Who will win the 2025 Tour de France? Route reveal indicates first rankings

Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel filled the podium at the 2024 Tour de France
Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel filled the podium at the 2024 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

The 2025 Tour de France may be months away, but we already know the overall contenders that will battle on a mountainous route next July.

Standout stages on next summer's route include a 33km time trial in the first week, five summit finishes, including Hautacam, Mont Ventoux, and the Col de la Loze, and an 11km mountain time trial up to Peyragudes in the Pyrenees.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.

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