21 Étapes

Tour de France 2025 Sunday 27 July:  Stage 21   Mantes-la-Ville - Paris Champs-Élysées By car:  0 km By bike:  0 km Walking:  14 km

Tour de France 2025 Saturday 26 July:  Stage 20   Nantua - Pontarlier By car:  518 km By bike:  0 km Walking: 8.5km Tat:  I missed most of the Caravan - I saw it from the other side of the lake. But there is a microCaravan at the start line which can be quite generous. So I scored some Senseo coffee pods, a pair of Senseo socks, Senseo bag, Senseo cold brew bottle, TWO cans of Tourtel ( évidemment ), FDJ bush hat, and a Mondial Relay bag.

Tour de France 2025 Friday 25 July:  Stage 19   Albertville - La Plagne By car:  209 km By bike:  0 km Tat:  A can of Tourtel ( évidemment ), Skoda hat, FDJ sac, Continental tyre

Tour de France 2025 Thursday 24 July:  Stage 18   Vif - Courchevel col de la Loze By car:  75 km By bike:  0 km Tat:   Another can of Tourtel, another Skoda bucket hat, Conchonou bag and saucissons, Panzani scarf

Tour de France 2025 Wednesday 23 July:  Stage 17  Bollène - Valence By car:  253 km By bike:  0 km Tat:  E.Leclerc t-shirt and flag; Skoda bucket hat, biscuits salés

Tour de France 2025 Tuesday 22 July:  Stage 16   Montpellier - Mont Ventoux By car:  238 km By bike:  7 km Tat:  Haribo, Ibis toiletries bag, La Vache Qui Rit cap, 21 Century keyring

Tour de France 2025 Monday 21 July: Rest Day (Repos) 2 By car:  0 km By bike:  0 km

Tour de France 2025 Sunday 20 July:  Stage 15   Muret - Carcassonne By car:  224 km By bike:  7 km Tat:  Lidl T-shirt and bucket hat, can of Tourtel (I’m getting good at those 😁), Haribo, Cofidis buff, FO keyring décapsuleur 

Tour de France 2025 Saturday 19 July:  Stage 14   Pau - Luchon-Superbagnères By car:  181 km By bike:  15 km Tat:  Krys hat, 2 E.Leclerc chocolate biscuits, Continental tyre/jetons de chariot, 21st Century keyring, Balsamic vinaigrette, can of Orangina, Galois décapsuleur, Haribo

Tour de France 2025 Friday 18 July:  Stage 13  Loudenvielle - Peyragudes By car:  0 km By bike:  55 km Tat:  It was hat day. An E.Leclerc bush hat, a Jules bucket hat, and a rather natty Hautes Pyrénées straw hat ( impossible to ride in, so it’s a little battered now ☹️)

Tour de France 2025 Thursday 17 July:  Stage 12  Auch - Hautacam By car:  103 km By bike:  0 km Tat:   Can of Tourtel, LCL hat, Krys hat

Tour de France 2025 Wednesday 16 July:  Stage 11   Toulouse - Toulouse By car:  282 km By bike:  0 km Tat:   Can of Tourtel, packet of Cochonou saucisson 

Tour de France 2025 Tuesday 15 July: Rest Day By car:  368 km By bike:  0 km

Tour de France 2025 Monday 14 July:  Stage 10  Ennezat - Le Mont-DorePau - Pla D’Adet By car:  0 km By bike:  0 km Tat:  Bottle opener fridge magnet, tractor keyring, another pouch of Biofreeze.

Tour de France 2025 Sunday 13 July:  Stage 9   Chinon - Châteauroux By car:  284 km By bike:  0 km Walking : 7 km Tat:  Can of Tourtel, Ecosystem keyring (& hi-viz jacket 🤷🏻‍♂️), FDJ sac ball (again), Škoda bag (again), Chatellerault hat. Other stuff given away, spreading unbridled joy amongst the masses.

Tour de France 2025 Saturday 12 July:  Stage 8   Saint-Méen-le-Grand - Laval By car:  345 km By bike:  0 km Tat:  Mondial Relay bag

Tour de France 2025 Friday 11 July:  Stage 7   Saint-Malo - Mûr-de-Bretagne By car:  0 km By bike:  0 km Tat:  One of the holy trinity of T-shirts - though they insist on calling it a ‘Total Énergies maillot’. A hard-fought day on the streets of Dinan - lots of very ‘enthusiastic’ pensioners and general public on narrow pavements. Lots of tat thrown out, but lots of jostling for it. An LCL hat finally (I also got a TE hat), balsamic vinaigrette, Cofidis buff, an X.TRA T-shirt (washing liquid), and other assorted tat that I swapped for an FDJ bag. Grab as much you can and then barter 😂

Tour de France 2025 Thursday 10 July:  Stage 6   Bayeux - Vire By car:  218 km By bike:  0 km Tat:  I just hung onto a Parc Beauval panda hat. My granddaughter was two yesterday and she will love it. The rest went to the offended French couple.

Tour de France 2025 Wednesday 9 July:  Stage 5   Caen - Caen By car:  0 km By bike:  34 km Tat:  EF Education lanyard,  E.Leclerc polka dot T-shirt (yeah!). The ‘holy trinity’ of this year’s T-shirts - Škoda, Total Energies and La Vache Qui Rit (Laughing Cow) still elude me.

Tour de France 2025 Tuesday 8 July:  Stage 4   Amiens Métropole - Rouen By car:  133 km By bike:  38 km Tat:  A couple of bags, AG2R hat - all won at the finish, The crowd at Bonsecours were vicious

Tour de France 2025 Monday 7 July:  Stage 3   Valenciennes - Dunkerque By car:  202 km By bike:  38 km Tat:  Loads of Haribo and E.Leclerc snacks.  I gave them all to the schoolkids.

Tour de France 2025 Sunday 6 July:  Stage 2  Lauwin-Planque - Boulogne-sur-Mer By car:  42 km By bike:  0 km ☹️ Tat:  Haribo sweets, La Vache Qui Rit cap, FDJ ‘lucky 13’ lotto ball bag, E.Leclerc biscuits.

Tour de France 2025 Saturday 5 July:  Stage 1  Lille - Lille By car:  0 km By bike:  16 km Walking:  12 km Tat:  Bag of sweets (traded for a Continental tyre supermarket trolley token), Ibis Hotel washbag, inflatable neck pillow and bag of saucisson (traded for a Velux hat).

Tour de France 2025 4 July: Arras area By car:  60 km By bike:  0 km Walking:  6 km

Tour de France 2025 Thursday 3 July: Teams’ Presentation,  Lille By car:  0 km By bike:  0 km Walking:  17km

Tour de France 2025 Wednesday 2 July: Montendre to Lens By car: 718 km By bike:  0 km