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Profiles of the 2025 Tour de France stages and climbs

Tour de France 2025 stage 2 preview

By Joseph Lycett last updated

Preview Sunday, July 6, 2025: Lauwin-Planque - Boulogne-sur-Mer, 209.1 km

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Belgian Tim Merlier of Soudal Quick-Step celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the Brussels Cycling Classic one day cycling race, 205,1 km from and to Brussels, Sunday 08 June 2025. BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP) (Photo by DAVID PINTENS/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Tour de France 2025 stage 1 preview – Chaos expected in sprint for iconic first yellow jersey in Lille

By James Moultrie last updated

Preview Mostly flat 185km route in and out of Lille gives fast men their chance, with a chance of echelons keeping GC favourites nervous

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Analysing the Giro d'Italia Women 2025 contenders – Can Elisa Longo Borghini stop Anna van der Breggen from a record-tying fifth overall victory?

By Kirsten Frattini published

Contenders Cyclingnews examines the favourites in the hunt for the maglia rosa

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PLATEAU DU MONT-CENIS, FRANCE - JUNE 15: (L-R) Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG - Yellow leader jersey and Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team Visma | Lease a Bike compete in the chase group during the 77th Criterium du Dauphine 2025, Stage 8 a 133.3km stage from Val-d'Arc to Plateau du Mont-Cenis 2095m / #UCIWT / on June 15, 2025 in Plateau du Mont-Cenis, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

Who will win the 2025 Tour de France? Ranking the form of the favourites for the yellow jersey

By James Moultrie, Matilda Price last updated

Analysis Tadej Pogačar remains top of the pile after dominating Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel at the Dauphiné

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LA LOGE DES GARDES, FRANCE - MARCH 12: Joao Almeida of Portugal and UAE Team Emirates XRG celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 83rd Paris - Nice 2025, Stage 4 a 163.4km stage from Vichy to La Loge des Gardes 1078m / #UCIWT / on March 12, 2025 in La Loge des Gardes, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

Tour de Suisse 2025 – Analysing the contenders

By James Moultrie published

Contenders João Almeida starts as heavy favourite in Switzerland, with the key pre-Tour de France stage race to kick off in Küssnacht

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ALTO DE COTOBELLO SPAIN MAY 10 LR Anna van der Breggen of Netherlands and Team SD Worx Protime Demi Vollering of Netherlands and Team FDJ SUEZ Red Leader Jersey Marlen Reusser of Switzerland and Team Movistar and Cedrine Kerbaol of France and Team EF EducationOatty compete in the breakaway during the 11th La Vuelta Femenina 2025 Stage 7 a 1526km stage from La Robla to Alto de Cotobello 1197m UCIWWT on May 10 2025 in Alto de Cotobello Spain Photo by Szymon GruchalskiGetty Images

Home favourite Marlen Reusser and Demi Vollering top strong field – Analysing the Tour de Suisse Women contenders

By Matilda Price published

Contenders Demi Vollering, Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney and Mischa Bredewold all ready to challenge Swiss star Reusser at home

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NICE FRANCE JULY 21 LR Jonas Vingegaard Hansen of Denmark and Team Visma Lease a Bike on second place race winner Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates Yellow Leader Jersey and Remco Evenepoel of Belgium and Team Soudal QuickStep on third place pose on the final podium ceremony after the 111th Tour de France 2024 Stage 21 a 337km individual time trial from Monaco to Nice UCIWT on July 21 2024 in Nice France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

Critérium du Dauphiné 2025 – Analysing the contenders

By Dani Ostanek published

Analysis Pogačar, Vingegaard, and Evenepoel face off for the first time in 2025, while a host of podium contenders lie in wait on the start list

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Ally Wollaston, Lorena Wiebes, and Elisa Balsamo are among the top contenders for the 2025 Tour of Britain Women

Tour of Britain Women - Analysing the contenders

By Kirsten Frattini published

Contenders No Lotte Kopecky leaves the four-day Women's WorldTour race wide open for a new champion

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Unbound Gravel 200 pro races 2024

Who will win the 2025 Unbound Gravel 200? - Examining a stacked field to uncover the favourites

By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson last updated

Analysis Running a ruler over the contenders, from defending champion Rosa Klöser to Traka 360 winner Tobias Kongstad

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Isaac Del Toro, Richard Carapaz and Simon Yates at the 2025 Giro d'Italia

2025 Giro d'Italia stage 20 preview - Maglia rosa hunters poised for showdown on 'monster' Colle delle Finestre gravel climb

By Matilda Price last updated

Preview GC gaps still close as iconic climb returns to Giro route after seven years

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