Overview

• The 2025 Tour de France will conclude with a climb up the cobbled Butte Montmartre in Paris, followed by the traditional sprint on the Champs-Élysées.
• This marks a return to Paris for the finale after the 2024 detour to Nice due to the Olympics, celebrating 50 years of the Champs-Élysées finish.
• The Montmartre climb, inspired by the 2024 Olympic road race, introduces a scenic and tactical challenge to the final stage.
• The route draws on the Olympic course that attracted over 500,000 spectators, showcasing iconic Parisian landmarks like the Sacré-Cœur Basilica.
• The 2025 race begins on July 5 in Lille and concludes on July 27 in Paris, with the new route potentially disrupting the traditional processional sprint format.