ROUTE
100% French.
The 2025 Tour de France won’t be making any sorties beyond France’s borders. This has not happened since 2020. It will visit 11 Regions and 34 departments.
STAGES
There will be 21 stages: 7 flat stages, 6 hilly stages, 6 mountain stages with five mountain finishes at Hautacam, Luchon-Superbagnères, Mont Ventoux, Courchevel Col de la Loze and La Plagne Tarentaise, and 2 time trials. There will be 2 rest days.
NEW STAGES TOWNS
From a total of 39, 8 stage towns/locations will be joining the Tour club:
Lauwin-Planque (start of stage 2)
Bayeux (start of stage 6)
Chinon (start of stage 9)
Ennezat (start of stage 10)
Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy (finish of stage 10)
Bollène (start of stage 17)
Vif (start of stage 18)
Mantes-la-Ville (start of stage 21)
MOUNTAINS
This 112th edition will feature climbs and summits in the Massif Central, the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Jura.
The Col de la Loze (2,304m) will be the highest point of the 2025 Tour. For the first time, the climb will tackled via its eastern flank from Courchevel.
39 years ago in 1986 – that was the last time a Pau > Luchon-Superbagnères stage appeared on the Tour route.
ELEVATION GAIN
The total vertical gain during the 2025 Tour de France will be 52 500m.
2 TIME TRIALS
The 5th stage, Caen > Caen (33km), will provide ideal terrain for rouleurs who specialise in solo efforts. The terrain and gradients will be quite different on stage 13’s 11km TT between and Peyragudes
TIME BONUSES
Time bonuses will be awarded at the finish of each stage, with 10, 6 and 4 seconds awarded to the first, second and third riders, respectively.
RIDERS
184 riders representing 23 teams will line up for the start on Saturday 5th July.
