Tour de France 2025 Stage 11 Preview: Easing Back In After The Rest Day
Tour de France 2025 Stage 11 Preview: Easing Back In After The Rest Day
The TDF 2025 is back in action after the first of two rest days, and riders will ease back into form with one of the shorter non-TT days of the 2025 race.
The first 10 days of the Tour de France 2025 certainly were memorable, with things being shaken up quite a bit in Stage 10, which fell on Bastille Day (national day of France). It also was the final stage before a well-earned rest day.
Stage 10 was the first mountain stage of the year and challenged the riders with eight categorized climbs and about 4,400 meters of climbing overall.
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The stage was won by Simon Yates, the winner of the Giro d'Italia 2025, who rode away at the bottom of the final climb and finished nine seconds ahead of Thymen Arensman and 31 seconds in front of Ben Healy.
Healy's stellar ride may not have earned him his second win of this year's Tour de France, but it did help him erase a deficit of nearly four minutes and end the day in the coveted yellow leader's jersey.
The Irishman, who won Stage 6, now leads the General Classification by 29 seconds.
Defending TDF champion Tadej Pogacar is second and followed by Remco Evenepoel (1 minute, 29 seconds), Jonas Vingegaard (1 minutes, 46 seconds) and Matteo Jorgenson (2 minutes, 6 seconds).
The race will back in action Wednesday after the first of the year's two rest days, and riders will ease back into form with one of the shorter non-time trial days of the 2025 edition.
This one will be a loop around historic Toulouse with a strong possibility for the last sprint finish for a while.
For viewers in Canada, FloBikes coverage of Stage 11 will begin Wednesday at 7:05 a.m. Eastern and is expected to conclude around 11:40 a.m. EDT.
Here’s what to know about Stage 11 of the Tour de France 2025, a 156.8-kilometer rider around Toulouse:
How To Watch The Tour de France 2025 Stage 11
For Canadian viewers, the Tour de France 2025 is streaming on FloBikes and the FloSports app.
Stage highlights, replays and more breaking news, including recaps and rider interviews, will be on both platforms.
In the United States, the Tour de France will be on the NBC family of networks and will stream daily on Peacock. Select stages will air on local NBC affiliates, while others, plus stage reruns, will be shown on the USA Network.
In February 2023, NBC Sports, Peacock and ASO announced a six-year deal that will keep NBC Sports as the home of the Tour de France in the United States through 2029.
Stage 11: Tour de France 2025
Hopefully everyone enjoyed their rest day and a chance to take in everything the historic city of Toulouse has to offer.
But now, it's time to get back to business, which comes in the form of a 156.8-kilometer loop around the city. If the riders didn't see everything they wanted to in Toulouse, this will give them another few hours to enjoy the sights, though at a much faster pace.
Stage 11 of the Tour de France 2025 won't be the most challenging stage the riders will face, but there will be a little bit of elevation to get their bodies moving, including a 12.4% gradient in the final kilometers.
Once they're down the other side of that climb, there will be a flatter 6-kilometer run to the finish, where the expectation is for the last sprint opportunity they'll see for a while. The scenario was the same the last time the TDF stopped in Toulouse, which was 2019.
As always, 10, 6 and 4 bonus seconds will be awarded to the first three finishers.
Kilometers To Miles: How Long Is Stage 11 Of The Tour de France 2025?
Stage 11 of the Tour de France 2025 is 156.8 kilometers, or approximately 97.4 miles long.
Tour de France 2025 Stage 11 Profile
Here is what the elevation looks like for Stage 11:
Who Won Stage 11 Of The Tour de France In 2024?
Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard entered the Tour de France 2024 as the the two-time defending champion, but he spent most of the race in the shadow of Tadej Pogacar who won six stages on his way to a third overall title at the storied race.
Vingegaard finished second in his bid for the GC three-peat, but he did win one stage along the way, which was the 211-kilometer Stage 11 trek from Évaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran.
When the TDF 2024 wrapped after 21 stages, Pogacar won by more than six minutes.
Tour de France 2025 Results: Here’s Who Has Won Each Stage So Far
- Stage 1: Tour de France 2025 Stage 1 Results: Philipsen Takes Stage And Yellow
- Stage 2: Tour de France 2025 Stage 2 Results: Van Der Poel Takes Stage, Leads GC
- Stage 3: Tour de France 2025 Stage 3 Results: Crashes Aplenty, Merlier Wins Stage
- Stage 4: Tour de France 2025 Stage 4 Results: Pogacar Collects Career Win No. 100
- Stage 5: Tour de France 2025 Stage 5 Results: Redemption For Evenepoel
- Stage 6: Tour de France 2025 Stage 6 Results: Dream Comes True For Winner Ben Healy
- Stage 7: Tour de France 2025 Stage 7 Results: Pogacar Wins Stage, Takes Back Yellow
- Stage 8: Tour de France 2025 Stage 8 Results: Jonathan Milan Snags First TDF Win
- Stage 9: Tour de France 2025 Stage 9 Results: Another Sprint Win For Tim Merlier
- Stage 10: Tour de France 2025 Stage 10 Results: Simon Yates Wins, Ben Healy Leads GC
When Does The Tour de France 2025 Start?
The Tour de France 2025 starts July 5 and will conclude July 27.
The schedule includes 21 stages and two rest days (July 15 and July 21).
Every day, the cyclists start together. Every stage varies in distance and physical demand, and the characteristics of each stage determine what type of rider should excel or how the race should finish.
For example, some stages feature flat finishes, and that means the sprinters likely will be battling for those stage wins.
How Long Is The Tour de France 2025?
The course for the Tour de France 2025 is 3,338.8 kilometers or just over 2,074 miles.
The race is 21 stages.
A map of the entire route can be found here.
What Is The Schedule For The Tour de France 2025?
Here is the complete schedule for the Tour de France 2025.
How Many Teams/Riders Compete In The Tour de France?
Traditionally, there are 22 teams and up to 176 competitors in the Tour de France. This year, there will be 23 teams and 184 riders.
Here’s the list for 2025:
- Alpecin - Deceuninck
- Arkéa - B&B Hotels
- Bahrain - Victorious
- Cofidis
- Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
- EF Education - EasyPost
- Groupama - FDJ
- INEOS Grenadiers
- Intermarché - Wanty
- Israel – Premier Tech
- Lidl – Trek
- Lotto
- Movistar Team
- Red Bull – Bora - Hansgrohe
- Soudal Quick-Step
- Team Jayco AlUla
- Team Picnic Postnl
- Team Visma | Lease A Bike
- Total Energies
- Tudor Pro Cycling Team
- UAE Team Emirates
- Uno-X Mobility
- XDS Astana Team
Who Won The Tour de France In 2024?
Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France in 2024 as part of a memorable season that saw him become the first rider since 1998 to win the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in the same season.
He then added a win at the 2024 World Championships in Switzerland to became the first cyclist since 1987 to win the Giro, TDF and a world championship in the same season.
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