We already knew the 2025 Tour de France would start in Lille, just an hour on the Eurostar from London. However, last month's route announcement revealed that it is not just the opening that will be in reach of British fans, with the first eight stages all in the Hauts-de-France, Normandy, Brittany, and the Pays-de-la-Loire.
As a result, next year’s men’s Tour will be one of the easiest for Brits to visit in years, possibly the best since the Grand Départ in Normandy in 2016, when Mark Cavendish won the first stage, and with it the first yellow jersey of his career.
