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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

9 years ago

GoPro Beyond the Race: Behind the scenes with Giant – Alpecin’s crew

Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be part of one of the world's most elite cycling teams: Team Giant – Alpecin.


9 years ago

Photos: The most dramatic moments from week 1 of the Tour

BrakeThrough Media revisits the drama of the Tour's first week, from the shores of Normandy to the high mountains of the Pyrenees.


9 years ago

Aldag: Tour’s points system tilts toward Sagan

Peter Sagan has won the last five green jerseys at the Tour, and one sport director thinks that will continue under the current rules.


9 years ago

The Shot: The beautiful unpredictability of cycling fans

BrakeThrough Media look for the perfect opportunity to juxtapose crazy fans with racers in the Tour de France's stage 18 time trial.


9 years ago

Domestique Partner: Post-Tour revelry in Paris

Our anonymous columnist, the Domestique Partner, describes what goes on after the Tour de France at the infamous-post race after-parties.


9 years ago

GoPro Beyond the Race: TDF freestyle with Sam Pilgrim

Sam Pilgrim breaks away from the Peloton to discover a new kind of route to the finish line at this year's Tour de France.


9 years ago

Photo Essay: Cancellara’s homecoming Tour in Berne

BrakeThrough Media followed Fabian Cancellara around on the Tour de France's rest day in his hometown of Berne, Switzerland.


9 years ago

A look back at La Course 2016

Video highlights from the biggest women's race of the season, La Course by Le Tour de France, won by Chloe Hosking of Australia.


9 years ago

Who will win the 2017 Tour de France?

Gregor Brown takes a look at who the potential protagonists will be at next summer's race through France — Bardet, Porte, and Quintana all look strong.


9 years ago

GoPro Tour de France highlights: Stage 21

The Tour de France peloton enjoys a relaxed ride to Paris before the furious final sprint. Celebrate the finish of the Tour from inside the peloton.


9 years ago

Unserious questions: Paris finale

We check in with Bookwalter, Craddock, Howes, and Stetina one final time, the day after the Tour de France's finish in Paris.


9 years ago

Photo Essay: Re-live the Tour’s tough Alpine stages

BrakeThrough Media documented the Tour's visit to the Alps in the final week of the race.


9 years ago

TDF roundtable: Does Sky’s dominance warrant a rule change?

Chris Froome and team Sky dominated this year's Tour de France. Do we need to change the rules for them? Is the Tour too predictable? Let's roundtable!


9 years ago

GoPro Tour de France highlights: Stage 20

The Tour de France's final Alpine stage is battered by heavy rain and nasty weather. Ride the epic day inside the peloton with GoPro


9 years ago

Five things we learned from the Tour de France

From Sky's dominance to another impressive performance by Peter Sagan, AFP breaks down the 103rd Tour.


9 years ago

Sky boss Brailsford vows to win Tour again in 2017

"We'll come back to do it all over again next year," says Sky director Dave Brailsford


9 years ago

Gotcha! The five keys to Froome’s Tour triumph

An aggressive start, a dominating support staff, and stellar showings in both the mountains and the time trials propel Froome to a third career Tour de France win


9 years ago

French fans say “Merci, Bardet”

No Frenchman has won a yellow jersey in over 30 years, but Romain Bardet gives the home crowd hope for a turnaround sometime soon


9 years ago

Yates leads Tour of revelations

White jersey Adam Yates is just one of many up-and-comers taking big steps forward in this year's Tour de France


9 years ago

Porte’s ‘bittersweet’ Tour promising for future

"It's exciting for next year," says Richie Porte of a hard-earned fifth place at the Tour de France


9 years ago

Why didn’t they attack?

The Tour's final mountain stage saw little action at the top of the GC leaderboard


9 years ago

Tour notebook: Astana’s new bike sponsor, Froome to Giro?

The VeloNews Tour team reports on the latest transfer rumors and distills some of the chatter about the start list for the upcoming Vuelta


9 years ago

Content Quintana can live with Tour podium

Third overall isn't quite what Nairo Quintana was hoping for at the start of the Tour de France, but he says he's content with the result


9 years ago

Paris police beef up security for Tour de France finale

French police have vowed "enhanced" security for Tour's Paris finale


9 years ago

‘Sky Armada’ steering Froome toward third Tour title

A multi-national support squad has been critical to Chris Froome's pursuit of a third career Tour de France victory


9 years ago

Boring racing? The Tour answers with chaos

Perhaps the Tour heard us when we called it sleepy, controlled, even boring. Stage 19's slippery, sketchy Alpine stage reshuffled the standings.


9 years ago

Stage 19 crash-fest claims many notable victims

A mid-race rainstorm turned stage 19's Alpine descent into a perilous plunge that caused many notable Tour de France riders to crash.


9 years ago

GoPro Tour de France highlights: Stage 19

Stage 19 of the Tour de France was a wet, tough ride through the Alps. Watch on-board footage from the Tour's penultimate mountain stage.


9 years ago

From near-DNF to Tour podium, Quintana endures

On a day that Nairo Quintana almost abandoned the Tour, the Colombian instead rides his way onto the podium with two days remaining.


9 years ago

GoPro Beyond the Race: What it takes to set up a Tour stage

Take a look at what all goes into the organizational logistics behind the biggest race in the world, the Tour de France.


9 years ago

Last place in the Tour, Bennett keeps his sense of humor

The Bora – Argon 18 rider is currently in last place at the Tour, meaning he's the infamous lanterne rouge rider.


9 years ago

Tour over, Olympics in doubt for Dumoulin after injury

Tom Dumoulin crashes in Tour de France stage 19, injuring his wrist, putting a question mark over his Olympics participation.


9 years ago

Power in numbers keeps Froome in yellow

Sean Yates provides his take on how Chris Froome is able to dominate the Tour de France like he's been doing.


9 years ago

Frenchman Bardet continues climb to Paris podium

At 1:05 out of second entering stage 19, Romain Bardet says he feels strong enough to attack at the Tour this weekend.


9 years ago

GoPro Tour de France highlights: Stage 18

Stage 18 was a tough uphill time trial in Megeve, France that saw top Tour de France GC contenders battle for time in the overall.


9 years ago

Brailsford: Dumoulin a grand tour winner in the making

Though he's focused on the 2016 Olympics, Dumoulin is ready to commit himself to his potential to win a grand tour after Tour de France success.


9 years ago

How much did aerodynamics matter in TDF uphill TT?

Global Cycling Network rides the Tour de France's stage 18 uphill time trial to see how much faster aero equipment can be.


9 years ago

Can Porte push his way onto Tour de France podium?

The what-ifs that haunt Richie Porte now just won’t matter if he gets to hold his arms in the air on the Champ-Élysées at the Tour de France.


9 years ago

Bike selection was tricky for Tour favorites in stage 18

What's faster for an uphill time trial? A true TT machine or a modified road bike? Here's what we learned from the Tour's stage 18 TT.


9 years ago

Frustrated Quintana realizes yellow jersey is impossible

After losing over one minute to Chris Froome in the Tour's uphill time trial, Nairo Quintana concedes that he'll have to race for a podium in Paris.


9 years ago

Behind the scenes on the Tour’s first Alpine stage

Andrew Hood describes how Wednesday's stage 17 played out from his perspective as a journalist — an inside look at the Tour de France.


9 years ago

TDF: Even the water carriers must train like the stars

Trek – Segafredo's Markel Irizar explains that in the modern era, even domestiques must train like top Tour de France contenders.


9 years ago

Froome’s dominance leaves Tour predictable

Chris Froome is a few days from winning his third career Tour de France title.


9 years ago

How Sky’s brutal climbing tactics work

Wout Poels explains what it's like to lead-out Sky teammate Chris Froome on the Tour's toughest mountain stages.


9 years ago

GoPro Tour de France highlights: Stage 17

Stage 17 of the Tour de France heads into the Alps with a mountaintop finish in Switzerland. Ride along in the peloton with GoPro.


9 years ago

Astana: It’s not Aru, but the others who should worry

Fabio Aru hasn't been much of a factor in the Tour de France yet. But Astana brass says the Italian will make an impact in the Alps.


9 years ago

Cancellara abandons Tour to prep for Rio

Fabian Cancellara withdraws from his final Tour de France. He is aiming to rest up for a run at the Rio Olympics in August.


9 years ago

Quintana stuck in third gear — winning Tour is “complicated”

Time is running out for Quintana to be a factor in the overall at the Tour de France. Movistar admits its a very complicated proposition.


9 years ago

Van Garderen: “I’m struggling”

BMC’s American GC contender will no longer contend at the Tour. Van Garderen was dropped halfway up stage 17’s penultimate climb


9 years ago

The Tour’s final march to Paris begins in the Alps

Chris Froome has a comfortable lead but nothing is guaranteed in the high mountains of the Alps.


9 years ago

The Shot: Mountain running

BrakeThrough Media captures the unbelievable moment when Chris Froome was forced to run up Mont Ventoux at the Tour.


9 years ago

Photo Essay: Mayhem on Mont Ventoux

From the shortened course to the costumes to the now-infamous crash, Mont Ventoux was one of the Tour's most memorable stages.


9 years ago

Unserious questions: The Tour’s final rest day

Pete Stetina, Alex Howes, Lawson Craddock, and Brent Bookwalter choose between burgers and ice cream and talk about their style icons.


9 years ago

Cavendish quits Tour de France to focus on Rio

British sprinter Mark Cavendish withdrew from the Tour de France on Tuesday to focus on his Rio Olympic aspirations.


9 years ago

Pro Bike: The Gorilla’s Ridley Noah SL

André Greipel rides a Ridley Noah SL for the Tour de France's fast sprint stages, maximizing aerodynamics and stiffness.


9 years ago

Tour notebook: Boredom, breathalizers, and a rest day swim

Sky riders say they like being boring, Rasumussen criticizes anti-doping, top Frenchmen battle to be best on GC, and Dennis departs.


9 years ago

Can Quintana isolate Froome in final mountain stages?

Nairo Quintana contends that there have been few good opportunities to attack Froome, that he'll try to isolate the leader in the Alps.


9 years ago

The Cycling Podcast: Disc brakes in the pro peloton

Caley Fretz joins the Kilometre 0 podcast to discuss a hot, and sometimes controversial, topic in bike racing: disc brakes.


9 years ago

Froome: No pressure to attack in the Alps

Chris Froome has a healthy advantage in the race for the yellow jersey with four days across the Alps looming.


9 years ago

Marginal gains: Extra climber pays off for Sky in France

Chris Froome pedals his own bike up the mountains of the Tour, but a strong team of climbers is certainly helping.


9 years ago

Russian Zakarin focused on Tour amid Olympic concerns

Will top Russians like Ilnur Zakarin be permitted to race the Rio Games? That's up to the IOC, and Zakarin is staying focused on the Tour.


9 years ago

Who will you root for in the Tour’s final week?

Did your GC rider bite the dust? Here's your guide for adopting a rider for the Tour's final week.


9 years ago

GoPro Tour de France highlights: Stage 16

The Tour de France sprints into Bern, Switzerland. Ride along in the peloton with GoPro on-board footage from the race.


9 years ago

Tour notebook: Reading Oleg’s mind, LeMond’s Sky doubts

Will Oleg Tinkov stay in cycling? Why are Chris Froome's teammates "taking the mickey out of him?" How much money has been won?


9 years ago

Buckle up for a battle to decide the final Tour podium

It looks increasingly likely that Froome will win the Tour. But which two men will stand on either side on the Champs-Élysées?


9 years ago

Cavendish coy about going to Paris

Cavendish could be tempted to suffer through the Alps and reclaim his crown on the Champs as the fastest man in the peloton.


9 years ago

Valverde rising: Is Movistar backing the wrong horse?

Nairo Quintana has yet to make a race-changing move in this Tour, which leaves some wondering if he has the legs to do so.


9 years ago

Cancellara bids goodbye with Tour’s visit to Bern

The Swiss star will retire at the end of this season, and he's looking forward to racing in Bern Monday and Wednesday.


9 years ago

Froome tightens grip on yellow for final week

The two-time winner held a lead of nearly 2 minutes entering Monday's stage 16.


9 years ago

GoPro Tour de France highlights: Stage 15

Watch as Colombian Jarlinson Pantano wins his first career Tour de France stage. On-board video footage shot on a GoPro.


9 years ago

‘Nothing’s impossible’ for Mollema

Bauke Mollema was only targeting a top five when he started the Tour, but he’s currently in second overall with just one week left to race


9 years ago

Van Garderen: ‘I couldn’t hold it’

To be honest, I felt fine. Just the pace was pretty incredible,” says Tejay van Garderen after losing nearly a minute and a half on GC in stage 15


9 years ago

Froome waiting and waiting for attacks that never come

Froome's rivals know they have to attack him to pick up time with just one week left to race in the Tour, but that's easier said than done


9 years ago

Pantano: ‘Quintana is not the only Colombian’

Jarlinson Pantano gives Colombian fans something to celebrate at what has been a quieter Tour de France than expected for Nairo Quintana


9 years ago

Henao hard at work against friend Quintana in Tour

Sergio Henao aims to deny his friend Nairo Quintana a first-ever Tour de France win


9 years ago

GoPro Tour de France highlights: Stage 14

Sprinters like Mark Cavendish get another fast finish in stage 14 of the Tour de France. Watch on-board GoPro footage of the race.


9 years ago

Tour notebook: Birds, broken hands, and brave rides

The VeloNews Tour team gets the lowdown on Howes' breakaway ride and Rolland's approach to riding with a hand injury


9 years ago

Kittel decries stage 14 sprint as unfair

Kittel says Cavendish swerved in front of him and forced him to brake in the sprint finale that closed out the Tour's 14th stage


9 years ago

Subdued Quintana vows to keep fighting as Alps loom

Nairo Quintana is nearly three minutes down on GC, but he's optimistic about his chances to reclaim time on Alpine terrain


9 years ago

Froome laughs about Ventoux madness

Now a few days removed from a chaotic Mont Ventoux stage, Chris Froome can laugh about his run up the mountain


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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.