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Tour de France 2025

Tour de France 2025 race news, previews, results, tour map, race tech, analysis, and photos. Follow for breaking on twitter, instagram, or facebook.

Dates: July 5-27
Stages: 21
Rest days: 2
Start: Lille, France
Finish: Paris, France

The 2025 Tour de France will take place July 5-27. The 112th edition of the race starts in Lille, France, with a total of 21 days of racing and two rest days. The final stage returns to Paris after finishing last year in Nice due to the Olympic Games.

Latest Tour de France News

10 years ago

Moto driver sent packing after causing Fuglsang crash

The driver of the moto that caused Jakob Fuglsang to crash near the top of the Col du Glandon has been ejected from the Tour.


10 years ago

Top-10 Tour rules you may not know

Global Cycling Network throws the rulebook at you with 10 Tour de France rules that may be surprising and unexpected.


10 years ago

Fan-less Lacets climb ‘weird’ in the Tour de France

The final climb of the Tour's stage 18 was closed to fans due to the narrow roadway, giving the racers a surreal experience.


10 years ago

Pressure high on French riders, says Bardet

The 24-year-old French star is relieved to notch his first career stage win, under the weight of the host nation's great expectations.


10 years ago

Cannondale hunts stages as prey dwindles

With a number of near-misses at this Tour de France, Andrew Talansky and Cannondale-Garmin are undeterred in their quest for a stage win.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Tour de France, stage 18

With strong climbing and fearless descending, Romain Bardet claimed his first career Tour win, the second this year for his Ag2r team.


10 years ago

Contador admits Tour de France podium a long shot

After a dismal day in the saddle on Thursday, two-time champion Alberto Contador says he is not optimistic for Tour's final stages.


10 years ago

Podium not priority for Thomas in Tour homestretch

Despite being in fourth overall, Sky's Geraint Thomas is only worrying about securing yellow jersey for Chris Froome in Paris on Sunday.


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Tour de France, stage 18

Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) captured his first career Tour de France stage win on stage 18 from Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.


10 years ago

Froome ‘pushed to limits’ by Tour rivals’ tactics

The Sky rider says his rivals' moves and attacks in Wednesday's stage 17 were "impressive."


10 years ago

Froome leading the Tour de France on, off the bike

Chris Froome is leading the Tour de France on two fronts: On the road and at the post-stage microphone.


10 years ago

Geschke helps Germany recover from doping past

When Giant-Alpecin chose to leave Marcel Kittel home, Simon Geschke got the call, and he pays back the team tenfold with stage 17 win.


10 years ago

From bad to worse: Contador’s GC hopes crash on Col d’Allos

Alberto Contador's stage 17 was a day to forget as the Giro d'Italia champion lost over two minutes due to a late-race crash.


10 years ago

Van Garderen: ‘I want to disappear right now’

Nagging illness became worse on the Tour's second rest day, and van Garderen found himself unable to carry on, ceding his podium placing.


10 years ago

Froome neutralizes dangers from all sides

Chris Froome was isolated late in stage 17, but the yellow jersey fought back all challenges in another impressive display of strength.


10 years ago

They are what they eat: A day with Tinkoff-Saxo’s chef

Hannah Grant, once a chef at the world's best restaurants, is in charge of feeding the Tinkoff team during the Tour — no easy task.


10 years ago

Tour de France fan numbers grow … but not in France

Poll data indicates that interest in the Tour is growing worldwide, but in France, it has actually decreased recently.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Tour de France, stage 17

On a day for the climbers, Geschke out-witted the breakaway with an early move before the final climb to win his first career Tour stage.


10 years ago

Movistar secures podium, still holding out hope for yellow

Nairo Quintana may be running out of road to wrest the yellow jersey off Chris Froome's shoulders with three climbing days left.


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Tour de France, stage 17

Simon Geschke won stage 17 of the 2015 Tour de France. Geschke attacked the breakaway before the penultimate climb and powered to the win.


10 years ago

Contador: Tour de France hotel room in Gap was 95 degrees

Race organizer ASO assigns hotels to each team near the finish of each day's stage


10 years ago

Van Garderen’s podium dream ends in Alps, abandons Tour in stage 17

The American's podium hopes are shattered after suffering from an unknown illness throughout Wednesday's mountain stage


10 years ago

Tour de France: Four ways to beat Froome in the Alps

Froome is in the driver's seat with just four days of hard racing across the Alps; here's what his rivals can do to beat him


10 years ago

Nervous Tour peloton to tackle ‘dangerous’ descent in stage 17

The 15.9km descent of the Col d'Allos could see riders press their luck and attack off the front


10 years ago

Behind the scenes at Le Tour with Manual for Speed

The Tour de France is so much more than just a race. Manual for Speed captures all of the festivities and atmosphere of the Grande Boucle.


10 years ago

The motorhome: A battle between modernizers and traditionalists

Team Sky's modern, technology-driven approach is often at odds with cycling's traditionalists, who sometimes push back at new innovations.


10 years ago

The Cycling Podcast: 2015 Tour de France, week two

Caley Fretz and Andrew Hood talk to Lionel Birnie about the second week of the Tour de France, the favorites, doping allegations, and more.


10 years ago

How to watch doping-era Tour de France documentaries

Now that we're wise to indiscretions of cycling's doping-tainted era, movies from then can be viewed in a different, interesting light.


10 years ago

GCN checks out FSA’s new electronic group

Global Cycling Network scopes out FSA's new shifting system at the Tour de France on the race's second rest day.


10 years ago

Alps will be ‘spectacular,’ says Quintana

Known as a strong finisher in three-week tours, Quintana will fight for victory in four brutal Alpine stages this week.


10 years ago

Tour rivals back Froome over doping suspicions

Nairo Quintana, Tejay van Garderen, and Alejandro Valverde all feel that the doping suspicions surrounding Froome are out of hand.


10 years ago

Joaquim Rodriguez extends contract with Katusha

Joaquim Rodríguez and Katusha announced on the Tour’s second rest day that the Spanish rider has extended his contract through 2016.


10 years ago

Contador promises to go down swinging

Alberto Contador may have started the Tour on the back foot after a difficult Giro, but he says he'll keep fighting in the Alps this week.


10 years ago

‘Ambush’ on French TV prompted Sky to release power numbers

David Brailsford says that France 2's televised "ambush" led Sky to release Froome's power numbers in order to set the record straight.


10 years ago

Preview: 2015 Tour de France, stage 17

With a technical descent into the finish of stage 17, this might be the stage for Vincenzo Nibali to make an attack.


10 years ago

Commentary: A rest day, but the Tour de France never rests

Amid all of the chaos and commotion, the Tour de France remains equally exhilarating and exhausting — this year, more than most


10 years ago

Sky shares a ‘billion points of data’ to suppress talk of Froome doping

Critics have suggested that Froome, the leader of the Tour de France, is not racing clean


10 years ago

Inside the Team Sky mobile kitchen

Global Cycling Cycling Network takes a look inside the Team Sky mobile kitchen at the Tour de France.


10 years ago

Thomas survives harrowing crash as Froome dodges Manse bullet

Geraint Thomas, one of Chris Froome's key lieutenants in the mountains looks to be uninjured after frightening stage 16 crash.


10 years ago

Sagan second again after hair-raising descent

Peter Sagan put it all on the line, descending like a madman into Gap, but he was unable to pull back lone escapee Ruben Plaza in stage 16.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Tour de France, stage 16

A big breakaway fights for one final opportunity to win a stage before the Alps commence in earnest. Sagan is close, but not close enough.


10 years ago

Bumped or not? Barguil, van Garderen dispute cause of Thomas crash

Warren Barguil crashes Geraint Thomas off the road on the descent to Gap, blames van Garderen, but the American disputes the details.


10 years ago

Barguil crashes Thomas off road to Gap

Warren Barguil lost control on a fast descent to Gap and crashed into Geraint Thomas, sending the Sky rider off the road in Tour stage 16.


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Tour de France, stage 16

Ruben Plaza wins stage 16 of the Tour de France from Bourg-de-Péage to Gap, with a solo attack on the Col de Mans.


10 years ago

Gorillas, scarabs, and pistol: Nicknames in the Tour de France peloton

An variety of nicknames — some humorous — are spread throughout the colorful Tour de France peloton


10 years ago

Sky’s Brailsford calls for more tools to fight doping

The Sky boss says his star rider is clean, and he calls for the UCI to do more to combat doping in the sport


10 years ago

Andre Greipel: Long in the shadows, now in the sun

The German sprinter has won three of the four sprint stages in this Tour de France, including Sunday's close finish in Valence


10 years ago

Yellow jersey sees red over media’s doubts about his performance

Chris Froome says commentators airing their doubts about whether he's riding clean are fueling bad behavior among fans at roadside


10 years ago

Tinkoff’s Yates gets a day off over tiff with TV moto

It wasn't an illegal feed, but Sean Yates got in trouble nonetheless after a Tinkoff mechanic chucked a bottle at a TV moto


10 years ago

Hugs for MTN-Qhubeka are an embrace for all of African cycling

The wildcard African team came to the Tour with a plan — wear a jersey and win a stage — and accomplished both goals


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Tour de France, stage 15

André Greipel gets his third stage win, Peter Sagan holds onto green and Europcar misses an opportunity


10 years ago

Mind the Gap: Froome faces a big test on Monday

The race leader had a rough ride into Gap in 2013, and he's hoping that history doesn't repeat itself this year


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Tour de France, stage 15

André Greipel gets the hat trick in stage 15 as Peter Sagan finds himself winless yet again


10 years ago

Sepulveda pulled from Tour for 100m car ride

Eduardo Sepulveda (Bretagne-Seché Environment) was yanked from the Tour de France by the race jury for taking a 100 meter ride in an AG2R-La Mondiale team car


10 years ago

Resilient Gesink is ‘a fighter’

Robert Gesink is back in contention for a second career Tour de France top 10 after making it through a few tough years


10 years ago

Van Garderen drops to third but limits losses on final climb of stage 14

Quintana leap-frogs van Garderen in the general classification in stage 14, but the American is holding onto his top-three placing.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Tour de France, stage 14

Stephen Cummings earns a victory from the breakaway in stage 14, while the GC favorites lock horns a few minutes behind


10 years ago

Preview: 2015 Tour de France, stage 15

Stage 15 will be the last chance for the sprinters to have a shot at glory before the Tour reaches Paris


10 years ago

Froome says spectator threw urine at him during stage 14

Tour de France overall leader Chris Froome says a spectator threw urine at him early on in the Tour's 14th stage


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Tour de France, stage 14

Stephen Cummings sails to Tour de France stage 14 win, MTN-Qhubeka's first ever Tour stage victory


10 years ago

Peloton in awe of Peraud

Bloodied and bruised by a hard crash on stage 13, Jean-Christophe Péraud soldiers on at the Tour de France


10 years ago

Porte says that he was ‘punched’ in the Pyrenees

Sky's Richie Porte says that he was punched on stage 10, with an aggressive roadside spectator to blame


10 years ago

Sanchez: BMC’s surprising last man standing for van Garderen

BMC is counting on Samúel Sanchez to serve as Tejay van Garderen's strongest lieutenant in the challenging high mountain stages of the Tour


10 years ago

Kwiatkowski: Still a lot to learn

The precocious world champ Michal Kwiatkowski has delivered good results this season but is still seeking to take a Tour stage victory.


10 years ago

Preview: La Course by Le Tour de France

Returning for its second edition, La Course by Le Tour de France, will be held Sunday, July 26 on the classic Champs-Elysees circuit.


10 years ago

Tinkoff turns to Sagan with Contador lacking

Tinkoff-Saxo's Tour strategy appears to be changing as the yellow jersey looks out of reach, while the green jersey is in its grasp.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Tour de France, stage 13

A hard uphill finish pits two of the peloton's strongmen, Greg Van Avermaet and Peter Sagan, in a battle for the stage win.


10 years ago

Preview: 2015 Tour de France, stage 14

Hills, false flats, and lots of accelerations will be required. It’s ideal terrain for breakaway riders who like to climb.


10 years ago

Green jersey breakdown — how each sprinter can win

Peter Sagan and André Greipel — two sprinters cut from different cloths — are locked in battle for green jersey as Tour enters final week.


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Tour de France, stage 13

Greg van Avermaet captures stage 13, powering through the final 400 meters ahead of Peter Sagan. Chris Froome keeps GC lead.


10 years ago

Movistar not throwing in towel … yet

Not content to fight for podium placings, Movistar plans to challenge Froome again when the race reaches the Alps.


10 years ago

Dimension Data: The Tour’s first 11 stages in numbers

Highlights from data taken during the first half of the Tour show the highest recorded speed was nearly 70 mph


10 years ago

Froome driven to distraction by ‘motor bike’ claims

Tour de France leader Chris Froome must contend with skeptics who think he may be using a concealed motor in his bike.


10 years ago

Sky’s Nicolas Roche: ‘The Tour is won in Paris’

Nicolas Roche cautions that Sky is not yet ready to say Chris Froome has the yellow jersey wrapped up


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Tour de France Writers

Andrew Hood

Andrew Hood, aka “EuroHoody,” is European editor for Velo. Since joining the title in 2002, he’s been chasing bike races all over the world. He’s covered dozens of editions of the spring classics and the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España, as well as numerous world championships in road, track, and mountain biking. He’s also covered six Olympic Games and reported on bike races across six continents. Beyond the Outside cycling network, his work has appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Outside, SKITraveler Magazine, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News, and Denver Post. He’s a voting member of the Velo d’Or prize committee, and he’s appeared on CNN, NBC, NPR, and BBC. Chances are, if there’s a bike race, EuroHoody’s been to it, or will be going soon.

Jim Cotton

Jim is a UK-based editor and reporter focusing on road racing, training, and nutrition. He’s developed a bank of experience working on the ground at all three grand tours, Paris-Roubaix, Tour of Flanders, Strade Bianche, road worlds, and many more prestigious races. Additionally, Jim writes the ‘Behind the Ride’ series of features that digs into how riders in the pro peloton have become the best in the world. It’s a wide-ranging column that’s covered diet, training, recovery, altitude camps, and a lot more. And when he’s not working? After a few decades of mostly dismal results, he’s hung up the wheels on his bike racing career. Instead, now, he’s a trail / ultra racer… but don’t hold that against him.

Andy McGrath

Formerly editor of Rouleur magazine, Andy McGrath is a freelance sports journalist and has covered the Tour de France, Tour of Italy and the sport’s big one-day Classics. He covered the 2023 Tour de France for VELO.

Shane Stokes

Shane Stokes has written about pro cycling for over 25 years, covering grand tours, world championships, Classics and other major events during that time. He’s been the Irish Times cycling correspondent for over two decades, appeared regularly on that country’s national broadcaster RTE in analyzing the sport, and contributed to Velo and many of the sport’s international outlets. When not writing about cycling he’s happiest in nature on a sunny day, particularly with a dog or two in tow.

Will Tracy

Will Tracy is a San Francisco based editor interested in all things cycling. Since getting his start in cycling journalism with Peloton Magazine, he has reported from the Tour de France; the Taipei Cycle, Eurobike, and Sea Otter trade shows; and covered the biggest events in gravel racing including Unbound and SBT GRVL. When not biking, he stays active with climbing and running and likes to take photos, cook, and serially dabble in new hobbies.

Alvin Holbrook

Alvin is a tech editor for Velo, where he covers road, gravel, and e-bikes after nearly a decade in the bike industry. In addition, he uses his background in urban planning to cover stories around active transportation, policy, tech, and infrastructure through the Urbanist Update series. He currently lives in the Bay Area with his wife and an ever-growing stable of bikes and kitchen utensils. Meet Alvin

Josh Ross

Josh hails from the Pacific Northwest but when it’s time to ride, hot and dry is better than cold and wet. He will happily talk for hours about the minutiae of cycling tech but understands most people just want things to work. He is a road cyclist at heart and doesn’t care much if those roads are paved, dirt, or digital. Although he rarely races, if you ask him to ride from sunrise to sunset, and beyond, the answer is always yes.

How to watch the Tour de France in 2025

For 2024: Peacock is showing the Tour de France in North America. Those of you in Europe have more options.

Inside the United States and Canada

Cycling fans in the U.S.A. and Canada can watch the Tour de France streamed through Peacock. The $6 per month subscription will allow you to watch via a web browser, the mobile app, or a smart TV app. Select stages of the Tour are also broadcast on NBC and USA.

Daily coverage begins as early as 5:00 a.m. EDT daily. You’ll want to check the specific broadcast time for each stage, since there is some variability in the start times of the daily broadcast.

Outside the United States and Canada

Eurosport will show the race in Europe. Other options include Rai Sport in Italy, L'Equipe TV in France, and Sporza in Belgium.