Tour de France 2025 Route stage 4: Amiens

Tour de France 2025 Route stage 4: Amiens - Rouen

Tuesday, 8 July – At 174.2 kilometres. the 4th stage of the Tour de France travels on undulating terrain from Amiens to Rouen. Both places have a bit of a history when it comes to sprinting. But this time, the finish around Rouen is set up in a way that’ll have the hill specialists licking their lips.

The riders race from one Côte to the next during the last 30 kilometres of the race. The run-up has not been entirely flat either, but the punchy climbing intensifies in that part of the race.

Zooming in on the finale, we see that the party kicks off just under 50 kilometres from the line. The Côte de Jacques Anquetil can still be considered something of a warm-up: 3.5 kilometres at an average gradient of 3.6%. But after the intermediate sprint in Saint-Adrien, things really get going. First up is the Côte de Belbeuf: 1.3 kilometres at 9.1%. Then, in the final 20 kilometres, the action hits its peak with a trio of sharp climbs: the Côte de Bonsecours (900 metres at 7.2%), the Côte de la Grand’Mare (1.8 kilometres at 5%), and the Rampe Saint-Hillaire (800 metres at 10.6%).

At the top of the Saint-Hillaire Wall, there are still over 5 kilometres to go. It’s mostly downhill from there, although the road does rise again after the flamme rouge before levelling out in the final few hundred metres.

It’s been a while since the Tour last visited Rouen. Back in 2012, André Greipel sprinted to victory in the capital of Normandy. Obviously, the finale was nothing like the one on 8 July.

One of cycling’s greats, five-time Tour winner Jacques Anquetil, died in Rouen in 1987, while one-time Vuelta stage winner Alexis Gougeard was born there.

The first three riders across the line gain 10, 6 and 4 bonus seconds.

Fancy riding the route yourself? Download GPX 4th stage.

Another interesting read: results 4th stage 2025 Tour de France.