T he biggest race in cycling gets underway on Saturday, July 5, when riders will begin their three-week battle for the coveted Tour de France yellow jersey. Tadej Pogačar, the 26

The 112th Tour will take place entirely within France and features a late twist when the peloton finally arrives in Paris after a gruelling route through the Pyrenees and the Alps

It is sometimes taken as a given that a lack of success has inhibited the nation's enthusiasm for its home race. Not a bit of it

Tour de France marks the 40th anniversary of the last overall victory by a Frenchman. Despite the lack of homegrown champs, the public's enthusiasm remains undiminished.

Here’s a full breakdown of the prize money on offer at the 2025 Tour de France: The total prize pot of the 2024 Tour de France is €2.5m and the overall winner of the general classification receives 20% of that figure, taking home €500,000. Every other finisher receives €1,000 in Paris. Winning a stage of the Tour nets €11,000.

Tadej Pogacar took the 100th victory of his stellar career on Tuesday, beating Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Vingegaard to win stage four of the Tour de France.

When the peloton rolls out of Lille on Saturday for the start of the 112th edition of the Tour de France, it will mark the beginning of the end of one of British sport’s great institutions.

The 2025 Tour de France will air live on Peacock from July 5-27. The race will begin in Lille and end on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, with the entire race — all 21 stages — twisting through the French countryside. The race will feature seven flat stages, six hilly stages, six mountain stages and five mountain finishes, per the TDF website.

BBC Sport looks at the 21 stages of the Tour de France, with pointers to where the race could be won and lost.

Stage 4/July 8: Amiens Metropole-Rouen (108 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 7:15 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:22 a.m. Quick Preview: The most undulating stage of the first five days of the Tour. There are four categorized climbs in the last 18 miles, though they don’t appear selective, plus a slight uphill to the finish.