The 2025 Tour de France will be the 112th edition of the race, as Tadej Pogacar aims to defend the yellow jersey and win the fourth Tour of his career.
The route begins in Lille, Normandy before making a clockwise route around France, via the Pyrenees and then the Alps, before the finale in Paris. The race will return to its roots with all 21 stages taking place in its homeland, the first exclusively French Tour for five years.
This will be the last year that the famous race is shown live on free-to-air TV in the UK, for the forseeable future, after TNT Sports bought exclusive rights.
Here is everything you need to know about how to watch the race.
When does the Tour de France start?
The race begins with the Grand Depart in Lille on Saturday 5 July. Stage one is a flat route set up for the sprinters to contest for victory and the yellow jersey.
When does it end?
This year’s Tour ends on the Champs-Elysees on 27 July, with the intriguing addition of three loops of Montmatre, with a short, sharp climb to mix up the usual procession to the home straight.
How to watch
The 2025 Tour de France will be broadcast live on ITV4 in the UK, in what is the last year of free-to-air coverage of the race before it is exclusively shown on TNT Sports and Discovery+.
Viewers can also stream the race online via ITVX app and website, and subscribers can watch the action on the TNT Sports and Discovery+ apps.
Highlights
Each stage will packaged into hourly highlights shows on ITV4, typically starting at around 7pm BST. The highlights can be streamed on ITVX with the website and app.
Tour de France 2025 route
15 July 2025Lille Métropole → Lille Métropole184.9
26 July 2025Lauwin‑Planque → Boulogne‑sur‑Mer209.1
37 July 2025Valenciennes → Dunkerque178.3
48 July 2025Amiens Métropole → Rouen174.2
5 (ITT)9 July 2025Caen → Caen33
610 July 2025Bayeux → Vire Normandie201.5
711 July 2025Saint‑Malo → Mûr‑de‑Bretagne (Guerlédan)197
812 July 2025Saint‑Méen‑le‑Grand → Laval171.4
913 July 2025Chinon → Châteauroux174.1
1014 July 2025Ennezat → Le Mont‑Dore (Puy de Sancy)165.3
—15 July 2025Rest Day — Toulouse–
1116 July 2025Toulouse → Toulouse156.8
1217 July 2025Auch → Hautacam180.6
13 (MTT)18 July 2025Loudenvielle → Peyragudes10.9
1419 July 2025Pau → Luchon‑Superbagnères182.6
1520 July 2025Muret → Carcassonne169.3
—21 July 2025Rest Day — Montpellier–
1622 July 2025Montpellier → Mont Ventoux171.5
1723 July 2025Bollène → Valence160.4
1824 July 2025Vif → Courchevel (Col de la Loze)171.5
1925 July 2025Albertville → La Plagne129.9
2026 July 2025Nantua → Pontarlier184.2
2127 July 2025Mantes‑la‑Ville → Paris (Champs‑Élysées)132.3
