2025 Tour de France: How to watch, schedule, stages for cycling's top race
The 112th edition will feature seven flat stages, six hilly stages, six mountain stages and two individual time trials, with 23 teams of 184 riders taking on the 2,075-mile course over three grueling weeks, starting on July 5.
Two riders to watch out for are Tadej Pogačar from Slovenia and Jonas Vingegaard, who have won the last five Tour de France titles between them. The 26-year-old Pogačar was dominant last year, capturing the Giro d'Italia and Tour, becoming the first rider to win those two races in the same season since 1998.
Pogačar won last year's Tour by 6:17 over Vingegaard, was also victorious in 2020 and 2021 and was the runner-up in 2022 and 2023.
Here's what you need to know about this year's race:
How to watch the 2025 Tour de France
All 21 stages will air on Peacock, NBC's streaming service. NBC will have live coverage of stages 1 and 20, with highlights of stages 2, 15, 20 and 21.
2025 Tour de France stage schedule, distance, characteristics
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