Tour de France 2025 stage 11 preview - An opportunity for the sprinters
Wednesday, July 16, 2025: Toulouse - Toulouse, 156.8 km

The Tour de France will take its first rest day on July 15 and resume for stage 11 on July 16 for a 156km punchy race in Toulouse - a final opportunity for the sprinters ahead of the Pyrenees.
The stage will consist of a loop around the city, with a flurry of short climbs in the closing kilometres, the last of which comes with 8km to go in the form of the Côte de Pech David (0.8km at 12.4%).
Finishing in the city centre, it will be a fairly technical finale with a roundabout and a sweeping left turn before the final straight to the line, so positioning will be key in the run-in for those looking to contest the victory.
The race could mark a final opportunity for the sprinters before the Tour de France heads into the Pyrenees, so watch out for stage 8 winner Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek), who is leading the green-jersey points classification, and stage 3 and stage 9 winner Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep), as the pair go head-to-head in the battle for sprint wins and finish line points.
Stage 11 map and profile


Stage 11 Sprints
- Labastide-Beauvoir, km. 97.3
Stage 11 Mountains
- Côte de Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds (cat. 4), km. 25.9
- Côte de Montgiscard (cat. 4), km. 111.6
- Côte de Corronsac (cat. 4), km. 117
- Côte de Vieille-Toulouse (cat. 4), km. 142.5
- Côte de Pech David (cat. 3), km. 148
How to watch stage 11 of the Tour de France
Country | Broadcaster | Start time |
---|---|---|
UK | ITV4 / ITVX (FREE) | 14:00 BST |
UK | 12:00 BST | |
US | 06:30 ET | |
Canada | 07:00 ET | |
Australia | SBS / SBS On Demand (FREE) | 21:15 AEST |
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Matilda is an NCTJ-qualified journalist based in the UK who joined Cyclingnews in March 2025. Prior to that, she worked as the Racing News Editor at GCN, and extensively as a freelancer contributing to Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Velo, Rouleur, Escape Collective, Red Bull and more. She has reported from many of the biggest events on the calendar, including the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France Femmes, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. She has particular experience and expertise in women's cycling, and women's sport in general. She is a graduate of modern languages and sports journalism.
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