Tour de France 2025 Favourites stage 21: Heroes on the Champs-Élysées

Champs-Élysées is French for Elysian Fields. So, the street name is a nod to Elysium from Greek mythology, the final resting place of heroic souls. A fitting spot to end the greatest bike race on earth.

For years, the Paris finale followed a familiar script. But with the new closing circuit including the cobbled climb near the Sacré-Cœur, the last stage into the capital now presents a whole new set of dynamics. The 1.1-kilometre climb at 5.9% features three times, with the final passage coming just 6.1 kilometres from the line. Known as the Côte de la Butte Montmartre, it’s part of a newly designed 16.7-kilometre finishing loop, although the stage still ends, as tradition dictates, on the Champs-Élysées.

The same cobbled climb featured in last year’s Olympic road race. The world’s best riders giving it one last go on the cobbled climb before a sprint finish from a small group… wouldn’t that be sweet?

Favourites 21st stage 2025 Tour de France

*** Wout van Aert, Arnaud De Lie, Tadej Pogacar
** Julian Alaphilippe, Kaden Groves, Biniam Girmay
* Jasper Stuyven, Jake Stewart, Fred Wright, Jhonatan Narváez

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