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Tour de France Grand Depart 2025
Thursday July 3rd – Tuesday July 8th, 2025
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2025 Tour de France Grand Depart in Lille and Northern France with Sportive Breaks
Pre-book your space on the 2025 Tour de France Grand Depart tour now for $125 with our refund guarantee.
In 2025, the Tour de France will have its Grand Depart in and around Lille. The race for Yellow will start on Saturday July 5th 2025 in the city of Lille, which has a long history with the Tour de France and with cycling in general. Every year one of the biggest races in the pro cycling calendar, the Hell of the North, Paris-Roubaix finishes in Roubaix, just a few miles from Lille. This area of France is steeped in history.
The stages of the 2025 Grand Depart
- Saturday July 5th : STAGE 1 Lille Métropole > Lille Métropole
- Sunday July 6th : STAGE 2 Lauwin-Planque > Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Monday July 7th : STAGE 3 Valenciennes > Dunkerque
- Tuesday July 8th : STAGE 4 Amiens Métropole > TBC
Our Tour
Our tour starts in Lille on Thursday July 3rd, so we can watch the team presentation. You will then be able to ride some of the routes whilst following the race. You will experience the race from the roadside, ride on some of the local roads (including cobbles) and enjoy the fantastic French cuisine.
More information is coming soon, but you can pre-register for our tour now for $125 per person and guarantee your place when we launch our tour.
Spread your payments: Our interest-free payment plan allows you to spread out payments for your booking.
Watch 4 Stages LIVE: Witness the excitement of the team presentation and 4 stages LIVE!
Premium 4* accommodation : In the heart of all the action. Includes breakfast and evening meal daily.
Spectator and rider friendly: Explore northern France and indulge in local cuisine.
What's Included and Optional Extras
Accommodation
4* hotel with excellent stage access
Included meals
Breakfasts and evening meals included
Transfer
Return transfers to/from Brussels (BRU) Airport or Lille Eurostar station
Mechanic
Mechanic and vehicle support for the tour
Guided Rides
Daily ride options with experienced local guides
Bike Rental
Available at additional cost
Packages and Prices
In 2024, the Tour de France Grand Depart will begin for the first time in Italy. The race for yellow will start on June 29, in the stunning city of Florence. Italy is known for its stunning landscapes, world-famous cuisine and cycling roads that host a Grand Tour and two monuments of their own. The Giro d’Italia, Milan San Remo and Il Lombardia are some of the biggest races in the calendar. It’s no wonder the tour has decided to start in Italy!
Prices
- $2105 per person based on two people sharing a twin (2 single beds) or 1 double room (1 bed for couple)
- Single occupancy of a room available on request
Included with your weekend
- 5 nights in 4* accommodation
- 2 nights in Florence
- 2 nights in Bologna
- 1 night in Torino
- Watch the team presentations and 3 stages of the TDF live
- Breakfast and dinners included
- Optional group Airport Transfers
- Mechanical and vehicle support
- Daily guided ride options
Also available
- Private airport transfers on request
- Bike rental on request
Itinerary
Hotel: TBC
Included Meals: Breakfast & Evening Meal
Highlights:
- Watch the Team Presentation in Lille
- Explore the city of Lille
- Bike fitting at your hotel
Arrive in Lille & transfer to our hotel. After a meet & greet in the afternoon, we will depart on foot as a group to watch the Team Presentation live.
Details on transfer options from Brussels Airport and Lille Eurostar will follow soon.
Hotel: TBC
Included Meals: Breakfast & Evening Meal
Highlights:
- AM – Ride TBC
- PM – Guided city tour of Lille
Today’s Ride: TBC
After breakfast we will depart the hotel for a guided ride. This will be a chance to test your bike set up and spin out your legs.
In the afternoon we will enjoy a guided city tour.
Hotel: TBC
Included Meals: Breakfast & Evening Meal
Highlights:
- Watch Stage 1
Today’s Ride: TBC
Stage 1 of the 2024 Tour de France starts here in Lille. After breakfast and a leisurely morning, we will walk from the hotel to the start area to see the riders depart. After the start, we will head out on our guided ride.
Hotel: TBC
Included Meals: Breakfast & Evening Meal
Highlights:
- Ride part of today’s Stage 2
- Watch Stage 2 live
Today’s Ride: TBC
After breakfast at the hotel, our guide will lead us on a route that follows part of the Tour’s Stage 2. This will put us close to the finish to watch the race live.
Hotel: TBC
Meals: Breakfast & Evening Meal
Highlights:
- Watch Stage 3 live
Today’s Ride: TBC
Our day ends with an evening meal at our hotel.
Depending on your departure plans, or if you wish to extend your stay by an extra night, it may be possible to watch the Stage 4 departure.
We will offer transfers to Brussels (BRU) Airport and Lille Eurostar.
Included Meals: Breakfast
More about the event
The Grand Depart of the 112th edition of the world-famous Tour de France is taking place in Lille and Northern France. It will be the first time the Tour has started from this corner of France since 2001, when Christophe Moreau won the opening prologue in Dunkirk, and Erik Zabel sprinted to victory in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
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