Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

[QueenStagiaire]

I think for safety reasons all the riders would need helicopter taxis to go down from this MTF (there probably isn‘t space for busses), quite impractical

 

[staubsauger]

I always thought Ventoux historically is the Tour de France's analogy to the Angliru & Zoncolan!?

 

[YavorD]

I always thought Ventoux historically is the Tour de France's analogy to the Angliru & Zoncolan!?

I don't think they are really comparable. Both pf the are too recent, much shorter and much steeper.

I'd use Grappa for a Ventoux comparison.

 

[Froome]

According to some comments on Velowire, almost all of the hotels are booked in Courchevel come the last week of the Tour 2025.

Probably it means, Col de la loze again, but if they think in la tougnète, it would be great.

In terms of credible rumours it's something like this.....superbagneres, peyragudes, mont ventoux, la plagne, la loze until now.

 

[OlavEH]

According to some comments on Velowire, the almost all of the hotels are booker in Courchevel come the last season of the Tour 2025.

Probably it means, Col de la loze again, but i they think in la tougnète, it would be great.

I've believed that the ASO are planning to do Tougnete + Loze when the first is paved on both sides of the pass. The question is where they will finish, at the top of Loze or continue down to Courchevel?

 

[E_F_]

The question is where they will finish, at the top of Loze or continue down to Courchevel?

I hope they do the landing strip again! Perhaps twice? There's space enough for 3 "roads" on there, right!?

 

[Red Rick]

Top of Loze or landing strip doesn't make that much of a difference. Though probably top of Loze is slightly better. Give it 0 chance they're going all the way down.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Top of Loze or landing strip doesn't make that much of a difference. Though probably top of Loze is slightly better. Give it 0 chance they're going all the way down.

Landing strip is way better, at least they have to do a few more kilometers by themselves

 

[ice&fire]

The logistics at the landing strip are way easier for everybody.

 

[Froome]

Nevertheless, i am a bit surprised by the fact la loze will comeback so soon, if is right what was said on velowire.I hope Granon returns soon.

Some new information om Velowire.....

Friday July 25

Albertville-La plagne

Saturday July 26

Arrival in courchevel.

 

[YavorD]

Nevertheless, i am a bit surprised by the fact la loze will comeback so soon, if is right what was said on velowire.I hope Granon returns soon.

Some new information om Velowire.....

Friday July 25

Albertville-La plagne

Saturday July 26

Arrival in courchevel.

Is Finestre still on the books or it's starting to look unlikely?

 

[Netserk]

Nevertheless, i am a bit surprised by the fact la loze will comeback so soon, if is right what was said on velowire.I hope Granon returns soon.

Some new information om Velowire.....

Friday July 25

Albertville-La plagne

Saturday July 26

Arrival in courchevel.

They can go one step further than in 2023 and finish at Col de la Platta:

Moûtiers > Courchevel (Col de la Platta)

130.0 km, +4978 m. Bike ride in Moûtiers, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

ridewithgps.com

 

[E_F_]

They can go one step further than in 2023 and finish at Col de la Platta:

Moûtiers > Courchevel (Col de la Platta)

130.0 km, +4978 m. Bike ride in Moûtiers, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

ridewithgps.com

You're right! It's tarmac as well, isn't it?

 

[Netserk]

You're right! It's tarmac as well, isn't it?

Yes, visible on satellite images.

 

[E_F_]

Yes, visible on satellite images.

There's also a cycle path between Menuires and Val Thorens, and there's a bridge for skiing in Menuires, for the route to cross over itself, so with the planned connection between Tougnetes and Meribel that gives us: (New) Val Thorens, Tougnetes, Col de la Loze, Col de la Platta!!!

 

[Froome]

Is Finestre still on the books or it's starting to look unlikely?

I don't think so.....

 

[E_F_]

In the meantime they could do Tougnetes as a mountain time trial: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48573956?privacy_code=smgGI7QYRaXXdqHREEgJBOxUzqPFwDDr

This would actually fit with the rumour where the Courchevel stage is on a saturday. Combloux Boogaloo?!

 

[Netserk]

You will need to switch to OSM to map on the right road the whole way up.

 

[E_F_]

You will need to switch to OSM to map on the right road the whole way up.

NOOOOOOOOOOOO. No really. Thanks for the advice!

 

[Netserk]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO. No really. Thanks for the advice!

It's quite annoying, as some parts of it needs to be mapped on Google to match perfectly with the satellite images of the road.

 

[E_F_]

It's quite annoying, as some parts of it needs to be mapped on Google to match perfectly with the satellite images of the road.

Yeah. OSM is wrong about a short section towards the bottom, still...

 

[Froome]

No Vosges next year, i guess.

The last week of the Tour will probably have 4 stages in the alpes.

 

[Red Rick]

There's also a cycle path between Menuires and Val Thorens, and there's a bridge for skiing in Menuires, for the route to cross over itself, so with the planned connection between Tougnetes and Meribel that gives us: (New) Val Thorens, Tougnetes, Col de la Loze, Col de la Platta!!!

Just pave both ways of Rosael

 

[OlavEH]

Some new information om Velowire.....

Friday July 25

Albertville-La plagne

Saturday July 26

Arrival in courchevel.

La Plagne and Courchel is not far apart. Does that mean they are just descending to the valley (or start from the valley) and do only Tougnete and Loze which would mean a very short stage.

 

[Netserk]

La Plagne and Courchel is not far apart. Does that mean they are just descending to the valley (or start from the valley) and do only Tougnete and Loze which would mean a very short stage.

I gave an example of how to use the valleys for early climbs. You can add 10-15 km if you start in Aime (and more if you use climbs in that valley not used in the previous stage).