Tour de France 2025 Archives

Tour de France 2025

Julian Alaphilippe BMC Teammachine SLR-21

Impressive integration and bucking the trend towards shorter cranks: Julian Alaphilippe’s 2025 Tour de France BMC Teammachine SLR 01

The two-time world champ has a new team and a new bike for 2025. Here are all the juicy technical details that make up Julian Alaphilippe's BMC Teammachine SLR 01

Fri, Jul 04, 2025 11:59

“I’d rather not watch than pay £31 for 21 days”: Just 18% of road.cc readers to watch Tour de France on TNT Sports, as UK fans say farewell to ITV’s free-to-air coverage

After 2025 the Tour de France will be broadcast in the UK exclusively on TNT Sports, requiring a £30.99-a-month subscription and ending the summer tradition of free coverage and highlights on ITV

Fri, Jul 04, 2025 11:16

Van der Poel and Philipsen Canyon Aeroad CFR-01

Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen’s 2025 Tour de France Canyon Aeroad CRFs

A brace of Canyon Aeroad CFRs for Alpecin’s assault on the Tour de France’s sprint stages

Thu, Jul 03, 2025 19:34

Cervelo’s new unreleased R5 climber’s bike breaks cover ahead of the Tour de France, and it’s a purpose-built weight weenie

This build - belonging to Visma–Lease a Bike rider Matteo Jorgenson and coming in at 6.8kg on the nose - is ready for the race's mountainous second half, with super skinny tube profiles and lightweight components throughout

Thu, Jul 03, 2025 16:33

The last ‘fast’ Tour de France? Why the UCI’s attempt to slow the pro peloton is unlikely to work

Our in-house experts share their opinions on the UCI's proposed regulation changes

Thu, Jul 03, 2025 15:00

Is Tadej Pogačar vs Jonas Vingegaard the greatest Tour de France rivalry ever? Bumper TDF preview + Chris Boardman on e-bikes, road safety and Reform UK making cyclists “nervous”

Is there some kind of bike race coming up soon? We dissect this year's men's tour and ponder whether Pog vs Vingegaard is the rivalry to end all cycling rivalries, and you can also listen to the full version of our latest big Chris Boardman interview

Thu, Jul 03, 2025 13:11

“I’m f****d,” says cyclist who wore these shorts in the sun and came home looking like the Tour de France’s polka dot jersey; “Hold on mate, the cycle lane isn’t finished! It’s got to be open before you park on it”; Tour build-up + more on the live blog

Two days 'til the Tour! Join Dan Alexander for all the build-up as well as plenty else from the world of cycling this Thursday

Thu, Jul 03, 2025 08:00

Tour de France 2025, your ultimate stage-by-stage guide: Everything you need to know about the world’s biggest bike race

A throwback start, a brutally mountainous second half, the return of Mont Ventoux, and a tasty twist right at the end – what’s on the menu for the 2025 Tour?

Wed, Jul 02, 2025 08:07