The route unveiling of the 2025 Tour de France lies fewer than two weeks away on October 29. The Grand Départ of subsequent July’s race has already been revealed, with the northern metropolis of Lille and the Nord division internet hosting the opening three phases.
Now, rumours counsel that returns to Mont Ventoux, the Col de la Loze and La Plagne are on the playing cards within the closing week of the race.
The early a part of the 2025 Tour de France route is probably going to soak up a primary week time trial and a go to to Brittany forward of a Tuesday relaxation day to keep away from a conflict with Bastille Day. The Pyrenean phases, based on a number of studies, seem to incorporate visits to Hautacam, Superbagnères, and a mountain time trial at Peyregudes.
Now, the remainder of the Tour route is taking form forward of the large reveal on the finish of the month.
A report from Le Dauphiné Libéré means that the race will head to the northern Alps for its closing main checks forward of the ultimate stage in Paris.
The Newspaper studies that the Tour will return to Mont Ventoux for the primary time in 4 years on July 22, the day after the race’s second relaxation day in Montpellier. The prolonged stage would conclude with a summit end on the high of the well-known mountain for the primary time since 2013 when Chris Froome beat Nairo Quintana en path to his first Tour victory.
Following on from stage 16, the subsequent day can be run as a transition stage in the direction of the Alps forward of the ultimate main checks of the race.
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However, as a substitute of a return to L’Alpe d’Huez, the Tour is about to stage its closing summit checks on the Col de la Loze and La Plagne. Stage 17 would set off from Vif within the outskirts of Grenoble, taking the peloton over the Col du Glandon earlier than ending atop the Col de la Loze (18.6km at 7.7%).
The stage, then, would probably be a near-copy of the 170km stage 17 from the 2020 race, the place Miguel Angel López broke away to victory as Primož Roglič prolonged his yellow jersey lead over Tadej Pogačar. The 2023 version was the latest to function the Loze, albeit not as a summit end, with a descent into Courchevel taking in the long run of the stage when Pogačar famously mentioned “I’m gone, I’m lifeless” and misplaced 5:45 to Jonas Vingegaard.
Details of stage 18 are much less clear, with a number of routes potential from the probably begin city of Albertville and the end at La Plagne (17.1km at 7.6%). The inclusion of the mountain appears certain, although, with the summit end set to function for the primary time since Michael Boogerd took victory with a 90km breakaway on stage 16 of the 2002 race.
The Critérium du Dauphiné was the latest race to function a end at La Plagne, with Mark Padun soloing to victory on the mountain on the 2021 version of the June race.