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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

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.'


3 years ago

Romain Bardet stuck between a stage and a GC-place heading into Tour de France finale

'The race is still very much on,' vows DSM. But is Bardet backed against two conflicting battles ahead of the Tour's final week?


3 years ago

Geraint Thomas on Tour de France ambitions: ‘I am not looking behind, I am still looking forward’

The 2018 Tour winner is having his best Tour in years and enters the final week with everything in play: 'You've got to keep believing.'


3 years ago

Lotto-Soudal plays down the notion of Caleb Ewan dissolving his contract as relegation worries continue

'I empathize a lot with him and I feel for him. He’s been coping with it for a while now,' says team director Allan Davis.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 16 preview: A first of three stages across the Pyrénées

Tuesday's 16th stage features two first-category climbs in the second half of the route that will be punctuated once again by blazing heat.


3 years ago

Astana-Qazaqstan lags in last in Tour de France prize money

Jumbo-Visma leads among 22 teams with the lion's share of prize money to be awarded Sunday in Paris.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Two riders in isolation following latest round of COVID-19 tests

Neither rider is in the top-20 and both will face further testing prior to Tuesday's stage 16.


3 years ago

Commentary: The specialist is dead. Long live the Tour de France all-rounder

Michael Matthews beating climbers in the mountains, Wout Van Aert able to win everywhere: versatility means more chances for success than ever before.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Jakob Fuglsang out with fractured rib

Israel-Premier Tech climber crashed Sunday, and although he finished the stage, an X-ray reveals a fractured right rib.


3 years ago

Nairo Quintana, Arkéa-Samsic see Pyrénées as pivotal in Tour de France podium push

'We want him to podium in the tour ... it’s within his reach.' Quintana quietly cruises into form at Tour de France as team targets more in third week.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Stage 15 highlights

Watch the highlights from an action-packed sprint stage.


3 years ago

Jasper Philipsen celebrates ‘biggest victory’ of his career after Tour de France stage win

After six podium finishes on the Tour last year, the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider claimed his maiden stage victory.


3 years ago

Jumbo-Visma rues ‘a shit day’ at Tour de France as yellow jersey dream hits a divot

Tour de France takes new tilt as UAE Emirates and Jumbo-Visma go six-on-six in tense battle between Vingegaard and Pogačar.


3 years ago

Astana-Qazaqstan turns to Vinokourov and Fraile homages to kick-start failing Tour de France

“You can win a stage and all of a sudden it can go from being a disaster to a great success for the team," says American rider Joe Dombrowski.


3 years ago

Geraint Thomas: Possible Tour de France alliances but Pogačar isn’t calling me the night before

'I’m more looking ahead but you have to be aware of what’s behind you,' Welshman tells VeloNews.


3 years ago

400 meters from glory: Benjamin Thomas on his ‘cruel’ Tour de France stage 15 near miss

Cofidis rider was seeing stars at the finish in Carcassonne after valiant breakaway effort on home roads.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 15: Jasper Philipsen holds off Wout van Aert to take victory

Jonas Vingegaard survives with race lead intact after crashing with 56k to go.


3 years ago

A second protest blocks the road during stage 15 of the Tour de France

Unlike on Stage 10, the race continued after police dragged protestors from the road.


3 years ago

Andy Schleck: Tadej Pogačar would still be in Tour de France lead if it wasn’t for ‘stupid mistakes’

'All these stupid mistakes of sprinting for two seconds. Then you come to a point where you are fucked and you lose two and a half-minutes,' says former Tour de France winner.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard crashes and Steven Kruijswijk abandons on stage 15

Jumbo-Visma sees a second rider quit the Tour de France after a heavy fall, shortly before the yellow jersey also hits the deck in fast crash.


3 years ago

Tour de France puts in extra measures to protect peloton in sizzling heat

With temperatures still very high in Europe, the time cut has been extended and riders will be able to take bottles almost all day long.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Magnus Cort, Simon Clarke out with COVID-19

Cort wakes up with fever and headache while Clarke returns positive in routine test.


3 years ago

Primož Roglič quits the Tour de France to let injuries heal

The Slovenian has been suffering with injuries that have lingered since his stage 5 crash.


3 years ago

Rigoberto Urán expected to come around in the Pyrenees after starting the Tour de France undercooked

'With Rigo, I never really assumed that he would be able to ride GC after he came out of Suisse with COVID,' says Vaughters.


3 years ago

3 years ago

Tour de France: Michael Matthews’ magical day nets his greatest ever victory

The BikeExchange-Jayco rider registered his first stage victory at the Tour de France since 2017.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Stage 14 video highlights

Watch the best of the action as Matthews took an impressive win and the GC action ignited behind him.


3 years ago

Louis Meintjes roars back into Tour de France classification fight with day in stage 14 escape

Spindly South African climber catapults six spots up GC and reverses early ill-fortune: 'Hopefully this time I don't lose time again.'


3 years ago

Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard happy he could follow Tadej Pogačar’s attacks as he defends race lead on stage 14

Jumbo-Visma rider talks of his respect for rival and how he expects to come under attack in the Pyrenees.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 15 preview: Big chance for sprinters in Carcassonne, but beware the breakaway

Sweltering transition stage in south-west France offers an important opportunity for Ewan, Jakobsen, Groenewegen and other fast men.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Geraint Thomas unruffled by Tadej Pogačar’s early antics but loses ground on GC

'Pogačar came to me and said Jumbo are struggling, they’re struggling,' says Thomas.


3 years ago

Tadej Pogačar unleashes warning of what’s to come at Tour de France: ‘It’s not going to be easy days for Jumbo’

Pogačar uncorks early attack in test of Jumbo-Visma's ability to defend: 'In the end, I know how good each one of them is.'


3 years ago

Tour de France: Ineos in damage limitation mode as Pogačar and Vingegaard turn Mende into their playground

'I think that we expected that sort of gap on that sort of climb,' Ellingworth tells VeloNews.


3 years ago

Tour de France stage 14: Michael Matthews wins solo in Mende

The Australian put in a fine performance to drop his breakaway companions.


3 years ago

Ineos Grenadiers to let Tom Pidcock ‘keep following his ambition’ after Tour de France triumph

Grand tour powerhouse leaves open path for Pidcock to explore after young Brit packs more prestige into palmarès on Alpe d'Huez.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Police car catches fire near stage 14 finish

There have been no reports of injuries and incident should not disrupt stage finish.


3 years ago

Stuart O’Grady likens Wout van Aert to Eddy Merckx, talks Tour de France green jersey and Caleb Ewan

'Every stage is like a mini World Cup race. It’s so intense. That’s great for the sport and for the viewers but it makes it hard work for the pure sprinters,' says Australian.


3 years ago

Jonas Vingegaard’s parents: our Wifi cut out as he attacked on the Granon in Tour de France

Claus and Karina Vingegaard on their son’s cycling beginnings and how he dropped fellow riders on Alpe d’Huez as a teenager.


3 years ago

Tour de France: Caleb Ewan, Alpecin-Fenix fined by race jury for drafting on stage 13

Alpecin-Fenix DS Michel Cornelisse accuses bike commissaire of having 'no feelings' after incident.


3 years ago

Soaring temperatures turn up the heat on Tour de France peloton: ‘It was a furnace’

Organizers prepare 10,000 liters of water to douse melting tarmac as peloton meets a heatwave in sun-scorched southern France this weeekend.


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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 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.