The 2025 Tour de France will take place from July 5 to July 27, starting in Lille before winding its way around the country for the 112th time.
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- Tour de France road closure information
- Advice for watching the TDF in person
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- Beginner's guide to the Tour de France
- Riding Etape du Tour
- 2025 Race Guide and Official Program
- Full 2025 Tour de France Femmes route
The 2025 Tour de France will be the 112th edition of the most famous cycling race in the world. It will start in Lille on Saturday, July 5 and end in Paris on Sunday, July 27.
Note that we have this page for Tour de France road closure information, which we also update with 2025 information as it comes to hand.
See here for accommodation near the route (it will be updated as and when time permits).
Where to find more useful information: the Official 2025 Tour de France Race Guide is the place to go.
The Grand Depart – first 3 stages
Stage 1: Saturday, July 5 - Lille
This is an unusual Grand Depart in that it starts and ends in the same place – Lille. It will be sprint stage with three small climbs – one in Artois (Notre-Dame-de-Lorette), and two in Flanders (the cobbled side of Mont Cassel and Mont Noir, around 40km from the finish). That means there will be polka dot points on offer too.
Stage 2: Sunday, July 6 - Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer, 209km
This hilly stage will almost certainly see the yellow jersey change hands. The finish has two tough climbs on the coast, the first at Saint Étienne-au-Mont, where the gradient goes up to 15%, and then at Outreau, just 5km from the finish line.
Stage 3: Monday, July 7 - Valenciennes to Dunkerque, 172km
The crosswinds may play a major part here if the peloton splits, denying a sprint finish at the end of a scenic route through the vast countryside of French Flanders.
Stage 4: Tuesday, July 8 - Amiens to Rouen, 173km
Amiens is one of France's great cathedral cities and should provide a spectacular backdrop for stage 4. it ends with the difficult and steep Rampe Saint-Hilaire in Rouen. Here is the final run in.
Stage 5: Wednesday, July 9 - Caen to Caen time trial, 33km
An out and out time trial for the specialists.
Stage 6: Thursday, July 10 - Bayeux to Vire Normandy, 201km
A stage through the heart of the World War II battlefields and a hilly finish in Swiss Normandie. Here are the last 13km.
Stage 7: Friday, July 11 - Saint-Malo to Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan, 194km
Back to Mûr-de-Bretagne for a finale identical to that witnessed in 2021.
Stage 8: Saturday, July 12- Saint-Méen-le-Grand to Laval, 174km
Stage 9: Sunday, July 13 - Chinon to Chateauroux, 170km
Stage 10: Monday, July 14 - Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy, 163km
Normally the Monday of the second week of the Tour is a rest day but not this year because Bastille Day falls on the Monday. And it's also the first mountain stage of the 2025 TDF with some 4400m of climbing.
Rest day: Tuesday, July 15 - Toulouse
Stage 11: Wednesday, July 16 - Toulouse to Toulouse, 154km
Toulouse - no stranger to touring cyclists thanks to the Canal du Midi - takes centre stage for a loop stage but it's not as gentle as the canal – there is the Pech David climb (and its 20% gradient) with 8km to go.
Stage 12: Thursday, July 17 - Auch to Hautacam, 181km
Into the Pyrenees with a return to Hautacam.
Stage 13: Friday, July 18 - Loudenvielle to Peyragudes time trial, 11km
An almost absurdly short time trial. The catch? it finished at the Peyragudes altiport – that means uphill most of the way.
Stage 14: Saturday, July 19 - Pau to Luchon Superbagnères, 183km
This will be a brutal stage as Superbagnères (12.4km, 7.5%) returns to the Tour for the first time since 1989. The route itself is the same as in 1986. See here for how horrific the final climb can be. As if that wasn't enough, the road to the final summit also includes the Col du Tourmalet (19km, 7.4%), Col d'Aspin (5km, 7.6%) and Col de Peyresourde (7.1km, 7.8%). Ouch.
Stage 15: Sunday, July 20 - Muret to Carcassonne, 169km
Two old favourites return. While Carcassonne stages are usually flat, this one has 2400m of vertical gain en route. Maybe one for the breakaway.
Rest day: Monday, July 21 - Montpellier
Stage 16: Tuesdaty, July 22 - Montpellier to Ventoux, 172km
The legend returns. Here's how to climb it yourself.
Stage 17: Wednesday, July 23 - Bollène to Valence, 161km
A stage for the sprinters.
Stage 18: Thursday, July 24 - Vif to Courcheval Col de la Loze, 171km
The Col du Glandon and the Col de la Madeleine with a finale atop Col de la Loze.
Stage 19: Friday, July 25 - Albertville to La Plagne, 130km
An Alpine stage with five climbs and a finish at La Plagne. Col du Pré (12.6km, 7.7%), Cormet de Roselend (5.9 km, 6.3%) and La Plagne (19.1km, 7,2%) are all here.
Stage 20: Saturday, July 26 - Nantua to Pontarlier, 185km
Hello hills!
Stage 21: Sunday, July 27 - Mantes to Paris, 120km
After a break with tradition last year and an enforced finish in Nice due to the 2024 Olympics taking over the capital, the final stage returns to its traditional home in the French capital. It's the 50th anniversary of the Tour's first finish on the Champs-Elysées and Bernard Thevenet's first overall victory.
Bike hire for watching the Tour de France
A reminder that if you need bike hire during the Tour de France you should book early. It ALWAYS sells out and it can be very hard to find quality carbon road bikes closer to the time. More info here.
2025 Tour de France Race Guide
Get the official 2025 Tour de France Race Guide – we'll post links here when it's released.
