Tour de France Preview, Statistics & Tips

2025 Tour de France

The 2025 Tour de France is scheduled to begin on the 5th of July 2025 with a total of twenty-one stages and will run through to the final stage on the 27th of July.

This will be the 112th edition of the Tour de France and is expected to be fully in France with the Grand Départ being from Lille.

There are several markets available during the TdF, most of which go to individual riders with the 'Yellow Jersey' being the main one as this is the overall winner of the tour.

• General Classification
• Points Classification
• King of the Mountains
• Young Rider Classification
• Team Classification
• Super Combativity Award

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2025 Tour de France Predictions

We have some great cycling tipsters on OLBG who will be able to help you during the tour with predictions, to see which rider they are tipping to win the Tour de France head over to the main Tour de France Betting Tips page.

There will be markets available on each day of the tour where the cycling tipsters will be predicting which rider will win each stage as well as match betting where they will be predicting which of the two selected riders will finish highest on the stage, you will find all of those on the main Cycling Betting Tips page.

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You can also see cycling picks from the best tipsters, on the Best Cycling Tipsters page we only display tipsters who have made a profit over the past year for their cycling tips, only tipsters with open tips will be displayed on this page.

If you think you know your cycling and are not part of the tipster competition, then why not join and start adding your TdF2025 tips, see if you can challenge the tipsters and claim the top spot in the cycling table and pick up a cash reward!

Tour de France 2025 06 Oct @ 10:31 - Win Outright
Tadej Pogacar	1.57
Jonas Vingegaard	3.25
Remco Evenepoel	6.50
Primoz Roglic	23.00
Juan Ayuso	34.00
Joao Almeida	34.00
Matteo Jorgenson	51.00
Adam Yates	71.00
Carlos Rodriguez	81.00
Derek Gee	126.00

2024 Tour de France Route - Phase 1 Recap

The 2024 Tour de France started with a hilly stage in Florence, Italy and continued through Italy until the end of stage 4 when the tour moved into France finishing the stage in Valloire.

The tour began with nine stages before the riders got to their first rest day which took place in Orléans on Monday the 8th of July, the first nine stages covered a total of 1,513 km (936 miles).

2024 Tour de France Route - Phase 2 Recap

Following their first rest day, the riders picked up on the second phase of the tour starting at stage 10 in Orléans, three of their next six stages involved mountains and the other three were flat stages before they spent their second and final rest day in Gruissan.

During those six stages, the riders covered a total of 1,123 km (697 miles).

2024 Tour de France Route - Phase 3 Recap

The riders knew that there were just six stages between them and the end of the Tour de France, the final stage of the 2024 TdF was an individual time trial from Monaco to Nice.

These six stages were over 856 km (532 miles), meaning the total distance for the 2024 Tour de France was 3,492 km (2,165 miles).

Tour de France General Classification

The 'Yellow Jersey' is worn by the rider on each stage who is leading the general classification, the rider who finishes at the top of the general classification will be declared the winner of the Tour de France so this is the most important classification of the lot!

During the last tour, there were a total of four riders who wore the yellow jersey, one more than the previous year. The French have had great success with a total of 729 yellow jerseys, which is well clear of their nearest rival, Belgium who have 439 who in turn are also clear of the next, Italy with 212, Spain (135) and Great Britain (108) are the only other countries with over one hundred yellow jerseys.

Belgian Eddy Merckx holds the record for yellow jerseys with 96, some twenty-one clear of the next rider Bernard Hinault who has 75. Of those who are still riding, it is four-time TdF winner Chris Froome who not surprisingly leads the way with 59, he is well clear of the next which is Tadej Pogačar who has 40 and then Jonas Vingegaard with 27.

Last Ten Tour de France Winners

Tour de France Points Classification

Riders are awarded points for each stage depending on their finishing position which is tallied up at the end of the tour to declare the winner of the points classification. Because of the way the points are set up, it is more often than not a sprinter who is favoured because more points are awarded on the 'Flat' stages than the other stages, the winner of the 'Flat' stage is awarded fifty points compared to thirty (Hilly) and twenty (Mountain).

The top fifteen riders from each stage are awarded points ranging from fifty down to just one depending on the type of stage and their finishing position, riders can also be penalised for infractions of the rules, this can result in some riders ending a stage with a negative points tally!

Last Ten Points Classification Winners

Tour de France King of the Mountains

The 'Polka Dot Jersey' is awarded to the leader of the King of the Mountains meaning they wear the white jersey which has red polka dots! Created in 1933, the riders are awarded points based on being first to the top of the mountain, this only features on the stages which are a mountain stage and each mountain stage is put into a category, the harder the climb, the more points are awarded to those who get to the top first.

The French have a good record in this winning it twenty-three times, Richard Virenque recording seven of those victories is the most successful rider in the King of the Mountain at the TdF, one clear of Spaniard Federico Bahamontes and Belgian Lucien Van Impe.

Last Ten King of the Mountain Winners

Tour de France Young Rider Classification

This was created in 1975 and is awarded to the 'Young Rider' who comes out best in the general classification, the determination of a 'Young Rider' has changed over the years, it used to be a certain age limit or a certain number of years as a pro, as things stand, riders who are aged no older than twenty-five years old are eligible for the award with the leading rider wears the 'White Jersey' during the tour.

Last Ten Young Rider Classification Winners

Tour de France Team Classification

As it says on the tin, the team classification is awarded to the best-performing team on the tour, first awarded in 1930 it is based on the general classification of each team member and whilst the current leaders do not wear a certain coloured jersey, the background of the rider numbers will yellow instead of white.

Last Ten Team Classification Winners

Tour de France Super Combativity Award

This award is not determined by points scored or GC position, this award winner is picked by a jury who they believe has been the most Combative, meaning the rider who has been 'eager to fight or contend' which means the award usually goes to a rider who has an attacking attitude to be involved in the breakaways.

Last Ten Super Combativity Award Winners