The 2025 Tour de France is the upcoming 112th edition of the Tour de France. It will start in Lille on 5 July, and will finish with the final stage at Champs-Élysées, Paris, on 27 July.
| 2025 UCI World Tour, race 26 of 36 | |
|---|---|
| Race details | |
| Dates | 5–27 July 2025 |
| Stages | 21 |
| Distance | 3,320 km (2,063 mi) |
Route and stages
editOn 30 November 2023, it was announced that the Grand Départ would take place in Lille.[1] The full route was announced on 29 October 2024 by Christian Prudhomme.[2] The route was considered to be in two halves, with flat and hilly stages for the first 10 stages, followed by mountainous stages in the Pyrenees and Alps before a return to the traditional finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.[3][4] The race will feature five summit finishes, including at Col de la Loze and Mont Ventoux.[5] The race would feature just 44 km (27 mi) of individual time trial, with a 11 km (6.8 mi) mountain time trial to the Peyragudes altiport on stage 13.[3] The race will be the first to take place wholly in France since the 2020 edition.[4]
Reacting to the route, Rouleur stated that "the climbing in the second half of the race is relentless"[6] and Velo predicted "plenty of drama" from a route "heavy on uphill finals and explosive breakaway stages".[7] Defending champion Tadej Pogačar called the route "brutal", expressing his interest in the uphill time trial to Peyraguedes.[8]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 July | Lille | 185 km (115 mi) | 
|
Flat stage | ||
| 2 | 6 July | Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer | 212 km (132 mi) | 
|
Hilly stage | ||
| 3 | 7 July | Valenciennes to Dunkirk | 178 km (111 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
| 4 | 8 July | Amiens to Rouen | 173 km (107 mi) |
|
Hilly stage | ||
| 5 | 9 July | Caen to Caen | 33 km (21 mi) | 
|
Individual time trial | ||
| 6 | 10 July | Bayeux to Vire Normandie | 201 km (125 mi) |
|
Hilly stage | ||
| 7 | 11 July | Saint-Malo to Guerlédan (Mûr-de-Bretagne) | 194 km (121 mi) |
|
Hilly stage | ||
| 8 | 12 July | Saint-Méen-le-Grand to Laval | 174 km (108 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
| 9 | 13 July | Chinon to Châteauroux | 170 km (110 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
| 10 | 14 July | Ennezat to Mont-Dore | 163 km (101 mi) | 
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 15 July | Toulouse | Rest day | |||||
| 11 | 16 July | Toulouse | 154 km (96 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
| 12 | 17 July | Auch to Hautacam | 181 km (112 mi) |
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 13 | 18 July | Loudenvielle to Peyragudes | 11 km (6.8 mi) | 
|
Mountain time trial | ||
| 14 | 19 July | Pau to Superbagnères | 183 km (114 mi) |
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 15 | 20 July | Muret to Carcassonne | 169 km (105 mi) |
|
Hilly stage | ||
| 21 July | Montpellier | Rest day | |||||
| 16 | 22 July | Montpellier to Mont Ventoux | 172 km (107 mi) |
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 17 | 23 July | Bollène to Valence | 161 km (100 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
| 18 | 24 July | Vif to Courchevel (Col de la Loze) | 171 km (106 mi) |
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 19 | 25 July | Albertville to La Plagne | 130 km (81 mi) |
|
Mountain stage | ||
| 20 | 26 July | Nantua to Pontarlier | 185 km (115 mi) |
|
Hilly stage | ||
| 21 | 27 July | Mantes-la-Ville to Paris (Champs-Élysées) | 120 km (75 mi) |
|
Flat stage | ||
| Total | 3,320 km (2,060 mi) | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Les trois premières étapes du Tour de France 2025 dans le Nord dévoilées" [The first three stages of the Tour de France 2025 in the North revealed] (in French). L'Équipe. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Homecoming". Tour de France. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ a b Farrand, Stephen (2024-10-28). "Tour de France 2025: Triple whammy of mountain top finishes expected in Pyrenees". Cycling News. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ a b Shrubsall, James; Becket, Adam (2024-10-29). "Tour de France 2025 route: Pyrenees triple, Mont Ventoux return and Alps climax on menu". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ Whittle, Jeremy (2024-10-29). "Mont Ventoux returns for 2025 Tour de France with Pogacar aiming for No 4". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ Jary, Rachel (29 October 2024). "Tour de France 2025 route: Summit finishes, time trials and a return to Paris". Rouleur. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
While the 2025 Tour de France might not feature white roads or cobbles, the climbing in the second half of the race is relentless and the eventual winner of the race will be deserving of the yellow jersey.
- ^ Cotton, Jim (2024-10-29). "Tour de France 2025 Route: Ventoux and Crushing 'Queen Stage' Headline Course to Test Tadej Pogačar". Velo. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
No cobbles or gravel, but plenty of drama should be delivered in a route heavy on uphill finals and explosive breakaway stages.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (2024-10-30). "'It'll be pretty brutal' – Tadej Pogačar likes the 2025 Tour de France route". Cycling News. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
"I especially like the Peyragudes time trial, I've never done that climb in a time trial before. It'll be interesting to see what happens but I've had good results in the Pyrenees in the past." [...] "I think it'll be brutal," Pogačar said of [...] the whole 2025 Tour de France.
- ^ "Official route of Tour de France 2025". Tour de France. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
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