Name: Tour de France 2020
Start: 2020-08-29T14:00:00Z
End: 2020-09-20T15:00:00Z
Location: France

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PARIS FRANCE SEPTEMBER 20 Podium Primoz Roglic of Slovenia and Team Jumbo Visma Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates Yellow Leader Jersey Richie Porte of Australia and Team Trek Segafredo Celebration Trophy Mask Covid safety measures during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 21 a 122km stage from MantesLaJolie to Paris Champslyses TDF2020 LeTour on September 20 2020 in Paris France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images — Primoz Roglic, Tadej Pogacar and RIchie Porte on the podium of the 2020 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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PARIS FRANCE SEPTEMBER 20 Podium Primoz Roglic of Slovenia and Team Jumbo Visma with his son Levom Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates Yellow Leader Jersey Richie Porte of Australia and Team Trek Segafredo Celebration Trophy Mask Covid safety measures during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 21 a 122km stage from MantesLaJolie to Paris Champslyses TDF2020 LeTour on September 20 2020 in Paris France Photo by Michael SteeleGetty Images — Primoz Roglic, Tadej Pogacar and RIchie Porte on the podium of the 2020 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Team UAE Emirates rider Slovenias Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leaders yellow jersey celebrates on the podium after winning the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race after the 21st and last stage of 122 km between ManteslaJolie and Champs Elysees Paris on September 20 2020 Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD AFP Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARDAFP via Getty Images — 2020 Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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PARIS FRANCE SEPTEMBER 20 Podium Sam Bennett of Ireland and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Green Points Jersey Celebration Trophy during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 21 a 122km stage from MantesLaJolie to Paris Champslyses TDF2020 LeTour on September 20 2020 in Paris France Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images — (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Team UAE Emirates rider Slovenias Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium after winning the best climbers polka dot jersey of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race after the 21st and last stage of 122 km between ManteslaJolie and Champs Elysees Paris on September 20 2020 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images — (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Team UAE Emirates rider Slovenias Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium after winning the white jersey of best young of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race after the 21st and last stage of 122 km between ManteslaJolie and Champs Elysees Paris on September 20 2020 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images — (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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PARIS FRANCE SEPTEMBER 20 Podium Marc Hirschi of Switzerland and Team Sunweb Most Combative Rider Celebration during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 21 a 122km stage from MantesLaJolie to Paris Champslyses TDF2020 LeTour on September 20 2020 in Paris France Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images — (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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PARIS FRANCE SEPTEMBER 20 Arrival Sam Bennett of Ireland and Team Deceuninck QuickStep Green Points Jersey Celebration during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 21 a 122km stage from MantesLaJolie to Paris Champslyses TDF2020 LeTour on September 20 2020 in Paris France Photo by Frank Faugere PoolGetty Images — Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quickstep) (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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LA PLANCHE FRANCE SEPTEMBER 19 Arrival Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates White Best Young Jersey during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 20 a 362km Individual Time Trial stage from Lure to La Planche Des Belles Filles 1035m ITT TDF2020 LeTour on September 19 2020 in La Planche France Photo by Christophe Ena PoolGetty Images — Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) wins the stage 20 time trial (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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CHAMPAGNOLE FRANCE SEPTEMBER 18 Arrival Soren Kragh Andersen of Denmark and Team Sunweb Celebration Public Fans during 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 19 a 1665km stage from Bourg en Bresse to Champagnole 547m TDF2020 LeTour on September 18 2020 in Champagnole France Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images — (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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LA ROCHESURFORON FRANCE SEPTEMBER 17 Arrival Richard Carapaz of Ecuador and Team INEOS Grenadiers Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland and Team INEOS Grenadiers Celebration during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 18 a 175km stage from Mribel to La Roche sur Foron 543m TDF2020 LeTour on September 17 2020 in La RochesurForon France Photo by Stephane Mahe PoolGetty Images — Michal Kwiatkowski wins stage 18 of the Tour de France alongside teammate Richard Carapaz (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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MERIBEL FRANCE SEPTEMBER 16 Arrival Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno of Colombia and Astana Pro Team Celebration during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 17 a 170km stage from Grenoble to Mribel Col de la Loze 2304m TDF2020 LeTour on September 16 2020 in Mribel France Photo by Benoit Tessier PoolGetty Images — Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana) claimed the win on stage 17 atop the Col de la Loze (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Stage winner Team Bora rider Germanys Lennard Kamna celebrates as he crosses the finish line of the 16th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 164 km between La Tour du Pin and VillarddeLans on September 15 2020 Photo by Stuart Franklin various sources AFP Photo by STUART FRANKLINAFP via Getty Images — Lennard Kamna celebrates as he crosses the finish line of the 16th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

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Stage winner Team UAE Emirates rider Slovenias Tadej Pogacar R wearing the best youngs white jersey celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of Team Jumbo rider Slovenias Primoz Roglic wearing the overall leaders yellow jersey at the Grand Colombier pass during the 15th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 175 km between Lyon and Grand Colombier on September 13 2020 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images — Tadej Pogacar powers to the stage 15 win on Grand Colombier (Image credit: Getty Images)

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Stage winner Team Sunweb rider Denmarks Soren Kragh Andersen celebrates as he crosses the finish line at the end of the 14th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 197 km between ClermontFerrand and Lyon on September 12 2020 Photo by STEPHANE MAHE POOL AFP Photo by STEPHANE MAHEPOOLAFP via Getty Images — Soren Kragh Andersen of Team Sunweb attacked 3.1km from the line in Lyon and won stage 14 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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CANTAL FRANCE SEPTEMBER 11 Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda of Colombia and Team EF Pro Cycling Lennard Kamna of Germany and Team Bora Hansgrohe Breakaway during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 13 a 1915km stage from ChtelGuyon to Pas de PeyrolLe Puy Mary Cantal 1589m TDF2020 LeTour on September 11 2020 in Cantal France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images — Dani Martinez of EF Pro Cycling won stage 13 on summit of Puy Mary (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Tour de France 2020 107th Edition 12th stage Chauvigny Sarran km 218 10092020 Marc Hirschi SUI Team Sunweb photo Luca BettiniBettiniPhoto2020 — (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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POITIERS FRANCE SEPTEMBER 09 Arrival Caleb Ewan of Australia and Team Lotto Soudal Celebration during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 11 a 1675km stage from ChatelaillonPlage to Poitiers TDF2020 LeTour on September 09 2020 in Poitiers France Photo by Christophe PetitTesson PoolGetty Images — Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) wins stage 11 in photo finish (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quickstep) claimed his first Tour de France stage in Ile-de-Ré on stage 10 (Image credit: Getty Images)

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Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme wearing a face mask arrives for a press conference to present sanitary measures over the COVID19 novel coronavirus pandemic put in place for the start of the 107th edition of the Tour De France cycling race in the French Riviera city of Nice on August 19 2020 The 2020 edition of the Tour de France kicks off in Nice on August 29 and runs to September 20 postponed from June 27 to July 19 due to the coronavirus pandemic Photo by Valery HACHE AFP Photo by VALERY HACHEAFP via Getty Images — Christian Prudhomme, the race director, tested positive for COVID-19 and left the race on the first rest day (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Tour de France 2020 107th Edition 9th stage Pau Laruns 153 km 05092020 Tadej Pogacar SLO UAE Team Emirates photo POOLBettiniPhoto2020 — Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) wins stage 9 in Laruns (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Stage winner Team AG2R La Mondiale rider Frances Nans Peters celebrates as he crosses the finish line at the end of the 8th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 140 km between CazeressurGaronne and Loudenvielle on September 5 2020 Photo by Stuart Franklin POOL AFP Photo by STUART FRANKLINPOOLAFP via Getty Images — Nans Peters parlayed a solo attack into victory on stage 8 in Loudenville (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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LAVAUR FRANCE SEPTEMBER 04 Arrival Wout Van Aert of Belgium and Team Jumbo Visma Celebration during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 7 a 168km stage from Millau to Lavaur TDF2020 LeTour on September 04 2020 in Lavaur France Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images — Wout van Aert repeats on stage 7 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Stage winner Team Astana rider Kazakhstans Alexey Lutsenko celebrates as he crosses the finish line of the 6th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 191 km between Le Teil and Mont Aigoual on September 3 2020 Photo by Christophe Ena POOL AFP Photo by CHRISTOPHE ENAPOOLAFP via Getty Images — Alexey Lutsenko wins stage 6 on Mont Aigoual (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Team Jumbo rider Belgiums Wout van Aert celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 5th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 185 km between Gap and Privas on September 2 2020 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT POOL AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATPOOLAFP via Getty Images — Wout van Aert wins stage 5 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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Tour de France 2020 107th Edition 5th stage Gap Privas 183 km 02092020 Adam Yates GBR Mitchelton Scott photo POOL Vincent KalutPhotoNewsBettiniPhoto2020 — Adam Yates moved into the maillot jaune on stage 5 after Julian Alaphilippe was penalized 20 seconds (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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ORCIERES FRANCE SEPTEMBER 01 Podium Primoz Roglic of Slovenia and Team Jumbo Visma Celebration Medal Flowers Mask Covid safety measures during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 4 a 1605km stage from Sisteron to OrcieresMerlette 1825m TDF2020 LeTour on September 01 2020 in Orcieres France Photo by AnneChristine Poujoulat PoolGetty Images — Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) after winning stage 4, the first summit finish (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

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ORCIERES FRANCE SEPTEMBER 01 Arrival Primoz Roglic of Slovenia and Team Jumbo Visma Celebration during the 107th Tour de France 2020 Stage 4 a 1605km stage from Sisteron to OrcieresMerlette 1825m TDF2020 LeTour on September 01 2020 in Orcieres France Photo by Stephane Mahe PoolGetty Images — Primoz Roglic wins stage 4 at Orcieres Merlette (Image credit: Getty Images)

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Tour de France 2020 107th Edition 3rd stage Nice Sisteron 198 km 31082020 Caleb Ewan AUS Lotto Soudal Sam Bennett IRL Deceuninck Quick Step photo Kei TsujiBettiniPhoto2020 — Caleb Ewan comes past Sam Bennett to win stage 3 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Tour de France 2020 107th Edition 1st stage Nice Nice 156 km 29082020 Alexander Kristoff NOR UAE Team Emirates photo POOL David StockmanBelgaBettiniPhoto2020 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Tour de France 2020 107th Edition 1st stage Nice Nice 156 km 29082020 Alexander Kristoff NOR UAE Team Emirates photo POOL Vincent KalutPNBettiniPhoto2020 — Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) won stage 1 and took the first leader's jersey (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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The new map for the 2020 Tour de France (Image credit: ASO)

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Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) sailed in to claim the overall victory in the 2020 Tour de France on the final stage to Paris. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), who led the race until the stage 20 time trial, and Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) rounded out the podium.

Green jersey winner Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quickstep) cemented his status as the race's top sprinter, taking out the final sprint on the Champs Elysees ahead of world champion Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and seven-time green jersey winner Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe).

Pogacar stood atop the final podium through most of the ceremonies, having swept the overall classification, the mountains classification, and finishing as best young rider.

"It's unbelievable. It's really crazy," Pogacar said after finishing. "Even if I didn't win - even if I came second or last, it's nice to be here. This is the top of the top. I cannot describe this feeling with words.

"Today was very special - special moments with my teammates. Finally I had some time to talk with them on the bike, not just going full gas every day. A lot of respect for the other riders. Every single one of them congratulated me today. I am really thankful. This sport is really amazing."

The race, which took place from August 29 to September 20 after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, made it to Paris without any riders testing positive for the virus.

Click or swipe through the gallery above to see who won each stage.

Final general classification
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates	87:20:05
2	Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma	0:00:59
3	Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo	0:03:30
4	Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren	0:05:58
5	Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team	0:06:07
6	Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team	0:06:47
7	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma	0:07:48
8	Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling	0:08:02
9	Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott	0:09:25
10	Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain McLaren	0:14:03

Stage 21
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-Quickstep	2:53:32
2	Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
3	Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
4	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
5	Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis
6	Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma
7	Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal
8	Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel Start-Up Nation
9	Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept
10	Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) NTT Pro Cycling

The route

Organisers of the Tour de France, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), revealed the route of the 2020 Tour de France at the Palais des Congrès in Paris on Tuesday October 15.

After delays due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the 107th edition of the Grande Boucle is scheduled to begin in Nice on August 29 and conclude on September 20 in Paris.

The Grand Départ will take place in and around the coastal mediterranean city of Nice. It will begin with a 156km road stage on Saturday, August 29, followed by a 190km road stage the next day.

ASO have routed the race through five mountain ranges: Alps, Massif Central, Pyrenees, Jura and the Vosges. It will be an unconventional and mountainous route that will include includes 29 categorised climbs and five mountain finishes.

There will be no finishes on iconic ascents such as L'Alpe d'Huez and Mount Ventoux. The stand-out mountain finishes in this edition will happen on the ascents of the Puy Mary in Massif Central on stage 13 and on the Col de la Loze at Méribel in the Alps on stage 17.

There will be the introduction of four new climbs: Col de la Lusette and Suc au May in the Massif Central, Col de la Hourcère in the Pyrenees and summit of the Col de la Loze.

Other ascents include Grand Colombier, Pyramide du Bugey and Mont Aigoual, Col de Peyresourde, Cormet de Roselend, Col des Saisies and Les Aravis.

There will be no team time trial in this year's edition of the race, but there is one 36km individual time trial between Lure and La Planche des Belles Filles on stage 20.

The route is designed for the best climbers in the world to contest the overall title at the 2020 Tour de France.

There will be stages that favour the sprinters, too. Flat parcours are schedule on stage 1 and 3 in Nice, stage 5 in Privas, stage 7 in Lavaur, stage 10 in Ile de Re Saint-Martin-de-Re, stage 11 in Poiters, stage 14 in Lyon, stage 19 in Champagnole and the stage 21 finale in Paris.

Tour de France 2020 Contenders

The 2020 Tour de France route will suit the pure climbers of the peloton. Team Ineos are expected to line up behind defending champion Egan Bernal, while Jumbo-Visma threaten the British team's dominance with Primož Roglič ably supported by newcomer Tom Dumoulin.

The French contenders should not be underestimated. Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) astounded the cycling world this July after winning two stages, placing fifth overall and spending 14 days in the yellow jersey. He will return in 2020 as will his compatriots Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) and Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale).

Other contenders include Nairo Quintana, who got a great start to the year with Arkéa-Samsic, Mikel Landa, a new addition at Bahrain-McLaren, Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), and Rigoberto Urán (EF Education First).

Team by team guide

Tour de France bikes

No matter if it's held in July or September, the Tour de France will always be a hotbed of tech. Teams' sponsors utilise the rigorous environment to test their products at the highest level and use the international stage to launch their latest tech.

Our Tour de France tech preview gives a run down on everything we're expecting to see at this year's race, and below, we highlight all the tech news, features and interviews as the racing continues.