Tour de France 2025.

[Tricky Trevor]

Here are your runners and riders. As it says at the top bib numbers could change.
10 Brits out there including Oscar Onley as team leader for Team Picnic PostNL, both Yates brothers as support riders and Geraint Thomas in his 18th and final TdF.
Let’s hope the favourites stay upright and week get a great 3 weeks.

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[ollieclarets8]

Do you know why they stopped the Tour de Yorkshire? Guessing it was down to lack of funding?

[TheFamilyCat]

Looking forward to this, greatest sporting event on the planet.

Pogacar looks nailed on but Vingegaard won't let him win it without a fight.

[TheFamilyCat]

Do you know why they stopped the Tour de Yorkshire? Guessing it was down to lack of funding?

2020 edition was cancelled due to Covid then Welcome to Yorkshire, who organised it went bust. Someone bought the rights to the race but for whatever reason haven't been able to get it on.

[bobinho]

Looking forward to this, greatest sporting event on the planet.

[fatboy47]

Looking forward to this, greatest sporting event on the planet.

100% agree.

[Leisure]

Looking forward to this, greatest sporting event on the planet.

Without doubt the greatest event for free and draws massive crowds! Looking forward to it. Been in Paris once at the finish, Incredible sight!

[Tribesmen]

It has to be the best drug fueled event in the world.

[Leisure]

It has to be the best drug fueled event in the world.

Was.

[jdrobbo]

Fantastic three weeks of sport!

Pog the clear favourite but will be chased down by Vingegaard and Evenepoel.

Team Visma for me, although due to working in a school with a huge Eritrean intake, I’ll be giving Biniam Girmay my full support too. He’s absolutely huge in Eritrea.

[karatekid]

It will be strange not seeing the Manx Missile. Shame Chris Froome had that nasty accident as I enjoyed watching him. Let’s hope the Yates brothers grab a stage or two.

[depechedingle]

Make the most of it on Free to View watching on TV, following Eurosport disappearance and move to the TNT platform this will be the last year it will be anywhere without a subscription (ITV4).

A lot of cycling fans are very unhappy at going from being able to watch on Eurosport to having to pay a £30.99 per month subscription to watch on TNT Sports.

Many believe they are paying for in the main a football subscription, so paying a fee (smaller) would be acceptable for a dedicated cycling channel.

[Chester Perry]

Fantastic three weeks of sport!

Pog the clear favourite but will be chased down by Vingegaard and Evenepoel.

Team Visma for me!!

if you add the times from the last four tours in total (minus bonus seconds) then Vingegaard is ahead of Pogacar by just 3 seconds - over 14,000km or so which is bonkers really (Pog is ahead by 1m 23sec with time bonuses)

The last truly big sports event in world sport I have not given up on

[jdrobbo]

That’s absolutely crackers!!

[ollieclarets8]

Watching it for the scenery.

[Chester Perry]

That’s absolutely crackers!!

isn't it just

[TheFamilyCat]

if you add the times from the last four tours in total (minus bonus seconds) then Vingegaard is ahead of Pogacar by just 3 seconds - over 14,000km or so which is bonkers really (Pog is ahead by 1m 23sec with time bonuses)

The last truly big sports event in world sport I have not given up on

I'd heard the 1m 23s stat this week, but not the "without bonuses" bit. That's insane.

[Inchy]

I love cycling. I love going out for long rides. On Monday I rode from Boston Spa, round York, up Helmsley, down the Sutton bank back road (scary) and back home. 100 miles. I love it!


But…….i can’t get into watching cycling on tv.

It’s a bit like test cricket. All day of a job. You can tell how uninteresting it is by the fact that the commentators spend half the time talking about the marvellous chateau the helicopter camera is focused on. I’m even less interested now no brits are going to win.

I sure I would enjoy going to france and cycling the route the day before and then spending the day getting pi55ed and screaming at some Colombian climber half way up a mountain

[Cajun]

Enjoyed watching the last hour of that first stage. Hard to see past Pogacar and Vingegaard dueling it out again. Really like the countryside rolling by and the small towns and villages along the way.

[Chester Perry]

Enjoyed watching the last hour of that first stage. Hard to see past Pogacar and Vingegaard dueling it out again. Really like the countryside rolling by and the small towns and villages along the way.

If people were not sure - it already seems a two horse race

[TheFamilyCat]

I love cycling. I love going out for long rides. On Monday I rode from Boston Spa, round York, up Helmsley, down the Sutton bank back road (scary) and back home. 100 miles. I love it!


But…….i can’t get into watching cycling on tv.

It’s a bit like test cricket. All day of a job. You can tell how uninteresting it is by the fact that the commentators spend half the time talking about the marvellous chateau the helicopter camera is focused on. I’m even less interested now no brits are going to win.

I sure I would enjoy going to france and cycling the route the day before and then spending the day getting pi55ed and screaming at some Colombian climber half way up a mountain

Even as a big fan, it's hard to disagree with that. There are some long periods of nothing much happening.

[Inchy]

Even as a big fan, it's hard to disagree with that. There are some long periods of nothing much happening.

I’m giving it a go today.

So far it’s pi55ing it down, and now they are playing ‘it’s only just begun’ by the carpenters, for some reason. The song reminds me of happy Gilmore.

The commentating team are really struggling to fill the air time as not much is going on, and even the French countryside looks pretty drab in the rain. I will miss from 1-4pm due to having to run errands, however i will hopefully get the end in.

I’m trying to get into it as I love cycling. I managed to miss the rain this morning by only going for a short (35m) ride and hammering it averaging 19mph (flat no headwind/wind assisted).

[KellyClaret]

I’m giving it a go today.

So far it’s pi55ing it down, and now they are playing ‘it’s only just begun’ by the carpenters, for some reason. The song reminds me of happy Gilmore.

The commentating team are really struggling to fill the air time as not much is going on, and even the French countryside looks pretty drab in the rain. I will miss from 1-4pm due to having to run errands, however i will hopefully get the end in.

I’m trying to get into it as I love cycling. I managed to miss the rain this morning by only going for a short (35m) ride and hammering it averaging 19mph (flat no headwind/wind assisted).

This stage won't be any good until some of the decent hill riders try to get away. I'd go away and tune back in in about 2 hours time

[Cooclaret]

Watching it for the scenery.

Watch it for the farmers and villages competing for their own awards for their displays!

[Cooclaret]

Even as a big fan, it's hard to disagree with that. There are some long periods of nothing much happening.

Read Luke Rowes book, David Millars, and Lances. There’s absolutely loads going on in the peloton and all times.

[TheFamilyCat]

Read Luke Rowes book, David Millars, and Lances. There’s absolutely loads going on in the peloton and all times.

But not a lot of it can be seen by the television viewer.

[Inchy]

What’s the best cycling audiobook. I’ve listened to Mark Beaumonts around the world books. Very good

[Cooclaret]

What’s the best cycling audiobook. I’ve listened to Mark Beaumonts around the world books. Very good

Tyler Hamilton is great

Then David Millar

But I think Watts Occurring is a brilliant podcast and will keep you entertained!

[AfloatinClaret]

Even as a big fan, it's hard to disagree with that. There are some long periods of nothing much happening.

The daily 1 hour highlights shows are unmissable TV in our house (away this week so hoping they are being recorded) but to watch the whole day on tv is dire, only surpassed by going out onto the roadside to watch it live.

[Tricky Trevor]

The daily 1 hour highlights shows are unmissable TV in our house (away this week so hoping they are being recorded) but to watch the whole day on tv is dire, only surpassed by going out onto the roadside to watch it live.

The daily 1 hour show is actually 45 minutes with talking before and after the action. They often miss the key action. Being retired I regularly take in the whole day but always record the whole day and try to watch the last two hours. Apart from the views it can be boring but it is still tactical and, as on day 1, you never know when a cross wind will break the peleton up and cause mayhem.

[fatboy47]

Trying to watch itv4's coverage....absolute pants in all honesty....just adverts and meaningless blether punctuated with the occasional couple of minutes cycling.

[Tricky Trevor]

What had been a slow motion stage has a shocker. Philipsen, in green jersey, out after terrible accident in intermediate sprint. Taken out by Coquard after Coquard was shouldered sideways into him.

[Winstonswhite]

Trying to watch itv4's coverage....absolute pants in all honesty....just adverts and meaningless blether punctuated with the occasional couple of minutes cycling.

Might be wrong, but I’m sure I read this was the last year it would be on free to air tv in this country

[Tricky Trevor]

Might be wrong, but I’m sure I read this was the last year it would be on free to air tv in this country

Correct. TNT on PPV in the future. The UK has certain events, Cup Final, Wimbledon, etc., that have to be on free to air. I’m surprised the French government hasn’t done similar.

[Cooclaret]

Correct. TNT on PPV in the future. The UK has certain events, Cup Final, Wimbledon, etc., that have to be on free to air. I’m surprised the French government hasn’t done similar.

ASO milk the tour dry…

I am all for firewall cycling. There is so little money in the sport that it’s all siphoned into the big show stoppers.

The ladies and the domestic crit scene need investment to survive and inspire the next generation. If you want to Ottley or Ilkley last week you’d have seen two outstanding crit races!

You can watch racing all over, UCLAN and Lancaster have good racing to watch all for free!

[Tricky Trevor]

Wow. Another accident 3km from home. Evenpoel goes down but remounts to finish.
Another accident in final 200m. Great sprint, worth the watch.

[Tricky Trevor]

Off thread. A good win in a 2 up sprint for Anna Henderson in the Ladies Giro.

[burnley007]

Off thread. A good win in a 2 up sprint for Anna Henderson in the Ladies Giro.

Some awful crashes today. Shame

[jdrobbo]

Gutted for Philipsen but it really opens it up for Bini now.

Ps. I think ITV4’s coverage is excellent. That said, I can’t be doing with the ‘donate just £3’ adverts.

[fatboy47]

Ps. I think ITV4’s coverage is excellent.

Pleased for you jdr. Having just watched a 6 minute commercial/trailer break followed by 3 minutes of cycling followed by another 4 minutes of crappy low budget commercials I find it barely watchable. If that's the price of it being on terrestrial tv then I'm out.
I'll just suck it up and pay next year.

[Stevie2112]

Brilliant from Pogi again.100 wins.

[jdrobbo]

Pleased for you jdr. Having just watched a 6 minute commercial/trailer break followed by 3 minutes of cycling followed by another 4 minutes of crappy low budget commercials I find it barely watchable. If that's the price of it being on terrestrial tv then I'm out.
I'll just suck it up and pay next year.

Take your point

[jdrobbo]

Absolutely fantastic today when the give short climbs kicked in. Pog perfection, picking up his 100th career race victory.

[Chester Perry]

Absolutely fantastic today when the give short climbs kicked in. Pog perfection, picking up his 100th career race victory.

tomorrow should finally see that no time bonuses gap between the main two protagonists change though there is still a long way to go

speaking of which - it will be interesting to see how Vingegaard fares on the long climbs at the end of the tour given his developed punchiness on these short and very sharp climbs

[fatboy47]

It was Vin who impressed me most of all in today's brilliant stage...and I suspect he's happy for Pog to be in yellow and have his team defending the jersey over the coming stages. The race needs a genuine rival to Pog, so let's just hope Vin can provide that beyond the first mountain stage.

Coverage thankfully improved for the last 15k tbf.

Here's a useful (well I thought so) little look at the stage profiles.

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[TheFamilyCat]

It was Vin who impressed me most of all in today's brilliant stage...and I suspect he's happy for Pog to be in yellow and have his team defending the jersey over the coming stages. The race needs a genuine rival to Pog, so let's just hope Vin can provide that beyond the first mountain stage.

Coverage thankfully improved for the last 15k tbf.

Here's a useful (well I thought so) little look at the stage profiles.Screenshot_20250705_030421_Facebook.jpg

To be fair regarding the coverage, they like to show the end of stages uninterrupted, so have to front load the ad breaks.

[TheFamilyCat]

Race over already?

[welsbyswife]

Race over already?

If Vinegard flies up Ventoux like I did a few weeks ago he's still got a chance

[Tricky Trevor]

As mentioned by Robbie MacEwan on TNT, what was wrong with Vingegaards bike? He was slithering and sliding on his saddle, making his upper body rock n roll. Nothing like his normal TT position. Strange for a team that usually has everything just pat. He looked like he’d leased-a-bike.

[winsomeyen]

Look out for claret and blue shirts in St Mayeux on the 11th its around 10 ks from the finish.