As the season passes and the cyclists disconnect from the bike and the teams raise their foundations, today, starting at 11:00 am, the 112th edition of the Tour de France. Then Copenhagen in 2022, Bilbao in 2023 and Florence last year, in 2025 the ‘Grande Boucle’ will leave French soil again. It will be held on July 5 and will end on July 27 with the traditional result of Champs Elysees in Pariswhere this year the final phase could not be performed due to Olympics.
Before all the secrets are revealed now, for now what is known is that the beginning is coming Lille and that the first three stages will be held at northern Francewhere bicycle tires usually talk about the mud and cobblestones of Paris-Roubaix. The first stage, a 185km circuit around Lille, is a dream opportunity for sprinters. This will be followed by a perfect day for adventurers in between Lauwin-Planque and Boulogne-sur-Merbefore a new chapter for sprinters between Valenciennes and Dunkirk. “This is the first time in half a dozen years that a sprinter will get the first yellow jersey,” stressed the director of the Tour, Christian Prudhomme. The fourth part of Amiens to the destination known to be revealed today in front of thousands of visitors, such as Julian Alaphilippe, Biniam Girmay and Jasper Philipsenbut without the two big winners of the last five years: Tadej Pogacar (2020, 2021, 2024) -who said he was eager to know the career route- and Jonas Vingegaard (2022, 2023). While waiting for the official route to be known, rumors of possible stages or fictitious climbs are constantly cropping up, and the fear is already in the air. Mont-Ventoux either Col de la Loze They can be a judge in the next exam year.
The route of Women’s Tour de Francewhich for the first time will have nine stages, synonymous with the interest and good times of women’s cycling.
The City of Barcelonaa will be the main character of the presentation, because the 2026 Tour will leave from the Catalan capital
Source: La Verdad
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