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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

15 years ago

Casey B. Gibson photos from stage 4 of the 2010 Tour de France

Casey B. Gibson finds beer, crowds, a roadside diner and many bandaged riders during Wednesday's stage.


15 years ago

Julian Dean — second in today’s Tour de France stage — steps in for a recovering Tyler Farrar

Julian Dean — second in stage 4 — is playing Tyler Farrar's sprinter position while Farrar recovers.


15 years ago

Mark Renshaw ‘100 percent sure’ Mark Cavendish will win a Tour stage this year

Mark Cavendish's lead-out man says he is 100 percent sure Cav' will win a stage this year.


15 years ago

Graham Watson photos from stage 4 of the 2010 Tour de France

McEwen and Cav' chat, Hincapie rolls, The Shack pulls. More of Graham Watson's shots from the fourth stage.


15 years ago

Vino’ has Contador’s back — for now, at least

Alexander Vinokourov remains an enigma for many watching the 2010 Tour de France.


15 years ago

2010 Tour de France stage 4 results

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 4 results


15 years ago

Euskaltel’s Amets Txurruka abandons Tour with broken collarbone

Amets Txurruka hits the deck early and hangs on to finish next to last on stage 4, but abandons with his second broken collarbone of the season.


15 years ago

Zabel: Cavendish’s green-jersey campaign may already be over

Tour de France sprint legend Erik Zabel fears Mark Cavendish may have already lost the green jersey for good to Thor Hushovd.


15 years ago

Denied on stage 3, Ryder Hesjedal will keep trying for Tour de France stage win

After coming close to a stage win Tuesday, Ryder Hesjedal is more motivated than ever.


15 years ago

Hunter, Fuglsang exchanged blows in stage 3

Robbie Hunter admits punching Jakob Fuglsang, but says he was merely retaliating for a blow given him.


15 years ago

Inside the Tour de France with John Wilcockson: Clarity after the cobblestones

Two-time second-place finisher Cadel Evans (BMC) is in the driver’s seat after Tour’s hectic opening.


15 years ago

Tour de France tech gallery: A look at the bikes used on the stage 3 cobbles

A look at the bike set-ups used for the stage 3 cobbles


15 years ago

Fränk Schleck’s collarbone broken in three places after Tour de France crash

The Saxo man is headed for immediate surgery, the team says.


15 years ago

Casey B. Gibson photos from stage 3 of the 2010 Tour de France

It was a rough day on the third stage of the Tour de France and Casey B. Gibson was there to follow the action.


15 years ago

Garmin reboots after ‘Black Monday’ at the Tour de France

It didn’t take long for the Garmin-Transitions team to get over the shock of losing its top rider — the argyle crew got right down to work on Tuesday's cobbles.


15 years ago

Bradley Wiggins gets his groove back in Tour’s third stage

Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins finally had a reason to crack a smile after a superb ride on the race's third stage revived his bid on Tuesday.


15 years ago

Cobblestoned: The overall standings at the Tour de France shuffled after rumble over pavé

The pavé created some fractures in the GC. What was surprising were the names of those who were caught out.


15 years ago

Jens Voigt says Tour de France organizers owe the peloton an apology for stage 3

The Saxo rider lost a teammate to the cobbles Tuesday, and he blames race organizers.


15 years ago

Alberto Contador content after Tour de France cobblestones

The defending Tour champ thanks Vino for the help


15 years ago

Graham Watson photos from stage 3 of the 2010 Tour de France

Graham Watson's photos from Tuesday's cobbles as the 2010 Tour enters France for the first time.


15 years ago

2010 Tour de France stage 3 results

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 3 results


15 years ago

Ag2r’s David Le Lay out of Tour de France after crash on stage 3

The climber leaves after crash before the pave.


15 years ago

Milram’s Niki Terpstra leaves Tour de France with illness

The classics rider has been ill since Saturday


15 years ago

15 years ago

Photo gallery: Tour de France favorites train on the cobbles

Many GC favorites hit the cobbles last week for some reconnaissance.


15 years ago

Garmin’s Christian Vande Velde leaves Tour de France with broken ribs

Broken ribs force Garmin's GC man out, but the team's Farrar and Dean will continue after a hospital check.


15 years ago

Inside the Tour de France with John Wilcockson: When the peloton shows solidarity

Monday's finish-line truce was nearly unprecedented in Tour history.


15 years ago

Tyler Farrar apologetic over mistaken ethnic slur at the Tour de France

The Garmin sprinter said his Flemish is not as good as he thought.


15 years ago

Michael Barry satisfied with Tour de France debut; Flecha vows to help Wiggins on pavé

Michael Barry enjoying his first Tour, cobbles ace Flecha says he'll be riding for Wiggins on stage 3.


15 years ago

Casey B. Gibson photos from stage 2 of the 2010 Tour de France

Gibson photos from the stage from Brussels to Spa


15 years ago

HTC-Columbia director Rolf Aldag questions wisdom of cobbles on stage 3

Rolf Aldag says stage 3 could take GC hopefuls out of contention. Plus, what caused Cav's stage 2 crash?


15 years ago

Rider protest splits Tour de France peloton as green jersey fight heats up

Thor Hushovd was in position to take points and possible stage win.


15 years ago

Graham Watson photos from stage 2 of the 2010 Tour de France

A gallery from the rainy stage 2 in Belgium


15 years ago

2010 Tour de France stage 2 results

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 2 results


15 years ago

Neal Rogers’ Tour de France Notebook, stage 1

Neal Rogers' observations from the first stage


15 years ago

Inside the Tour de France with John Wilcockson: Stress, adrenaline and stage 1 crashes

Even before three crashes wrecked the first mass sprint in the 97th Tour de France, it wasn’t too hard to figure out that the finish would be somewhat chaotic on Sunday.


15 years ago

Tour de France Tech: Trick tidbits from the Tour prologue TT

A look at some of the time trial goodies on display at Saturday's prologue


15 years ago

Petacchi back in Tour de France winner’s circle

It was a homecoming of sorts for Alessandro Petacchi


15 years ago

Opinion: Omerta, Bobby McGee, the yellow line and Floyd Landis’ claims

Editor in chief Ben Delaney weighs in on the Landis allegations


15 years ago

The Millar’s tale: Garmin veteran talks about his role at this Tour de France

It was 10 years ago this week that David Millar roared into prominence with a big win in the opening time trial at Futuroscope in the 2000 Tour de France.


15 years ago

Casey B. Gibson photos from stage 1 of the 2010 Tour de France

Gibson grabs shots of the peloton and the scene in France.


15 years ago

Tyler Farrar: Bummed on the Fourth of July at the Tour de France

Tyler Farrah was 50 meters from the grand finale when his fireworks got doused.


15 years ago

How Americans at the Tour de France fared on the Fourth of July

On the Fourth, four of the eight Americans were involved in crashes. Leipheimer gets good news from an X-ray.


15 years ago

On Tour de France stage 1, Contador dodges finish-line bullet; dog takes down Basso

Alberto Contador stayed upright but got a blow to his leg in one of the finale crashes. Basso smacked his knee after dodging dog.


15 years ago

HTC-Columbia’s Adam Hansen leaves Tour de France following crash

The HTC-Columbia rider finished the stage, but X-rays showed broken bones.


15 years ago

2010 Tour de France stage 1 results

Complete 2010 Tour de France stage 1 results


15 years ago

Graham Watson photos from stage 1 of 2010 Tour de France

Watson photos from Sunday's trip from Rotterdam to Brussels


15 years ago

Cadel Evans loses time and a teammate in Tour prologue

The Australian rides to a safe 23rd, but will continue with one fewer teammate.


15 years ago

Inside the Tour de France with John Wilcockson: Prologue is often key indicator of overall success

Prologue time differences may be small, but they are a good indicator of overall success at the Tour..


15 years ago

Fourth in the prologue, time on his rivals: It’s all good to Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong was happy to have a good ride in Saturday's Tour prologue — and even happier to put some time on his rivals.


15 years ago

Andrew Hood’s Tour: No time bonuses mean Cancellara could enjoy long ride in yellow

A rule introduced last year eliminating time bonuses from the Tour could mean a long run in the yellow jersey for Cancellara.


15 years ago

Brent Bookwalter impresses with 11th place in Tour de France prologue

The American comes in 11th and says his goal is to help his BMC team all the way to Paris.


15 years ago

Tour de France Tech: Mavic readies new wheels for its national tour

After cameos this spring, Mavic’s CC80 is ready to roll at the Tour de France.


15 years ago

Cervélo TestTeam sticks to guns and removes rider before start of Tour de France

The Cervélo TestTeam strictly applied its internal rules and ejected Xavier Florencio for what some would say was a minor violation.


15 years ago

Casey B. Gibson photos from the 2010 Tour de France prologue

Casey B. Gibson brought back the goods from the prologue


15 years ago

2010 Tour de France, prologue: a Graham Watson gallery

Graham Watson's photos from Rotterdam.


15 years ago

Fabian Cancellara wins 2010 Tour de France prologue in Rotterdam, takes yellow jersey

The World TT champ outpaces Tony Martin and Millar. Armstrong takes a few seconds from Contador.


15 years ago

Ivan Basso relishes return to Tour de France

Italian star Ivan Basso admitted the emotions were in full flow as he prepared to complete his return to the Tour de France today.


15 years ago

Inside the Tour de France with John Wilcockson: Sour milk or spilt milk?

VeloNews' John Wilcockson wonders what impact Floyd Landis' allegations of doping and fraud against former teammate Lance Armstrong will have on this Tour de France.


15 years ago

Cervélo TestTeam suspends Xavier Florencio on eve of Tour de France

Xavier Florencio has been suspended by his team on the eve of the Tour de France after he was found to have violated the squad’s anti-doping policies by using medication without notifying medical staff.


15 years ago

Alberto Contador confident Astana can lead him to Tour de France glory

Alberto Contador admits he doesn’t have the strongest team in the Tour de France, but he’ll be sleeping easier at night knowing that his eight Astana teammates this year will be working for him.


15 years ago

Cadel Evans upbeat as Tour de France redemption bid begins

Cadel Evans looked decidedly less upbeat and confident the day before he begins his bid to relaunch his Tour de France career after a disappointing performance in 2009.


15 years ago

Mark Cavendish on the eve of the Tour: “I’m physically great, but I don’t know exactly how good until I start the race”

Tour de France sprint king Mark Cavendish admitted he could face a tougher challenge from his rivals this year as he takes aim at more stage wins in the three-week race.


15 years ago

Inside the Tour de France: Prologue could be decided early

Inside the Tour with John Wilcockson: With scattered thunderstorms, a 40-percent chance of rain and a brisk north wind in the forecast for Rotterdam Saturday, the 97th Tour de France could open with some major surprises.


15 years ago

Replay: 2010 Tour de France pre-race editorial round table

Replay Friday's pre-race editorial round table


15 years ago

2010 Tour de France prologue start times

Start times for 2010 Tour de France prologue.


15 years ago

HTC–Columbia looking for Tour de France stage wins on several fronts

Team HTC-Columbia brings a squad to this year’s Tour de France capable of winning stages of all types.


15 years ago

Denis Menchov promises to show Tour de France-winning credentials

Russian challenger Denis Menchov claims he has the form to finally give his Rabobank team a reason to cheer during the Tour de France this month.


15 years ago

Riis: Saxo Bank is ‘here to win the Tour de France’

Brushing off rumors of the immenent departure of his two star riders, Saxo Bank's Bjarne Riis says his team's focus is solely on winning this Tour de France.


15 years ago

Tour de France tech: BMC’s latest road bike, the impec

BMC introduces its newest frame at the Tour de France. The impec boasts in-house carbon weaving and highly tunable ride characteristics.


15 years ago

15 years ago

Carlos Sastre: ‘I will always fight to the end’

Carlos Sastre says he's uncertain about his condition for this Tour, but is certain he will fight to the end.


15 years ago

Tyler Farrar: First stage win, not the green jersey, is the goal at the Tour de France

Depending on his perspective, American Tyler Farrar enters his second Tour de France with either no pressure at all, or more pressure than he’s faced in his career.


15 years ago

No pre-Tour de France news conference for Team RadioShack

Team RadioShack is one of the few teams not hosting a pre-race press conference in Rotterdam.


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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.