2025 Tour de France

112th edition: July 5 - July 27, 2025
Teams presentation photos, stage list, start list, race description

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The Tour with two days to go: All 184 riders expected at the start have arrived in Lille, where the fans got to cheer them during the teams presentation in the majestic setting of the Grand Place. 12 of the 23 teams introduce a new jersey in the 112th edition of the Tour.

At a time of speculation and predictions, most of the attention is focused on Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, who have won the last five editions and occupied the top two places since 2021. The Slovenian currently leads 3-2 in this duel, which is set to continue.

While the Danish leader of Visma-Lease a Bike will speak on Friday, the world champion shared his sensations in a press conference, as did the 2024 white jersey winner Remco Evenepoel and their elder Primoz Roglic.

Meanwhile, Denmark's Mattias Skjelmose has thrown his hat into the ring for the 50th anniversary polka dot jersey.

Teams & riders presentation photos at the start city of Lille, July 3, 2025. All the photos are by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

The incredible scene in Lille

Team TotalEnergies

Tour boss Christian Prudhomme capturing the moment..

World champion and winner of the 2020, 2021, & 2024 Tours de France.

2023 Giro d'Italia, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024 Vuelta a España winner Primoz Roglic

2022 and 2023 Tours de France winner Jonas Vingegaard

Vingegaard's teammate Sepp Kuss

2024 Tour de France best young rider Emco Evenepoel

2020 & 2021 World Road Champion Julian Alaphilppe. The rainbow stripes on his sleeves are a privilege of a former world champion.

Magnus Cort Nielsen

Matej Mohoric with what looks like a selfie stick

Biniam Girmay. Is this his year to wins the points classification?

Ben O'Connor

Kevin Vauquelin

Enric Mas

Neilson Powless

Sprinter Arnaud De Lie

Anthony Turgis

Belgian Champion Tim Wellens

Michael Woods

Emanuel Buchmann

Felix Gall

2023 world road champion Mathieu van der Poel. Note the rainbow stripes on his jersey sleeves and collar.

Mattias Skjelmose Jensen

2018 Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas

Guillaume Martin

The stages:

1	Flat	Sat 07/05/2025	Lille Métropole > Lille Métropole	184.9 km
2	Hilly	Sun 07/06/2025	Lauwin-Planque > Boulogne-sur-Mer	209.1 km
3	Flat	Mon 07/07/2025	Valenciennes > Dunkerque	178.3 km
4	Hilly	Tue 07/08/2025	Amiens Métropole > Rouen	174.2 km
5	ITT	Wed 07/09/2025	Caen > Caen	33.0 km
6	Hilly	Thu 07/10/2025	Bayeux > Vire Normandie	201.5 km
7	Hilly	Fri 07/11/2025	Saint-Malo > Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan	197.0 km
8	Flat	Sat 07/12/2025	Saint-Méen-le-Grand > Laval Espace Mayenne	171.4 km
9	Flat	Sun 07/13/2025	Chinon > Châteauroux	174/1 km
10	Mountain	Mon 07/14/2025	Ennezat > Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy	165.3 km
-	Rest Day	Tue 07/15/2025	Toulouse
11	Flat	Wed 07/16/2025	Toulouse > Toulouse	156.8 km
12	Mountain	Thu 07/17/2025	Auch > Hautacam	180.6 km
13	ITT	Fri 07/18/2025	Loudenvielle > Peyragudes	10.9 km
14	Mountain	Sat 07/19/2025	Pau > Luchon-Superbagnères	182.6 km
15	Hilly	Sun 07/20/2025	Muret > Carcassonne	169.3 km
-	Rest Day	Mon 07/21/2025	Montpellier
16	Mountain	Tue 07/22/2025	Montpellier > Mont Ventoux	171.5 km
17	Flat	Wed 07/23/2025	Bollène > Valence	160.4 km
18	Mountain	Thu 07/24/2025	Vif > Courchevel Col de la Loze	171.5 km
19	Mountain	Fri 07/25/2025	Albertville > La Plagne	139.9 km
20	Hilly	Sat 07/26/2025	Nantua > Pontarlier	184.2 km
21	Flat	Sun 07/27/2025	Mantes-la-Ville > Paris Champs-Élysées	132.3 km
			Total	3,338.8 km

Start list with back numbers: Friday July 4, 2025.

	UAE Team Emirates-XRG
1	Tadej Pogacar
2	João Almeida
3	Jhonatan Narvaez
4	Nils Politt
5	Pavel Sivakov
6	Marc Soler
7	Tim Wellens
8	Adam Yates
	Team Visma | Lease a Bike
11	Jonas Vingegaard
12	Edoardo Affini
13	Tiesj Benoot
14	Victor Campenaerts
15	Matteo Jorgenson
16	Sepp Kuss
17	Wout van Aert
18	Simon Yates
	Soudal Quick-Step
21	Remco Evenepoel
22	Mattia Cattaneo
23	Pascal Eenkhoorn
24	Tim Merlier
25	Valentin Paret-Peintre
26	Max Schachmann
27	Bert Van Lerberghe
28	Ilan Van Wilder
	EF Education-EasyPost
31	Ben Healy
32	Vincenzo Albanese
33	Kasper Asgreen
34	Alex Baudin
35	Neilson Powless
36	Harry Sweeny
37	Michael Valgren
38	Marijn van den Berg
	Intermarché-Wanty
41	Biniam Girmay
42	Louis Barré
43	Vito Braet
44	Hugo Page
45	Laurenz Rex
46	Jonas Rutsch
47	Roel van Sintmaartensdijk
48	Georg Zimmermann
	Bahrain Victorious
51	Santiago Buitrago
52	Phil Bauhaus
53	Kamil Gradek
54	Jack Haig
55	Lenny Martinez
56	Matej Mohoric
57	Robert Stannard
58	Fred Wright
	INEOS Grenadiers
61	Geraint Thomas
62	Thymen Arensman
63	Tobias Foss
64	Filippo Ganna
65	Axel Laurance
66	Carlos Rodriguez
67	Connor Swift
68	Sam Watson
	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
71	Primoz Roglic
72	Florian Lipowitz
73	Jordi Meeus
74	Gianni Moscon
75	Laurence Pithie
76	Mick van Dijke
77	Danny van Poppel
78	Aleksandr Vlasov
	Lidl-Trek
81	Jonathan Milan
82	Simone Consonni
83	Thibau Nys
84	Quinn Simmons
85	Mattias Skjelmose
86	Toms Skujins
87	Jasper Stuyven
88	Edward Theuns
	Groupama-FDJ
91	Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet
92	Lewis Askey
93	Cyril Barthe
94	Romain Grégoire
95	Valentin Madouas
96	Quentin Pacher
97	Paul Penhoët
98	Clément Russo
	Alpecin-Deceuninck
101	Jasper Philipsen
102	Silvan Dillier
103	Kaden Groves
104	Xandro Meurisse
105	Jonas Rickaert
106	Mathieu van der Poel
107	Gianni Vermeersch
108	Emiel Verstrynge
	Tudor Pro Cycling Team
111	Julian Alaphilippe
112	Alberto Dainese
113	Marco Haller
114	Marc Hirschi
115	Fabian Lienhard
116	Marius Mayrhofer
117	Michael Storer
118	Matteo Trentin
	Team Jayco-AlUla
121	Ben O'Connor
122	Edward Dunbar
123	Luke Durbridge
124	Dylan Groenewegen
125	Luka Mezgec
126	Lucas Plapp
127	Elmar Reinders
128	Mauro Schmid
	Arkea-B&B Hotels
131	Kévin Vauquelin
132	Amaury Capiot
133	Ewen Costiou
134	Arnaud Démare
135	Raúl García
136	Mathis Le Berre
137	Cristian Rodriguez
138	Clément Venturini
	Movistar Team
141	Enric Mas
142	William Barta
143	Pablo Castrillo
144	Nelson Oliveira
145	Iván García Cortina
146	Gregor Mühlberger
147	Iván Romeo
148	Einer Rubio
	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
151	Felix Gall
152	Bruno Armirail
153	Clément Berthet
154	Stefan Bissegger
155	Oliver Naesen
156	Aurélien Paret-Peintre
157	Callum Scotson
158	Bastien Tronchon
	Cofidis
161	Emanuel Buchmann
162	Alex Aranburu
163	Bryan Coquard
164	Ion Izagirre
165	Alexis Renard
166	Dylan Teuns
167	Benjamin Thomas
168	Damien Touzé
	XDS Astana Team
171	Harold Tejada
172	Davide Ballerini
173	Cees Bol
174	Clément Champoussin
175	Yevgeniy Fedorov
176	Sergio Higuita
177	Mike Teunissen
178	Simone Velasco
	Team TotalEnergies
181	Steff Cras
182	Mathieu Burgaudeau
183	Alexandre Delettre
184	Thomas Gachignard
185	Emilien Jeannière
186	Jordan Jegat
187	Anthony Turgis
188	Mattéo Vercher
	Team Picnic PostNL
191	Oscar Onley
192	Warren Barguil
193	Pavel Bittner
194	Sean Flynn
195	Tobias Lund Andresen
196	Niklas Märkl
197	Tim Naberman
198	Frank van den Broek
	Israel-Premier Tech
201	Michael Woods
202	Pascal Ackermann
203	Joe Blackmore
204	Guillaume Boivin
205	Matis Louvel
206	Alexey Lutsenko
207	Krists Neilands
208	Jake Stewart
	Lotto
211	Arnaud De Lie
212	Jenno Berckmoes
213	Jasper De Buyst
214	Jarrad Drizners
215	Sébastien Grignard
216	Eduardo Sepulveda
217	Lennert Van Eetvelt
218	Brent Van Moer
	Uno-X Mobility
221	Tobias Halland Johannessen
222	Jonas Abrahamsen
223	Magnus Cort
224	Stian Fredheim
225	Markus Hoelgaard
226	Anders Halland Johannessen
227	Andreas Leknessund
228	Søren Wærenskjold

 

The race:

Talk about colouring inside the lines! The unveiling of the Grand Départ in northern France came in the wake of three editions that got the show on the road in Denmark, Spain and, most recently, Italy. The route of the 112th Tour de France will stretch for 3,320 kilometres without venturing beyond the borders of France, taking the peloton from the Esplanade du Champs de Mars in Lille in the inaugural stage, on 5 July, to the finish on 27 July, when a powerful sense of homecoming will sweep through the peloton as the riders barrel down the Champs-Élysées in Paris for the fiftieth time.

This golden jubilee is overflowing with meaning for the Tour, as 1975 also saw the introduction of the polka-dot jersey and the launch of the best young rider classification, symbolised by the white jersey. The names that stand out from the illustrious annals of French cycling will also be present along the route in the shape of brushes with history in which the stars of the peloton will be eager to shine. After a stint in northern France, where the opening salvo of the puncheur war will be fired in Boulogne-sur-Mer (stage 2), the competition will continue at the same ferocious pace in Normandy, with a stage win up for grabs in Jacques Anquetil's home town of Rouen (stage 4). A trek through Norman Switzerland culminating in Vire will dispel any lingering doubts on the ability of the region to host a stage with a cumulative altitude gain of 3,500 metres (stage 6). 

The peloton will roll through the Breton town of Yffiniac to mark 40 years since Bernard Hinault claimed his last victory, but the tribute will soon turn into a challenge with a double serving of the Côte de Mûr-de-Bretagne at the end of the day (stage 7). Right after that, the stage to Saint-Méen-le-Grand will be a blast from the past, harking back to the third consecutive victory of the local hero Louison Bobet, 70 years ago.

The opening week will draw to a close on 14 July with a firework display on the leg-breaking terrain of south-central France, with a record seven category 2 climbs before the finish at the Le Mont-Dore ski resort, at the foot of the Puy de Sancy (stage 10). The Massif Central will be merely the gateway to the mountains, as a Pyrenean trilogy will quickly follow with a stage to Hautacam (stage 12), a mountain time trial leading to Peyragudes (stage 13) and, as the icing on the cake, the return to Luchon-Superbagnères (stage 14), held on a carbon copy of the course on which things started to go south for The Badger in his duel with Greg LeMond in the 1986 Tour de France. 

Another climbing fest will come in Provence, where the cream of the climbing crop will clash for a prestigious win at the summit of the Mont Ventoux (stage 16), twelve years after the last stage finish at the observatory. However, the fight for the yellow jersey will rage on in the Alps. An altitude gain of 5,500 metres awaits the peloton on the road to the Col de la Loze, which will be tackled head-on from Courchevel this time round (stage 18).

If the race has not yet been decided by then, there will be a new opportunity to tip the scales in the stage to La Plagne (stage 19), at the end of an ascent where Laurent Fignon struck hard in 1984 and 1987. The slopes of the Jura on the road to Pontarlier (stage 20) are unlikely to shake up the overall podium, as is the returning finale on the Champs-Élysées, which will set up a rematch between the winners and losers of the probable sprints in Dunkirk (stage 3), Laval (stage 8), Châteauroux  (stage 9), Toulouse (stage 11) and Valence (stage 17).

ROUTE
100% French. The 2025 Tour de France won’t be making any sorties beyond France’s borders. This has not happened since 2020. It will visit 11 Regions and 34 departments.

STAGES
There will be 21 stages: 7 flat stages, 6 hilly stages, 6 mountain stages with five mountain finishes at Hautacam, Luchon-Superbagnères, Mont Ventoux, Courchevel Col de la Loze and La Plagne Tarentaise, and 2 time trials. There will be 2 rest days.

NEW STAGE TOWNS
From a total of 39, 8 stage towns/locations will be joining the Tour club:

Lauwin-Planque (start of stage 2)
Bayeux (start of stage 6)
Chinon (start of stage 9)
Ennezat (start of stage 10)
Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy (finish of stage 10)
Bollène (start of stage 17)
Vif (start of stage 18)
Mantes-la-Ville (start of stage 21) 

MOUNTAINS
This 112th edition will feature climbs and summits in the Massif Central, the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Jura.
The Col de la Loze (2,304m) will be the highest point of the 2025 Tour. For the first time, the climb will tackled via its eastern flank from Courchevel. 
39 years ago in 1986 – that was the last time a Pau > Luchon-Superbagnères stage appeared on the Tour route.

ELEVATION GAIN
The total vertical gain during the 2025 Tour de France will be 51,550m.

2 TIME TRIALS
The 5th stage, Caen > Caen (33km), will provide ideal terrain for rouleurs who specialise in solo efforts. The terrain and gradients will be quite different on stage 13’s 11km TT between and Peyragudes

TIME BONUSES
Time bonuses will be awarded at the finish of each stage, with 10, 6 and 4 seconds awarded to the first, second and third riders, respectively.

RIDERS
176 riders representing 22 teams will line up for the start on Saturday 5th July.