Published by Lyn on 14 January 2025
The official Tour de France race guide ALWAYS SELLS OUT. It has all the info you need to follow the Tour de France, including stage times and maps. Here is how to get it.
Note that I am not the publisher - I only share available information here.
The Official Tour de France race guide is published in the months leading up to the race. ASO, the Tour de France organiser, licenses the publication of the guide in each country each year. As a result, the availability and the quality varies across countries.
The UK edition of the TDF race guide
In my view, the UK edition is consistently the best English-language edition. If you live in the UK, US, Canada, Australia or anywhere else and you are following the Tour de France in person, then this is the edition you want to get your hands on. It is more comprehensive than the English editions released in the US and Australia.
You can preorder a copy now via MagsDirect.
There are two UK editions.
1) The Standard Edition of the Official Tour de France 2025 Race Guide (UK/English). I will post links to the publisher here once it is on sale, or you could preorder it from MagsDirect.
2) The Premium Edition of the Official Tour de France 2025 Race Guide (UK/English). I will post links to the publisher here once it is on sale, or you could preorder it from MagsDirect.
(Image from a previous year)
Readers outside the UK
As mentioned above, some of the versions below (published by local publishers on contract) are not as comprehensive as the UK English-language version. The UK edition is consistently more comprehensive than other editions and carries more maps, more route info, full stage times and more general race information. If you are outside the UK and it's possible to have a friend in the UK send you a copy, then that would be the easiest option. Otherwise, you could try a website like MagsDirect, which sold the 2024 edition.
I will post links to other locally produced editions here if and when they are announced:* The Australian and New Zealand edition: Ride Media produced a 2024 edition. I will post links here once I hear more about the 2025 edition. If you want the UK edition, you could try MagsDirect, which sold the 2024 edition to price the shipping costs from the UK.
* For the US: I will post links here if/when a locally produced edition goes on sale. In 2024 there was no US edition and I am yet to hear about a 2025 version. Another option is to try a website like MagsDirect, which sold the 2024 UK edition.
* The original French-language version is released in France and is sold at newsagents and tabacs (corner stores). It is not usually as comprehensive as the UK edition. You can also try MagsDirect to price shipping costs for the English-language UK edition.
A reminder: The UK edition from the official publisher can only be sent to a UK address. Readers outside the UK in 2024 reported that MagsDirect sent the UK edition to the US and other countries for a surcharge.
What's usually included in the UK English-language edition?
I cannot speak for the US and Australian versions as we don't always get them – this info relates to the UK English edition.
We find the UK version of the guide invaluable when planning our trips to watch the Tour de France. It's got maps of every stage, plus full team and stage profiles, as well as stage start and end times (they are particularly useful to have in one place both when planning and on the day).
There is a 'premium' edition as well as a 'standard' edition that includes stuff like:
Standard UK English-language edition
I will let you know when the Premium edition goes on sale – please don't email me! I will post info here as soon as I know exactly what is being featured this year. Last year it had:
- Full breakdown of each team + interviews with leading riders.
- Tour de France Femmes info.
- A2 double-sided Tour de France and Tour de Femmes wallchart
- Special extras – an "Italian Masters" magazine, plus exclusive beer mats.
Premium UK English-language edition
I will let you know when the Premium edition goes on sale – please don't email me! I will post info here as soon as I know exactly what is being featured this year. As a guide, it usually has:
- Official UK Tour de France race guide with individual Tour de France stage maps + stage start/end times.
- Full breakdown of each team + interviews with leading riders.
- Tour de France Femmes info.
- Double-sided Tour de France and Tour de Femmes wallchart.
- Special extras - the 2024 edition has an "Italian Masters" magazine, plus exclusive beer mats showcasing legendary TDF climbs. It also had souvenir socks.
(Image from a previous year).
Why get it?
We wouldn't go to watch more than one Tour de France stage without it. All the basic info is eventually replicated on the official TDF website, but having it in hard copy is handy (and easier/cheaper) if you're using phone data to access the web, if you're in a dodgy wifi zone or if your phone battery dies (yes, that was me in 2021).
We get dozens of emails every day asking for information about following the Tour de France – I always tell them to get a copy of the official race guide to make planning easier.
The guide has lots of info that can help you plan your trip. While it is published too early to include all road closure information (see this page for that), having all the stage information in one place is really handy. It basically replicates the official TDF website but in a much more easily digestible format and in more detail.
Each stage is profiled with a map that helps you put key cols and stage towns into perspective, and to see clearly where access roads may be. The pullout map then gives a full overview of how the stages interact.
Those UK links again ...
1) The Standard Edition of the Official Tour de France 2025 Race Guide (UK/English). You can preorder a copy now via MagsDirect.
2) The Premium Edition of the Official Tour de France 2025 Race Guide (UK/English). You can preorder a copy now via MagsDirect.
This guide SELLS OUT EVERY YEAR, often weeks before the Tour. If you are thinking of watching the Tour de France in person, you should order a copy.
