Results Tour of Holland 2025 | After a rollercoaster of emotions, there is plenty to analyze
CyclingSunday, 19 October 2025 at 16:11
After a twenty-year absence, it's time for another Tour of the Netherlands this week, although in 2025 it is known as the Tour of Holland. In just six days, we'll be seeing several new formats! IDLProCycling.com will once again provide you with a detailed preview!
The Tour of the Netherlands officially disappeared from the calendar in 2004, although we did, of course, have the Eneco/BinckBanck/Saxo Bank/Renewi Tour for many years, which was held (in part) in the Netherlands. However, TIG, together with various other stakeholders, put its weight behind getting a ‘real’ Dutch tour on the calendar, and it succeeded.
Finding a unique spot on an already packed cycling calendar was a challenge, which is why they settled on October, at the very end of the cycling year. Through four road stages and two time trials, a successor will be sought for Erik Dekker, who in 2004 was still the last rider to dominate the Tour of the Netherlands.
Tour of Holland 2025: Course, favorites stage wins and times
Prologue, Tuesday, Oct. 14: The Hague (4 km)
The Tour of Holland will start with a 4-kilometer prologue in Zuiderpark, The Hague. After a day full of activities for young and old, this ultra-short individual time trial under artificial lighting will be the finale of the overture.
Winner
Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step)
Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step)
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Stage 1, Wednesday, Oct. 15: Dordrecht - Dordrecht (118.5 km)
Dordrecht has the pleasure of hosting the start and finish of the first stage of the Tour of Holland. After two so-called Red Bull kilometers along the way—where 3, 2, and 1 bonus seconds can be earned—we will likely see a sprint after 118.5 kilometers.
Winner
Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step)
Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step)
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Stage 2, Thursday, Oct. 16: Etten-Leur - Etten-Leur (14.8 km)
We already had a time trial on day one, but two days later, the riders will have another chance to compete individually. In Etten-Leur, in the west of Brabant, a 14.8-kilometer time trial is on the program.
Winner
Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step)
Ethan Hayter (Soudal Quick-Step)
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Stage 3, Friday, Oct. 17: Sittard - Watersley (149.3 km)
A Tour of Holland without a stage through Limburg is, of course, not a Tour of Holland. And so, on day three, the riders will visit the southernmost province of our country, starting at the Tom Dumoulin Bike Park in Sittard and finishing on the uphill asphalt in Watersley. Along the way, they will have to conquer the Keuteberg, Cauberg, Gulperberg, and so on!
Winner
- stage canceled -
- stage canceled -
Stage 4, Saturday, Oct. 18: Emmen - Col du VAM (158.3 km)
From Friday to Saturday, the riders will venture from South Limburg to Drenthe. The fifth stage starts in Emmen and finishes on the well-known VAM-Berg, where we have seen many championships in recent years. And if there is one thing we can be sure of, it is that it will be a race!
Winner
Timo de Jong (VolkerWessels)
Timo de Jong (VolkerWessels)
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Stage 5, Sunday, Oct. 19: Arnhem - Arnhem (155.0 km)
The organizers of the Tour of Holland have clearly drawn motivation from the recent Dutch Championships, because in addition to Watersley and the VAM-berg, Arnhem will be central to the final stage. New to the 2024 Dutch Championships is the presence of gravel in the circuit, which adds extra cachet to the final stage of the race.
Winner
Danny van Poppel (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
Danny van Poppel (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
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Final classification Tour of Holland 2025
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Latest Comments
- Now the Palestinian protestors can stop their whining. Trump came to the rescue. So they can now STFU and go back to waving the rainbow flags.raufus15-10-2025
- Cracked the code lol. If it was that easy to 'crack the code' jonny Vegas would be charging up the Kwaremont giving Pog a dose of his medicine. Evenepoel can't match pog on a climb and neither can mvdp. Anything with a half difficult climb and Pog smashes the field. Even on flat(ish)parcours like Roubaix it came down to a mistake and crash by pog to definitively crown mvdp. MSR is the only one that Pog probably won't win.kevpt10-10-2025
- We've seen this movie before. I think Pogacar is doping.DeadBlow10-10-2025
- 👍Bea08-10-2025
- 👌🏻Bea08-10-2025
- What the data doesn't show is how much of an effect drafting had for evenepoel. Pogacar went with del toro at 100km whilst Evenepoel was still in the bunch. Despite the bike changes he still had a lot of assistance getting back to the bunch. Pogacar then rode 60km solo whilst evenepoel rode with Healy/Skjelmose until going solo in thd last 10-15km. Thats ~20% less power / energy requirements for 45-50km. Apples and oranges...kevpt30-09-2025
- 👏👏Bea24-09-2025
- Agreed! As we all know now, Juan Ayuso will be on another team. But it was sweet to see him win the stages at La Vuelta. I do love the drama of cycling admittedly but its clear to see the talent of winners of stages in a Grand Tourryhw2814fq921-09-2025
- Pogacar has no competition he has won everything, I cant imagine even being him in that position!! Crazy. I am sure he has some back up plan for how he wants to spend his retirement years at age 30 onward. Does he like beer? Plenty of innovation in brewing. And you don't have to be super social. Chapeau/Cheers whatever you like Tadej you will do.ryhw2814fq921-09-2025
- Plus its confirmed that the Philadelphia Cycling Classic up the Manayunk Wall is back for 2026! hooray for thatryhw2814fq918-09-2025
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