Paris-Tours 2025: The Route, the Profile, the Vineyard Trails, TV Broadcast Schedules, and the List of Teams for the 119th Edition

Paris-Tours 2025, one of the season’s final classics, takes place on Sunday, October 12. The peloton is set to line up at the start in Chartres for the tenth time for a total distance of 211.6 km (compared to 213.8 km in 2024). Nine climbs, as well as nine vineyard roads, are spread across the final third of the race, whose finish has been modified to bring the finish line closer to the final climbs. After Avenue de Grammont, which had hosted the finish since 1988, the final pedal strokes will now take place on Boulevard Béranger, still just a few steps from Tours City Hall. French rider Christophe Laporte, last year’s winner following a breakaway that ended in a sprint ahead of Czech rider Mathias Vacek and with a 21-second lead over the peloton, is on the starting line aiming to defend his title. This will also be the final professional race for French rider Arnaud Démare, the 2021 winner, before he retires. To follow the race closely, check out the route map, the profile, the list of vineyard paths, the TV broadcast schedule, and the riders competing in this 119th edition.

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TV broadcast schedule for Paris-Tours 2025

Paris-Tours 2025 will be broadcast live on France 3 starting at 3:00 p.m. and on Eurosport Max (3:15 p.m.) and Eurosport 2 (4:15 p.m.) on Sunday, October 12.

The 2025 Paris-Tours Route

While the race has long been a favorite for pure sprinters, the inclusion of vineyard paths in the route since the 2018 edition adds new physical and tactical factors to consider. A strong burst of speed remains essential in the final stretch, but riders must also demonstrate their racing instincts on the climbs and dirt roads on the course—specifically, in the final 70 kilometers.

The first unpaved section comes at 65.4 km from the finish, promising 800 meters of mud or dust depending on weather conditions, immediately after crossing the Limeray climb. In total, over the 211.6 km course, nine short climbs could serve as springboards, as could the 9.5 kilometers of vineyard paths spread across nine sections. The last of these is located before the Côte de Rochecorbon, where attacks could prove decisive. This stretch may carry even more weight in this year’s final scenario, as the finish line has been moved two kilometers closer to this final summit. Upon entering the city of Tours, the route heads directly toward City Hall, which will now be approached via Boulevard Béranger; the finish will be judged at the end of an 800-meter straight stretch identical in every respect to Avenue de Grammont.

The vineyard paths and climbs of Paris-Tours 2025

The list of vineyard paths for Paris-Tours 2025

The list of riders and teams entered in Paris-Tours 2025

Team Picnic PostNL

VAN DEN BERG Julius

DEGENKOLB John

EDMONDSON, Alex

EEKHOFF, Nils

ANDRESEN Tobias Lund

MARKL, Niklas

ROOSEN Timo

DE JONG Timo

Cofidis

RENARD Alexis

DE GENDT Aime

IZQUIERDO Clement

Oliver Knight

MAHOUDO Nolann

MEEHAN, Jamie

TOUZE, Damien

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team

GODON Dorian

Stefan BISSEGGER

Oscar Chamberlain

Dries DE BONDT

Sander de Pestel

Jordan LABROSSE

LAPEIRA Paul

Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur

MIFSUD, Andrea

CARTY Jahkim

GUICHARD Carter

HANNINEN Jaakko

KNECHT Noah

KONIJN Alexander

MASSA Dylan

St. Michel – Préférence Home – Auber93

BREUILLARD Nicolas

BENETEAU Lucas

DELACROIX Theo

LECROQ Jeremy

RIOU Alan

SIMON Yohann

VAN NIEKERK Morne

CIC-U-Nantes

JOALLAND, Yael

Joris Chaussinand

HAMON Similien

HUE Antoine

LANGELLA Lenaic

MARIAULT, Axel

Mathias Sanlaville

Van Rysel, Roubaix

GUILLON Celestin

JARNET Maxime

CAPRON Remi

MOLLY Kenny

MORIN, Emmanuel

TABELLION Valentin

ARNES Daniel

TotalEnergies Team

TURGIS Anthony

BONIFACE, Lucas

Rayan Boulahoite

Florian DAUPHIN

Joris DELBOVE

DOUBEY, Fabien

DUJARDIN, Sandy

Groupama – FDJ

MADOUAS Valentin

Cyril BARTHE

Thibaud Gruel

JACOBS Johan

Stefan Kung

LE GAC, Olivier

RUSSO Clement

Unibet Tietema Rockets

HUENS Axel

DE VRIES Hartthijs

Lukas Kubis

Tomas Kopecký

Wessel Mouris

STOKBRO, Andreas

STOCKMAN, Abram

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

Christophe LAPORTE

VAN BAARLE Dylan

Matthew Brennan

Victor CAMPENAERTS

Menno HUISING

Olav Kooij

VERMOTE, Julien

UAE Team Emirates – XRG

MORGADO, Antonio

BJERG Mikkel

COVI, Alessandro

Luca GIAIMI

Rune HERREGODTS

LAENGEN Vegard Stake

SCHWARZBACHER Matthias

Lidl – Trek

WITHEN PHILIPSEN Albert

VACEK Mathias

ALVAREZ Hector

KIRSCH, Alex

Martin PEDERSEN

STUYVEN, Jasper

TEUTENBERG Tim Torn

Alpecin – Deceuninck

Jasper PHILIPSEN

DEHAIRS, Simon

DILLIER Silvan

GHYS Robbe

PLANCKAERT, Edward

RICKAERT Jonas

RIESEBEEK Oscar

Lotto

Arnaud DE LIE

Matthew FOX

GRIGNARD Sébastien

GRISEL Matys

SEGAERT Alec

VAN MOER, Brent

VEISTROFFER Baptiste

Intermarché – Wanty

PAGE Hugo

ARTZ Huub

Laurenz Rex

Jonas RUTSCH

THIJSSEN Gerben

VAN DER HOORN Taco

VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK Roel

Tudor Pro Cycling Team

TRENTIN Matteo

HEMING Mika

KELEMEN Petr

KOLZE CHANGIZI Sebastian

MAYRHOFER Marius

MIKUTIS, Aivaras

PLUIMERS, Rick

Israel – Premier Tech

SHEEHAN Riley

BOIVIN Guillaume

LIMA Daniel

LOUVEL Matis

STRONG Corbin

Luke VALENTI

Tom Van Asbroeck

INEOS Grenadiers

SWIFT Ben

Ben Turner

CASTROVIEJO Jonathan

FRAILE, Omar

LAURANCE Axel

SHEFFIELD Magnus

TARLING, Joshua

Uno-X Mobility

ABRAHAMSEN, Jonas

BEVORT, Carl-Frederik

Stian Fredheim

BLUME LEVY, William

RESELL, Erik Nordsaeter

SKAARSETH, Anders

WAERENSKJOLD Soren

XDS Astana Team

TEUNISSEN Mike

BALLERINI Davide

BETTIOL Alberto

BOL Cees

SCHELLING, Ide

SMIRNOV Ivan

SYRITSA Gleb

Arkéa – B&B Hotels

DEMARE Arnaud

BIERMANS Jenthe

DELAPLACE Anthony

LELANDAIS Remi

SENECHAL Florian

THIERRY Pierre

Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team

MOSCHETTI, Matteo

FRISON, Frederik

LIEPINS, Emils

Kamil Malecki

Nicolo Parisini

TOWNSEND Rory

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