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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

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.


7 years ago

Van Garderen may never get closer to Tour de France yellow than this

Tejay van Garderen is oh-so-close to the Tour's yellow jersey, but it isn't meant to be this year with classics-style stages on tap.


7 years ago

Bernal dedicated to Froome, fulfilling childhood dream in Tour debut

Although Egan Bernal is touted as Colombia's next big thing, he's content to play a support role to Chris Froome in Tour de France.


7 years ago

Riding through injury at the Tour: Brave or stupid?

How do riders and team doctors decide when an injury is too severe to continue racing the Tour de France?


7 years ago

VN Show: Sagan’s bling, Craddock’s heroics, and the Tour’s GC chaos

The Tour de France is four stages old and already we have plenty of drama to discuss.


7 years ago

Dan Martin upbeat after TTT setback

Dan Martin was a beneficiary of the chaos on stage 1 and finished in the group. His advantage disappeared during Monday's team time trial.


7 years ago

Tour de France podcast: Winners and losers of stage 3 TTT

Team time trials are boring, right? Wrong! The Tour de France's stage 3 TTT was an important part of the battle for the yellow jersey.


7 years ago

How the Roubaix stage affected Tour team rosters

Are Tour de France teams stacking their squads with classics riders for stage 9's cobblestone Roubaix stage? Not exactly.


7 years ago

Technical FAQ: Tour de France tech

Lennard Zinn addresses questions pertaining to the Tour de France, which kicked off July 7.


7 years ago

Commentary: Should EF Education First-Drapac send Craddock home?

While fans have been awed by Lawson Craddock's heroics after crashing hard on stage 1, the ethics of his continued participation are complicated.


7 years ago

Tour stage 4: Sprinters wind up for fast finish

The fourth stage of the Tour de France is expected to end in a bunch sprint along the Brittany coast.


7 years ago

Bardet loses time amid Ag2r injuries

Whatever advantage Romain Bardet carried into Monday's team time trial evaporated on the hot tarmac surrounding Cholet, France.


7 years ago

Tour roundtable: Was the stage 3 TTT good for the race?

The Tour de France decided to put a TTT early in this year's race. Does it make the battle for yellow more exciting?


7 years ago

Movistar downplays stage 3 losses in TDF overall

Although Movistar was well off the pace of BMC and Team Sky, Alejandro Valverde and Mikel Landa are still in the hunt.


7 years ago

EF team time trial performance ‘absolutely’ a win

Rigoberto Uran's EF Education First-Drapac team delivers a solid sixth-place result to keep him in touch on Tour GC.


7 years ago

Nibali’s Bahrain-Merida scrapes through Tour’s team time trial

Vincenzo Nibali and his Bahrain-Merida team are content to have the Tour's team time trial behind them with minimal time lost.


7 years ago

BMC’s keys to TTT victory: Sky’s early pace, 58-tooth chainrings, course recon

BMC left the starting line 15 minutes behind Team Sky, and the position allowed the American squad to use Sky as a reference point.


7 years ago

Solid Sunweb TTT another right move as Dumoulin faces unknown

Quietly cruising through the Tour de France's first three days, Tom Dumoulin is well-positioned to ride for GC after racing the Giro.


7 years ago

Pain-free Froome surges back into frame at Tour

Chris Froome says his stage 1 crash wasn't as bad as it looked. Sky's performance in team time trial puts him back in the mix for yellow.


7 years ago

Strong TTT performance brings Yates back into the GC picture

After disastrous first stage, Adam Yates is back in GC conversation after a strong showing in the team time trial by Mitchelton-Scott.


7 years ago

Pro Bike Gallery: Romain Bardet’s limited edition Factor O2

This top-end rig features custom graphics throughout.


7 years ago

Tour stage 3: Froome faces public backlash in TTT

Monday's team time trial could also shake up the general classification standings.


7 years ago

Team Time Trial loses its teeth with early setbacks among favorites

Monday’s stage 3 team time trial was meant to be a race-breaker in this year’s Tour de France, but early setbacks to major favorites have muted the stage's significance.


7 years ago

The suffering of Lawson Craddock

“F---------ck,” Lawson Craddock screamed, or cried maybe, every time the pack slowed and a fistful of brake threw his weight forward onto a scapula that screamed back.


7 years ago

TDF roundtable: Reevaluating the GC race after weekend mayhem

Who would have guessed that a simple sprint stage could mix up the Tour de France's GC race more than a summit finish?


7 years ago

Tour de France podcast: Stage 1 chaos, Tejay’s new role, and more

Andrew Hood and Dane Cash have the rundown on the crazy lead-up to the season's big race, as well as its chaotic first stage.


7 years ago

Dave Brailsford criticizes UCI president David Lappartient in candid interview

Team Sky GM Dave Brailsford let the world know how he felt about UCI president David Lappartient in a candid interview over the weekend.


7 years ago

‘Sagan Show’ brings joy back to Tour

After months of dread and angst leading up to the Tour de France, Peter Sagan reminded everyone Sunday why July can be so much fun.


7 years ago

Tour de France: ‘Tricky’ team time trial could shake up GC

A team time trial that starts and finishes in Cholet could see several GC contenders take a tumble down the overall leaderboard.


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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 2025: 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.