The peloton’s stay in Brittany will kick off with another contest between the puncheurs. After leaving Saint-Malo and heading for Saint-Brieuc, history buffs w ...
A mountain stage on Bastille Day, and one that’s likely to create some fireworks as there are seven second-category hills or passes on the menu. Anyone who mis ...
Statisticians take note: this is certainly the most challenging flat stage in the Tour’s recent history, featuring more than 3,500 metres of vertical gain. Thi ...
The unusual geographical configuration of the “Giant of Provence” often makes it the only difficulty of the day. The route is quite straightforward to begin wi ...
The passage across the Picardy plain is exposed to the wind and could offer options to teams keen to create echelons. However, it’s more likely that there’ll b ...
The stats don’t lie: this is the most demanding stage of the 2025 Tour, with 5,500 metres of vertical gain. Much of this total will come on the climbs to the C ...
There’s no such thing as an absolutely flat stage on the roads of the Vaucluse and Drôme, but there’s definitely an opportunity here for the sprinters and that ...
This is a very flat stage heading out of Brittany and into Mayenne on roads that are, for the most part, sheltered from the wind. All of the ingredients are th ...
The teams banking on a bunch sprint won’t be hampered by any hilly terrain as they focus on their mission for the day. Vigilance will be required at the end of ...
The teams banking on a bunch sprint won’t be hampered by any hilly terrain as they focus on their mission for the day. Vigilance will be required at the end of ...
Any day the Tour tackles the Pyrenees is always going to be significant. The battle between the favourites for the overall title will have greater magnitude to ...
The road to Carcassonne often favours the sprinters, but 2,400 metres of vertical gain in less than 170 kilometres could encourage the breakaway specialists. T ...