Tour de France 2025: watch the last stage, free events in Mantes-la-Ville (78)

Attending the start of the last stage of the Tour de France is always an event! This year, the start takes place in the Yvelines, in Mantes-la-Ville. Whether you're a cycling enthusiast or just curious, this is a not-to-be-missed event if you live nearby! There's plenty of free entertainment starting in the morning, as well as an exhibition around the multisport field in Parc de la Vallée, open from July 3, and a floral float with 24,000 flowers on display from July 25 to 29.

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At 4.10pm, it's off! The Tour de France cyclists get off to a great start, passing through Porcheville, Versailles and Issy-les-Moulineaux on their way to the capital! Giant screens will enable you to follow this live televised event as if you were in the peloton.

Before the start, don't forget the advertising caravan, if you'd like to pick up a few souvenirs of the Tour de France in your town! Dozens of vehicles and floats will parade along the route, two hours before the riders pass.

The program

• 9.30am to 2pm: A TRICYCLETTE show ♫ by the Culture Son association, featuring restored, illuminated vintage tricycles strolling through the crowd to music.
• From 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: The SELMER brass band strolls along the race route, near the Village zone.
• 2.10pm: The publicity caravan passes by
• From 3pm: Team presentations on the podium
• 4.10pm: Start of final stage

Tour de France 2026: the final stage in the Yvelines region, starting in Thoiry (78)
The 2026 Tour de France promises a spectacular finale with its 21st stage, which will start in Thoiry (Yvelines) on Sunday, July 26, 2026, and head for the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The program includes 130 kilometers and three passes through the legendary Rue Lepic in Montmartre, a formula that is already thrilling cycling enthusiasts. [Read more]