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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

3 years ago

Talk of leadout improvements can wait, Caleb Ewan can rescue Lotto’s Tour de France in Paris

'We know that with Caleb we have one of the fastest in the peloton. Even if the two crashes have impacted him,' says team boss.


3 years ago

Team DSM close in on signing Stefan Küng but Groupama can still scupper the deal

Küng is one of the most sought after riders on the WorldTour transfer market.


3 years ago

Jonas Vingegaard wary ‘we’re not there yet’ as Tour de France races toward Paris

Vingegaard not letting guard down for Saturday's TT after sailing through one more day in yellow jersey on Friday.


3 years ago

Hometown crits and abandoned sprints at center of Fabio Jakobsen plan to win Tour de France finale

Fabio Jakobsen didn't win the Tour's uphill sprint Friday. But he's hoping on three key things to deliver him a VIP victory in Paris on Sunday.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar is still the best rider in the world, says Mauro Gianetti

Team boss highlights the three main reasons why Pogačar failed to win the Tour de France.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Christophe Laporte final kilometer attack was not ‘part of the plan’ but racer’s instinct

The Frenchman jumped out of the bunch in the final kilometer to steal an impressive solo win.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 19: Christophe Laporte claims a late break victory

The Jumbo-Visma rider secures France's first win at the 2022 Tour de France.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Another protest disrupts stage 19

This is the third time during the 2022 Tour de France protesters disrupted the race.


3 years ago

Caleb Ewan hoping to turn Tour de France around with stage 19 victory

Australian sprinter is lanterne rouge in a race he wasn’t sure he’d be able to finish.


3 years ago

Jumbo-Visma irons every tech wrinkle for Jonas Vingegaard ahead of Tour de France TT

No 2020 repeat? Jumbo-Visma, Jonas Vingegarad leave no stone unturned for Tour de France decider on Saturday.


3 years ago

Enric Mas leaves Tour de France with COVID three days from finish

Mas is the second rider from Movistar to leave the race with the virus.


3 years ago

UAE Emirates boss: ‘Tadej risked everything’ to try to win the Tour de France

Mauro Gianetti congratulates Jonas Vingegaard and thanks the Dane for the sporting gesture to wait for the fallen Pogačar.


3 years ago

‘Green monster’ Wout van Aert hints at yellow jersey after Tour de France mountain mayhem

Green jersey Van Aert drops the climbers in Tour's mountain stage: 'It was a good test to know if I can target the maillot jaune one day.'


3 years ago

Geraint Thomas: I don’t think the team had the same level of belief in me

Exclusive interview with the former Tour de France winner on his status within the team, proving doubters wrong, and his best numbers ever.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 19 preview: Sprinters versus breakaway men, with crosswinds possible

Last chance saloon for many teams who haven't won yet; we could see a 'breakaway world championships' as the race leaves the Pyrenees.


3 years ago

Fabio Jakobsen masters mountains, defeats timecut at Tour de France: ‘I have to tell myself I never give up’

Quick-Step sprint star completes final mountain stage of Tour de France with four minutes to spare before resetting for two sprints to come.


3 years ago

Egan Bernal can climb at the same rate as this year’s Tour de France best, says Ellingworth

'We’ve got a couple of guys who can climb similar speeds. I think that Egan can climb at that rate,' says deputy team principal.


3 years ago

Jonas Vingegaard rides the Wout van Aert express toward Paris at Tour de France

‘I didn’t have to attack.’ Vingegaard rides Van Aert’s wheel as burly Belgian bludgeons Pogačar out of contention.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Nairo Quintana slips to fifth, is penalized for pushing off a race motorbike

With two rivals close behind Colombian rider pledges to remain focused in final three stages.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 18 video highlights

Catch up on a great day's racing from the final mountain stage of this year’s Tour.


3 years ago

Marginal chains: How Muc-Off optimizes drivetrains for Tour de France teams

Ineos Grenadiers and EF Education–EasyPost both got refreshed and optimized chains for cycling’s biggest race.


3 years ago

Tour de France: David Gaudu ‘proud’ to be in fourth place

Groupama-FDJ leader saves best till last and is on track for France’s best Tour finish since 2017 after putting more than two minutes into rival Quintana.


3 years ago

Simon Geschke in floods of tears after losing Tour de France mountains jersey to Jonas Vingegaard

The German rider misses out by just eight points after Vingegaard takes the stage win.


3 years ago

Tadej Pogačar succumbs to Jonas Vingegaard in final Tour de France gasp: ‘I gave it all’

Two-time defending champion tips his hat to his Danish rival: 'In the end, Jonas was really, really strong on the final climb.'


3 years ago

Geraint Thomas relieved to finish final major Tour de France mountain stage

The Ineos Grenadiers rider says he'd had enough of the Pogačar and Vingegaard attacks when he went off the front on the Spandelles.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Sport director Niermann defends Jumbo-Visma Tour tactics after ‘dream’ stage 18

Niermann responds to criticism of team's green and yellow jersey plans and lauds Vingegaard as 'the best climber in the world right now.'


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 18: Jonas Vingegaard drops Tadej Pogačar to win on Hautacam

Jonas Vingegaard waited for Tadej Pogačar after a last-descent crash and then widened his grip on the yellow jersey.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar crashes on descent and Jonas Vingegaard waits: ‘We respect each other a lot’

Rather than keep pressing the action, the yellow jersey soft-pedaled until his direct GC rival was able to regain contact.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Jack Bauer taken down in crash involving team car and motorbike

New Zealand rider and Nils Eekhoff both fall at pinch point along course.


3 years ago

Chris Froome out of Tour de France with COVID-19

The former winner is the second Israel-Premier Tech rider to leave the race with the virus.


3 years ago

Disappointed Thibaut Pinot to try again for Tour de France stage win: ‘There’s another chance’

Frenchman still searching for form, says he was far from his usual level on Wednesday.


3 years ago

Brandon McNulty on Tour de France spectacle: ‘Tadej told me to go all out’

McNulty's comments reveal Pogačar didn't have the legs to attack Vingegaard on the final climb.


3 years ago

David Gaudu in fierce fight for fourth at Tour de France: ‘Quintana didn’t give me a turn, he attacked me’

Four seconds separate the Groupama-FDJ climber from his Colombian rival ahead of stage 18. For Gaudu, the mental side is crucial.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Imanol Erviti, Damiano Caruso latest riders to leave with COVID-19

Only four teams among the 22 starters still have all eight original riders remaining in the race.


3 years ago

US, Canadian riders soaring to best Tour de France results since 1980s

Tour de Hoody: Across this Tour de France, US and Canadian riders are attacking and delivering results unseen by North American riders in decades.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 18 preview: Pyrenean showdown offers last chance to shake up race

Thursday's 18th stage features two hors catégorie climbs, including the summit finish on Hautacam, with a first category slope sandwiched in between.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 17 video highlights

Catch up on the action from another huge day in the mountains.


3 years ago

Jonas Vingegaard: ‘I still have confidence in my Tour de France team’

The Dane will need to stand up to one more serious challenge from Pogačar.


3 years ago

‘Let’s say we survived:’ Jumbo-Visma bends but doesn’t break under UAE squeeze at Tour de France

'They made the race incredibly hard today. If you see the time gaps in the GC it's kind of crazy,' says Jumbo-Visma DS.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Don’t write Tadej Pogačar off but he was the weakest link in the UAE offensive on stage 17

The defending champion hasn't landed a single blow on Jonas Vingegaard and has just two days to realistically crack him.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Brandon McNulty named most aggressive rider after helping Tadej Pogačar to stage win

The American helped pace Tadej Pogačar for most of the final 30 kilometers, setting up the Slovenian for the stage victory.


3 years ago

Fabio Jakobsen makes Tour de France timecut by 16 seconds

Dutch sprinter slumps against barriers after battle to stay in the race.


3 years ago

Tour de France: UAE Team Emirates directors react to ‘exceptional’ day from Pogačar, Bjerg, and McNulty

'What we did today, Mikkel Bjerg first and Brandon McNulty afterwards, was something exceptional,' says team boss Mauro Gianetti.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Geraint Thomas surprised by UAE Team Emirates push on stage 17

Thomas limits his loses to the top two as Adam Yates struggles through illness and drops three places in the GC.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar wins stage 17 but fails in GC challenge to rattle Jonas Vinegaard

Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock drop down the overall standings as Romain Bardet bounces back to sixth overall.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 17: Tadej Pogačar pips Jonas Vingegaard but cannot crack him

Brandon McNulty rode at the front to blow up the peloton and crossed the line third to win the most combative prize.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Wout van Aert can’t be beaten in green jersey race

Jumbo-Visma's green machine mathematically safe in points classification after stage 17 intermediate sprint. If he completes race, he’ll win his first 'maillot vert.'


3 years ago

Tour de France explainer: Simon Geschke closes in on King of the Mountains victory

Rejigged prime system and aggressive racing by breakaway riders change dynamics of best climber's competition.


3 years ago

Caleb Ewan: ‘I’ll be at Lotto-Soudal next year, unless they don’t want me’

Australian sprinter looks destined to stay with Lotto-Soudal but says he wants to strengthen his leadout train.


3 years ago

Daniel Martínez and Ineos Grenadiers: ‘We still want to win’ the Tour de France

The Colombian climber confirmed he's back in top shape after taking antibiotics to step back into key helper role just in time for the Pyrénées.


3 years ago

Tadej Pogačar title defense at Tour de France takes huge hit after loss of Rafal Majka

UAE Emirates on the ropes after loss of fourth rider as pressure mounts on Tadej Pogačar; Tim Wellens latest to leave with COVID-19.


3 years ago

Matteo Jorgenson is shining light in otherwise frustrating Tour de France for Movistar

Movistar's GC leader Enric Mas continues to struggle and drops out of the top-10 with the promise to ride into breakaway.


3 years ago

Romain Bardet’s Tour de France ordeal: ‘One of the worst days I’ve ever had on a bike’

Dropped on Mur de Péguère, Team DSM leader falls from fourth to ninth overall after stage 16 sufferings.


3 years ago

Why the Pyrénées make perfect playground for Pogačar-Vingegaard throwdown at Tour de France

The 'wild west' feel of the Pyrénées serves up the unpredictability and explosiveness the waning days of a thrilling Tour deserves.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Chris Froome says Hugo Houle ‘100 percent deserves that win’

Four-time Tour de France winner moves into 25th overall and says latest Israel Premier Tech victory leaves him 'speechless.'


3 years ago

An insider’s view of Tour de France stage winner Tom Pidcock: ‘A bit special … very driven, extremely good’

Pidcock's longtime mentor Kurt Bogaerts says ‘there is no door closed’ regarding the Alpe d’Huez winner’s potential.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 17 preview: A Pyrenean clash ending at a James Bond movie location

Wednesday's 17th stage features three first-category climbs, including a steep ramp to the day’s summit finish.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 16 video highlights

Catch up on the action from an aggressive stage in the Pyrenees.


3 years ago

Jonas Vingegaard: ‘I expect Tadej Pogačar to attack me at every moment’ in the Tour de France

'I know Pogačar will attack me so every day is about trying to follow him and not leaving any gaps,' says yellow jersey.


3 years ago

Dan Martin: The GC battle regroups in the Pyrenees after the final Tour de France rest day

Opportunities for Pogačar are running out, but he can still inflict damage.


3 years ago

Hugo Houle delivers for dead brother, for Canada, for team survival at Tour de France

Hugo Houle vowed to win a Tour stage for his brother. The Canadian stalwart did that and much more with stunning solo win on Tuesday's stage.


3 years ago

Geraint Thomas praises contract-hunting Adam Yates for Tour de France sacrifice

'He’s out of contract this year and that can always play a different part when it comes to committing to a teammate, but he was really committed to me,' says Welshman.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Pogačar has just two days to crack Vingegaard but Gianetti isn’t pressing the panic button

Vingegaard surfs through the first day in the Pyrenees as UAE Team Emirates lose another rider.


3 years ago

Sepp Kuss weathers Pyrénéan storm at Tour de France as pressure mounts on Jumbo-Visma

Kuss delivers crushing ride on road to Foix as he carries burden of shepherding Vingegard through two mountaintops to come.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar down to four teammates after Marc Soler misses time cut

The Spaniard missed the time cut by 15 minutes after vomiting several times during the stage.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Romain Bardet down, Aleksandr Vlasov up in major GC shakeups in top-10

Six of the top-10 placings changed in the first of three climbing stages in the Pyrénées.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 16: Hugo Houle soloes to Canada’s first stage win since 1988

The Canadian wins the attack-riddled 16th stage across the French Pyrénées while Jonas Vingegaard fends off Tadej Pogačar.


3 years ago

Alberto Contador: Pogačar has to attack Vingegaard every stage if he wants to win the Tour de France

'I don't know if Vingegaard will crack but every rider can have a bad day,' says former winner.


3 years ago

Toms on Tour blog: A huge third week of racing in store at the Tour de France

The Trek-Segafredo rider reflects on illness during the Tour, his teammate Mads Pedersen’s success and what could be a dazzling final week of racing.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Ag2r Citroën sees two non-starters with COVID-19, Lennard Kämna leaves with cold

The French team is down to three riders for the closing stages of the 2022 Tour de France, Bora-Hansgrohe's Kämna and Cofidis' Walscheid also exit.


3 years ago

Tadej Pogačar reveals more details of Col du Granon implosion: ‘I was a bit short of fuel’

Pogačar looked unbeatable until he fell into the trap set by Jumbo-Visma that turned the Tour de France upside down last week.


3 years ago

Romain Bardet, Team DSM: ‘We shouldn’t fear the Tour de France time trial’

Team DSM pushes back on perceived notion that Bardet could come unstuck in penultimate stage TT of Tour de France.


3 years ago

Tour de France faceoff: Was Jumbo-Visma right to send Primož Roglič home?

Jumbo-Visma's crucial call to pull Roglič to protect his health will leave Jonas Vingegaard short-handed ahead of final week of Tour — was it the right one? Our editors chime in.


3 years ago

Ranking every new Ineos Grenadiers signing since Jim Ratcliffe took over in 2019

VeloNews puts together the definitive list on the 19 riders Ratcliffe and his team has signed since Ineos took over from Sky.


3 years ago

Tour de France: David Gaudu on the rise approaching Pyrenees

Groupama-FDJ leader looking to win back time in the mountains which suit his characteristics.


3 years ago

Tour de France power analysis: How to drop Tadej Pogačar

We look at the power numbers of Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogačar, Sepp Kuss, Matteo Jorgenson, and more at the Tour de France.


3 years ago

Tour de France: UCI says it carried out over 700 tests for mechanical doping

Governing body says no signs of hidden motors have been detected.


3 years ago

Analysis: Why have there been no French stage wins so far at the 2022 Tour de France?

The last time France had a winless Tour was 1999. It’s not too late to triumph and there’s plenty of reasons behind it. Gaudu, Bardet and Madiot chime in.


3 years ago

Tadej Pogačar on Tour de France comeback: ‘I need to attack on every climb’

Pogačar says Ineos Grenadiers appears to be 'racing for the podium' but hopes the attacks will come against Jonas Vinegaaard: 'He is the favorite to win.'


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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.

Betsy Welch

Betsy writes about off-road racing, culture, and personalities for Outside’s cycling group. As a rider, she loves big adventures on the bike. Some of her most memorable reporting/riding trips include the Migration Gravel Race in Kenya, bikepacking the Colorado Trail, and riding from Torino to Nice after the inaugural Tour de France Femmes. In the summer, she loves to run, ride, and hike through the Elk Mountains in her backyard; in the winter, she skis uphill.

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.