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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

2 years ago

Tour de France Femmes stage 3 culture: The Lascaux caves

Exploring the famous Lascaux caves and the challenges of preserving their 17,000-year-old paintings.


2 years ago

2 years ago

21 quick-fire takeaways from the 2023 Tour de France

From the Jumbo-Visma steamroller and Pogačar's panache, to polka perfection and Plan Bs: Here's a pick'n mix of talking points.


2 years ago

Veronica Ewers: Tour de France Femmes will be more than Vollering vs Van Vleuten

The American is looking to return to the top 10 after a strong debut showing in 2022.


2 years ago

‘I woke up feeling hungover’: The comedown after winning a Tour de France stage

Messed-up sleep, fighting off sickness, damaged motivation: Michael Woods, Felix Gall, and Tom Pidcock on the highs and lows.


2 years ago

Tour de France: How Giulio Ciccone edged past Neilson Powless in race for the King of the Mountains

American Powless held jersey for over half of the race and can savor his performance.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 21: The latest standings and video highlights

Champs Élysées enlivened by flat-out racing and multiple attacks


2 years ago

Lost Boys: Victor Lafay’s unfinished business

In the last of the 'Lost Boys' series, John Wilcockson profiles the Tour's final rider who did not arrive to Paris.


2 years ago

Tour de France: Is this the beginning of the Jonas Vingegaard era? Tadej Pogačar says not so fast

This Tour reconfirmed that Pogačar and Vingegaard are at the very top of the Tour de France pyramid, and both are already plotting a rematch for 2024.


2 years ago

Tour de France Femmes: Riders decry lack of cohesive chase as Lotte Kopecky attacks to victory

Though several teams had multiple riders in the group behind the Belgian, a fractured chase only helped to cement Kopecky's advantage.


2 years ago

Who is Jordi Meeus? The unknown Belgian just pipped the sprinter superstars at the Tour de France

Meet Bora-Hansgrohe’s Belgian bullet who beat his friend Philipsen and stunned the cycling world in Paris.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 21: Jordi Meeus stuns favorites in photo-finish

Jonas Vingegaard delivers a near-perfect performance to win a second straight yellow jersey, while Tadej Pogačar attacks on final laps in sign of intention.


2 years ago

2 years ago

Tour de France Femmes stage 1: Lotte Kopecky blazes to solo victory and first yellow jersey

SD Worx-Protime kick-starts its Tour campaign in style as Lorena Wiebes finishes second from the chase group.


2 years ago

Keeping the Tour de France Femmes hype going: Riders weigh up the pros and cons of move away from Paris

Start in Clermont-Ferrand is a chance for the women's peloton to 'create our own story' says Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio.


2 years ago

Tom Pidcock learns the hard way in his Tour de France GC quest: ‘I felt like a pretender’

Pidcock leaves the Tour with lessons for the future as he strives to become Ineos Grenadiers' next yellow jersey.


2 years ago

Marta Cavalli wants to write a new Tour de France Femmes story after 2022 crash

The Italian says she has 'nothing to lose' as she goes into this year's race with few expectations.


2 years ago

Tour De France stage 20: The latest standings and video highlights

Last-ever Thibaut Pinot mountain raid and GC contender scrap for stage win.


2 years ago

Official start list for the second Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

The start list is packed with big names and even bigger ambitions. Who will claim this year's opening yellow jersey?


2 years ago

‘I just somersaulted’: Sepp Kuss tumbles out of Tour de France top 10 after crash

It's mission accomplished for the American climbing star with Jumbo-Visma poised to win the yellow jersey Sunday in Paris: 'I was happy to be there in a lot of key moments.'


2 years ago

Tour de France: Yates brothers together until the end

Cycling's most successful twins end the Tour on attacking high that mirrors how they opened the race in Bilbao nearly three weeks ago.


2 years ago

‘It’s the biggest race I’ve won’: Annemiek van Vleuten, Demi Vollering, more ahead of Tour de France Femmes

Velo caught up with some of the main contenders ahead of the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 20: Pogačar scores redemptive victory, Pinot lights up swansong mountain stage

Vingegaard finishes safe in third to all-but guarantee final victory, Pinot animates explosive 'home' stage through the Vosges.


2 years ago

Who can beat Annemiek van Vleuten at Tour de France Femmes? Five names in the game

The race for the podium is going to be more competitive than ever. From Demi Vollering to Juliette Labous, here are the leading candidates for the top spots in cycling's biggest prize.


2 years ago

Tour de France training takeaways, from the coaches of Vingegaard, Pogačar

Coaches of Tour's 'big two' lift the lid on how fundamental training principles still rule in the biggest race in the world.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 21: An Olympic taster before a huge sprint into Paris

The most famous sprint in cycling to play out once again.


2 years ago

Tour de France unsung heroes: Kevin Geniets on finding his inner peace on the bike

The Groupama-FDJ rider from Luxembourg was overcome with emotions when he finished his first Tour de France last year.


2 years ago

Bike Check: The Dare VSRu aero bike of Alexander Kristoff and Uno-X in the Tour de France

Grizzled vet Alexander Kristoff rides the Dare VSRu aero road bike for the debut of the Uno-X team in the Tour de France.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 19: The latest standings and video highlights

The breakaway fends off the chasers for the second day in a row.


2 years ago

Matej Mohorič and his moving finish-line tears: ‘Sometimes you feel like you don’t belong here’

Slovenian shows admirable empathy towards rivals: 'I wish that everyone could win a Tour stage.'


2 years ago

‘I was hoping for an easy day in the bunch’: Asgreen centimeters away from two Tour de France stage wins in a row

Dane unexpectedly makes it into all-out breakaway battle and nearly becomes first rider in 21st century to win back-to-back breakaway stages.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 19: Matej Mohorič wins in photo finish after another break fends off chase

Mohorič pips Asgreen after breakaway holds off a breakaway in a wild stage for those at the front.


2 years ago

The Lost Boys: A question of survival

More riders leave the race, while another battles against the odds to survive.


2 years ago

Cycling’s greatest victory salutes: ‘In the end, you’re the winner, you’re allowed to do whatever you want’

Throw your hands in the air like you just don’t care: Sagan, Ciccone, and Flecha on putting on a show with charismatic salutes.


2 years ago

Jasper Philipsen: Rising supersprinter and world title threat under fire for Tour de France blocking

Belgium's green jersey-in-waiting poses 'luxury' dilemma for Belgian worlds team after selection alongside Van Aert, Evenepoel.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 20: Danger in the Vosges mountains

A big, big day in the mountains to decide the final general classification.


2 years ago

Lawson Craddock Tour de France diary: ‘Col de la Loze is the hardest climb I’ve ever raced’

In his latest diary, Lawson talks about the Col de la Loze, pulling all day to bring back a breakaway, and what lies in store for Friday's firecracker stage.


2 years ago

‘No talk, just push like crazy’: How the breakaway beat the sprinters at the Tour de France

Stage 18 of the Tour de France should have been a certain sprint stage, but four men had a different plan.


2 years ago

Tadej Pogačar vows to finish this Tour de France on his terms

Tour de Hoody: Will a second Tour de France loss serve as a moment of reckoning for Pogačar and UAE? First comes the final push to Paris.


2 years ago

Tour de France Power: The numbers behind Vingegaard’s TT and Sepp Kuss on the Col de la Loze

Literally no one expected Vingegaard to beat Tadej Pogačar by one minute and 38 seconds in stage 16’s time trial.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 18: The latest standings and video highlights

Superb finale sees break fend off hard-chasing main bunch.


2 years ago

‘When the lights go out, the lights go out’: Sepp Kuss on Tadej Pogačar’s dramatic Col de la Loze collapse

Jumbo-Visma's 'Mailman' retains top-10 overall while playing pivotal role in fending off two-time winner Pogačar: 'We knew what we needed to do to crack him.'


2 years ago

Kasper Asgreen and day’s breakaway foils sprinters to win stage 18 of Tour de France

Breakaway's gap controlled by bunch but still holds off sprinters' teams.


2 years ago

Lost Boys: The ‘nearly’ men

Injury forced Matteo Jorgensen out of the race, and Alexis Renard missed the time cut.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 18: Phew! At last, one for the sprinters

Any surviving sprinters will have a chance as the route takes a breather from climbing.


2 years ago

FDJ-Suez wants to be the ‘stone in the shoe’ of SD Worx at Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

French squad is looking to build on stage win at last year's race with aggressive approach from the outset.


2 years ago

Tour de France’s race for third place becoming increasingly hard to predict

Simon Yates revives podium hopes after long-distance break on stage 17.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 19: Another opportunity for the breakaway artists

Teams running out of time for those still without a stage win or a big result.


2 years ago

Could the Tour de France start in the USA soon?

As foreign 'grand départs' get more ambitious, Tour de France technical director Thierry Gouvenou explores the possibility of a start across the Atlantic.


2 years ago

Stalled motorcycles impede yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard in ‘queen stage’

Logjam on the Col de la Loze: An official race vehicle and motorcycles create a high-altitude traffic jam in second incident of this Tour.


2 years ago

Boosting the Tour’s popularity in the U.S. will take better development systems and infrastructure

Part five of a deep dive into what it will take to grow the popularity of cycling in the U.S.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 17: Vingegaard makes huge GC gains as Pogačar cracks, Gall goes solo to victory

Pogačar blows up on crushing Col de la Loze ascent, falls to more than seven minutes back on GC in gruelling Alpine 'queen stage'.


2 years ago

Tour de France tech: Intermarché-Circus-Wanty’s Cube bikes and a chat with Andre Greipel

Hidden valves, upgraded derailleur pulleys, Rotor cranksets, and other goodies on the bikes of Biniam Girmay and Rui Costa.


2 years ago

Now his yellow jersey to lose: Jonas Vingegaard tightens grip on Tour de France after quadrupling lead

Jumbo-Visma says that GC fight is now 'over' as long as Vingegaard stays out of trouble.


2 years ago

Tadej Pogačar in perdition: ‘This was one of my worst days on the bike’

A crash, a slump, a big time loss for UAE Team Emirates leader: 'He touched everyone's heart today.'


2 years ago

A rookie defies the odds to win big at the Tour de France

The 25-year-old Tour de France rookie just won the hardest climbing stage of the race.


2 years ago

The Lost Boys: A ‘no choice’ trio

The latest in the series about riders who are forced to leave the Tour de France.


2 years ago

From personal trainer to pro Tour de France Femmes rider: Justine Ghekiere on her Tour debut

The 27-year-old missed out on Tour selection last year but is set to help teammate Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio’s GC ambitions this year.


2 years ago

‘It’s going to be all out’: Sprinters fight to survive time cut on Tour de France’s toughest day

Three opportunities remain for the fast men in the peloton, but they will have to beat dominant sprinter Jasper Philipsen and survive the Alps to take victory.


2 years ago

2 years ago

The five most interesting things about the BMC x Red Bull prototype bike AG2R rides in the Tour de France

The prototype BMC and Red Bull bikes that AG2R Citroën Team are riding in the Tour de France have a number of interesting component choices.


2 years ago

2 years ago

Tour de France stage 17: A grandiose battle looms on one of Tour’s most grueling stages

A big, big day in the mountains that will prove crucial to the GC battle.


2 years ago

Joy, relief, and shock for Jumbo-Visma as Jonas Vingegaard demolishes rivals in TT

Head of performance Heijboer gives insight into months of preparation, bike change decision, and Vingegaard's aero gains.


2 years ago

No guts, no glory: Tadej Pogačar says Tour de France is ‘not over’ after big TT time loss

The two-time winner eyes up the final two mountain stages as he still looks to overhaul Jonas Vingegaard's lead in yellow.


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 16: Jonas Vingegaard delivers hammerblow to Tadej Pogačar with crushing time trial

Vingegaard blows race apart with TT that leaves him almost two minutes ahead in advance of Col de la Loze 'queen stage'.


2 years ago

Lost Boys: Esteban Chaves, David de la Cruz, and Antonio Pedrero with unwanted exits

Lost Boys: Three riders who all needed a big ride are sent home too early from the Tour de France.


2 years ago

Is ‘technological fraud’ a real threat at the Tour de France?

The UCI X-rays the stage-winner and yellow jersey bikes every day.


2 years ago

Sepp Kuss interview: ‘I’d love an opportunity to race grand tour GC’

American flying high in GC feels example needs to be made of crash-causing spectators and reflects on the special qualities he brings to Vingegaard and Jumbo-Visma.


2 years ago

Lawson Craddock Tour de France diary: Battling all the way to the line

In his latest race diary, Lawson Craddock talks about his dramatic breakaway, the crowds, and what it's like to race head-to-head with Wout van Aert and Thibaut Pinot.


2 years ago

Spring in the Alps

A cultural connection between a famous composer and the start town for stage 16.


2 years ago

Tour de France Femmes can ‘absolutely’ have same cultural impact as men’s race, says Zwift

Zwift's women's strategy lead Kate Veronneau thinks the Tour Femmes should avoid becoming three weeks long.


2 years ago

Tour de France pro bike hacks: It’s all in the details

The little things that set pro bikes apart from the rest.


2 years ago

Tadej Pogačar or Jonas Vingegaard: Who is going to win the tightest Tour de France in a generation?

With only 10 seconds between them, Pogačar and Vingegaard are almost inseparable – but only one can win. Who will it be?


2 years ago

Tour de France stage 16 preview analysis: The time trial that could decide the winner

We look at the 22.3-kilometer time trial that could decide the Tour de France between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar


2 years ago

Pogačar relishing Tour de France duel with Vingegaard: ‘We push each other all the way’

Pogačar says his injured wrist is still bothering him, but vows his form is where he wants it to be.


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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.