Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

[Netserk]

Tour de France 2025 : les rumeurs et certitudes sur le parcours et les villes étapes de la 112e édition !

Première quinzaine de septembre, il est grand temps de porter le regard vers les rumeurs sur le parcours du Tour de France à venir, en l'occurrence la 112e édition, le Tour de France 2025 ! Là où j'indiquais l'an dernier que la publication arrivait un peu plus tôt car il y avait pas mal de rumeur

www.velowire.com

 

[Ulle97]

In anticipation of the upcoming Tour route, I'm hoping for a mountain stage that might yield more than 2 proper HC climbs.

When was the last time we had 6000-7000m of elevation gain in a stage??

 

[Netserk]

In anticipation of the upcoming Tour route, I'm hoping for a mountain stage that might yield more than 2 proper HC climbs.

When was the last time we had 6000-7000m of elevation gain in a stage??

Las etapas con mayor desnivel del Tour (desde la era Merckx)- 39X28 ALTIMETRÍAS

Las etapas con mayor desnivel acumulado desde 1969 (desde la era Merckx)

39x28altimetrias.com

 

[Ulle97]

Las etapas con mayor desnivel del Tour (desde la era Merckx)- 39X28 ALTIMETRÍAS

Las etapas con mayor desnivel acumulado desde 1969 (desde la era Merckx)

39x28altimetrias.com

Wow that's an unbelievable document..... stages have definitely reduced in difficulty since the 7500m stages in the 90s.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Wow that's an unbelievable document..... stages have definitely reduced in difficulty since the 7500m stages in the 90s.

We no longer have +200 km of mountain stages

 

[stekelegel]

that 7.200 etappe looks so good on paper, glandon, difficult side madeleine I think, aravis, colombiere easy side and then joux plane. Probably no gc action for the last col.

 

[houtdffan]

In anticipation of the upcoming Tour route, I'm hoping for a mountain stage that might yield more than 2 proper HC climbs.

When was the last time we had 6000-7000m of elevation gain in a stage??

Morzine 1983, Sestrieres 1992

would love to see the alien division tackle those stages

 

[Rob5091]

Tour de France 2025 : les rumeurs et certitudes sur le parcours et les villes étapes de la 112e édition !

Première quinzaine de septembre, il est grand temps de porter le regard vers les rumeurs sur le parcours du Tour de France à venir, en l'occurrence la 112e édition, le Tour de France 2025 ! Là où j'indiquais l'an dernier que la publication arrivait un peu plus tôt car il y avait pas mal de rumeur

www.velowire.com

Same article but in da English which we're supposed to post in (or we get comments from mods about, "hey! this is an english language forum and translate it now or you'll be off to the naughty step!")

https://www.velowire.com/article/11...d-the-stage-cities-of-the-112th-edition-.html

Either people are being unusually very tight lipped or things are not 100% decided yet.

 

[ice&fire]

Morzine 1983, Sestrieres 1992

would love to see the alien division tackle those stages

They'd finish them in one hour less

 

[Red Rick]

They'd finish them in one hour less

Maybe. We don't have any data on how the modern peloton approaches such stages as a whole though.

Most climbs are joke grinders anyway, that would be a terrible stage design these days.

 

[ice&fire]

Maybe. We don't have any data on how the modern peloton approaches such stages as a whole though.

Most climbs are joke grinders anyway, that would be a terrible stage design these days.

One hour faster was obviously an exaggeration, but anyone interested can get a rough estimate based on average speed increase and stage duration.

Oops!...the classic Pau-Luchon was almost 50 minutes faster in 2012 compared to 1983.

Maybe I wasn't exaggerating too much.

 

[Red Rick]

One hour faster was obviously an exaggeration, but anyone interested can get a rough estimate based on average speed increase and stage duration.

Oops!...the classic Pau-Luchon was almost 50 minutes faster in 2012 compared to 1983.

Maybe I wasn't exaggerating too much.

60 minutes faster than 1983 I have absolutely 0 doubts about.

1992 I'm not sure. I guess not because if there is one thing they don't do extremely fast it's long mid stage climbs.

 

[ice&fire]

60 minutes faster than 1983 I have absolutely 0 doubts about.

1992 I'm not sure. I guess not because if there is one thing they don't do extremely fast it's long mid stage climbs.

They've done Bonette this year 3:32 faster than in 1993, but they've done it with less W/kg thanks to lighter bikes and drafting. No Izoard as starter also helped this year.

Second Greatest Performance Of All-Time By Pogačar | Tour de France 2024 Stage 19 - Lanterne Rouge

Tadej Pogačar again showed off his incredible legs, pushing all-time great watts on the popular Isola 2000 climb, winning his 15th Tour de France stage.

lanternerouge.com