The 2025 edition of the Tour de France cycle race begins in the city of Lille with Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard set to renew their rivalry.

The 2025 Tour de France begins today with the first stage, a 184.9-kilometer route through Lille Métropole. Coverage begins on NBC at 8 a.m. ET with streaming available through FuboTV, DirecTV and Peacock. Peacock coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. ET.

The Visma-Lease a Bike team of Jonas Vingegaard were the protagonists, with several contenders for the overall classification — including Remco Evenepoel — distanced as the echelons formed. That main part of the peloton, which also contained Primoz Roglic and Geraint Thomas, ended up losing 49 seconds to the stage winner.

Tour de France continues on Wednesday, July 9, when riders take on Stage 5, a 33-kilometer individual time trial around Caen.

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