Official Tour de France Guide

All the maps, stages, itineraries and profiles from the biggest race in men's and women's cycling. Plus in-depth detail about every team and interviews with the world's biggest stars.

HOTSHOTS • FLASHBACKS TO LAST YEAR’S TOUR

“THE TOUR HAS REGAINED ITS STRENGTH FROM YEARS GONE BY” • The showdown in the men’s race, the burgeoning women’s race… the Tour de France is in the best of health, says race director Christian Prudhomme

Official Tour de France Guide

THE JERSEYS • The maillot jaune is not the only coloured jersey being contested…

PRIZE MONEY • The breakdown of the cash prizes up for grabs for riders across the 21 stages

MAILLOT À POIS • It’s 50 years ago that the first winner of the polka-dot jersey was crowned. That man, Lucien Van Impe, has become indelibly associated with the striking garment

THE MAILLOT BLANC • The best young rider classification, for those aged 25 and under, has been recognised with the white jersey for half a century. It’s served as a springboard to senior success

SIGHTS ON HIS FOURTH • Already a three-time Tour de France winner at the age of 26, Tadej Pogacar is aiming to dazzle in his world champion’s jersey at the Tour after a sparkling Spring Classics campaign

CHASING GLORY • Tadej, Jonas, Remco and Primoz line up once again in 2025. Can the awesome trio dethrone the three-time defending champion? His three biggest rivals have already landed some punches on the Slovenian giant, which suggests they could well do so again…

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN? • “The Tour is the race that has given me the most… and the one in which I’ve given the most.” So says fans’ favourite Julian Alaphilippe, who’s gunning for a seventh stage victory at his seventh appearance in the race

BLAZING A TRAIL • Winner of three stages and the green jersey at last year’s Tour de France, Biniam Girmay dreams of victory again and writing another chapter of his incredible career

STARS OF THE SHOW • Several riders dream of thwarting Tadej Pogacar’s quest for a fourth Tour crown. Jonas Vingegaard, the winner in 2022 and 2023, is the best equipped to do so, followed by Remco and Roglic. But there are a further band of world-class riders who’ll be aiming for the podium

TEAMS

ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK

ARKEA-B&B HOTELS

BAHRAIN-VICTORIOUS

COFIDIS

DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE

EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST

GROUPAMA-FDJ

INEOS GRENADIERS

INTERMARCHÉ WANTY

ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH

LIDL-TREK

LOTTO CYCLING TEAM

MOVISTAR

RED BULL-BORA-HANSGROHE

SOUDAL QUICK-STEP

TEAM JAYCO ALULA

TEAM PICNIC POSTNL

TEAM TO TALENERGIES

TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE

TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM

UAE TEAM EMIRATES - XRG

UNO-X MOBILITY

XDS ASTANA TEAM

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STAGES

LILLE MÉTROPOLE LILLE MÉTROPOLE

THE SAGAN SHOW • There’s nothing relaxing about stage two into one of Charles Dickens’ favourite bathing spots. With over 2,500m of climbing, has a sprinter the legs to potentially take yellow?

LAUWIN-PLANQUE BOULOGNE-SUR-MER

VALENCIENNES DUNKERQUE

AMIENS MÉTROPOLE ROUEN

CAEN CAEN

FOND MEMORIES FOR THE RACE DIRECTOR • The sixth stage will reprise fond memories for the race director and last year’s stage winner…

BAYEUX VIRE NORMANDIE

SAINT-MALO MÛR-DE-BRETAGNE GUERLÉDAN

SAINT-MÉEN-LE-GRAND LAVAL ESPACE MAYENNE

CHINON CHÂTEAUROUX

THE SEVEN HILLS OF THE AUVERGNE • The 10th stage will see huge crowds line the roads on Bastille Day. The atmosphere will be incredible both on and off the bike…

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