The average Cycling fan in United Kingdom is 43.3 years old, more male, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, Yorkshire and the Humber.

Top brand affinities include Toolstation, Rory McIlroy, Tour de France, with strongest over-indexing on Toolstation (1.55× the country average).

Demographically, the Cycling audience skews more male with an average age of 43.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Risk Appetite, Sports Activity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 12 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Cycling fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 43.3 years old, with strong Risk Appetite tendencies and a notable affinity for Toolstation.

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 United Kingdom.

Audience size
7.5M
in United Kingdom
Gender
44.7%
55.3% male
Age
43.3
average years
Country rank
#761
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-12%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Cycling fans

44.7% are female, 55.3% are male, average age 43.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

44.7%
Female
55.3%
Male
Demographic split for Cycling audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female44.7%
Male55.3%
Average age43.3
Estimated audience size7,460,579
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.3
average years
Age distribution of the Cycling audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1911%
20-2917%
30-3919%
40-4923%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.6%

of the worldwide Cycling audience comes from United Kingdom.

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 United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Cycling audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Cycling fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~5.5M1.62×
02Yorkshire and the Humber~900K1.42×
03West Midlands~400K1.23×
04North East~300K1.11×
05South East~1M1.02×
06South West~600K0.94×
07East Midlands~500K0.87×
08Wales~400K0.85×
09East of England~600K0.81×
10Scotland~500K0.80×
11Northern Ireland~200K0.78×
12North West~500K0.63×
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×
01Giro d'ItaliaSports3.67×
02Tour de FranceSports2.69×
03Racing bicycleSports2.67×
04Rory McIlroySports2.28×
05Motorcycle accessoriesCars & Mobility2.04×
06Mountain bikingSports1.98×
07Bicycle touringSports1.98×
08Max VerstappenSports1.90×
09Cycle sportSports1.85×
10Mountain bikeSports1.83×
11Sustainable transportCars & Mobility1.80×
12Mountain WarehouseFashion & Accessoires1.69×
13rugbySports1.68×
14MotorcyclingCars & Mobility1.67×
15Crystal Palace F.C.Sports1.65×
16Motorcycle racingCars & Mobility1.63×
17Gift shopHome & Garden1.58×
18ToolstationHome & Garden1.55×
19Extreme sportSports1.52×
20BoatingTravel & Leisure1.51×
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
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.09×
Sports ActivityPOWER1.09×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.08×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Cycling audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.66×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.75×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.75×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Cycling have in United Kingdom?

Cycling has an estimated audience of 7,460,579 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Cycling fans?

44.7% of Cycling fans are female, 55.3% are male, with an average age of 43.3 years.

03

Which brands do Cycling fans like most?

Cycling fans show strongest brand affinity for Toolstation (1.55×), Rory McIlroy (2.28×), and Tour de France (2.69×) over the country average.

04

Where do Cycling fans live in United Kingdom?

Cycling fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~5.5M), South East (reach ~1M), and Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~900K). 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 Rory McIlroy (2.28×), Tour de France (2.69×), Mountain Warehouse (1.69×), and Gift shop (1.58×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom. 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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