The Tour de France is also the highlight in the cycling calendar in 2025. The top of the world around Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Co. is again fighting for the yellow jersey. Who are the other favorites? Which stages are planned this year? Sport.de has put together the most important information.
The Tour de France is cycling and myth in one. In 2025 the Tour of France takes place for the 112nd time. 184 cycling professionals organized in 23 teams will start.
The winners of the past few years can be found at the forefront. Above all, Tadej Pogacar from Slovenia, which is launched for UAE Team Emirates, and the Dane Jonas Vingegaard, who is again on Visma-Lease A Bike.
The most important information about the tour is here.
Tour de France 2025: Dates, route and prize money
- The Tour de France takes place from July 5 to July 27, 2025 instead of. The first stage starts in Lille in northeastern France and ends after a loop in the same city. Lille is the starting point of the Tour de France for the third time after 1960 and 1994. The 21st and last stage leads from Mantes-La-Ville to the Champs-Elysees in Paris, which after last year’s break is the destination of the Tour de France again.
- The Tour de France has a distance of 3,338.8 kilometersthat the professionals complete in around three weeks.
- In France, the field of participants travels three mountain ranges: the Alps, the Pyrenees and the central massif. Overall, the drivers have to be around on the tour 52,500 meters in altitude overcome.
- The overall winner of the Tour de France receives prize money of 500,000 euros. Overall become 2.3 million euros released.
Tour de France 2025: All stages at a glance
- 1st stage (July 5): Lille – Lille (flat stage, length: 185 km, vertical meter: 1035 m)
- 2. stage (July 6): Lauwin-Planque-Boulogne-sur-Mer (hilly stage, length: 209 km, vertical meter: 2164 m)
- 3. stage (July 7): Valenciennes – Dunkirk (flat stage, length: 178 km, vertical meter: 671 m)
- 4th stage (July 8): Amiens – Rouen (hilly stage, length: 174 km, vertical meter: 1979 m)
- 5th stage (July 9): Caen – Caen (single time trial, length: 33 km, vertical meter: 177 m)
- 6th stage (July 10): Bayeux – Vire Normandy (hilly stage, length: 202 km, meter of altitude: 3272 m)
- 7. Stage (July 11): Saint-Malo-Mur-de-Bretagne (hilly stage, length: 197 km, vertical meter: 2315 m)
- 8th stage (July 12): Saint-Méen-Le-Grand-Laval Espace Mayenne (flat stage, length: 171 km, altitude: 1393 m)
- 9. Stage (July 13): Chinon – Chateauroux (flat stage, length: 174 km, altitude: 1310 m)
- 10. stage (July 14): Ennezat-Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy (mountain stage, length: 165 km, meter: 4346 m)
- July 15: During the day in Toulouse
- 11. Stage (July 16): Toulouse – Toulouse (flat stage, length: 157 km, vertical meter: 1531 m)
- 12. Stage (July 17): also – Hautacam (mountain stage, length: 181 km, vertical meter: 3876 m)
- 13. Stage (July 18): Loudenvielle – Peyragudes (individual time trial, length: 11 km, altitude: 675 m)
- 14th stage (July 19): Pau-Luchon-Superbagnères (mountain stage, length: 183 km, vertical meter: 5048 m)
- 15. Stage (July 20): Muret – Carcassonne (hilly stage, length: 169 km, vertical meter: 2315 m)
- July 21: During the day in Montepellier
- 16. Stage (July 22): Montpellier – Mont Ventoux (mountain stage, length: 172 km, meter of altitude: 2934 m)
- 17th stage (July 23): Bollène – Valence (flat stage, length: 160 km, vertical meter: 1722 m)
- 18th stage (July 24th): VIFD – Courzevel Col de la Loze (mountain stage, length: 172 km, vertical meter: 5792 m)
- 19th stage (July 25): Albertville – La Plagne (mountain stage, length: 130 km, vertical meter: 4779 m)
- 20. Stage (July 26): Nantua – Pontarlier (hilly stage, length: 184 km, vertical meter: 2892 m)
- 21. Stage (July 27): Mantes-La-Ville-Paris (flat stage, length: 132 km, vertical meter: 856 m)
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Tour de France 2025: jerseys and title bearers
The Tour de France is about the following four jerseys:
- Yellow jersey: The yellow jersey has been around since 1919 and is carried by the leading overall rating (time rating) or the tour winner. In 2024 the jersey went to Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia/Uae Team Emirates).
- Green jersey: The green jersey wears the best sprinter. It has been awarded on the score since 1953. In 2024 the jersey went to Biniam Girmay (Eritrea/Intermarché-Wanty).
- Dotted jersey (mountain jersey): Red dots on a white background – this is the jersey for the leading mountain ranking that has existed since 1933. However, the jersey has only been awarded since 1975. In 2024 the jersey went to Richard Carapaz (Ecuador/EF Education-Easypost).
- White jersey: This jersey is driven by the best young driver in the peloton. As a young driver, the tour is not older than 25 years. Apart from a break in 1988 and 1989, this jersey has been awarded since 1975. In 2024 the jersey went to Remco Evenepoel (Belgium/Soudal Quick-Step).
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