1 week until the 2025 Tour de France route reveal - Here is what we know about it already

The 2025 Tour de France will be the first to be revealed and this will happen on the 29th of October. The first stages were already revealed some months ago as we're set for a Grand Depart in the Hauts-de-France region. Climbs like Mont Ventoux and the Col de la Loze are virtually confirm to headline a very different route than this years...

The first stages are fully known, with the first day having an expected sprint finish in Lille; this will be a first week that will favour the sprinters, much more than these recent years, and the first yellow jersey should be up for grabs for them. Stage 3 into Dunkerque should also be one, whilst the second day of racing will feature an explosive hilly finish into Boulogne-sur-Mer such as the one raced in 2012 where Peter Sagan took the stage win.

Slowly, the rumours built up and we have got a very clear idea of the overall picture of the route. The first week will take place fully in the western section of the country with plenty flat and hilly days. A time-trial will also be present and most likely this will be in the city of Caen for stage 4. The Mur-de-Bretagne looks to be a certain return as well to the route, and stage 10 - the final one of the first week - could have a summit finish at Puy Sancy. But the high mountains will only be present in the second half of the race, contradicting the modern trend in the race.

Three days in the Pyrenees are in the menu and the highlight should be a Mountain Time-Trial in Peyragues. This could end at the altiport, where Chris Froome famously cracked in the final ramp back in 2017; Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard had a fantastic uphill sprint duel in 2022 with the Slovenian coming out on top. It seems increasingly likely that Hautacam will be the end of stage 11, a climb made famous by Bjaarne Riis in 1996 but since used by the likes of Jonas Vingegaard and Vincenzo Nibali to take memorable victories. Stage 10 likely will have a finale in Superbagneres.

Two flat stages mid-week will make the transition eastwards (finales expected in the cities of Carcassonne and Montpellier where the wind may cause damage) and perhaps the climb that is most unanimously agreed on is Mont Ventoux. This will, with almost certainty, be the first stage of the final week. A flat stage will follow, surely into Valence, before three days in the Alps.

The first will feature the Col de la Loze with almost certainty, although the finale may be in Courchevel such as was the case in 2023 where Tadej Pogacar exploded and Jonas Vingegaard sealed the GC win. Stage 19 will end in La Plagne which has been heavily mentioned as well recently. Stage 20 would be a hilly day into Pontarlier, an unusual final stage before Paris, the profile or climbs features is relatively unknown so this could still be a thrilling GC day.