Filippo Ganna First To Pull Out Of Tour de France In Blow For Ineos
Filippo Ganna First To Pull Out Of Tour de France In Blow For Ineos
Former time-trial world champion Filippo Ganna pulled out of the Tour de France during Stage 1.
Lille, France, July 5, 2025 (AFP) - Former time-trial world champion Filippo Ganna pulled out of the Tour de France on Saturday's opening stage after struggling to shake off injuries from an early fall.
The Italian Ineos rider would have been a contender on the lengthy stage 5 individual time-trial, having won the world title in 2020 and 2021.
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It is also a blow to the British team's overall campaign to get veteran Geraint Thomas into the top 10 on his 14th and final Tour de France.
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2025 Tour de France Course And Key Stages
The 2025 Tour opens with a flat 184.9-kilometer circuit around Lille before heading west through coastal and rolling terrain.
The peloton will face its first time trial in Caen (Stage 5), followed by a punchy uphill finish in Mûr-de-Bretagne (Stage 7) and another time trial — this one a climbing challenge — at Peyragudes (Stage 13).
The decisive mountain stages begin with a summit finish at Hautacam (Stage 12), followed by a brutal climb to Superbagnères (Stage 14) in the Pyrenees.
After a rest day, riders take on Mont Ventoux (Stage 16), the Alpine queen stage to Courchevel (Stage 18) and a steep finish at La Plagne (Stage 19).
The race wraps up with a 120-kilometer ceremonial sprint into Paris on July 27.
2025 Tour de France Live Stream Schedule
All Times ET
- Stage 1 (Flat) – 7 a.m. Sat, July 5. : Lille Métropole > Lille Métropole – 184.9 km
- Stage 2 (Hilly) – 6:05 a.m. Sun, July 6.: Lauwin-Planque > Boulogne-sur-Mer – 209.1 km
- Stage 3 (Flat) – 7 a.m. Mon, July 7: Valenciennes > Dunkerque – 178.3 km
- Stage 4 (Hilly) – 7:05 a.m. Tue, July 8: Amiens Métropole > Rouen – 174.2 km
- Stage 5 (Individual Time Trial) – 7 a.m. Wed, July 9: Caen > Caen – 33 km
- Stage 6 (Hilly) – 6:25 a.m. Thu, July 10: Bayeux > Vire Normandie – 201.5 km
- Stage 7 (Hilly) – 6 a.m. Fri, July 11: Saint-Malo > Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan – 197 km
- Stage 8 (Flat) – 7 a.m. Sat, July 12: Saint-Méen-le-Grand > Laval Espace Mayenne – 171.4 km
- Stage 9 (Flat) – 7 a.m. Sun, July 13: Chinon > Châteauroux – 174.1 km
- Stage 10 (Mountain) – 7 a.m. Mon, July 14: Ennezat > Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy – 165.3 km
- Rest Day 1 – Tue, July 15: Toulouse
- Stage 11 (Flat) – 7:05 a.m. Wed, July 16: Toulouse > Toulouse – 156.8 km
- Stage 12 (Mountain) – 7 a.m. Thu, July 17: Auch > Hautacam – 180.6 km
- Stage 13 (Individual Time Trial) –7 a.m. Fri, July 18: Loudenvielle > Peyragudes – 10.9 km
- Stage 14 (Mountain) –5:45 a.m. Sat, July 19: Pau > Luchon-Superbagnères – 182.6 km
- Stage 15 (Hilly) – 7:05 a.m. Sun, July 20: Muret > Carcassonne – 169.3 km
- Rest Day 2 – Mon, July 21: Montpellier
- Stage 16 (Mountain) – 6a.m. Tue, July 22: Montpellier > Mont Ventoux – 171.5 km
- Stage 17 (Flat) – 7:25 a.m. Wed, July 23: Bollène > Valence – 160.4 km
- Stage 18 (Mountain) – 6 a.m. Thu, July 24: Vif > Courchevel Col de la Loze – 171.5 km
- Stage 19 (Mountain) – 7:15 a.m. Fri, July 25: Albertville > La Plagne – 129.9 km
- Stage 20 (Hilly) – 5:55 a.m. Sat, July 26: Nantua > Pontarlier – 184.2 km
- Stage 21 (Flat) – 10 a.m. Sun, July 27: Mantes-la-Ville > Paris Champs-Élysées – 132.3 km
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