Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

[ashhutch1997]

I find hard to believe they will have stage finishes at La Plagne and Courchevel, considering how close they are and the fact they are in the same region?

 

[ashhutch1997]

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

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It's amazing how all these new monster climbs are popping up in that area. I did a quick Google search for Col de la Platta, and there were pics of the road, it looked freshly paved..

 

[E_F_]

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!!!

It's totally happening my friends! Not at all unlikely:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48574441

 

[Gigs_98]

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!!!

I didn't know about that bridge. The fact that I thought it impossible to connect the new bike path to Val Thorens to Tougnete and Loze has been of great annoyence to me. This is making my mouth watering.

Is there any information about when they are planning to pave the Meribel side of Tougnete?

 

[ashhutch1997]

It's totally happening my friends! Not at all unlikely: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48574441?privacy_code=IFiEG1oEEp0hJXHY3y8OOKUq9gKeOAiB

Not sure Adam Hansen would approve of that -50% descent down the other side of the Tougnete lol.

 

[E_F_]

I didn't know about that bridge. The fact that I thought it impossible to connect the new bike path to Val Thorens to Tougnete and Loze has been of great annoyence to me. This is making my mouth watering.

Is there any information about when they are planning to pave the Meribel side of Tougnete?

I couldn't find the bridge again So the route uses the same stretch of road twice... But in the same direction.

 

[Red Rick]

Not sure Adam Hansen would approve of that -50% descent down the other side of the Tougnete lol.

Helms Deep vibes

 

[Netserk]

20 km loop should be enough. (Yeah, they have updated the maps recently)

Les Ménuires > Col de Tougnète (via Val Thorens)

28.3 km, +1236 m. Bike ride in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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I think Tougnète will feature the first time as a MTF paid by Val Thorens, so it'd make sense then to do it like that.

 

[E_F_]

Just pave both ways of Rosael

I think you may be onto something...

2037 TdF Queen Stage (in Wetdreamland)

100.6 km, +5003 m. Bike ride in Orelle, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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[Froome]

Cyclisme. Tour de France 2025 : L’Alpe d’Huez, La Plagne et Albertville au menu ?

Selon nos informations, le Tour de France 2025 (5-27 juillet) devrait revenir en Savoie avec une étape Albertville - La Plagne placée à deux jours de l’arrivée à Paris.

www.ledauphine.com

The rumour of la plagne is probably real.
Alpe d'huez also in the menu.

I have some doubts about the rumour of la loze, since they will do la plagne and alpe d'huez, unless they do some MTT on la loze area.

Stage finish on saturday before Paris in Pontarlier. What they can do on that stage?

 

[Red Rick]

All the sounds of a Tour de France parcours designed by ChatGPT basically

 

[Froome]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1840053095415361721

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Ventoux
Alpe d'huez
Courchevel
Sestriere
La plagne

It can't be all of this in one week. Probably sestriere is not right.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So Alpe is back, isn't it? Hopefully our heroes will eat porridge for breakfast on that day!

 

[YavorD]

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Ventoux
Alpe d'huez
Courchevel
Sestriere
La plagne

It can't be all of this in one week. Probably sestriere is not right.

Why do you think Sestriere is out? To me it would make a bit more sense that something else is out considering all the rumours and Finestre being included in Avenir.
Sestriere through Finestre woud do so much sense from every point of view.

 

[Netserk]

Why do you think Sestriere is out? To me it would make a bit more sense that something else is out considering all the rumours and Finestre being included in Avenir.
Sestriere through Finestre woud do so much sense from every point of view.

With all the options on the table, I think it makes sense to postpone Finestre to 2026. I wouldn't like to see the same stage in two GTs in a row.

 

[Froome]

Why do you think Sestriere is out? To me it would make a bit more sense that something else is out considering all the rumours and Finestre being included in Avenir.
Sestriere through Finestre woud do so much sense from every point of view.

Because is hard for me to believe they will do 4 MTF in the third week.

 

[YavorD]

With all the options on the table, I think it makes sense to postpone Finestre to 2026. I wouldn't like to see the same stage in two GTs in a row.

But is Finestre-Sestriere nailed in for the Giro? If so, I definitely agree. Although I'd find it fun to see a proper comparison between the Giro and the Tour over the same course.
Anz Finestre-Sestriere is about the best possible scenario for such a comparison.

 

[YavorD]

Because is hard for me to believe they will do 4 MTF in the third week.

What makes you think that apparently everything else you've heard rumours of recently is in but Sestriere, which was rumoured long time ago isn't?

I agree that we won't see 4 MTF's in the last week though. Although it wouldn't really surprise me considering how soft the first 2 weeks are supposed to be.

 

[staubsauger]

What makes you think that apparently everything else you've heard rumours of recently is in but Sestriere, which was rumoured long time ago isn't?

Because Finestre is suddenly in for the 2025 Giro d'Italia, while the long rumored Stelvio seems to be out!

 

[Froome]

What makes you think that apparently everything else you've heard rumours of recently is in but Sestriere, which was rumoured long time ago isn't?

I agree that we won't see 4 MTF's in the last week though. Although it wouldn't really surprise me considering how soft the first 2 weeks are supposed to be.

Because the rumour of sestriere/finestre, was talked that much in the last weeks.

The papers are giving more "certainties" about la plagne, and alpe d'huez, but i hope you are right and they go with Finestre/sestriere.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

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Ventoux
Alpe d'huez
Courchevel
Sestriere
La plagne

It can't be all of this in one week. Probably sestriere is not right.

Ventoux, I think, will be on the third Sunday.

 

[ashhutch1997]

I refuse to believe both Ventoux and Alpe d'huez will be in the route together.

 

[Red Rick]

I refuse to believe both Ventoux and Alpe d'huez will be in the route together.

The last time they finished on top of Ventoux, they also finished on Alpe d'Huez.

 

[staubsauger]

The last time they finished on top of Ventoux, they also finished on Alpe d'Huez.

Which led to Alpe d'Huez being wasted!

 

[Red Rick]

Which led to Alpe d'Huez being wasted!

Now I'm annoyed because I forgot what that fallacy is called.