Overview

• Stage 1 features a 184.9 km flat loop in Lille that is poised for a bunch sprint to decide the first maillot jaune
• The 112th Tour spans 3,338 km over seven flat, six hilly, six mountain stages and two individual time trials, with two rest days
• Defending champion Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard headline the general classification narrative after finishing first and second in the last four editions
• Organisers have restored the traditional Paris finish with a novel triple ascent of Montmartre ahead of the Champs-Élysées finale
• A peloton of 184 riders across 23 teams will traverse Normandy and Brittany before tackling the Pyrenees and Alps over three weeks