🚴 Tour de France Preview & Betting Tips

We preview the next edition of the Tour de France which will take place in July with twenty-one stages, who will be crowned the 2025 Tour de France winner? Who will be crowned the 2025 Tour de France King of the Mountain?
🚴 Tour de France Preview & Betting Tips
Andy Powell
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Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

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.

Is the Tour de France on TV?

Yes, you can watch the action unfold live on Eurosport over the three weeks.

How many kilometres is the Tour de France?

The 2025 Tour de France will see a total distance of 3,320 km covered over the twenty-one stages.

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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.

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 27 Jul @ 11:00 - Win Outright
Tadej Pogacar 1.57
Jonas Vingegaard 3.25
Remco Evenepoel 9.00
Primoz Roglic 26.00
Joao Almeida 34.00

2025 Tour de France Route - Phase 1

The 2025 Tour de France starts with a flat stage in Lille, the tour begins with ten stages before the riders get to their first rest day which takes place in Toulouse on Monday the 15th of July, the first ten stages cover a total of 1,683 km.

StageRouteWinner
Stage 1
Saturday (5 Jul)
Lille
Flat stage (185 km)

Stage 2
Sunday (6 Jul)
Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer
Hilly stage (212 km)

Stage 3
Monday (7 Jul)
Valenciennes to Dunkirk
Flat stage (178 km)

Stage 4
Tuesday (8 Jul)
Amiens to Rouen
Hilly stage (173 km)

Stage 5
Wednesday (9 Jul)
Caen to Caen
Individual time trial (33 km)

Stage 6
Thursday (10 Jul)
Bayeux to Vire Normandie
Hilly stage (201 km)

Stage 7
Friday (11 Jul)
Saint-Malo to Guerlédan (Mûr-de-Bretagne)
Hilly stage (194 km)

Stage 8
Saturday (12 Jul)
Saint-Méen-le-Grand to Laval
Flat stage (174 km)

Stage 9
Sunday (13 Jul)
Chinon to Châteauroux
Flat stage (170 km)

Stage 10
Monday (14 Jul)
Ennezat to Mont-Dore
Mountain stage (163 km)

Monday (15 Jul)Rest day (Toulouse)

2025 Tour de France Route - Phase 2

Following their first rest day, the riders pick up on the second phase of the tour starting at stage 11 in Toulouse. This is a tough phase with two mountain stages as well as a mountain time trial. The riders cover just five stages before their final rest day in Montpellier, they cover 698 km during this phase.

StageRouteWinner
Stage 11
Wednesday (16 Jul)
Toulouse
Flat stage (154 km)

Stage 12
Thursday (17 Jul)
Auch to Hautacam
Mountain stage (181 km)

Stage 13
Friday (18 Jul)
Loudenvielle to Peyragudes
Mountain time trial (11 km)

Stage 14
Saturday (19 Jul)
Pau to Superbagnères
Mountain stage (183 km)

Stage 15
Sunday (20 Jul)
Muret to Carcassonne
Hilly stage (169 km)

Monday (21 Jul)Rest day (Montpellier)

2025 Tour de France Route - Phase 3

The riders know that there are just six stages between them and the end of the Tour de France, the final stage of the 2025 TdF being a flat stage from Mantes-la-Ville to Paris (Champs-Élysées). These six stages are over 939 km, meaning the total distance for the 2025 Tour de France is 3,320 km.

StageRouteWinner
Stage 16
Tuesday (22 Jul)
Montpellier to Mont Ventoux
Mountain stage (172 km)

Stage 17
Wednesday (23 Jul)
Bollène to Valence
Flat stage (161 km)

Stage 18
Thursday (24 Jul)
Vif to Courchevel (Col de la Loze)
Mountain stage (171 km)

Stage 19
Friday (25 Jul)
Albertville to La Plagne
Mountain stage (130 km)

Stage 20
Saturday (26 Jul)
Nantua to Pontarlier
Hilly stage (185 km)

Stage 21
Sunday (27 Jul)
Mantes-la-Ville to Paris (Champs-Élysées)
Flat stage (120 km)

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

YearWinnerTimeStage Wins
2024Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates
83h 38' 56"
+ 6' 17"
6
2023Jonas Vingegaard
Team Jumbo–Visma
82h 05' 42"
+ 7' 29"
1
2022Jonas Vingegaard
Team Jumbo–Visma
79h 32' 29"
+ 2' 43"
2
2021Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates
82h 56' 36"
+ 5' 20"
3
2020Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates
87h 20' 13"
+ 59"
3
2019Egan Bernal
Team Ineos
82h 57' 00"
+ 1' 11"
0
2018Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
83h 17' 13"
+ 1' 51"
2
2017Chris Froome
Team Sky
86h 20' 55"
+ 54"
0
2016Chris Froome
Team Sky
89h 04' 48"
+ 4' 05"
2
2015Chris Froome
Team Sky
84h 46' 14"
+ 1' 12"
1

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

YearWinnerRunner-Up
2024Biniam Ghirmay (ERI) (387)Jasper Philipsen (BEL) (354)
2023Jasper Philipsen (BEL) (377)Mads Pedersen (DEN) (258)
2022Wout van Aert (BEL) (480)Jasper Philipsen (BEL) (286)
2021Mark Cavendish (GBR) (337)Michael Matthews (AUS) (291)
2020Sam Bennett (IRL) (380)Peter Sagan (SVK) (284)
2019Peter Sagan (SVK) (316)Caleb Ewan (AUS) (248)
2018Peter Sagan (SVK) (477)Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (246)
2017Michael Matthews (AUS) (370)André Greipel (GER) (234)
2016Peter Sagan (SVK) (470)Marcel Kittel (GER) (228)
2015Peter Sagan (SVK) (432)André Greipel (GER) (366)

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

YearWinnerTeam
2024Richard Carapaz (Ecuador)EF Education–EasyPost
2023Giulio Ciccone (Italy)Lidl–Trek
2022Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark)Team Jumbo–Visma
2021Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia)UAE Team Emirates
2020Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia)UAE Team Emirates
2019Romain Bardet (France)AG2R La Mondiale
2018Julian Alaphilippe (France)Quick-Step Floors
2017Warren Barguil (France)Team Sunweb
2016Rafał Majka (Poland)Tinkoff
2015Chris Froome (Great Britain)Team Sky

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

YearWinnerTeamGC
2024Remco Evenepoel (BEL)Soudal–Quick-Step3
2023Tadej Pogačar (SLO)UAE Team Emirates2
2022Tadej Pogačar (SLO)UAE Team Emirates2
2021Tadej Pogačar (SLO)UAE Team Emirates1
2020Tadej Pogačar (SLO)UAE Team Emirates1
2019Egan Bernal (COL)Team Ineos1
2018Pierre Latour (FRA)AG2R La Mondiale13
2017Simon Yates (GBR)Orica–Scott7
2016Adam Yates (GBR)Orica–BikeExchange4
2015Nairo Quintana (COL)Movistar Team2

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

YearWinner
2024UAE Team Emirates (UAE)
2023Team Jumbo–Visma (NED)
2022Ineos Grenadiers (UK)
2021Team Bahrain Victorious (Bahrain)
2020Movistar Team (Spain)
2019Movistar Team (Spain)
2018Movistar Team (Spain)
2017Team Sky (UK)
2016Movistar Team (Spain)
2015Movistar Team (Spain)

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

YearWinnerTeam
2024Richard Carapaz (Ecuador)EF Education–EasyPost
2023Victor Campenaerts (Belgium)Lotto–Dstny
2022Wout van Aert (Belgium)Team Jumbo–Visma
2021Franck Bonnamour (France)B&B Hotels p/b KTM
2020Marc Hirschi (Switzerland)Team Sunweb
2019Julian Alaphilippe (France)Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2018Dan Martin (Ireland)UAE Team Emirates
2017Warren Barguil (France)Team Sunweb
2016Peter Sagan (Slovakia)Tinkoff
2015Romain Bardet (France)AG2R La Mondiale

Article Contributor Information

The Tour de France content on OLBG has been created and maintained by Andy Powell who through the creation of the content developed an understanding of the sport.

Andy Powell

Andy Powell

Content Editor

With a keen eye on the cycling world, Andy provides in-depth analysis, race previews, and comprehensive coverage of cycling events. Andy's contributions establish OLBG as a premier destination for cycling enthusiasts seeking insights and comprehensive coverage.

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