Tour de France 2025: Favourites
fotobureau Cor VosWith four stage wins, overall winner Tadej Pogacar was the most successful stage hunter of the 2025 Tour de France. It was also a strong edition for the Belgians, with stage victories by Wout van Aert, Tim Wellens, Jasper Philipsen, Remco Evenepoel, and Tim Merlier (twice). The Dutch enjoyed success through Mathieu van der Poel and Thymen Arensman, who won two stages. Australia also had reason to celebrate, thanks to Kaden Groves and Ben O'Connor. Meanwhile, Italian Jonathan Milan claimed two sprint victories, while Ben Healy, Simon Yates, Jonas Abrahamsen, and Valentin Paret-Peintre delivered wins for Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, and France, respectively.
Read about the pre-race favourites or click on the links in underneath table for our prognosis regarding the individual stages. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race(s).
Tour de France 2025 - stage contenders
| favorieten | km | type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5-7 | Sprint for first yellow | 184.9 | flat |
| 2 | 6-7 | Punchy finale for yellow | 209.1 | hills |
| 3 | 7-7 | For fast finishers #2 | 178.3 | flat |
| 4 | 8-7 | For punchers with fast descent | 174.2 | hills |
| 5 | 9-7 | The Remco Evenepoel Show? | 33.0 | ITT |
| 6 | 10-7 | A punchers’ delight, again | 201.5 | hills |
| 7 | 11-7 | Punchers at Mûr-de-Bretagne | 197.0 | hills |
| 8 | 12-7 | For fast finishers #3 | 171.4 | flat |
| 9 | 13-7 | For fast finishers #4 | 174.1 | flat |
| 10 | 14-7 | Breakaway on Bastille Day | 165.3 | mountains |
| 15-7 | rest day | |||
| 11 | 16-7 | For fast finishers #5 | 156.8 | flat |
| 12 | 17-7 | First high-mountain finish | 180.6 | mountains |
| 13 | 18-7 | ITT into thin air | 10.9 | ITT |
| 14 | 19-7 | GC Showdown in the Pyreneees | 182.6 | mountains |
| 15 | 20-7 | Fast finisher from breakaway | 169.3 | hills |
| 21-7 | rest day | |||
| 16 | 22-7 | Dominating Ventoux | 171.5 | mountain |
| 17 | 23-7 | For fast finishers #6 | 160.4 | flat |
| 18 | 24-7 | Demolition work at high altitude | 171.5 | mountains |
| 19 | 25-7 | Elite climbers face off | 129.9 | mountains |
| 20 | 26-7 | Breakaway day | 184.2 | hills |
| 21 | 27-7 | Heroes on the Champs-Élysées | 132.3 | flat |
GC Favourites
Tadej Pogacar is widely regarded as the best cyclist of his generation. And yet, Jonas Vingegaard has managed to outsmart him twice in the Tour de France. What will it be this time? Touretappe.nl takes a closer look at the main contenders for overall victory in this year’s Tour.
Sprint for first yellow
A 184.9-kilometre route with 1,150 vertical metres – stage 1 of the Tour de France is practically begging for a bunch sprint. So, which sprinter will do the first yellow jersey of the Tour in Lille?
Punchy finale for yellow
Stage 2 covers 209.1 kilometres with 2,550 metres of climbing, featuring two punchy climbs in the final 10 kilometres. So, that's one explosive finale...
For fast finishers #2
Stage 1 suits the sprinters, no doubt — but the 3rd stage is even more tailor-made for them. Over 178.3 kilometres, there are only 800 metres of climbing on the menu.
For punchers with fast descent
Puncheurs are spoilt in the Tour’s early stages. Stage 4 is a relentless up-and-down affair in the final 50 kilometres, hopping from one climb to the next. The last one is a proper wall – 800 metres at 10.6% – before the race plunges downhill for 4 kilometres and finishes with a sting in the tail.
More articles
The Remco Evenepoel Show?A punchers’ delight, again
Punchers at Mûr-de-Bretagne
For fast finishers #3
For fast finishers #4
Breakaway on Bastille Day
For fast finishers #5
First high-mountain finish
ITT into thin air
Showdown in the Pyreneees
Fast finisher from breakaway
Dominating Ventoux
For fast finishers #6
Demolition work at high altitude
Elite climbers face off
Breakaway day
Heroes on the Champs-Élysées