Tour Type
Tour de France REK
Riding Level
Avid
Location
France
Duration
26 days | 25 nights | 21 stages
Length
3,320 km
Climb
51,500 m
Tour de France 2025, "Ride Every Kilometre" of ALL 21 STAGES with Grand Tours Project. The 2024 Edition of the Tour de France was the second largest sporting event globally. In 2025, expect it to be THE premier sporting event in the world!
This event, started in 1903 to increase L’Auto newspaper sales, entailed heroic individuals riding six herculean stages over 2,428 kilometres on road conditions that varied enormously …one can only imagine! Their bikes were astounding – steel frames, wooden rims, single speed and weighing 18 or more kilograms! In 2025, 176 riders will compete in 22 teams over 21 Stages of 3,320 kilometres and 51,500 metres of elevation; comprising 7 flat, 6 hilly, 6 mountain stages, 2 time trails and only 2 rest days. The bikes weigh a minimum of 6.8 kilograms and the cyclists are in peak fitness.
The TDF is a highly tactical race where teams compete for the ultimate Maillot Jaune but also for points to gain the Maillot Vert (Most points for stage finishes and sprints) and Maillot Blanc a Pois Rouges (Best Climber); the Maillot Blanc (Best young rider); plus the Stage winners, the most aggressive rider and the Team Classification.
However, it is in the mountains that spectators come out in huge numbers and in 2025, you can expect to find enthusiastic fans lining the climbs on Stage 10 in the Massif Central, Stages 12,13 & 14 in the Pyrenees, Stage 16’s Mont Ventoux, and then Stages 18 & 19 in the Alps – the last two mountain stages totalling 10,100 metres of elevation! Luckily for you, the first week is flat and interspersed throughout the last 2 weeks are hilly and flat routes.
And Stage 21 returns to Paris – the winner of the Maillot Jaune will be known but the race continues for those fighting for the points. As a “Ride Every Kilometre” (REK) rider you will be able to watch Stage 21 from the prime location in the Tour de France VIP Hospitality area followed by the Award Presentation. Other opportunities along the route will allow you watch the pros from top tier positions in Stage 1 & Stage 15 VIP zones.
The Grand Tours Project “Ride Every Kilometre” Tour provides support and guidance along the full race route the day before the race. This avoids the pre-dawn starts, the race to pass before the roads close, and to avoid the crowds in the cities and ascents. For the professional riders, the 2025 route is 3,320 kilometres long, and 51,500 metres vertical – for Grand Tours Project REK riders, it’s the same distance and elevation… and possibly more.
If riding every kilometre of all 21 stages of the Grande Boucle sounds a bit much then you can join for just 9 or 6 stages at the Week 1, Week 2 or Week 3.
This tour has been designed to ride 24 hrs ahead of the professionals. Check out this story from our 2022 guests to be convinced!
Northwestern France hosts the first 10 stages of the 2025 Tour de France, featuring mainly flat and hilly routes through picturesque countryside, coastal resorts, and UNESCO-listed cities. With just one challenging mountain stage, you’ll have the chance to soak in the region’s history and savor the cuisines of Hauts-de-France, Normandy, and Brittany—seafood, French gastronomy, wine, beer, and cider. Ride past WWI cemeteries, Dunkirk’s WWII evacuation sites, D-Day memorials, and the stunning coastal forts of Brittany, before crossing the Loire Valley to the Massif Central for the first mountain challenge.
The 112th Tour de France returns to the Pyrenees in Week 2, transitioning from the flat and hilly stages of the Grand Depart to the challenge of 7 major climbs over 3 days, including Soulor, Hautacam, Peyragudes, Tourmalet, Aspin, Peyresourde, and Luchon-Superbagneres. With nearly 10,000 meters of elevation gain, these stages test even the strongest riders. Dare to tackle Stage 13, an 11-kilometer ITT sprint, and compare your time to the pros riding it the next day. Balancing the challenge, Stage 11 is relatively flat, and Stage 15 offers a hilly finale above Carcassonne. Recover and savor French gastronomy, local dishes, and wines along the way.
Tour de France Week 3 brings the drama of the French Alps and the grand finale in Paris. Often where champions are crowned, this week is a mix of intense competition, team tactics, and passionate fandom. Riding every kilometre is a monumental challenge, featuring three mountain stages: Mont Ventoux under the Provencal summer sun, the Queen Stage with Glandon, Madeleine, and La Loze (over 5,500 meters of elevation), and another punishing stage with increasingly higher cols totalling 4,600 meters. AND in Paris you become the spectator for the grand finale, to watch from the TDF Hospitality zone, the winners and teams arrive over the Arrivee…and know that you have ridden the same road, kilometres and elevations.
The “Ride Every Kilometre” tours will give you the opportunity to ride the entire journey – every, single, kilometre – with your friends. You can choose to ride 3, 6, 9 or even all 21 stages of the race. You and your companions will need to be strong cyclists to achieve this challenge, but you don’t need to be a pro athlete … ours is a journey, not a race, and we’ll leave enough time on each day to enjoy our lunch breaks and photo stops. This tour is designed to ride 24hrs prior to the official stage.
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