The 112th Tour will take place entirely within France and features a late twist when the peloton finally arrives in Paris after a gruelling route through the Pyrenees and the Alps

The 2025 edition of the Tour de France cycle race begins in the city of Lille with Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard set to renew their rivalry.

The Visma-Lease a Bike team of Jonas Vingegaard were the protagonists, with several contenders for the overall classification — including Remco Evenepoel — distanced as the echelons formed. That main part of the peloton, which also contained Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas, ended up losing 49 seconds to the stage winner.

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Tadej Pogačar sprinted to his second win of the opening week of the Tour de France on stage seven, conquering the climb at Mûr-de-Bretagne (Guerlédan). The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider was chased to the line by Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) but did enough to take victory and take back the yellow jersey.