Tour de France 2025 route rumours and announcements

[Rob5091]

13 km MTF? They could that in the morning and still do a 150 km stage afterwards.

 

[Netserk]

I guess this means a short mountain stage with (at best) something like Peyresourde, Aspin, Tourmalet, Hautacam. More probably only Aspin, Tourmalet and Hautacam or even just Tourmalet and Hautacam.

I think it's:

[Toulouse] > Superbagnères
Auch > Hautacam
Loudenvielle > Peyragudes

PS: as a public service announcement, be aware that as most international papers make their articles available for crawlers, the full article in question is also available: https://archive.ph/KjyNh

 

[nightowl]

So what is the “unprecedented format” going to be? Peyragudes MTT in the morning plus a <100k mountain stage in the afternoon?

Not sure what else it can be unless it’s a TTT which would be terrible

 

[pman]

So what is the “unprecedented format” going to be? Peyragudes MTT in the morning plus a <100k mountain stage in the afternoon?

Not sure what else it can be unless it’s a TTT which would be terrible

I really wonder if everyone has the two time trialing formats wrong. I wonder if this is a team time trial and the Caen one is a basic 20 k individual time trial. Because there’s not much unique about a mountain individual time trial but a team one would be fascinating.

 

[nightowl]

I really wonder if everyone has the two time trialing formats wrong. I wonder if this is a team time trial and the Caen one is a basic 20 k individual time trial. Because there’s not much unique about a mountain individual time trial but a team one would be fascinating.

It would be interesting if the best climbers didn’t have the best teams and vice-versa, but given that Pogacar and Vingegaard’s have the best mountain trains anyway, it’d just makes the gaps to the rest bigger imo

 

[ashhutch1997]

I really wonder if everyone has the two time trialing formats wrong. I wonder if this is a team time trial and the Caen one is a basic 20 k individual time trial. Because there’s not much unique about a mountain individual time trial but a team one would be fascinating.

Surley it's way to late in the race to be a team time trail. They had issues with having a TTT on stage 9 in 2015 if I remember correctly.

 

[YavorD]

It would be funny if it's TTT and they don't follow the Paris-Nice rules but go by the traditional rules with the time of the 4th.
I can't wait to see Pogacar and Vingegaard looking bored, holding themselves not to blow up their teammates 😅.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So what is the “unprecedented format” going to be? Peyragudes MTT in the morning plus a <100k mountain stage in the afternoon?

Not sure what else it can be unless it’s a TTT which would be terrible

Half-stages are explicitly banned in the WT.

 

[Monsi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1845723263684559290

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1845723263684559290


New possible rumors. No Alpe d'Huez but Col de la Loze MTF. If that's the case, it's waiting game again until the final four steep kilometers. Pogi would surely want to exorcise the demons of 2023 and go for revenge on that stage.

Also, ITT on penultimate day (hoping for 50+ km. Unlikely but hey, I can dream).

 

[Gigs_98]

Man that route looks so f*cking uninspired

 

[ashhutch1997]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1845723263684559290

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1845723263684559290


New possible rumors. No Alpe d'Huez but Col de la Loze MTF. If that's the case, it's waiting game again until the final four steep kilometers. Pogi would surely want to exorcise the demons of 2023 and go for revenge on that stage.

Also, ITT on penultimate day (hoping for 50+ km. Unlikely but hey, I can dream).

This route is actually sounding horrible. Also the closest Nantua is to Pontarlier is 130km if I'm not mistaken?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Six of the eight weekend stages being flat should be a sackable offence.

 

[Red Rick]

Man that route looks so f*cking uninspired

From inventing guillotines the French have come to this

 

[Ricco']

Col de la Loze is the new Tourmalet?

 

[houtdffan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1845723263684559290

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1845723263684559290


New possible rumors. No Alpe d'Huez but Col de la Loze MTF. If that's the case, it's waiting game again until the final four steep kilometers. Pogi would surely want to exorcise the demons of 2023 and go for revenge on that stage.

Also, ITT on penultimate day (hoping for 50+ km. Unlikely but hey, I can dream).

probably not the extended Courchervel version from 2023 but the big climb we saw in 2020

 

[pastronef]

Six of the eight weekend stages being flat should be a sackable offence.

how's the monday bastille day stage?

 

[Froome]

Col de la Loze is a better climb than alpe d'huez, and for clinical reasons is better not going to the alpe.

 

[Peyroteo94]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1845723263684559290

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1845723263684559290


New possible rumors. No Alpe d'Huez but Col de la Loze MTF. If that's the case, it's waiting game again until the final four steep kilometers. Pogi would surely want to exorcise the demons of 2023 and go for revenge on that stage.

Also, ITT on penultimate day (hoping for 50+ km. Unlikely but hey, I can dream).

So 3 ITT next year?

 

[ashhutch1997]

Col de la Loze is a better climb than alpe d'huez, and for clinical reasons is better not going to the alpe.

I disagree, at least with Alpe d'Huez there is a history of riders attacking early, Col de La Loze is basically a tempo fest until the last few. It's basically just a hyped up Cuitu Negru.
If they were worried about climbing records being smashed then they would have to stop using any climb, as all the records are bring obliterated.

 

[Peyroteo94]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1845723263684559290

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1845723263684559290


New possible rumors. No Alpe d'Huez but Col de la Loze MTF. If that's the case, it's waiting game again until the final four steep kilometers. Pogi would surely want to exorcise the demons of 2023 and go for revenge on that stage.

Also, ITT on penultimate day (hoping for 50+ km. Unlikely but hey, I can dream).

Last 3 weekends, 5 sprint stages... oh Lord, WTH are they doing?

 

[E_F_]

probably not the extended Courchervel version from 2023 but the big climb we saw in 2020

They did the same climb both times didn't they? You mean without the descent and landing strip?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

They did the same climb both times didn't they? You mean without the descent and landing strip?

They took the direct route up from Brides-les-Bains to Méribel in 2020 and went via Courchevel to Méribel in 2023. Hard part is the same.

 

[E_F_]

They took the direct route up from Brides-les-Bains to Méribel in 2020 and went via Courchevel to Méribel in 2023. Hard part is the same.

Ah sorry, I'm an idiot! I thought it was strangely soft before the cycle path... That explains it.

 

[pman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1845723263684559290

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1845723263684559290


New possible rumors. No Alpe d'Huez but Col de la Loze MTF. If that's the case, it's waiting game again until the final four steep kilometers. Pogi would surely want to exorcise the demons of 2023 and go for revenge on that stage.

Also, ITT on penultimate day (hoping for 50+ km. Unlikely but hey, I can dream).

There’s just a ton on this map that goes against what velowire has been reporting and I am inclined to believe velowire is more accurate. In particular that stage 20 individual time trial doest’t pass the smell test. Plus what about the “ground breaking” time trial to Peyragudes? This map doesn’t have it.

 

[yaco]

Six of the eight weekend stages being flat should be a sackable offence.

Then you add the stage 20 ITT and it is seven.