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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

2 years ago

Kevin Vermaerke has unfinished business at the Tour de France

‘I’ve stepped up,’ says the stage-chasing US whizz-kid whose confidence and numbers have skyrocketed.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 8: The punchiest sprinters have their day – can Cavendish be there?

Another chance for Cavendish, Girmay and Philipsen with an uphill finish in Limoges.


2 years ago

2 years ago

Skipping gears leave devastated Cavendish short of all-time Tour record

‘I guess it’s not meant to be,’ Astana Qazaqstan sprinter says as mechanical mishap contributes to second place finish.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 7: Jasper Philipsen hat trick denies Mark Cavendish new stage-win record

Cavendish went for an early sprint but gearing problems make it hard to keep Philipsen at bay.


2 years ago

Guarnieri and Sanchez are out of the Tour de France

The frenetic sprint finish on stage four saw two sprinters lose key leadout riders.


2 years ago

Freddy Maertens, the 1978 Tour de France, and his irrepressible, irresistible style

Paul Maunder is diving into the history and culture of the Tour de France. Today is Freddy Maertens.


2 years ago

Tadej Pogačar doesn’t fall for Jumbo-Visma’s trap this time

Tour de Hoody: Pogačar bites back and resets the scoreboard of this tightly bound Tour de France.


2 years ago

Bike check: Wout van Aert’s 1x equipped Cervélo S5 in the 2023 Tour de France

Wout van Aert can win any stage type at the Tour de France. Most of the time he reaches for the Cervélo S5 aero bike.


2 years ago

Jumbo-Visma regrets missed opportunity: ‘It didn’t turn out how we wanted’

A yellow jersey gained but precious seconds lost to Pogačar in Tour's latest twist.


2 years ago

The Lost Boys: Carapaz exits the Tour de France

Throughout this Tour de France, longtime cycling journalist John Wilcockson is writing about the riders who have to abandon the race: The Lost Boys.


2 years ago

Tadej Pogačar comes back swinging in Tour de France duel with Jonas Vingegaard: ‘It’s going to be a big fight every day’

Pogačar plays it smart to deliver stinging rebuke to Vingegaard in stage 6's Pyrénéan brawl.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 6 video highlights: Vingegaard vs Pogačar back on

Epic battle in the mountains on race’s first summit finish.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 6: Tadej Pogačar bounces back, Jonas Vingegaard snatches yellow, Jai Hindley fades

The mighty Tourmalet puts an end to Hindley's yellow jersey and Pogačar turns tables on Vingegaard in another wild ride.


2 years ago

Explainer: A look inside the confusing race tactics of the Tour de France

Leadout hysteria, waiting for the break to go, and the element of surprise.


2 years ago

American Sepp Kuss returns as kingmaker at the Tour de France: ‘The Giro was ideal preparation’

Just six weeks after he piloted Primož Roglic to the pink jersey, Kuss is making his presence felt in Jumbo-Visma's yellow jersey quest.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 7: Can Mark Cavendish make history?

British rider shares the stage win record with Eddy Merckx, and hopes to go one better in Bordeaux.


2 years ago

How far should we go to make the Tour de France safer?

There's a fierce debate behind the scenes about the best way to make an inherently dangerous sport safer without diminishing the essence of racing on the open road: 'More needs to be done.'


2 years ago

Tour de France nutrition, Medieval-style

Paul Maunder dives into the history and culture of the Tour de France. First up, 'cassoulet' and how it saved an army.


2 years ago

The Power Numbers of Pogačar, Vingegaard, and Victor Lafay

In this column, we dive into the power numbers of the world’s best riders at the Tour de France.


2 years ago

Bike check: Jai Hindley’s Tour de France Stage 5-winning Specialized Tarmac SL7

A breakdown of Jai Hindley's Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7 which he rode to win Stage 5 of the 2023 Tour de France.


2 years ago

Tadej Pogačar down but not out after stage 5 time loss: ‘We’re still in the game’

UAE-Team Emirates management on letting Hindley off the leash and defending champion Vingegaard's 'impressive' strength.


2 years ago

Gino Mäder: Memories of a young man who never made it to the start line of the Tour de France

In his first entry, longtime journalist and author John Wilcockson celebrates the life of Gino Mäder.


2 years ago

Jonas Vingegaard lands ‘surprise’ hammerblow to Tadej Pogačar in Tour de France mountain test

Jumbo-Visma dominates on day it didn't expect success: 'We didn’t think today was the perfect stage for me.'


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 5 video highlights: A humdinger in the mountains

Defending champion Vingegaard gains time on Pogacar but Hindley is big winner.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 5: Jai Hindley doubles up, Jonas Vingegaard gaps Tadej Pogačar in stunner

Hindley wins stage to snatch yellow, and defending Tour champion didn't waste any time to impose his will on the race and delivers surprising early blow to Pogačar.


2 years ago

Boosting the Tour de France popularity in the United States, Part 2

A look at cycling's challenges, both in the US and beyond.


2 years ago

‘I asked Torsten Træn to go in the break for my fantasy team’: Riders relax and have fun on ‘boring Tour de France stage

Americans catch up on Independence Day, and Cosnefroy talks to the camera-man while up the road as slow stage 4 recalls how the Tour used to be.


2 years ago

Lawson Craddock Tour de France diary: ‘The start in the Basque Country was incredible’

In his second diary entry, Lawson Craddock explains why stage 4 was so boring, how the team's balancing two captains, and what was behind his 'cry' during the team presentation.


2 years ago

The 5 coolest things about the Canyon Aeroad of Alpecin-Deceuninck and Tour de France stage winner Jasper Philipsen

Mathieu van der Poel’s custom white bike is cool and all, but you can’t beat this purple.


2 years ago

Doubts, bad luck and a damaged leadout: Caleb Ewan’s ‘make or break’ Tour de France

'It’s important for me to win and get my mojo back.' Ewan seeks return to the winner's circle after three years without Tour victory.


2 years ago

Matteo Jorgenson chasing final payoff at Tour de France: ‘I’ve dedicated so much of my life to this’

After months of devotion to development and a series of stunner results in spring, Jorgenson hunts a confirming first Tour stage win.


2 years ago

Chats, naps, crashes, and relegations: Inside the ‘most boring stage at the Tour de France’

The irony is that quite a bit happened in the four-hour snoozer, but it was all packed into the final chaotic 10km.


2 years ago

A look at Mark Cavendish and his special-edition Nike cycling shoes in the Tour de France

The Manx Missile is wearing special-edition Nike cycling shoes with a gold finish and Hermes wings in the 2023 Tour de France.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 5: Straight into the Pyrénées

No rest for the weary: After back-to-back sprints, the course tilts into the first major climbs of 2023.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 4 video highlights: A slow day ends with crashes and chaos

Jasper Philipsen avoids the carnage to surge to his second win in two days.


2 years ago

Tension inside the Jumbo-Visma bus? Wout van Aert denies rumors of discord with Jonas Vingegaard

Van Aert says hints of tension in the Netflix documentary does not reflect reality: 'The criticism should not be there. The atmosphere is great.'


2 years ago

Tour de France unsung heroes: Chris Juul-Jensen on poetry, identity, and life as a domestique

The Jayco-AlUla rider used poetry to make sense of his life as a professional cyclist.


2 years ago

Bike check: Mathieu van der Poel’s white Canyon Aeroad for the Tour de France

All the details on Mathieu van der Poel's Canyon Aeroad in the 2023 Tour de France.


2 years ago

2 years ago

How Tour de France teams recalibrate after early GC calamity: ‘Better now than stage 18’

EF, Movistar were forced to switch gears after the loss of Carapaz, Mas on stage 1 – but Tour history proves adversity breeds opportunity.


2 years ago

Meet the deal-makers behind rider contracts at the Tour de France

How former racer-turned-agent Joao Correia helps budding pros negotiate the peloton inside and outside the race.


2 years ago

Bike check: Team Cofidis and Victor Lafay’s stage 2-winning Look 795 Blade RS in the Tour de France

Team Cofidis won stage two of the Tour de France 2023 on the new Look 795 Blade RS road bike.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 3 finale video highlights: The perfect leadout

The first opportunity for the sprinters delivers on the action.


2 years ago

2 years ago

The joker in the polka: Neilson Powless spices snoozer Tour de France stage with KoM raid

'I was getting chills': U.S. star brings crowds to a frenzy in daylong break, hopes to keep jersey through Pyrénées.


2 years ago

2 years ago

‘I hope people respect the Tour de France’: Peloton contemplates return to riot-affected France

Yates, Madiot, and Welsford react to possibility of protests as race reaches home soil on stage 3 with beefed-up security.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 4: Another big day for the bunch sprinters

The sprinter teams won't want to let this opportunity slip by.


2 years ago

2 years ago

Dozens of punctures after Tour de France stage 2 sabotaged with tacks on road

Mads Pedersen, Luke Durbridge, and Lilian Calmejane among riders who punctured due to tacks on the road.


2 years ago

Thrown bikes, slammed doors: Terse scenes at Jumbo-Visma as twin Tour de France ambition comes unstuck

Van Aert loses opportunity, Pogačar nabs bonuses in frustrating second stage for Dutch dominators.


2 years ago

Tadej Pogačar picking away at Jonas Vingegaard in Tour de France time bonus tug-of-war

Eleven seconds might not seem like much, but the Tour's been won and lost by a smaller margin.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 2: Victor Lafay denies Van Aert, Pogačar with late-stage attack

Neilson Powless defended his King of the Mountains jersey before an elite group drove to the line.


2 years ago

Gallery: 2023 Tour de France Stage 1

Stage 1 took riders through the Basque country of Spain providing a dramatic backdrop for an action-packed opener.


2 years ago

2 years ago

Tour de France stage 1 finale video highlights: Sibling rivalry

Adam and Simon Yates light up opening stage as two GC names crash out of contention.


2 years ago

Mark Cavendish on cusp of surpassing ‘Merckx mark’ in first Tour de France sprint showdown

Former leadout man Mark Renshaw clear on his ability: ‘He is the best sprinter we have ever seen.’


2 years ago

From Enric Mas to ‘opi-omi’: Top 5 times the Tour de France imploded on the very first stage

Crashes can happen at any time during the Tour de France. They only seem that much more cruel when it happens on the first day.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 2 preview: Another hilly stage for the puncheurs

Another day of punchy climbs and explosive action in the second full day in Spain's Basque Country.


2 years ago

Has Phil Liggett ever told you about the time his car got bombed in the Basque Country?

A legend of cycling broadcasting recounts his memories of the Tour in the Basque Country.


2 years ago

Get to know Adam and Simon Yates, the twin brothers with the Tour de France 1-2

Twins for the win: the Yates brothers' wild ride to chase the yellow jersey on stage 1 of the Tour de France.


2 years ago

American Neilson Powless earns the first King of the Mountains jersey at the Tour de France: ‘I fulfilled a childhood dream.’

Neilson Powless in KoM jersey softens blow for EF Education-EasyPost in wake of crash involving GC captain Richard Carapaz.


2 years ago

Winners, losers, omens, and warnings in wild opening stage of Tour de France

'This is a tough blow': Enric Mas, Richard Carapaz crash out while UAE take control in dramatic final of hilly Bilbao stage.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 1: Tadej Pogačar attacks, Adam Yates beats twin for win, Enric Mas out

Yates beats Yates in brotherly sprint in Bilbao to open Tour de France with exclamation point.


2 years ago

Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert ride 1x groupsets at first stage of the Tour de France

The opening stage brings 3,300 meters of climbing, so why ditch the front derailleur?


2 years ago

Tour de France: EF Education-EasyPost shooting for the moon with Richard Carapaz, Neilson Powless, and others

Paris-or-bust: American squad all-in for big Tour push for final podium, stage wins, and maybe more.


2 years ago

The Basque Country: Why it’s going to be the ultimate grand depart

Shoddy Dave explores the culture of the Basque Country ahead of the Tour de France.


2 years ago

The Outer Line: Why’d they do that?

Collusion, cooperation, controversy, or just plain old cycling tactics? A look into the strategies of pro cycling, including the deals struck and favors granted between teams.


2 years ago

Quinn Simmons dreams of winning a Tour stage in the stars and stripes jersey

‘I may never have this opportunity again so I have to make it count.'


2 years ago

Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard push pressure in pre-Tour de France mind games

Yellow jersey favorites push pressure onto each other ahead of explosive opening stage in the Basque Country.


2 years ago

Tour de France to add padding but will keep descents: ‘We do not want to end up having bike races in parking lots’

Stakeholders straddle line between enhancing safety and protecting the essence of bike racing: 'We will not eliminate the final descents. That's not racing.'


2 years ago

Lawson Craddock Tour de France diary: Happy to be back for another ‘big loop’

Lawson Craddock returns for his third Tour de France start. Join along all month as the Texan shares his insights and stories with an exclusive rider diary.


2 years ago

Lotto-Dstny responds to allegations DS Allan Davis sent topless photos to women on social media

CEO Stéphane Heulot said the team didn't have proof but it had decided to not bring Davis to Tour de France to 'protect' himself and the team.


2 years ago

From bike shop worker to Tour de France racer: the incredible journey of Elmar Reinders

Inside the Jayco-AlUla rider's rapid rise and how the Dutch debutant will help Dylan Groenewegen in bunch sprints.


2 years ago

Pogačar, Vingegaard, someone else? Our editors predict who wins the TDF

Our reporting team will be on the ground all month sharing insight, reporting, color, and the occasional barb: So who wins the yellow jersey, and how?


2 years ago

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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.