Blood, sweat and gears: the best pictures from Tour de France 2025 – gallery

Stage 1, Lille to Lille

Blink and you’ll miss ‘em: roadside supporters watch the riders fly past.

Stage 2, Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer

Team Visma-Lease a Bike’s Tiesj Benoot pushes through the smoke of a flare on an ascent in the final kilometres of the stage.

A spectator wearing a Minion costume watches the action on a phone as he waits along the roadside.

Stage 3, Valenciennes to Dunkerque

The peloton cycles under decorative streamers hung above the race route in Aire-sur-la-Lys.

Stage 4, Amiens to Rouen

Cycling and sunflowers, what’s not to like?

Stage 5, Caen

Team Picnic PostNL’s Pavel Bittner has no time for British fans.

Oliver Naesen of Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale crosses the finish line of the fifth stage.

Stage 6, Bayeux to Vire Normandie

French rider Guillaume Martin of Team Groupama–FDJ is a popular man.

Stage 7, Saint-Malo to Mûr-de-Bretagne

Race favourite Tadej Pogacar douses himself with water to cool down.

Kévin Vauquelin of Arkéa–B&B Hotels speaks to the media after the stage.

Stage 8, Saint-Méen-le-Grand to Laval

Edward Theuns of Lidl-Trek team wears a vest packed with ice to keep cool before the start of the stage.

Stage 9, Chinon to Chateauroux

Spectators jump in a makeshift swimming pool set up along the race route.

Gianni Moscon of Red Bull–Bora Hansgrohe enjoys the French countryside.

Stage 10, Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy

Lenses and mirrors.

Stage 11, Toulouse to Toulouse

The riders pass through a shaft of light.

Stage 12, Auch to Hautacam

Irish rider Ben Healy crosses the finish line after losing his overall leader’s yellow jersey.

Stage 13, Loudenvielle to Peyragudes

Team Picnic PostNL team’s Bittner has no time for Dutch supporters.

Two-time Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard crosses the finish line of Stage 13

Stage 14, Pau to Luchon-Superbagnères

A young fan of Pogacar is pictured at the start of the stage.

Pogacar, now the overall leader and wearing the yellow jersey (second right), follows UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Marc Soler.

Stage 15, Muret to Carcassonne

A versatile spectator with a plethora of cardboard signs.

Stage 16, Montpellier to Mont Ventoux

Mont Ventoux is one of the most iconic ascents on the Tour.

Valentin Paret-Peintre of Soudal Quick-Step (left) sprints to the finish line ahead of Healy to win Stage 16.

Stage 17, Bollène to Valence

A fan on horseback rides alongside the peloton.

Stage 18, Vif to Courchevel Col de la Loze

Florian Lipowitz, wearing the best young rider’s white jersey, climbs Col de la Loze.

Stage 19, Albertville to La Plagne

The peloton passes over a dam.

Pogacar (right) and teammate Jhonatan Narváez on the descent of the Cormet de Roselend.

French rider and home favourite Julian Alaphilippe of the Tudor Pro Cycling Team (centre) powers up La Plagne.

Thymen Arensman left it all out there – not sure he is looking his best for these photos.

Stage 20, Nantua to Pontarlier

Tour stalwart Didi Senft, aka El Diablo, cheers the chasing group of riders.

Stage 21, Mantes-la-Ville to Champs-Élysées in Paris

The final climb of the Tour was on Rue Lepic as the riders race up Côte de la Butte Montmartre, close to the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur.

Pogacar, still our leader in yellow, rides through the Place du Tertre in the Montmartre district.

This year’s runner-up, Jonas Vingegaard (left) congratulates 2025 Tour winner Pogacar.