Tour de France (road cycling) 2025

Tour de France 2025 from July 5 to 27, starting in Lille and ending in Paris. Experience 21 epic stages, including summit finishes at Mont Ventoux and Col de la Loze. Track riders, routes, results, and live updates of the world’s premier cycling event.

📏 Route & Structure

• Distance: ~3,320 km over 21 stages, including two rest days.
• Composition:
• 7 flat stages
• 6 hilly stages
• 6 mountain stages with 5 summit finishes
• 2 individual time trials (total 44 km).

⛰️ Key Mountain Stages

• Pyrenees: Multiple summit finishes including Hautacam, Peyragudes, and Superbagnères.
• Mont Ventoux: Stage 16 finish on the iconic “evil mountain” for first time since 2013.
• Alps: Brutal finales in Courchevel (Col de la Loze) and La Plagne.
• Total vertical ascent: ~50–55 000 m.

⏱️ Time Trials

• Stage 5: 33 km flat route around Caen.
• Stage 13: 11 km uphill TT to Peyragudes altitude station

🌬️ Early Race Challenges

• Opening stages in northern France feature punchy hills (e.g., Côte de Cassel, Outreau) and unpredictable coastal winds.

🏁 Finish

• Race ends on July 27 with the classic procession into Paris and laps along the Champs‑Élysées.

🏆 Contenders

• Tadej Pogačar aims for a record-equalling fourth Tour, favored by the climbing-heavy route.
• Jonas Vingegaard, fresh from Dauphiné form; Remco Evenepoel, Primož Roglič, and others (Rodríguez, Martinez) also in elite contention