13:37
173 km remaining: without giving the impression of attacking, two men took ten seconds ahead of the peloton. They are Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious) and Jonas Rickaert (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
13:35
174 km remaining: no immediate attack in the peloton, we remain cautious and we start on a very small rhythm.
13:33
The real departure of the 3rd stage of the Tour de France was finally given on a wet road! After the puncture of several runners, this real departure was slightly delayed by Christian Prudhomme, director of the race.
13:32
The real departure is delayed due to several punctures! Patience…
13:23
The route of the 2nd stage offered us a first arrived arrival between the favorites of the Tour de France, upsetting the general classification. Winner of the stage in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) thus seized the yellow leader jersey. The Belgian has 4 and 6 seconds ahead of Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates-XRG) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-lease A Bike). Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa B&B Hotels), first French, points only 10 seconds.
13:23
The route of the 2nd stage offered us a first arrived arrival between the favorites of the Tour de France, upsetting the general classification. Winner of the stage in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) thus seized the yellow leader jersey. The Belgian has 4 and 6 seconds ahead of Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates-XRG) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-lease A Bike). Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa B&B Hotels), first French, points only 10 seconds.
13:20
After the rain yesterday on the second stage, the weather will be cloudy but without precipitation according to the last weather reports. Be careful all the same with an arrival by the sea and the management of a front wind. Brarasques (up to 50 km/h announced) could therefore corp the last kilometers of racing.
13:18
The arrival will take place near the Marcel-Tribut stadium, Antre de l’USl Dunkirk, resident of the League 2 football championship.
13:15
You can hardly do more flat as a step (800 meters of elevation gain only)! Only one difficulty on the program: Mont Cassel (4th category), 2.3 kilometers long with a slope of 4.2 % average. An intermediate sprint will be disputed at the 118th kilometer.
13:11
The departure is given by Xavier Bertrand, president of the Hauts-de-France region! The 182 runners still in the running are preparing to perform 178 kilometers to reach Dunkirk around 5.30 p.m.
13:11
The departure is given by Xavier Bertrand, president of the Hauts-de-France region!
13:09
Tadej Pogacar, with the polka dot jersey on the back, is the first to appear in front of the fictitious starting line. The runners wear almost all a K-Way because the weather remains wet today in Valenciennes.
13:02
For the third stage of the Tour de France 2025, the peloton remains in the north of France with a long stage of 178.3 kilometers between Valenciennes and Dunkirk. A plain stage promised to sprinters!
08:59
On the program of the day: an intermediate sprint at km118 and Mont Cassel, 4th category coast, to climb at km147.
08:58
The fictitious departure will be given at 1:10 p.m. and the real departure at 1:25 p.m. This stage will cross the North and Pas-de-Calais.
08:57
Hello and welcome to our site to follow live commented on the 3rd stage of the Tour de France, between Valenciennes and Dunkirk, over 178.3 km.
13:41
Wout Van Aert won three years ago, during the 4th stage of the 2022 Tour de France, in this same city of Dunkirk, which will be a city-stage for the 21st time. The French runner, Christophe Moreau, was notably entered there from the yellow jersey in 2001.