Tour de France 2025: a new route and a big return announced, the stages and the map

The 2025 Tour de France unveils its route this Tuesday, October 29.

The organizers of the 2025 Tour de France have unveiled the route of the Grande Boucle this Tuesday, October 29. For this new edition, always highly anticipated, the North is in the spotlight with a grand start in Lille on Saturday, July 5 for a stage organized 100% around the metropolis. The peloton will stay in the North for a few days with a second stage that will arrive at Boulogne Sur Mer then at Dunkirk on Monday July 7. Who says North, says cobblestones ? Well no, the organizers have decided to do without the sectors.

Nine years after its passage, Normandy is also in the spotlight with two stages including a time trial in the streets of Caen. The town of Vire will host the finish of the 6th stage. The Tour will then pass through Brittany with a new passage towards the famous Mûr-de-Bretagne. The Massif Central will then be on the program before a first break on July 14. The second part of the Tour promises to be epic with a finish at Hautacam, a time trial Loudenvielle – Peyragudes before an XXL stage, certainly the queen stage, concluded at Luchon-Superbagnères via the Tourmalet, the Col d'Aspin and the Col de Peyresourde… 

The third week will put the spotlight on the Alps with the grand return of Mont Ventoux on July 22. The Tour de France had not been to the legendary summit since 2016, when, remember, Christopher Froome finished the ascent at foot. The next day, the peloton climbs back up the Rhone Valley in a hilly stage between Bollène and Valence before tackling a final, very mountainous straight, starting with an 18th stage between the Grenoble conurbation and the Courchevel resort with the terrifying Col de la Loze. Finally, no Olympic Games this year, the Tour will return to its traditional last stage with a finish on the Avenue des Champs Elysées.

The map of the Tour de France 2025

Here is the route of the Tour de France 2025 with the 21 stages that make up this new edition and the big start from Lille in the Nord.

The stages of the Tour de France 2025< /h2>

•  Saturday July 5, 2025 – Éstage 1 : Lille Métropole – Lille Métropole (185 km)
•  Sunday July 6, 2025 – &Stage 2 : win-Planque – Boulogne-Sur-Mer (209 km)
•  Monday July 7, 2025 – ÉStage 3 : Valenciennes – Dunkerque (172 km)

What a route for the women's Tour de France ?

The start of the women's Tour de France was already known with Brittany &agrave the honor and a first stage which will start from Vannes on Saturday July 26, heading for Plumelec before a second day between Brest and Quimper. In total, there are 9 stages with 17,240 meters of elevation gain and 1,165 km in total. Here is the route revealed by Marion Rousse and the organizers.

The stages of the women's Tour de France

• Stage 1: Vannes – Plumelec, Saturday July 26 79km
• Stage 2: Brest – Quimper, Sunday July 27 110 km
• Stage 3: La Gacilly – Angers, Monday July 28 162 km
• Stage 4: Saumur – Poitiers,  Tuesday July 29th 128 km
• Stage 5: Chasseneuil du Poitou – Guéret, Wednesday July 30th 166 km
• Stage 6: Clermont Ferrand – Ambert, Thursday July 31st 124 km
• Stage 7: Bourg en Bresse – Chambéry, Friday August 1st 160 km
• Stage 8: Chambéry – Saint François Longchamp, Saturday July 2 Augustût 112 km
• Stage 9: Praz sur Arly – Châtel, Sunday August 3ût 124 km

Latest updates

Here we are, here is the official route of the Tour de France 2025 with the big start at Lille and some pretty crazy stages for this edition:

11:58 – Place for the men's course

The presentation of the women's Tour de France with the nine stages is over, now place for the men's course with a big departure in the North and Lille.

11:54 – A grand finale

For this women's Tour de France, the finale promises to be epic with a 7th stage that will cross three departments with the difficult Col du Granier on the program. The riders will set off from the Savoyard city on the eighth stage to the very difficult Col de la Madeleine, in Saint-François Longchamp, for 112 km. The yellow jersey will be decided on the final stage between Praz-sur-Arly and Châtel (124 km): the Col de Joux-Plane and the Col du Corbier will certainly decide the general classification.

Here is the complete route of the women's Tour de France, including the first stages in Brittany :

11:37 – The start of the Tour de France women

The start of the women's Tour de France was known, but it is being honored during this presentation! Brittany will host this edition with two stages. The first will start from Vannes on Saturday July 26, heading for Plumelec (95 kilometers) before a second day between Brest and Quimper.

11:33 – Marion Rousse and Christian Prudhomme on stage

The presentation has finally started with the two bosses of the Tour de France who have arrived on stage. Marion Rousse speaks of an anthology moment to recall the 4-second gap between Katarzyna Niewiadoma and Demi Vollering.

11:23 – ASO's speech

Before the unveiling of the route, a first speech during this presentation with the Amaury Sport Organisation group and its president Jean-Étienne Amaury.

11:20 – A final stage in the Jura

Before the Champs Elysées and the return of the 21st stage, the 20th stage could offer some final twists and turns with a finish at Pontarlier in the Doubs during a day that should cross the Jura massif. 

11:17 – "We'll see" says Mark Cavendish on a possible other participation

Asked about a return to the roads of the Tour de France, the Briton, holder of the record for victories in the Tour d France, left cast doubt on her participation in 2025.

11:15 – The presentation of the women's Tour de France is about to begin

After the always very impressive presentation of the riders presented for the occasion by Marc Chavet, the presentation of the Tour de France is going to be revealed by Marion Rousse.

10:59 – The return of a ascent

In addition to Mont Ventoux, a stage in the Pyrenees will take in the legendary Tourmalet passes and possibly the Peyresourde pass, before a final ascent to Superbagnères, whose climb has not been used on the Tour since 1989.