The Tour de France starts in Lille on Saturday, 5 July. The world’s biggest cycling race will start in the north of France.
The first stage runs along the route from Lille and returns to the city. Given its flat profile, it is likely to be of interest to sprinters.
Sprinters Phil Bauhaus and Pascal Ackermann start this tour with outsider chances to win on Saturday. The competition between them is fierce, as this time the race features the world’s best sprint stars – from Italy’s Jonathan Milan, Belgium’s Tim Merlier and Jasper Philipsen to the 2024 Tour green jersey winner Binyam Hirmei.
Tour de France 2025 stage schedule
- Stage 1 (5 July): Lille – Lille (184.9 km)
- Stage 2 (6 July): Leuven-Planc – Boulogne-sur-Mer (209.1 km)
- Stage 3: (7 July): Valenciennes – Dunkirk (178.3 km)
- Stage 4 (8 July): Amiens to Rouen (174.2 km)
- Stage 5 (9 July): Individual time trial to Caen (33km)
- Stage 6 (10 July): Bayeux – Vire Normandy (201.5km)
- Stage 7 (11 July): Saint-Malo – Mer de Brittany Gerledan (197km)
- Stage 8 (12 July): Saint-Main-Le-Grand – Laval Espace Mayenne (171.4km)
- Stage 9 (13 July): Chinon to Châteauroux (174.1km)
- Stage 10 (14 July): Annecy – Le Mont-Dor-Puy-de-Sancy (165.3km)
Rest day (15 July) in Toulouse
- Stage 11 (16 July): Toulouse – Toulouse (156.8 km)
- Stage 12 (17 July): Osh to Otakam (180.6 km)
- Stage 13 (18 July): Mountain time trial Ludanvielle – Peyragud (10.9 km)
- Stage 14 (19 July): Pau – Lucon-Superbagnier (182.6km)
- Stage 15 (20 July): Mouret to Carcassonne (169.3km)
Rest day (21 July) in Montpellier
- Stage 16 (22 July): Montpellier to Mont Ventoux (171.5km)
- Stage 17 (23 July): Bollen to Valence (160.4km)
- Stage 18 (24 July): Vives – Courchevel Col de la Loz (171.5km)
- Stage 19 (25 July): Albertville – La Plagne (129.9 km)
- Stage 20 (26 July): Nantua to Pontarlier (184.2km)
- Stage 21 (27 July): Mantes-La Ville – Champs-Elysées (132.3 km)
The fight between the world’s best cyclists is expected to last until the end of the month.
As a reminder, Olympique Lyonnais was relegated to the French lower league due to financial problems.
