Cycling in Yorkshire & Beyond
Cycling in Yorkshire & Beyond
Stage 12 | Stage 13 | Stage 14
Stage 13 of the Tour de France 2025 is an 10.9km individual time trial from Loudenvielle to Peyragudes.
There are only 2-3km on the flat before the riders begin the climb up to the resort of Peyragudes.
The last few hundred metres to the altiport are particularly challenging and have seen epic battles in the past on road stages, notably in 2017 and 2022.
This is the race report for Stage 13 Tour de France 2025.
These are video highlights of Stage 13.
Race Details | Poll | Map & Profile | Timings | Videos | Food & Drink | Route Notes | Favourites
| Date | Friday 18th July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Stage classification | Individual time trial |
| Distance | 10.9km |
| Intermediate sprint | N/A |
| Climbs | Peyragudes (Cat. 1) |
| Total climbing | 650m |
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This is a map of the route of Stage 13, Tour de France 2025.
This is a zoom-able map of Stage 13 Tour de France 2025.
This is the profile of Stage 13 Tour de France 2025.
| Caravan | First Rider | Last Rider | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start Time Loudenvielle | 1130 |
1310 |
1705 |
| First Time Check Escadaoux | 1139 |
1317 |
1712 |
| Second Time Check Loudervielle | 1148 |
1327 |
1722 |
| Finish Line Peyragudes (10.9km) | 1156 |
1336 |
1731 |
This is a video of the route of Stage 13 Tour de France 2025.
The last time the Tour de France visited Peyragudes was on a road stage - Stage 17 of the 2022 Tour de France. Pogacar won that day just ahead of Vingegaard.
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The stage starts in Loudenvielle.
Loudenvielle is a village in the Louron valley. The suffix -vielle in the names of villages here comes from the Latin villa, meaning a farm or rural dwelling.
It is a popular spot for mountain tourism, with a thermal spa (Balnéa), a waterpark and a man-made lake.
Stage 8 of the 2020 Tour de France finished in Loudenvielle.
A short ride north from Loudenvielle along the D25 is the Lac de Génos-Loudenvielle.
The riders continue from the lake to Armenteule. That's where the climbing starts, but only gently at first.
The first hamlet on the climb is Estarvielle, at a height of 985m.
Soon after Estarvielle, there's a switchback at Escadaoux with 4km covered, and that's the location of the first time check.
Now the gradient increases and the riders head on up to Loudervielle at 1,158m.
The second time check is billed as being at Loudervielle, but in fact it is a couple of hairpin bends afterwards.
A kilometre after the second time check the competitors reach La Sapinière at 1,378m.
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Some of the very steepest climbing comes after La Sapinière as the competitors battle up towards the altiport, with a section at 16%.
Stage 13 finishes at Peyragudes.
The Peyragudes climb averages out at 8km at 7.9%. It is Category 1.
The Tour de France came up to Peyragudes on Stage 12 of the 2017 edition and Stage 17 of the 2022 race.
The finish line is at the Altiport de Peyragudes.
This was the last kilometre in 2017.
KOM competition: (Category 1 climb of Peyragudes to the finish line): 10 points for 1st place, 8 points for 2nd, 6 points for 3rd, 4 points for 4th, 2 points for 5th, and 1 point for 6th.
Green jersey competition at the finish line: from 20 points for 1st place down to 1 point for 15th place.
Favourites for Stage 13 of the 2025 Tour de France might include Remco Evenepoel, with his time trialling abilities. However, climbing will be more important than an efficient aero position, so it's hard to see past Vingegaard or Pogacar for the win.
Who do you think will win Stage 13 of the 2025 Tour de France?
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