Tour de France 2025 Opens in Lille with 184 Riders

The 2025 Tour de France starts on July 5 in Lille, with 184 riders from 23 teams racing 3,338.8 kilometers across 21 stages and finishing in Paris on July 27. Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, both recent champions, enter as top favorites, while Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic are strong contenders for podium positions. Australian riders Ben O'Connor, Luke Plapp, and Luke Durbridge represent Team Jayco AlUla, although Jai Hindley is absent this year, and other Australians compete on various teams. Jasper Philipsen and Mathieu van der Poel are expected to dominate the sprint stages for Alpecin-Deceuninck. The route includes flat, hilly, and mountain stages, with Stage 1 favoring sprinters and a decisive individual time trial in Caen on Stage 5. Teams are focused on different goals, ranging from overall victory to stage wins and WorldTour survival.