Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

[QueenStagiaire]

Ah, good old Andaluciá (or whatever team it was)

Well, Andalucia shut down in 2012, so it‘s definitely not them.

 

[tobydawq]

Ah, good old Andaluciá (or whatever team it was)

Burgos (who still exists and won a stage that year).

 

[Ulle97]

I don't see a problem with a TTT in the range of 15-25 km in week 1 honestly. Especially if week 1 is up in the Northern part of France..

I'd say we won't hit any mountains until stage 8 at the earliest.

 

[Rob5091]

I'd say we won't hit any mountains until stage 8 at the earliest.

That's about how it's normaly been, but there's plenty of crazy steep short climbs before then, to make a couple of good one day classic style stages. Throw in a long TTT to shake up the GC and it could be a good first week.

 

[wansteadimp]

Since the Tour de France celebrates anniversaries with 1 year delay, I suggest this Pyrenees stage!

Nah. the new format will be a TT from the top of the Tourmalet to Luz Ardiden.

 

[KZD]

Given the likely flat first week, I hope for a long TT there, hopefully an ITT, to create some proper gaps early on.

 

[Offline]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1818311973668597821

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1818311973668597821

 

[Sciatic]

I still favour suspending a team's DSes and replacing them with a neutral DS panel consisting of Jacky Durand, Thomas Voeckler, Aleksandr Vinokourov and the ghost of Frank Vandenbroucke.

“Neutral” is not a word that comes to mind for any of those folks

 

[ice&fire]

ASO looking for climbs not seen since before the 90's so that records can be smashed without raising eyebrows

 

[staubsauger]

ASO looking for climbs not seen since before the 90's so that records can be smashed without raising eyebrows

I thought they actually want records to be smashed so the industry can promote all that new, fabulous equipment. Because even those old Pantani records fall, since we're so advantaged with technics nowadays. So they turn a blind eye.

Otherwise people would ask themselves, why we suddenly have so many critical crashes in descents. Can't ride mountain stages in the rain anymore, despite the great new equipment. While in 1998 they went down the Galibier in pouring rain with aluminum frames and rim brakes without severe crashes & injuries.

 

[houtdffan]

maybe we can get a Spandelles, Tourmalet, Aspin, Peyresourde, Superbagneres stage

something harder than the 1986 one. Of course, we're not likely to have a Hinault forced to go on long range donkey duty to get the other teams to chase

 

[Netserk]

I expect Superbagnères to be after Balès as stage 10.

 

[Froome]

I think Col du Portet would be better than Superbagneres, but it's a solid finish.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I think Col du Portet would be better than Superbagneres, but it's a solid finish.

To be fair, Col du Portet is better than most MTFs..

 

[Rob5091]

As the stages have to fit in between the lunch time and 6 o'clock TV news, I'm pretty sure there'll be no long mountain stages. 150 km max.

 

[OlavEH]

I think Col du Portet would be better than Superbagneres, but it's a solid finish.

Since they used Pla d'Adet this year, Portet is probably not very likely next year. But Bales before Superbagneres could be very good.

 

[Rob5091]

Since they used Pla d'Adet this year, Portet is probably not very likely next year. But Bales before Superbagneres could be very good.

... and a 100% chance of going to Pau!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I suppose that Finestre is likely and that in itself makes it likely they'll outdo the queen stage designs of the past decade by default, but that's about it.

Well, unless they finish atop Finestre like Avenir is doing this year...

On the other hand, actual run-in + Balès before Superbagnères is quite possible even if they're doing Pyrenees west to east, because there should also be a mountain stage (possibly of a ridiculous format) in the Hautes-Pyrenées which includes everything up to Peyragudes (which is just around the corner). My hope is that 'unprecedented' just ends up meaning something like a Beyrède MTF, then they could start from Saint-Gaudens the day after and head over Aspet and Menté before Balès and Superbagnères.

 

[Netserk]

Scraping www.velowire.com and what I've seen on Twitter:

CONFIRMED:

Stage 1: Lille > Lille (185 km), Saturday July 5
Stage 2: Lauwin-Planque > Boulogne-sur-Mer (209 km), Sunday July 6
Stage 3: Valenciennes > Dunkirk (172 km), Monday July 7
Stage 4: Amiens > ???, Tuesday July 8
(Stage 21: ??? > Paris, Sunday July 27)

Official route presentation on Tuesday October 29.

RUMOURED:

Caen
Bayeux/Caumont-sur-Aure/Vire
Alençon
Saint-Méen-le-Grand (full stage in Ille-et-Vilaine)
Mûr-de-Bretagne (full stage in Côtes-d'Armor)
Mayenne/Château-Gontier
2 stages in the Hautes-Pyrénées, "including one with an unprecedented format"
Superbagnères
Toulouse
Ventoux
Alpe d'Huez
Finestre
Beaujolais
Le Creusot/Saint-Julien-de-Civry/Charolles/Paray-le-Monial
Épinal
Le Grand Ballon via Haag

SPECULATION:

First rest day on a Friday or Tuesday, so that there will be a stage on Monday July 14 (Tuesday in Toulouse most likely)
TTT with individual times like in Paris-Nice

 

[OlavEH]

"including one with an unprecedented format"

I really wonder what this is supposed to mean?

 

[Netserk]

If the first 10 stages are all variations of flat, there won't be space enough to cram in all the various rumours/wishes. I very much doubt that there will be 3 stages in the Pyrenees.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

MTTT with individual times will mean absolute brutal time gaps between Pog/Vingegaard and the rest.
I mean, we have these anyway so sure, why not, but I don't see the point of a format that will just put UAE and Visma even further ahead.

 

[Mayomaniac]

MTTT with individual times will mean absolute brutal time gaps between Pog/Vingegaard and the rest.
I mean, we have these anyway so sure, why not, but I don't see the point of a format that will just put UAE and Visma even further ahead.

Nah, a downhill TTT to make Adam Hansen cry is the only acceptable TTT!

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Nah, a downhill TTT to make Adam Hansen cry is the only acceptable TTT!

In all honesty, what would be funny would be TTT with a a 8km 5% climb right at the start followed by a 40km platteau to the finish with individual times being taken. Would be curious to see how teams approach this.

 

[Netserk]

While the first week will almost be entirely flat, it was always inevitable that 2025 would compensate for the Tour not visiting that part of France the past 3 editions: