Tour de France 2025 - Datalists: best riders
Tuesday 24 June 2025 • Stats
All Tour de France 2025 content at one place:
PREVIEW OF ALL STAGES - TOUR DE FRANCE 2025
DATA-LISTS: BEST RIDERS AT THE START - TOUR DE FRANCE 2025
STATS ON THE RACE - TOUR DE FRANCE 2025
PREDICTION GENERAL CLASSIFICATION - TOUR DE FRANCE 2025
PREDICTION POINTS CLASSIFICATION - TOUR DE FRANCE 2025
PREDICTION YOUTH CLASSIFICICATION - TOUR DE FRANCE 2025
PREDICTION KOM CLASSIFICATION - TOUR DE FRANCE 2025
PREDICTION STAGE 1 - TOUR DE FRANCE 2025
PREDICTION STAGE 2 - TOUR DE FRANCE 2025
Tour de France 2025 - Data-lists
Which riders will be at the start of the 2025 Tour de France? Who is the best overall, and who excels as a sprinter or climber?
All stars at the start, except Mads
Of the 10 best riders according to the computer model, 9 will be at the start of this Tour de France. Only Mads Pedersen (successful in the Giro with 4 stage wins and the points jersey) will be absent. The overall score of the model is built up from the best scores of each rider, in this way specialists (pure sprinters, time trialists or classics specialists) can also get high in this ranking.

Best 8 GC riders all are present

If we look specifically at the field of GC riders, the line-up is even stronger. All 8 of the best GC riders are at the start of this Tour de France. The big 4 (Vingegaard, Pogacar, Evenepoel and Roglic) including the Giro champion (Simon Yates), Tour de Suisse winner (Almeida) and Mas and Adam Yates. The first GC men missing are Ayuso (9th) and Landa (10). Behind them Gee and Del Toro are missing, but the rest with a score of 90 or higher are present: 15 of the 19.
Philipsen, Merlier and Milan, but not Kooij

According to the model, Philipsen and Kooij are currently the best sprinters. Of the best 6 sprinters, only our compatriot is missing from the starting list of the Tour de France 2025. In addition to Philipsen, Merlier, Girmay, Groenewegen and Milan are also participating. Of the 13 fastest men, Fretin (13) Thijssen (12), Kristoff (11) and Pedersen (7) are also missing.
Best leadouts are all there!

It is questionable whether the best leadout specialist also has a sprinter to work for. Danny van Poppel is on the starting list, but may sprint for himself. Behind Van Poppel, the three best sprinters have their leadout topper with them. Consonni (99), van der Poel (98) and Van Lerberghe (96) can immediately show their class in the opening stage. Girmay also has leadout specialist Laurenz Rex at his disposal.
Punchy riders have some good opportunities

Most of the best hill riders will also be at the start in Lille on July 5. Only Mads Pedersen (92), Toms Skujins (92) and Michael Matthews (92) and Tom Pidcock (94) are missing from the provisional starting list of the 16 best punchers. Behind them, talents Nys (90) and Champoussin (91) are also at the start.
Combi of hills and sprint? Real puncheurs!
If we take in to account both sprint and hill qualit o riders, these riders are the real puncheurs (average of score on hill (x2) and sprint).
Pure ITT-specialists have one shot

Of the three best time trialists according to the model, Ganna and Evenepoel will start the Tour de France. Joshua Tarling will skip the Tour (for another year). Both Ganna and Evenepoel have made stage 5 a big goal. Ganna can complete his trilogy and Evenepoel (who won the trilogy in last year's Tour de France time trial) has a good chance of wearing his first yellow jersey. Challengers are Küng (not yet on the starting list), van Aert and Affini.
Riders with lowest 'overall score'
Some Fantasy Games force you to pick riders who will not score points. According to our model, these riders at the start of the Tour de France 2025 have the lowest overall scores.

Demographics of riders
Who is longest, shortest, heaviest and lightest in the Tour de France 2025? And who are youngest and oldest at the start?

