Cycling lovers from all over the world are excitedly watching as professional cyclists compete in the legendary Tour de France. This annual men’s bicycle race is one of the largest of its time – and oldest. The first edition of this race was held on July 1, 1903, well over 100 years ago.
It’s been held since, except for a few years, during both World War I and World War II. The first winner of the race was Maurice Garin, an Italian-French racer. Apart from 2025, the most recent winner of the Tour de France was Tadej Pogačar, who is racing again in 2025.
So, who is involved in the 2025 Tour de France? Where is it being held? The 2025 Tour de France runs from July 5 – 27 and covers 2,075 miles. It’s a large race with 23 teams participating and hundreds of cyclists. The race will consist of 21 stages ranging in terrain (mountainous, hilly, and flat).
Do you have any guesses on who will win this year? Or come close? Click through the slideshow for the fiercest competitors in the 2025 Tour de France to keep an eye on.
Ben Healy
- Birthday: September 11, 2000
- Birthplace: Kingswinford, England
- Current Team: EF Education–EasyPost
- Major Wins: The National Road Race Championships in 2020 and 2023 and the 2022 National Time Trial Championships
Marc Soler
- Birthday: November 22, 1993
- Birthplace: Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain
- Current Team: UAE Team Emirates XRG
- Major Wins: Vuelta a España in 2020, 2022, and 2024 and Paris–Nice in 2018
Nils Politt
- Birthday: March 6, 1994
- Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
- Current Team: UAE Team Emirates XRG
- Major Wins: The Tour De France in 2021 (1 stage) and Deutschland Tour in 2021
Harry Sweeny
- Birthday: July 9, 1988
- Birthplace: Australia
- Current Team: EF Education–EasyPost
- Major Wins: 10th overall in the 2018 Tour de Langkawi and 7th overall in Tour de Luxembourg
João Pedro Gonçalves Almeida
- Birthday: August 5, 1998
- Birthplace: A dos Francos – Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
- Current Team: UAE Team Emirates XRG
- Major Wins: The Tour de Romandie in 2025, Tour de Suisse in 2025, and the National Road Race Championships in 2022
Felix Gall
- Birthday: February 27, 1998
- Birthplace: Nußdorf-Debant, Tyrol, Austria
- Current Team: Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale
- Major Wins: 2nd Mercan’Tour Classic in 2022 and 2024 4th Tour du Jura
Daniel Martínez
- Birthday: April 25, 1996
- Birthplace: Soacha, Colombia
- Current Team: Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
- Major Wins: Critérium du Dauphiné in 2020 and Tour of the Basque Country in 2022
Jan Tratnik
- Birthday: February 23, 1990
- Current Team: Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe
- Major Wins: National Road Race Championships in 2016 and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2024
Bert Van Lerberghe
- Birthday: September 29, 1992
- Birthplace: Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium
- Current Team: Soudal–Quick-Step
Kaden Groves
- Birthday: December 23, 1998
- Birthplace: Gympie
- Current Team: Alpecin–Deceuninck
- Major Wins: Giro d’Italia in 2023 and 2024 (2 individual stages)
Jasper Philipsen
- Birthday: March 2, 1998
- Birthplace: Mol, Flanders, Belgium
- Current Team: Alpecin–Deceuninck
- Major Wins: Milan–San Remo in 2024 and Classic Brugge–De Panne in 2023 and 2024
Alex Aranburu
- Birthday: September 19, 1995
- Birthplace: Ezkio-Itsaso, Spain
- Current Team: Cofidis
- Major Wins: National Road Race Championships in 2024
Tadej Pogačar
- Birthday: September 21, 1998
- Birthplace: Klanec, Slovenia
- Current Team: UAE Team Emirates XRG
- Major Wins: Tour de France in 2020, 2021, and 2023
Santiago Buitrago
- Birthday: September 26, 1999
- Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
- Current Team: Team Bahrain Victorious
- Major Wins: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in 2025
Eddie Dunbar
- Birthday: September 1, 1996
- Birthplace: Banteer, County Cork, Ireland
- Current Team: Team Jayco–AlUla
- Major Wins: The Irish National Cycling Championships in 2024
Christopher Juul-Jensen
- Birthday: July 6, 1989
- Birthplace: Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow, Ireland
- Current Team: Team Jayco–AlUla
- Major Wins: Danmark Rundt in 2015 and the Danish National Time Trial Championships in 2025
Casper Pedersen
- Birthday: March 15, 1996
- Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Current Team: Soudal–Quick-Step
- Major Wins: The Paris–Tours in 2020
Max Schachmann
- Birthday: January 9, 1994
- Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
- Current Team: Soudal–Quick-Step
- Major Wins: The Paris–Nice in 2020 and 2021 and the German National Road Race Championships in 2019 and 2021
Ion Izagirre
- Birthday: February 4, 1989
- Birthplace: Ormaiztegi, Basque Country, Spain
- Current Team: Cofidis
- Major Wins: The Tour of the Basque Country in 2019 and the Spanish National Time Trial Championships in 2016 and 2021
Jonas Abrahamsen
- Birthday: September 20, 1995
- Birthplace: Skien, Norway
- Current Team: Uno-X Mobility
- Major Wins: The Brussels Cycling Classic in 2024
George Bennett
- Birthday: April 7, 1970
- Birthplace: Nelson, New Zealand
- Current Team: Israel–Premier Tech
- Major Wins: The Tour of California in 2017 and the New Zealand National Road Race Championships in 2021
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