Overview
- Riders will tackle a 3,339-kilometer course over 21 stages featuring flat plains, hilly sectors and five mountain summit finishes.
- Three-time champion Tadej Pogačar enters the race seeking an unprecedented fourth yellow jersey after completing a Giro–Tour double in 2024.
- Recovering from an April crash, two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard returns with renewed focus to challenge his Slovenian rival.
- Belgian Remco Evenepoel and Slovenian veteran Primož Roglič bring powerful uphill sprints and time-trial prowess as leading outsiders.
- The finale on July 27 will break tradition by routing riders up Montmartre Hill three times in place of the customary Champs-Élysées sprint.