How to watch Tour de France 2025: TV and live stream details, on-air times, full schedule, stage guide and route map
Updated 25/07/2025 at 11:38 GMT+1
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Tadej Pogacar is chasing a fourth yellow jersey, Jonas Vingegaard is out to reclaim his crown and Remco Evenepoel is hunting a breakout win. With iconic climbs like Mont Ventoux, Col de la Loze and Hautacam on the route - plus a reimagined finale in Paris - the 2025 Tour de France promises fireworks. Here’s how to follow every stage live on TNT Sports and discovery+, plus the full schedule.
Highlights: O'Connor conquers Col de la Loze as Pogacar extends GC lead
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The 2025 Tour de France is underway - and so is one of the sport’s greatest rivalries. Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard have resumed their battle for the yellow jersey - although Remco Evenepoel's hopes of a second podium finish are over.
Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) came into the race looking ominously strong after his Criterium du Dauphine win, but the 2025 route could play into the hands of his challengers. The return of some brutal climbs - including the Col de la Loze and Hautacam, both sites of Pogacar struggles in recent years - offers plenty of opportunities for a shake-up.
Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) arrived fresher than last year and with something to prove. Heis back to full fitness and will be eyeing a third Tour de France title. Pogacar, meanwhile, is chasing a fourth, which would move him level with Chris Froome and just one off the all-time record.
There are a few twists this year. Paris returns as host of the final stage after a break for the Olympics - but the usual parade is disrupted by a double climb of Montmartre.
Whether you're tuning in for the general classification drama, the big summit finishes, or just the scenery, here's everything you need to know - including how to watch the Tour de France live and a full stage-by-stage guide.
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When is the Tour de France?
The 112th edition of the Tour de France kicked off on Saturday, July 5 in Lille.
Spanning 21 stages over 23 days, the race concludes in Paris on Sunday, July 27.
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How to watch the Tour de France on TV and live stream
Watch every stage of the Tour de France live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
Each stage will be broadcast in full, accompanied by The Breakaway, a pre- and post-stage show hosted by Orla Chennaoui, featuring expert analysis and guest appearances throughout the three weeks.
Adam Blythe and three-time Tour de France green jersey winner Robbie McEwen will be mainstay pundits throughout. Anders Mielke, Matt Stephens, Florian Pigeon, Louis-Pierre Frileux, Hannah Walker and Alberto Contador will be bringing fans closer to the action on the ground.
Jens Voigt, Romain Bardet and Blythe will be reporting alongside the peloton from the motorbike, bringing their unique perspective to the fans.
TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms, offering a line-up of up to four TV channels (TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4), and up to six digital or red-button channels (TNT Sports 5 to 10), and TNT Sports Ultimate plus TNT Sports Box Office HD.
You can subscribe to TNT Sports through discovery+, BT, EE, Sky, and Virgin Media.
Tour de France TV schedule and route details
| Stage | Date | Start - Finish | Distance | On-air time (BST) |
| Stage 1 | Sat 5 July | Lille - Lille | 185km (flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 2 | Sun 6 July | Lauwin-Planque - Boulogne-sur-Mer | 209km (hills) | 11:00 |
| Stage 3 | Mon 7 July | Valenciennes - Dunkirk | 178km (flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 4 | Tue 8 July | Amiens - Rouen | 174km (hills) | 12:00 |
| Stage 5 | Wed 9 July | Caen - Caen | 33km (time trial) | 11:45 |
| Stage 6 | Thu 10 July | Bayeux - Vire | 202km (hills) | 11:15 |
| Stage 7 | Fri 11 July | Saint-Malo - Mur-de-Bretagne | 197km (hills) | 11:00 |
| Stage 8 | Sat 12 July | Saint-Meen-le-Grand - Laval | 171km (flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 9 | Sun 13 July | Chinon - Chateauroux | 174km (flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 10 | Mon 14 July | Ennezat - Le Mont-Dore | 165km (mountains) | 12:00 |
| Rest day | Tue 15 July | - | - | - |
| Stage 11 | Wed 16 July | Toulouse - Toulouse | 157km (flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 12 | Thu 17 July | Auch - Hautacam | 181km (mountains) | 12:00 |
| Stage 13 | Fri 18 July | Loudenvielle - Peyragudes | 10.9km (time trial) | 11:30 |
| Stage 14 | Sat 19 July | Pau - Superbagneres | 183km (mountains) | 10:30 |
| Stage 15 | Sun 20 July | Muret - Carcassonne | 169km (hills) | 12:00 |
| Rest day | Mon 21 July | - | - | - |
| Stage 16 | Tue 22 July | Montpellier - Mont-Ventoux | 172km (mountains) | 11:00 |
| Stage 17 | Wed 23 July | Bollene - Valence | 160km (flat) | 12:30 |
| Stage 18 | Thu 24 July | Vif - Col de la Loze | 172km (mountains) | 11:00 |
| Stage 19 | Fri 25 July | Albertville - La Plagne | 130km (mountains) | 13:15* |
| Stage 20 | Sat 26 July | Nantua - Pontarlier | 184km (hills) | 10:45 |
| Stage 21 | Sun 27 July | Mantes-la-Ville - Paris | 132km (flat) | 14:30 |
*Start time moved to 13:15 BST due to a contagious cattle disease.
Tour de France route
The 112th edition of cycling’s biggest race started in Lille and stays entirely within France for the first time in five years.
It is also the most complete ‘tour’ of France in recent memory – heading west into Brittany, then sweeping south through the Pyrenees, east across to the Alps, and finally north to Paris for a return to the Champs-Elysees after last year’s detour.
The route includes all four of France’s major mountain ranges – the Pyrenees, Alps, Massif Central and Jura – with 51,550m of climbing across 21 stages. This is a race built for the pure climbers.
Tour de France 2025 route map
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Among the standout ascents are Mont Ventoux, the Col de la Loze – where Pogacar’s title defence unravelled in 2023 – and Hautacam, the scene of another grim day for the Slovenian a year earlier.
Before the Alps comes a Pyrenean double-header, including a fascinating 11km mountain time trial on Stage 13 to the Peyragudes altiport.
And in a rare twist, the final stage in Paris will feature two climbs of Montmartre before the usual Champs-Elysees sprint – raising the prospect of late drama in the battle for yellow.
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