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Stephen Farrand

Cobbled Montmartre climb added to Tour de France final stage after Paris Olympics success

PARIS FRANCE AUGUST 03 Remco Evenepoel of Team Belgium attacks in the breakaway passing by the Basilica of the Sacre Coeur during the Mens Road Race on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at trocadero on August 03 2024 in Paris France Photo by Alex BroadwayGetty Images.

The final stage of the 2025 Tour de France in Paris will include a visit to the Montmartre hill and the Sacré-Cœur church, covering the roads that were packed with crowds for the road races during the Paris Olympics.  

Tour de France organisers ASO have confirmed the decision in a brief statement, with full details of the stage revealed to be on May 21. The stage is still expected to finish on the Champs-Élysées but the cobbled climb to Montmartre will add an extra twist.

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