The parcours for the 2025 Tour de France has been revealed! After starting in Northern France, La Grande Boucle will feature some iconic battlegrounds. Mont Ventoux returns, set exactly between two grueling weeks in the Pyrenees and the Alps. The race will see two time trials, including the climbing time trial to Peyragudes, and the final stage will once again be on the good old Champs-Élysées.

Crosswinds, hills, an individual time trial, and a return to the Mûr-de-Bretagne

It had already been announced that the 2025 Tour de France would start in Lille. Le Grand Départ will consist of a flat stage starting and finishing in the northern French city. The first yellow jersey will likely go to a sprinter. The second stage, finishing in Boulogne-sur-Mer, is a bit more challenging. From the hills, we move from Valenciennes to Dunkirk, where crosswind alarms are sure to sound. Stage four is another tough hilly stage. The fifth stage will feature the only time trial: a 33-kilometer test around Caen, almost completely flat, tailored for pure specialists.

So far, there haven’t been many opportunities for sprinters, and stage six is also challenging, winding through 'Swiss Normandy' with 3,500 meters of elevation gain! Friday’s finish will be on the familiar Mûr-de-Bretagne, where Mathieu van der Poel last won, securing his only Tour stage so far. The first week seems tailor-made for him. The second weekend will be focused on the sprinters, who will surely be looking forward to it. For the first time, the Tour will race on a Monday: the tenth stage, on Quatorze Juillet (July 14), will finish on Mont-Dore after a stage with no less than 4,400 meters of elevation through the Massif Central.

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Mathieu van der Poel was the last winner on the Mûr-de-Bretagne

Grueling week in the Pyrenees, including climbing time trial

After a rest day in Toulouse on Tuesday, the riders will depart from there on Wednesday, finishing again in the city after another hilly stage. Then we begin the major Pyrenees segment. First, we tackle Hautacam, where Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert decided the 2022 Tour de France. The Col du Soulor is also on the route — a climber’s paradise! But that’s not all. Friday’s stage finishes at Peyragudes, at the famous airport where Romain Bardet triumphed in 2017, and Tadej Pogacar narrowly defeated Vingegaard. This time, the climb will host an 11-kilometer climbing time trial — a true spectacle!

To round off our time in the Pyrenees, we end with an absolute classic: the Tourmalet, the Col d'Aspin, and the Col du Peyresourde, before finishing at Superbagnères. What a stage! Importantly, no time bonuses will be awarded on mountain-top finishes, making things a bit tougher for Tadej Pogacar. After the mountains, it’s time for the breakaway riders to seize the moment in Carcassonne before another rest day, this time in Montpellier.

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Tadej Pogacar defeated Jonas Vingegaard at Peyragudes before losing sight of victory on Hautacam the next day

Ventoux, Col de la Loze and La Plagne pave the way for traditional finish in Paris

The rest day is well-timed, as the riders will face the mythical Mont Ventoux right afterward on Tuesday. It will be twelve years since the finish atop the Giant of Provence. Thomas De Gendt won back then at Chalet Reynard, and Wout van Aert triumphed in Malaucène. After a rare sprint opportunity in stage seventeen toward Valence, it’s time for the final showdown in the Alps. Stage eighteen from Vif to the Col de la Loze is nothing short of terrifying: the Col du Glandon, Col de la Madeleine, and the final climb together will pack in a staggering 5,500 meters of elevation!

Immediately afterward, we continue with yet another monstrous stage. Just 130 kilometers long but featuring five mountain passes: the stage to La Plagne will include the Cormet de Roselend and the Col des Saisies. After this punishing Alpine route, we conclude with two (relatively) flat stages. The penultimate stage may still offer a chance for attackers, but the final stage, after a brief visit to Nice, will conclude once again on the familiar Champs Élysées.

Stages Tour de France 2025

View the stages presented below. On our Tour de France page, you will be able to find all information about the 2025 Tour de France!

Stage 1 - Saturday, July 5, 2025: Lille - Lille (185 km)

Stage 2 - Sunday, July 6, 2025: Lauwin-Planque - Boulogne-sur-Mer (209 km)

Stage 3 - Monday, July 7, 2025: Valenciennes - Dunkerque (172 km)

Stage 4 - Tuesday, July 8, 2025: Amiens - Rouen (173 km)

Stage 5 - Wednesday, July 9, 2025: Caen - Caen (33 km)

Stage 6 - Thursday, July 10, 2025: Bayeux - Vire Normandie (201 km)

Stage 7 - Friday, July 11, 2025: Saint-Malo - Mûr-de-Bretagne (194 km)

Stage 8 - Saturday, July 12, 2025: Saint-Méen-le-Grand - Laval (174 km)

Stage 9 - Sunday, July 13, 2025: Chinon - Châteauroux (170 km)

Stage 10 - Monday, July 14, 2025: Ennezat - Le Mont-Dore (163 km)

Stage 11 - Wednesday, July 16, 2025: Toulouse - Toulouse (154 km)

Stage 12 - Thursday, July 17, 2025: Hauches - Hautacam (181 km)

Stage 13 - Friday, July 18, 2025: Loudienvielle - Peyragudes (11 km)

Stage 14 - Saturday, July 19, 2025: Pau - Luchon-Superbagnères (183 km)

Stage 15 - Sunday, July 20, 2025: Muret- Carcassonne (169 km)

Stage 16 - Tuesday, July 22, 2025: Montpellier - Mont Ventoux (172 km)

Stage 17 - Wednesday, July 23, 2025: Bollène - Valence (161 km)

Stage 18 - Thursday, July 24, 2025: Vif - Courchevel Col de la Loze (171 km)

Stage 19 - Friday, July 25, 2025: Albertville - La Plagne (130 km)

Stage 20 - Saturday, July 26, 2025: Nantua - Pontarlier (185 km)

Stage 21 - Sunday, July 27, 2025: Mantes-la-Ville - Paris (120 km)

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