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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

7 years ago

VN Show: Tour de France hopefuls must attack… but where?

We need to see some attacking from the top GC favorites. But where should they do it?


7 years ago

A sprinter’s nightmare: Cavendish and Kittel out of Tour

The climbs that made Tour stage 11 a thriller for the GC proved too much for sprinters Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel


7 years ago

Despite divorce, Sagan keeps entertaining at Tour

It is business as usual at the Tour de France for Peter Sagan. But behind the scenes, he is getting a divorce.


7 years ago

Tour roundtable: Who is actually Team Sky’s leader?

So who Sky's leader? We'll get this sorted out on today's roundtable and discuss how rivals can shake up the race.


7 years ago

Martin: Sky is not unbeatable

After a few minutes of looking like he was cooked, Dan Martin is quickly back in the GC conversation at the Tour.


7 years ago

Thomas in Tour lead, but loyal to Froome

Geraint Thomas says that he not just towing some PR line from Team Sky. Chris Froome remains his leader in the Tour.


7 years ago

Movistar’s ambush plan backfires in the Alps

Movistar’s daring tactic to try to derail Team Sky’s train backfires in the first summit finale of the 2018 Tour de France.


7 years ago

Froome says team will defend yellow for Thomas

Although Chris Froome is defending champ at the Tour, he finds himself well behind in the overall — to his teammate.


7 years ago

Bardet: I made a big mistake in stage 11

Romain Bardet wishes he had followed Dan Martin on mountaintop finish. The Frenchman is three minutes behind on GC.


7 years ago

BMC hits reset button after Porte crashes out

The squad is targeting stage wins following Richie Porte's exit and Tejay van Garderen's GC struggles.


7 years ago

Landa wants to help Movistar derail Sky train

Mikel Landa and his Movistar teammates are waiting for the right moment to attack Froome at the Tour.


7 years ago

Tour de France: Martin makes intentions clear with stage 10 attack

Dan Martin's late attack in stage 10 amounts to nothing, but it was a shot across the bow as more big climbs loom.


7 years ago

Urán resets Tour goals but promises ‘we’re not giving up’

Rigoberto Uran is now well behind in the overall after a crash on the cobbles and time lost in the first day in the Alps.


7 years ago

Nibali: It may seem boring, but that’s modern cycling

Vincenzo Nibali says precise training has led to boring racing. He suggests budget caps on teams to liven up the action.


7 years ago

Photo Essay: Cobbles punctuate Tour’s first week

BrakeThrough Media captures the drama of the Tour de France's hectic first week with sprints, a TTT, and some cobbles.


7 years ago

Van Avermaet: It’s an honor to defend yellow

Although Greg Van Avermaet won't keep the Tour lead much longer, he's happy to go down swinging in the Alps.


7 years ago

‘Comedy of errors’ on dirt doesn’t spoil Froome’s smooth stage 10

Chris Froome finds himself off the back in Tour's first mountain stage but chases back and gears up for Alpine attacks.


7 years ago

Mountain biker steals show at Tour

A mountain biker jumped over the Tour's breakaway group on the second climb of stage 10 through the Alps.


7 years ago

Skujins laughs off motorized cheating accusation

Following stage 8 crash Toms Skujins is the subject of a bizarre video that some believe shows mechanical cheating.


7 years ago

Technical FAQ: Could aero brakes win a Tour sprint?

Lennard Zinn addresses a mysterious spinning wheel at the Tour de France and the benefits of an aero bike in sprints.


7 years ago

Commentary: Pavé is the solution to a boring Tour

Cobblestones add some much-needed excitement to the Tour de France, writes Fred Dreier.


7 years ago

Polarized opinions remain on La Course

The annual women's event was a one-day race this year, held Tuesday alongside stage 10 of the men's Tour de France.


7 years ago

Analysis: Mathew Hayman’s massive watts on stage 9 cobbles

Take a closer look at the power data of Mitchelton-Scott captain Mat Hayman over the pavé of stage 9.


7 years ago

‘A new Tour begins:’ Tight race for yellow enters mountains

Despite a team time trial, a punchy uphill finale, and a cobbled stage to Roubaix, the race for yellow is still close.


7 years ago

Bernal uninjured despite crashing into car

Egan Bernal has an ill-fated day on the Tour's cobbles, but he's prepared to race into the mountains Tuesday.


7 years ago

Bardet plays down yellow jersey hopes

Now lacking two key teammates in the Tour de France, Romain Bardet downplays his chances to win the overall.


7 years ago

Tour de France podcast: Porte is out, Froome flourishes on cobbles

Can you believe that crazy stage 9? We discuss the Tour's trip across the Roubaix cobblestones.


7 years ago

Craddock suffers through TDF cobbles: ‘Tough is an understatement’

Craddock clears major hurdle, finishing Tour's cobbled stage. Now he's recovering for this week's mountain stages.


7 years ago

No Tour rivalry, say Froome and Thomas

Froome and Thomas say there is no intra-team rivalry at Sky. Froome says they have the tactical upper-hand.


7 years ago

BMC to merge with CCC; Van Avermaet stays on board

The American-registered squad was facing closure over a lack of sponsor dollars but will live on.


7 years ago

Tour roundtable: Was it worth it to ride the cobbles?

Cobblestone chaos! Pavé pandemonium! The Tour de France's stage 9 was billed as a wildcard — did it deliver the drama we wanted?


7 years ago

Tour de cobblestones: Bardet’s ‘miracle’ ride

Romain Bardet miraculously avoids major time loss in Tour stage 9, despite three flat tires on the cobblestones.


7 years ago

Uran’s Tour chances dented on the cobbles

Rigoberto Urán's perfect tour was blemished on stage 9 to Roubaix, but he still heads into the Alps with a shot at overall victory.


7 years ago

Emotional win confirms Degenkolb’s return

After three seasons of injuries and setbacks, John Degenkolb finally won a WorldTour race


7 years ago

Sagan: Tour’s cobbled stage was a crazy day

Peter Sagan says the Tour's ninth stage was a crazy ride across Northern France's cobblestones. He could only manage fifth.


7 years ago

BMC and Van Avermaet suffer ‘big disappointment’ on stage 9

BMC suffered a major blow to their overall aspirations on the Tour de France's brutal ninth stage


7 years ago

To Movistar, ‘safe’ feels like a victory

It wasn’t a win, but it sure felt like one. There were plenty of smiles, high-fives, and hugs around the Movistar bus after riders survived a Sunday in hell.


7 years ago

Froome and Thomas survive Tour’s Paris-Roubaix day

Chris Froome is "relieved to get the Paris-Roubaix stage" behind him so he can focus on the mountains and a fifth Tour de France title.


7 years ago

Porte makes tearful Tour exit with early crash

Australian cyclist Richie Porte pulled out of the Tour de France on Sunday after falling heavily on a shoulder early in stage nine.


7 years ago

So far so good for Tour debutants Haga and Boswell

Chad Haga and Ian Boswell have made it into the second week at the Tour de France, and it's so far so good for the pair of American Tour debutants.


7 years ago

Bardet leaning on teammates ahead of cobbles

Romain Bardet is putting his Tour destiny into the hands of his teammates ahead of Sunday’s clash on the cobbles.


7 years ago

Greipel, Gaviria relegation gives Sagan green jersey boost

The relegation of Fernando Gaviria in Saturday’s finale could prove decisive in Sagan’s quest for a sixth green points jersey.


7 years ago

Stage 8 crash validates Martin’s win-some-lose-some Tour mantra

Dan Martin's Stage 8 crash validates the Irishman's win-some-lose-some Tour mantra.


7 years ago

Sky deploying full-on Roubaix approach for cobbles

Team Sky sport director Servais Knaven is pulling out all the stops to make sure his team has full Roubaix roadside support during the Tour de France version of a Sunday in hell.


7 years ago

Movistar taking ‘all for one’ tactic on cobbles

While riders like Nairo Quintana and Mikel Landa can turn mountains into molehills, it’s the fist-sized stones of the jutting pavé of northern France that have become their Mount Everest.


7 years ago

Dimension Data and Cavendish running out of time at Tour

Mark Cavendish is quickly running out of time to equal Eddy Merckx's Tour de France stage win record.


7 years ago

Peloton unimpressed with ‘boring’ stage 7

Sprinters, GC riders, and opportunists alike agreed that a long, flat stage made for a boring day of racing. 


7 years ago

Early splits reveal hints of palace intrigue

Is the first week of fast racing revealing fracture lines inside teams that brought multi-pronged attacks to the Tour de France?


7 years ago

Tour de France podcast: Should the Tour include cobblestones?

This Sunday we'll see one of the weirdest spectacles in cycling: GC guys and skinny climbers trying to survive the Roubaix cobblestones.


7 years ago

Tour’s Roubaix: ‘If Nibali wants to attack, we will support him’

In the 2014 Tour, Vincenzo Nibali took time on the cobblestone stage. This year, his team is ready to support another raid.


7 years ago

Froome shrugs off suggestions that he’s the peloton’s patron

Chris Froome is the top grand tour rider at the moment, but taking on the role of the peloton's boss is not something he wants.


7 years ago

Primoz Roglic is LottoNL’s Tour wildcard

The Slovenian is riding for team captain Steven Kruijswijk, but he is showing signs of GC potential.


7 years ago

Dan Martin’s Tour jersey is missing one small detail

Have a close look at Dan Martin's Champion System jersey at the Tour de France and you'll notice something unusual.


7 years ago

Roundtable: The dust settles after Tour’s first climbing test

What was Quick-Step thinking? Is Romain Bardet in trouble? Should Dumoulin have drafted his team car? Those questions and more.


7 years ago

Romain Bardet off the back in hectic Tour stage 6

With a late-race mechanical, Romain Bardet loses time in the Tour de France's first uphill finish, another blow after a poor TTT ride.


7 years ago

Froome, Sky unconcerned with missed opportunities on Mur de Bretagne

Geraint Thomas was hoping for a shot at a stage win or yellow. Chris Froome wanted to avoid time losses. Neither happened in stage 6.


7 years ago

Martin validates leadership role with dramatic stage win

Martin's victory validated UAE Team Emirates's decision to hire Martin during the 2017 offseason to lead its efforts at the Tour.


7 years ago

VN Show: How will top Tour contenders fare on cobbles?

How will the Tour's top GC favorites fare on the dusty, rough pavé of Paris-Roubaix? We rate their cobble-worthiness.


7 years ago

Behind the data that is driving Lawson Craddock at the Tour

Take a deep dive into Lawson Craddock's physiological data from the Tour de France — recovery, sleep, and strain.


7 years ago

Sagan: It’s good for other teams to win sometimes

Peter Sagan doesn't mean sharing the wealth every once in awhile, now with a healthy lead in the Tour de France's points classification.


7 years ago

Dumoulin’s dream Tour start dissolves with penalty, time loss

Bad luck finally catches up with Tom Dumoulin in Tour stage 6. He loses time due to late mechanical and a penalty from race jury.


7 years ago

Van Avermaet running out of options for 2019

Though he is Olympic champion, a winner of Roubaix, and currently in yellow, Greg Van Avermaet is scrambling to find a team for 2019.


7 years ago

Sagan has already equaled pre-Tour goals

With two stage wins in four chances, the three-time world champion has already met Bora-Hansgrohe’s target coming into the race.


7 years ago

After crash, keeping Craddock in the Tour is team effort

American Lawson Craddock crashed hard in stage 1 and broke his scapula. He has vowed to press on.


7 years ago

Ag2r director says Bardet can overcome loss of key teammate

Axel Domont, a crucial lieutenant for Romain Bardet, crashed out of the Tour de France this week.


7 years ago

Hinault: No regrets for Froome/rider strike remarks

The five-time Tour de France champion recently called on riders to strike over Chris Froome's inclusion in the race.


7 years ago

Tour de France: Expect GC action on Mur de Bretagne

On stage 6's Mur de Bretagne, the climbers will finally come to the fore after several hectic days at the Tour de France.


7 years ago

Roundtable: How many stages will Sagan win this Tour?

Some pundits say Sagan won't win any more stages this Tour. We roundtable on that, BMC's strategy, and how to handle hecklers.


7 years ago

Toms Skujins takes Tour’s polka-dot jersey

The Tour's lumpy stage 5 was tailor-made for opportunist Toms Skujins who took Trek-Segafredo's first big prize of the 2018 race.


7 years ago

Rowe downplays incident with fan

Luke Rowe says the incident with a French fan prior to Tour de France stage 5 was not a big deal, that there was no malicious intent.


7 years ago

Is Tour de France peloton safer with smaller teams?

Riders are skeptical that a smaller peloton, prompted by a UCI rule change, is any safer for the Tour de France.


7 years ago

Luke Rowe confronts anti-Sky fan

Outside the Team Sky bus on Wednesday, Luke Rowe confronts fan who was holding a sign telling the British team to go home.


7 years ago

Report: BMC Racing could merge with CCC-Sprandi-Polkowice for 2019

BMC Racing is facing closure at the end of this season over a lack of sponsorship.


7 years ago

Illness knocks Matthews out of the Tour de France

The defending points classification champion fell ill Wednesday morning and had to abandon the race.


7 years ago

Commentary: Geraint Thomas’s last shot at Tour greatness

Racing for Team Sky has doomed Geraint Thomas to second-banana status behind Chris Froome despite his immense talent.


7 years ago

Protecting Urán: Textbook save by EF in Tour de France stage 4

Quick thinking, good teamwork, and hard effort helped save Rigoberto Urán from losing time after crash in stage 4 of Tour de France.


7 years ago

Dimension Data boss: Don’t write off Cavendish in Tour sprints

Mark Cavendish said he was chasing Eddy Merckx's all-time stage win record at the Tour. So far, his results have been dismal.


7 years ago

Zakarin the latest Tour GC rider to lose time in crash

In the pandemonium of stage 4's sprint finale, Zakarin goes down, his team unaware, and he loses time to Tour rivals.


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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.