Tour de France 2025
The 2025 Tour de France will be the 112th edition of the race, as Tadej Pogacar aims to defend the yellow jersey and win the fourth Tour of his career.
The route begins in Lille, Normandy before making a clockwise route around France, via the Pyrenees and then the Alps, before the finale in Paris. The race will return to its roots with all 21 stages taking place in its homeland, the first exclusively French Tour for five years.
Flo Clifford5 July 2025 11:03
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Stage 1 is a battle for the sprinters in Lille with not just a stage win up for grabs but the chance to sport the yellow jersey, the first time the fast men will contest the win since 2020.
Flo Clifford5 July 2025 10:55
