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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

5 years ago

Porte takes solace in ‘bittersweet’ day for Trek-Segafredo at Tour de France

Australian veteran back to his climbing best but loses co-leader Bauke Mollema after crash.


5 years ago

Tour de France retrospective: Geminiani’s last stand in Clermont-Ferrand

Former teammate of Coppi, Bobet, and Anquetil turned sports director on leaving racing and went in pursuit of Merckx's signature.


5 years ago

Active Pass roundtable: Has the lack of racing impacted Tour de France riders?

We want your questions about the 2020 Tour de France for our daily Active Pass roundtable! Submit them at the bottom of the page.


5 years ago

Tour de Hoody: French heartbreak continues at the Tour de France; remembering September 11

French hopes for a Tour de France victory were dissolved on Friday as the country's best riders both faltered.


5 years ago

Romain Bardet abandons Tour de France with possible concussion after stage 13

According to the team, Bardet hit his head when he crashed during the stage.


5 years ago

Daniel Martínez and EF Pro Cycling score morale-boosting win atop Puy Mary

In a dramatic twist of fate, Martínez upended the script, dropping two Bora riders inside 500 meters to go and then sprinting into the stage win.


5 years ago

5 years ago

Video: Tour de France stage 13 highlights

Watch the video highlights of stage 13 of the Tour de France and see the general classification blown apart behind the stage winner.


5 years ago

Analysis: How GC stars fared in the Tour de France’s stage 13 battle on Puy Mary

The 2020 Tour de France's GC reshuffled again after Friday's stage 13 to Puy Mary. Egan Bernal faltered, Tadej Pogačar flew, and France's hopes of yellow went ka-pow. Here's how the GC stars fared in the battle in the Massif Central.


5 years ago

Slovenian alliance pushes Tadej Pogačar to second place in Tour de France GC

Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič rode together as Egan Bernal cracked on the slopes of Puy Mary.


5 years ago

Roglič tightens grip on Tour de France

Ineos can’t crack Jumbo-Visma as Roglič establishes himself as strongest in race.


5 years ago

Tour de France roundtable: Winners and losers in the GC shakeup after stage 13

Did Bernal not have the legs? Who will be next to go out the back? And what's EF Pro Cycling's next move?


5 years ago

Tour de France stage 13: Daniel Martínez scores the win on brutal ascent of Puy Mary

Primož Roglič extends his lead with big shakeups in the top 10 of the general classification.


5 years ago

Legendary mountains of the Tour de France: The Massif Central

While the Alps and the Pyrenees get most of the spotlight, the Massif Central boasts some giants.


5 years ago

Tour de France tech: Yellow jerseys that aren’t the maillot jaune

We all know the Tour de France's GC leader wears the yellow jersey. The problem is, too many other riders are also sporting yellow in this year's Tour de France.


5 years ago

Bauke Mollema crashes out of Tour de France

Dutchman abandons race after crash midway through stage 13 Friday.


5 years ago

Riis on Ineos Grenadiers at the Tour de France: ‘They are missing Geraint Thomas’

Dane questions if Jumbo-Visma will use its strength in the best way to help Roglič.


5 years ago

Tour de France retrospective: Thomas Voeckler looks back on legendary ride over the Puy Mary

While Voeckler was never considered one of the strongest riders in the peloton, he was revered as one of the smartest.


5 years ago

Bernal ahead of Tour de France battle on Puy Mary: ‘There will be differences’

GC rivals brace for potentially explosive stage across Massif Central.


5 years ago

Active Pass roundtable: Peter Sagan’s Tour de France relegation was wrong, right?

We answer your questions about the 2020 Tour de France. Today, the biggest question is whether Peter Sagan's relegation on Wednesday was the right call.


5 years ago

Tour de Hoody: Tour de France fans mistake Sam Bennett for Peter Sagan; September shadows baffle peloton

Fans and journalists alike are confusing the Tour de France's green jersey man Sam Bennett with Peter Sagan. Plus, the September date shifts shadows and sunflowers alike, writes Andrew Hood.


5 years ago

Teams breathe collective sigh of relief as Tour de France COVID testing rules clarified

Ineos Grenadiers, AG2R-La Mondiale, Cofidis, and Mitchelton-Scott will not be in jeopardy of being excluded because of previous positive tests.


5 years ago

Marc Hirschi’s win confirms Team Sunweb’s new Tour de France direction

Marc Hirschi's stage win is confirmation of Team Sunweb's aggressive, stage hunting strategy after years of targeting sprints and the GC.


5 years ago

Video: Tour de France stage 12 highlights

Watch young Swiss Marc Hirschi finally get his stage win, after two oh-so-close attempts on stage 2 and stage 9.


5 years ago

PYSO, ep. 69: Geoffrey LeMond on growing up around innovation

Where did aero bars and aero helmets come from? Geoffrey LeMond had a front-row seat to these developments as the son of Greg LeMond.


5 years ago

Shock and Awe at the 1998 Tour de France: Marco Pantani and Bobby Julich

From Grenoble to Les Deux Alpes in the the years of Pantani and Jan Ullrich.


5 years ago

Alejandro Valverde is ‘surviving and getting through’ the 2020 Tour de France

Alejandro Valverde has been far from the front during the 2020 Tour de France. Valverde, 40, is shepherding youngster Enric Mas through the race, and looking for opportunities that come to him.


5 years ago

Active Pass: Join our second Tour de France webinar on Monday, September 14

We're hosting another live webinar for Active Pass members with our Tour de France reporters Andrew Hood and James Startt. The webinar will take place this coming Monday, September 14, at 1pm EST.


5 years ago

Geraint Thomas was ‘going through the motions’ during Tour de France prep in lockdown

Geraint Thomas says his form is returning after several weeks of steady racing. He admitted he wasn't ready for the 2020 Tour de France after racing started up in August.


5 years ago

Tour de France stage 12: Marc Hirschi takes solo win

Primož Roglič continues his hold on the yellow jersey as the battle for the green jersey continues


5 years ago

Tejay van Garderen: Rigoberto Urán can still win the Tour de France

American Tejay van Garderen is confident that teammate Rigoberto Urán can score a top finish at the Tour de France.


5 years ago

The Outer Line: The Tour de France that almost wasn’t

What could happen to team race strategies, or the overall outcome if one or more teams are expelled from the race? The chaotic 1998 Tour provides some interesting lessons and insights.


5 years ago

Peter Sagan on Tour de France relegation: ‘The only one in danger was me’

Van Aert fined for swearing at Sagan after the pair came head-to-head in Poitiers.


5 years ago

Sam Bennett on Sagan Tour de France relegation: ‘When did sprinting get soft?’

Irishman takes clear lead in green jersey classification but is hoping Sagan will put up a fight to challenge for it.


5 years ago

Anarchy at the 1987 Tour: ‘We’re going to kill ourselves if we carry on like this’

Sean Kelly, Pedro Delgado, and Stephen Roche battle it out in the mountains.


5 years ago

Analysis: Here’s how 10 GC stars could win the Tour de France

The GC battle is still quite tight at the 2020 Tour de France after 11 stages. How could Nairo Quintana, Tadej Pogačar, Romain Bardet, and other contenders win? We offer a pathway for each rider's victory.


5 years ago

Tour de Hoody: A Colombian Tour de France alliance, sprint friendships, and Peter Sagan’s revenge

There are rumors that Colombian riders may work together to dislodge Slovenians Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar, but Andrew Hood isn't buying it. Plus, Peter Sagan is going to get his revenge for Wednesday's relegation.


5 years ago

Four teams on edge after COVID ‘yellow cards’ at the Tour de France

Another positive case this week could see teams removed from the race.


5 years ago

Video: Tour de France stage 11 highlights

Lotto-Soudal pocket rocket Caleb Ewan score his second win in the 2020 Tour de France, while Peter Sagan is relegated.


5 years ago

Getting the shot: Full-on sprint in Poitiers for stage 11 of the Tour de France

Caleb Ewan wins stage 11 of the Tour de France with little to spare


5 years ago

Tour de France roundtable: Secret storylines and must-see stages

Now the Tour is at its halfway point, we chew over some of the emerging themes and things to watch out for in the remaining 10 stages.


5 years ago

Peter Sagan relegated for bumping Wout van Aert in heated Tour de France sprint

Peter Sagan was relegated for shoving Wout van Aert in the stage 11 sprint, and afterwards van Aert had heated comments about Sagan's sprint.


5 years ago

Tour de France stage 11: Caleb Ewan takes his second stage this year in a four-up sprint

Primoz Roglic enjoys another day in yellow while Sam Bennett holds onto green.


5 years ago

Now you can buy your own Sticky Bottle

WatrBodl sells Sticky Bottle, Purewatts Bottle, Bidon Domestique, and other designs that riff on cycling and popular culture.


5 years ago

VeloNews Podcast: Tejay van Garderen audio diary; COVID-19 testing; Primož Roglič’s missed opportunity

Tejay van Garderen takes us inside the bizarre 2020 Tour de France; Jens Voigt's take on Peter Sagan's winless Tour and Primož Roglič's missed opportunity in the Pyrenees; A look at the Tour's COVID-19 testing on Monday.


5 years ago

Paul Sherwen Project sells custom Road ID bands for African charity

Famous Tour de France commentator and ex-pro cyclist Sherwen had a passion for the culture of his adopted home in Uganda.


5 years ago

VN Archives: Stage 8: Hamburger sizzles as Leblanc fries

The 1994 Tour de France stage 8 race report which started in the town of Poiters, and is the finish town for stage 11 of the 2020 Tour.


5 years ago

Rowe: ‘We’re happy where we’re at’ in Tour de France

Ineos Grenadiers veteran says real battle for yellow jersey comes in the Alps.


5 years ago

Pinot hopeful for third-week comeback at Tour de France

Rest-day scans reveal Frenchman avoided fractures in the opening-day crash that halted his yellow jersey ambitions.


5 years ago

Tour de France retrospective: André Darrigade, sprint star of the 50s and 60s

Darrigade was one of the most prolific Tour sprinters of his era and a right-hand man to Jacques Anquetil. VeloNews spoke to him shortly before this year's race.


5 years ago

Insiders call out ‘incredibly dangerous’ Tour de France stage route

Dozens of riders crashed Tuesday during a nervous stage littered with road furniture and roundabouts.


5 years ago

Active Pass roundtable: How is the September weather impacting the Tour de France?

How is the September weather impacting the race? And what do we make of the Col de la Loze coming up on stage 17? Let's roundtable!


5 years ago

Video: Tour de France stage 10 highlights

Watch the exciting video highlights from this blazing-fast stage 10 of the 2020 Tour de France.


5 years ago

Commentary: Sam Bennett proves that there IS crying at the Tour de France

We all shed a tear for Sam Bennett after his emotional Tour de France stage win on Tuesday. Bennett has been waiting his entire career for a chance to win at the sport's biggest race.


5 years ago

Primož Roglič will keep racing for bonuses at the Tour de France

Egan Bernal is equal on time to Roglič but 21 seconds behind on the general classification.


5 years ago

Tour de Hoody: COVID, cry-babies, and Colombians

Everyone here on the ground seems pretty invested in trying to push this Tour to Paris.


5 years ago

Ghost wheels abound in the Tour de France peloton

Unbranded wheels abound in this year's Tour, from Princeton Carbonworks on Richard Carapaz's bike, to mystery hoops from Shimano on several riders' bikes.


5 years ago

Tour de France stage 10 roundtable: The future of flat stages and COVID all-clears

Do leadout trains still work in the modern peloton, and does cycling still need pan-flat stages? And did the news all the riders were clear of COVID come as a surprise?


5 years ago

UAE Team Emirates’ Allan Peiper on Pogačar: ‘Now everyone knows he’s good’

Slovenian now has target on his back after spectacular ride in Pyrénées.


5 years ago

Tour de France stage 10: Sam Bennett bests Caleb Ewan and Peter Sagan in chaotic sprint

Primož Roglič keeps the yellow jersey safely on his shoulders while Bennett moves back into the green jersey.


5 years ago

Tour de France peloton reacts to positive COVID-19 tests of Christian Prudhomme, four team staffers

Riders reacted to the news that Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme and four team staffers had tested positive for COVID-19. "It's better that it's him than one of the riders," said one rider.


5 years ago

Guillaume Martin: The Tour de France’s podium philosopher

Cofidis' GC star balances Tour ambitions with studying philosophy and writing books, but is looking to be known as more than a 'philosopher cyclist.'


5 years ago

Dumoulin fully commited to support Roglič’s Tour de France lead

Dutchman plans to act as last man in the mountains for team leader as Jumbo-Visma assumes yellow jersey responsibility.


5 years ago

Tour de France peloton passes COVID-19 testing

Rest-day testing clears riders from all 22 teams, though race director Christian Prudhomme tests positive.


5 years ago

Alaphilippe, Yates reset Tour de France focus

Former race-leaders return to original stage-hunting plans with final week in the Alps in the eyeline.


5 years ago

Primož Roglič asks Tour de France fans to respect riders’ health

Tour de France leader Primož Roglič was surprised by the size of the crowds in the Pyrénées. Roglič praised countryman Tadej Pogačar and admitted that the Tour is far from over.


5 years ago

VeloNews Podcast: The Tour de France explodes in the Pyrenees; Neilson Powless’ breakaways

On today's episode we break down the thrilling GC action from the Pyrenees, and hear from Neilson Powless about his two long breakaways in the mountains.


5 years ago

Power Analysis: Tadej Pogačar on stage 9 of the 2020 Tour de France

In this column, we dive into the power numbers of Tadej Pogačar from stage 9 of this year’s Tour de France.


5 years ago

Dave Brailsford speaks at Nicolas Portal memorial unveiling at the Tour de France

The 40-year-old Portal was posthumously honored in Pau with a monument unveiling before the start of stage 9.


5 years ago

Tech Podcast: Tour de France clincher renaissance!

Tires have risen to the top of the tech stories during week one of the Tour. What goes into making a good tire? And what's up with the clincher's comeback?


5 years ago

Slovenia takes over the Tour the France

Roglič, Pogačar leave Pyrénées with friendship now rivalry.


5 years ago

Active Pass roundtable: Is the next French Tour de France winner already in the peloton?

Can one of France's current riders ever win the Tour de France? And how has the racing shutdown impacted tactics at the 2020 Tour de France? Let's roundtable!


5 years ago

Mikel Landa’s impressive Tour de France run hampered by bad luck

Mikel Landa 'had a tough night' after crosswinds cost him on stage 7. Now, Landa is one of the best climbers in the Tour de France.


5 years ago

Nielson Powless isn’t acting like a Tour de France rookie

Two winning breakaways and two top-5s confirm potential of EF Pro Cycling's young American talent.


5 years ago

Tadej Pogačar pledges to keep attacking in Tour de France GC bid

21-year-old threw caution to the wind in all-out assault through the Pyrénées, and he's not stopping there.


5 years ago

Fabio Aru ‘stuck in a hole’ after bombing out of Tour de France

Sardinian abandoned midway through Sunday's mountain test, sparking angry backlash from senior staffer.


5 years ago

Active Pass: Live webinar with VeloNews reporters at the Tour de France

VeloNews is hosting an exclusive webinar Q/A for Active Pass and VeloNews Pass members on Monday with reporters Andrew Hood and James Startt from the 2020 Tour de France.


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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.