Merlier, Milan … the favorites of this 1st stage
Three sprinters seem to detach themselves in the fight for the first yellow jersey. Tim Merlier (Sudal Quick-Step), already victorious ten times this season, appears to be the number one favorite. Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek), Maillot Cyclamen you Giro shone on all the stages races he has played this year. Finally, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-deceuninck), nine times winner in the last three Toursremains a formidable finisher, even if he only won twice in 2025. Among the outsiders to follow: the green jersey of the past year Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco simple), Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) or other Wout van Aert (Visma | lease a bike), all capable of creating surprise in a final which promises to be very tense.
The 1st stage course
– Saturday July 5 – Step 1 : Lille – Lille / 184.9 km (departure at 1:40 p.m., arrival around 5:46 p.m.)
The starting list
UAE TEAM EMIRATES-XRG
1 Pogacar Tadej
2 ALMEIDA JOÃO
3 Narvaez Jhonatan
4 Politt Nils
5 Sivakov Pavel
6 Soler Marc
7 Wellens Tim
8 YATES Adam
TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE
11 Vingegaard Jonas
12 Affini Edoardo
13 Benoot Tiesj
14 Campenaerts Victor
15 JORGENSON Matteo
16 kiss Sepp
17 Van Aert Wout
18 YATES Simon
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
21 Evenepoel Remco
22 Cattaneo Mattia
23 Eenkhoorn Pascal
24 MERLIER Tim
25 Valentin Paretab
26 SCHACHMANN Max
27 Van Lerberghe Bert
28 Van Wilder Ilan
EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST
31 HEALY Ben
32 Albanese Vincenzo
33 ASGREEN Kasper
34 Baudin Alex
35 POWLESS Neilson
36 SWEENY Harry
37 Valgren Michael
38 van den Berg Marijn
Intermarché-Wanty
41 GIRMAY Biniam
42 Barré Louis
43 Braet Vito
44 PAGE Hugo
45 Rex Laurenz
46 New Yonas
47 Van Sintmaartensdijk Roel
48 Zimmermann Georg
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
51 Santiago Buitrago
52 Bauhaus Phil
53 Gradek Kamil
54 HAIG Jack
55 MARTINEZ Lenny
56 Mohoric Matthew
57 STANNARD Robert
58 WRIGHT Fred
INEOS GRENADIERS
61 THOMAS Geraint
62 ARENSMAN Thymen
63 Foss Tobias
64 Ganna Filippo
65 LAURANCE Axel
66 RODRIGUEZ Carlos
67 SWIFT Connor
68 WATSON Sam
RED BULL-BORA-HANSGROHE
71 Roglic Primoz
72 LIPOWITZ Florian
73 Meeus Jordi
74 Moscon Gianni
75 PITHIE Laurence
76 Van Dijke Mick
77 Van Poppel Danny
78 VLASOV ALEKSANDR
Lidl-Trek
81 Milan Jonathan
82 Consonni Simone
83 NYS Thibau
84 SIMMONS Quinn
85 Skjelmose Mattias
86 Skujin Tom
87 Stuyven Jasper
88 THEUNS Edward
GROUPAMA-FDJ
91 MARTIN-GUYONNET Guillaume
92 ASKEY Lewis
93 BARTHE Cyril
94 Grégoire Romain
95 MADOUAS Valentin
96 Pacher Quentin
97 PETH
98 Russo Clément
Alpecin-DECEUNINCK
101 Philipsen Jasper
102 Dillier Silvan
103 GROVES Kaden
104 Meurisse Xandro
105 Rickaert Jonas
106 Van der Poel Mathieu
107 Vermeersch Gianni
108 Vastynge Emiel
TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM
111 Alaphilippe Julian
112 Dainese Alberto
113 Haller Marco
114 HIRSCHI Marc
115 LIENHARD Fabian
116 MAYRHOFER Marius
117 STORER Michael
118 Trentin Matteo
TEAM JAYCO-ALULA
121 O’CONNOR Ben
122 DUNBAR Edward
123 DURBRIDGE Luke
124 Groenewegen Dylan
125 Mezgec Luke
126 PLAPP Lucas
127 Reinders Elmar
128 Schmid Mauro
ARKEA-B&B HOTELS
131 Vauquelin Kévin
132 CAPIOT Amaury
133 costiou Ewen
134 Demare Arnaud
135 García Raúl
136 LE BERRE Mathis
137 RODRIGUEZ Cristian
138 Venturini Clicken to 138 Frurtins Clément
MOVISTAR TEAM
141 Mas Enric
142 BARTA William
143 Castrillo Pablo
144 OLIVEIRA NELSON
145 García Cortina Iván
146 Mühlberger Gregor
147 Romeo Iván
148 Rubio one
Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale
151 GALL Felix
152 Armirail Bruno
153 Berthet Clément
154 Bissegger Stefan
155 naesen oliver
156 PART-PEINTRE Aurélien
157 SCOTSON Callum
158 Bastien Tonchon
Cofidis
161 Buchmann Emanuel
162 Aranburu Alex
163 COQUARD Bryan
164 Izagirre Ion
165 RENARD Alexis
166 Teuns Dylan
167 THOMAS Benjamin
168 Touzé Damien
XDS Astana Team
171 TEJADA Harold
172 Davide dancers
173 Bol Cees
174 Champoussin Clément
175 Fedorov Yevgeniy
176 Higuita Sergio
177 Teunissen Mike
178 Velasco Simone
TEAM TOTALENERGIES
181 Cras Steff
182 Burgaudeau Mathieu
183 Delettre Alexandre
184 GACHIGNARD Thomas
185 Jeannière Emilien
186 Iat Jordan
187 TURGIS Anthony
188 Vercher Mattéo
TEAM PICNIC POSTNL
191 Onley Oscar
192 Barguil Warren
193 BITTNER Pavel
194 FLYNN Sean
195 Lund Andresen Tobias
196 sign in Nikla
197 Naberman Team
198 Van den Broek Frank
ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH
201 WOODS Michael
202 ACKERMANN Pascal
203 BLACKMORE Joe
204 Boivin Guillaume
205 Louvel Matis
206 LUTSENKO ALEXEY
207 Neiland Christ
208 STEWART Jake
LOTTO
211 from LIE Arnaud
212 Berckmoes Jenno
213 De Buyst Jasper
214 DRIZNERS Jarrad
215 Grignard Sébastien
216 SEPULVEDA Eduardo
217 Van Eetvelt Lennert
218 Van Moer Brent
UNO-X MOBILITY
221 Johannessen Tobias Halland
222 Abrahamsen Jonas
223 CORT Magnus
224 Fredheim Stian
225 Hulgaard Markus
226 Johannessen Anders Halland
227 Leknessund Andreas
228 Wærenskjold Søren
