2025 Tour de France to Start in Lille, Northern France

The first three stages of the race, returning to France after three years, will favor a sprinter for the first yellow jersey.

The first three stages of the 2025 Tour de France will take place in northern France, starting from the city of Lille on July 5, 2025.
The opening stage will be a loop around Lille, with a mainly flat finale, likely favoring a sprinter for the first yellow jersey.
Stage 2 will cover 130 miles from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer, with the finish line at the top of a kilometer-long hill.
Stage 3 will go from Valenciennes to Dunkirk, and the start of Stage 4 will be in Amiens, the capital city of the Picardy region.
The 2025 Tour de France marks a return to France for the start of the race after three years of starting abroad, and it will be the third time that the race starts in Lille, following 1960 and 1994.