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The sixteenth stage of the Tour de France takes the Montpellier peloton in Mont-Ventoux.

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Mont Ventoux, the "Provence giant"inspires fear of the runners of the Tour de France with its very steep slopes and its last kilometers uncovered in the Caillasse. (Jerome Rey / Radio France)

Mont Ventoux, the “Géant de Provence”, inspires fear of the runners of the Tour de France with its very steep slopes and its last kilometers in the Caillasse. (JEROME REY / RADIO FRANCE)

The last week of the Tour de France 2025 begins with a monument: the ascent of the legendary Mont Ventoux, Tuesday July 22. On 171.5 km, this 16th stage from Montpellier will see an arrival at the top on the Provence giant, a key moment for climbers and contenders in the yellow jersey.

Around Fabrice Rigobert, Fanny Lechevestrier and the Cycling Consultant of Franceinfo Jean-François Bernard, Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour de France, Lesly Reynaud, director of the Tourist Office Ventoux-Provence, Patrick Chêne, former sports journalist for France Télévisions, commentator of the Tour de France between 1989 and 2000, Pierre-Henri Prost, director of the amateur race Colnago Gran Fondo Mont-Ventoux and Baptiste Montésinos, Natura 2000 mission manager.



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