The departure of the Great Circuit of 2025 took place on Saturday afternoon, with a scenario that took place mainly on the plate, around Lille Métropole (184.9 kilometers). Promise to Sprinters, the first victory of this edition of the Tour de France was played in the final sprint, copying about forty runners. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was the strongest and will begin the second stage with the yellow shirt on the back. Perfectly led by his team Alcion-DecoNinck, and in particular Kaden Groves and Mathieu van der Poel, the Belgian won his tenth victory in the Tour de France. It is ahead of Eritrean Biniam Girmay (Intemrché – Wanty) and the Norway Soren Waererennskjold one -x Mobility in the end.
Already a gap between the favorites for the yellow shirt
The visma-lree to Bike created a break, with the help of the southwest wind to more than 20 km/h, 20 km from the end. Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) and Tim Merlier.