The course of the sixteenth step

After the second. Moreover, last day of rest of this 112^e Edition, the sixteenth stage of the 2025 round, Tuesday July 22, will introduce a probably decisive alpine week. Consequently, As a “amuse-guy”, the runners will course sixteenth step have to rub shoulders with a journey of 171.5 kilometers between Montpellier and Mont Ventoux (Vaucluse).

After the real departure. which will be given at 12:40 pm, the peloton will cross the Hérault and Gard plains, for almost 150 kilometers, to the department of Vaucluse and its regional natural park, which houses the one and only difficulty of the day – and not the least -, Mont Ventoux.

For almost three and a half hours of racing, heat may be the main obstacle for runners. Then the final ascent will take place towards the summit of the course sixteenth step Provence giant (15.7 kilometers at 8.8 %, excluding category), which promises to be a formidable justice of the peace.

This climb is as spectacular as the landscape that is contemplated from the observatory which overlooks the finish line. Those who aim for a good place in the general classification will find there an ideal playground to create. big differences. And the pure climbers will be able to believe in the stage victory. The very high percentages, especially in the last two kilometers, with an average of more than 9.2 %, are the promise of a Dantesque final.