The Tour de France 2025 kicked off yesterday, ending the (painful) wait for millions of cycling fans round the world. Until 2014, Le Tour opened with a mini time trial known as the Prologue, a tradition which has barely featured for the last ten years.

Jasper Philipsen has won the opening stage of the Tour de France in a sprint to the line in Lille. Defending champion Tadej Pogačar finished safely.

J asper Philipsen took a while to get off the mark at last year's Tour de France, his first win not arriving until stage 10, but the Belgian fastman wasted no time this time around, powering to victory on the opening day of the 2025 edition to pull on the yellow jersey for the first time in his career.