Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

[staubsauger]

Col du Platzerwasel
Le Storkenkopf

 

[pastronef]

Cote du Petit pas d'Ane (old Paris-Tours)
Port de la Bonaigua
Collado del Canto
Pla d'Adet
Cote des Demoiselles Coiffées

 

[YavorD]

I actually like Finestre a lot. Name wise it's kinda melodic and nice and nothing suggests one of the toughest climbs. Stelvio is a nice name as well. Gavia sounds a bit mythical to me.
I like Galibier as well.

 

[Froome]

Monte Crostis!

 

[rallybanana]

Tourmalet always sounds painful to me. You're having a nice relaxing tour of France and then you get hit on the head with a mallet.

 

[fbjim]

big fan of Pra-Loup if that counts as a "mountain". Also La Rosiere, Mont du Chat, and Sierra Nevada.

 

[Rob5091]

Well thanks to the old style first week, every sprinter and his dog will be doing the Tour it seems. Could make for more chaotic finishes then usual.

 

[KZD]

Well thanks to the old style first week, every sprinter and his dog will be doing the Tour it seems. Could make for more chaotic finishes then usuual.

I don't think 5 uphill finishes in the first 10 days makes it a very 'old style' or 'sprinter friendly' first week...

 

[ashhutch1997]

I don't think 5 uphill finishes in the first 10 days makes it a very 'old style' or 'sprinter friendly' first week...

Yeah I have to agree with this, I think they've done a pretty good job of the first week considering the part of France they go through. Just disappointing there's no cobble stage.

 

[houtdffan]

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-could-copy-the-paris-olympics-and-spice-up-champs-elysees-procession-stage-with-hilly-circuit-around-montmartre/

Seems Purdhomme finally is telling one of his race directors to make a better route. Despite Gouvenou ruling out the Olympic circuit, it may be a reality

 

[Finn84]

What would be the best hilly finishes inside a town?

I would say a minimum of 100 000 inhabitants required.

 

[Netserk]

What would be the best hilly finishes inside a town?

I would say a minimum of 100 000 inhabitants required.

A threshold too high for Chambéry, Troyes, Quimper, Bourges, Colmar, Ajaccio, Calais, Cannes, Pau, La Rochelle, Béziers, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Dunkirk, Poitiers, Avignon and Roubaix. Just to point out that it excludes a lot of towns.

I guess Besançon doesn't count as a hilly finish inside the town? Does Limoges? Grenoble? Toulon? Nice?

I think Rouen in the Tour this year is the best one in France.

 

[Potomac]

What would be the best hilly finishes inside a town?

I would say a minimum of 100 000 inhabitants required.

That's too many.

 

[Red Rick]

What would be the best hilly finishes inside a town?

I would say a minimum of 100 000 inhabitants required.

Montée de la Bastille in Grenoble

 

[RedheadDane]

A threshold too high for Chambéry, Troyes, Quimper, Bourges, Colmar, Ajaccio, Calais, Cannes, Pau, La Rochelle, Béziers, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Dunkirk, Poitiers, Avignon and Roubaix. Just to point out that it excludes a lot of towns.

Those are not towns, just quaint little villages.

 

[Escarabajo]

Hey everyone,
I'm looking for some guidance on planning a trip to catch the Tour de France in 2025. I'm posting here first to get as much feedback and visibility as possible—last time I did this for my trip to the Alpes, the advice I got was incredibly helpful. Just let me know if there's a better spot to post this, and I’ll gladly move the conversation there.


This time, I'm planning to see the Pyrenean stages on July 17th, 18th, and 19th. I’ll be driving up from Barcelona and want to find the best place to stay in the Pyrenees—somewhere that lets me stay close to the action and make the most of my time during those stages.


As always, I really appreciate any tips or suggestions you might have!

 

[E_F_]

Hey everyone,
I'm looking for some guidance on planning a trip to catch the Tour de France in 2025. I'm posting here first to get as much feedback and visibility as possible—last time I did this for my trip to the Alpes, the advice I got was incredibly helpful. Just let me know if there's a better spot to post this, and I’ll gladly move the conversation there.


This time, I'm planning to see the Pyrenean stages on July 17th, 18th, and 19th. I’ll be driving up from Barcelona and want to find the best place to stay in the Pyrenees—somewhere that lets me stay close to the action and make the most of my time during those stages.


As always, I really appreciate any tips or suggestions you might have!

Really having a thread for spectator tips throughout the season might be quite useful... Except, of course, if the members don't really go to that many races.

 

[Netserk]

Hey everyone,
I'm looking for some guidance on planning a trip to catch the Tour de France in 2025. I'm posting here first to get as much feedback and visibility as possible—last time I did this for my trip to the Alpes, the advice I got was incredibly helpful. Just let me know if there's a better spot to post this, and I’ll gladly move the conversation there.


This time, I'm planning to see the Pyrenean stages on July 17th, 18th, and 19th. I’ll be driving up from Barcelona and want to find the best place to stay in the Pyrenees—somewhere that lets me stay close to the action and make the most of my time during those stages.


As always, I really appreciate any tips or suggestions you might have!

It's a great year for that, all 3 uphill finishes are very close to each other. I haven't visited the Tour outside of Denmark, but I'd recommend Bagnères-de-Luchon if they have any room.

The MTT should be amazing from the side of the road.

 

[Escarabajo]

I assume that Loudenville is just too small. It seems to be at the center of 2 stages.

 

[YellowSocks]

Last stage in Montmartre
Welcome back, funny belgian people

 

[E_F_]

Last stage in Montmartre
Welcome back, funny belgian people

Oh God. Pogacar takes the final stage.

 

[YellowSocks]

Oh God. Pogacar takes the final stage.

He missed the chance to write his name on Montmartre last summer.

 

[Gigs_98]

The big questionmark is how far from the finish the climb will take place. I read somewhere that the Montmartre laps are gonna take place before the race finishes on the usual circuit. If that means they are gonna do 5 laps or so around the Champs Elysees after the final climb then it's still gonna be a procession. If they go straight from Montmartre to the finish we might get quite an interesting stage.

But first I want actual confirmation on Montmartre being included.

 

[YellowSocks]

But first I want actual confirmation on Montmartre being included.

Le Parisien published it first (today). They usually have very good information.

 

[E_F_]

If that means they are gonna do 5 laps or so around the Champs Elysees after the final climb then it's still gonna be a procession

It would be a sprint, but not a procession, I don't think.