23 days, 184 cyclists: Everything you need to know about the 2025 Tour de France

The cycling world is gearing up for another showdown between titans Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard at the 112th edition of the Tour de France, which departs Saturday from Lille.

The cycling world is gearing up for another showdown between titans Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard in the 112th edition of the Tour de France, which departs Saturday from Lille.

This year, the Tour stays entirely in France and features a grueling but stunning ride through the Pyrenees and the Alps. It ends in Paris on July 27, the 50th anniversary of the first time it ended on the famed Champs-Elysees.

Pogačar, of Slovenia, and Vingegaard, of Denmark, have won the last five Tours between them, and Vingegaard — who lost to his rival by more than six minutes last year — is out to settle the score.

But beating Pogačar has proven nearly impossible. He has won three Tours, nine one-day races called Monuments, the World Championship Road Race and the 2024 Giro d’Italia, Italy’s grand tour. He signed cycling’s biggest contract last year with his current team, UAE Team Emirates XRG, for $58 million over six years. While that might seem small by U.S professional sports standards, it’s astronomical for the peloton.

With so much money on the line, the stakes are higher than ever.