Tour de France 2025 : Favoris, parcours, records et histoire

May 20, 2025

2025 Tour de France: Favorites, Route, Records, and History

May 20, 2025

Welcome to the 2025 Tour de France, the 112^th edition of a legend that, from 5 July to 27 July 2025, will cross eleven French regions without once leaving home soil—an all-French homage culminating, once again, on the Champs-Élysées.

On the menu: 3 320 km, two individual time trials, five summit finishes (Hautacam, Superbagnères, Ventoux, Col de la Loze, La Plagne) and the promise of a titanic battle between Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel and the new wave of climbers. Ready? Let’s take the full tour.

2025 Tour de France

Favourites for Each Distinctive Jersey

Yellow Jersey – 2025 Contenders
UCI Rank	Rider	Nationality	Team	Age

1	Tadej Pogačar	SLO	UAE Team Emirates	26
2	Remco Evenepoel	BEL	Soudal – Quick-Step	25
3	Jonas Vingegaard	DEN	Visma – Lease a Bike	28
6	João Almeida	POR	UAE Team Emirates	26
7	Carlos Rodríguez	ESP	Ineos Grenadiers	23

Green Jersey – Key Sprinters
Sprinter	Country	Team	TdF Stage Wins

Biniam Girmay	ERI	Intermarché – Wanty	3
Jasper Philipsen	BEL	Alpecin-Deceuninck	8
Wout van Aert	BEL	Visma – Lease a Bike	9
Caleb Ewan	AUS	Jayco-AlUla	5

Polka-Dot Jersey – Climbers to Watch
Climber	Country	Team	Polka-Dot Jerseys

Richard Carapaz	ECU	EF Education-EasyPost	1 (2024)
Giulio Ciccone	ITA	Lidl-Trek	1 (2023)
Carlos Rodríguez	ESP	Ineos Grenadiers	—
Romain Bardet	FRA	DSM-Firmenich	—

White Jersey – Break-through Youngsters
Rider	Country	Team	Age

Remco Evenepoel	BEL	Soudal – Quick-Step	25
Carlos Rodríguez	ESP	Ineos Grenadiers	23
Juan Ayuso	ESP	UAE Team Emirates	20
Matteo Jorgenson	USA	Visma – Lease a Bike	24

Route & Key Stages

An all-French route (the first since 2020): 21 stages – 7 flat, 6 hilly, 6 mountain – plus two individual time trials. Five summit finishes celebrate the climbers (Hautacam, Superbagnères, Ventoux, Col de la Loze, La Plagne) and the final TT to Peyragudes could seal the Yellow Jersey. Total elevation gain for the 2025 Tour: 52 500 m.

On Saturday 5 July, 184 riders from 23 teams will roll out of Lille Métropole.

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Key Stages – Tour 2025
Stage	Date	Route	Profile	Distance

1	05 Jul	Lille → Lille	Cobbles & rollers	185 km
5 (TT)	09 Jul	Caen → Caen	Flat time trial	33 km
12	17 Jul	Pau → Hautacam	High mountain	158 km
13 (TT)	18 Jul	Loudenvielle → Peyragudes	Mountain TT	11 km
14	19 Jul	Pau → Luchon-Superbagnères	Pyrénéan marathon	198 km
16	22 Jul	Carpentras → Mont Ventoux	Legendary summit	156 km
18	24 Jul	Grenoble → Col de la Loze	Alps (HC)	170 km
19	25 Jul	Moutiers → La Plagne-Bellecôte	High mountain	145 km
21	27 Jul	Mantes-la-Ville → Paris Champs-Élysées	Final sprint	120 km

History & Evolution

Created in 1903 to boost sales of the newspaper L’Auto, the Tour quickly became summer’s signature sporting event. By 1910 it had conquered the Pyrenees; a year later, the Alps. The Yellow Jersey appeared in 1919 to highlight the leader, followed by the Green Jersey (1953), Polka-Dot (1975) and White (1975). Despite crises—world wars, doping scandals—the Tour, a laboratory of innovation, remains the benchmark, blending popular tradition with cutting-edge technology.

Historic Records – Top 5
Category	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5

Tour wins	Anquetil – 5	Merckx – 5	Hinault – 5	Indurain – 5	Froome – 4
Fastest Tour (km/h)	Vingegaard 22 – 42.1	Pogačar 21 – 41.2	Vingegaard 23 – 40.9	Thomas 18 – 40.2	Froome 17 – 40.0
Stage wins	Merckx – 34	Cavendish – 34	Hinault – 28	Leducq – 25	Darrigade – 22
Green Jerseys	Sagan – 7	Zabel – 6	Kelly – 4	McEwen – 3	Van Aert – 3
Polka-Dot Jerseys	Virenque – 7	Van Impe – 6	Bahamontes – 6	Jiménez – 3	Majka – 2
White Jerseys	Pogačar – 4	Ullrich – 3	Schleck – 3	Quintana – 2	Bernal – 1

Prize Money 2025

Prize Distribution – Tour 2025
Classification / Bonus	Amount (€)

Overall winner	500 000
2^nd overall	200 000
3^rd overall	100 000
Stage victory	11 000
Green / Polka-Dot / Team	25 000
Super-combativity	20 000
Total purse	≈ 2.3 million

2024 Standings

2024 Tour – General Classification (Yellow Jersey)
Rank	Rider	Nation	Team	Gap

1	Tadej Pogačar	SLO	UAE	—
2	Jonas Vingegaard	DEN	Visma	+6′17″
3	Remco Evenepoel	BEL	Soudal QS	+9′18″
4	João Almeida	POR	UAE	+19′03″
5	Mikel Landa	ESP	Soudal QS	+20′06″
6	Adam Yates	GBR	UAE	+24′07″
7	Carlos Rodríguez	ESP	Ineos	+25′04″
8	Matteo Jorgenson	USA	Visma	+26′34″
9	Derek Gee	CAN	Israel-PT	+27′21″
10	Santiago Buitrago	COL	Bahrain	+29′03″

Green Jersey – Final Standings 2024
Rank	Rider	Nation	Team	Points

1	Biniam Girmay	ERI	Intermarché – Wanty	387
2	Jasper Philipsen	BEL	Alpecin-Deceuninck	354
3	Bryan Coquard	FRA	Cofidis	208
4	Tadej Pogačar	SLO	UAE Team Emirates	196
5	Anthony Turgis	FRA	TotalEnergies	180

Polka-Dot Jersey – Final Standings 2024
Rank	Climber	Nation	Team	Points

1	Richard Carapaz	ECU	EF Education-EasyPost	127
2	Tadej Pogačar	SLO	UAE Team Emirates	102
3	Jonas Vingegaard	DEN	Visma – Lease a Bike	70
4	Matteo Jorgenson	USA	Visma – Lease a Bike	54
5	Remco Evenepoel	BEL	Soudal – Quick-Step	50

White Jersey – Final Standings 2024
Rank	Rider	Nation	Team	Gap

1	Remco Evenepoel	BEL	Soudal – Quick-Step	—
2	Carlos Rodríguez	ESP	Ineos Grenadiers	+15′46″
3	Matteo Jorgenson	USA	Visma – Lease a Bike	+17′16″
4	Santiago Buitrago	COL	Bahrain Victorious	+19′45″
5	Javier Romo	ESP	Movistar	+1h33′08″

Hexagonal through and through: the 2025 Tour de France will not cross any borders, the first time since 2020. The route threads its way through 11 regions and 34 departments.