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Tour de France 2025: Start date, route, stage guide and results

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The 112th edition of the Tour de France gets under way in Lille on Saturday .

The three-week race ends on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday , 27 July .

The riders will tackle six mountain stages including trips to the Pyrenees and Alps .

There will also be two individual time trials, with the second featuring the steep climb up to the Altiport in Peyragudes .

Stage 10 : Ennezat - Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy has 4,400 m of elevation gain across seven category- two climbs and a category- three ascent.

Wednesday , 16 July - Toulouse - 156.8 km offers a gentle return to racing after a rest day .

Thursday , 17 July - Auch - Hautacam , 180.6km The first real big day in the mountains could see fireworks in the GC race.

Stage 18 comes with more than 5,500 m of elevation across 171.5km of racing and three legendary climbs.

Col de la Loze is arguably the toughest run of the entire Tour .

The final mountain stage represents the final opportunity for those high in the GC standings to make a play for yellow jersey .

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