The Tour de France organisers have explained the logic behind how bib numbers are designated in their race, with reasons ranging from the results of the 2025 Tour to the UCI points system and even, sometimes, the number of World Championships won by certain riders.
It will come as no surprise that defending Tour champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) will be race bib number 1, with his teammates then having their numbers allotted in alphabetical order from 2 to 8. Similarly, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), second overall both last year and in 2024, is number 11, again followed by his teammates from 12 to 18.
