Published by Lyn on 2 April 2025
The official Tour de France race guide ALWAYS SELLS OUT. It has all the info you need to follow the Tour de France, including stage times and maps. Here is how to get it.
Note that I am not the publisher - I only share available information here.
The Official Tour de France race guide is published in the months leading up to the race. ASO, the Tour de France organiser, licenses the publication of the guide in each country each year. As a result, the availability and the quality varies across countries.
The UK edition of the TDF race guide
In my view, the UK edition is consistently the best English-language edition. If you live in the UK, US, Canada, Australia or anywhere else and you are following the Tour de France in person, then this is the edition you want to get your hands on. It is more comprehensive than the English editions released in the US and Australia.
You can preorder a copy now via the official publisher – see here for the "Standard Edition" and here for the "Premium Edition".
More about the two UK editions:
1) Official link: The Standard Edition of the Official Tour de France 2025 Race Guide. (See below if you are outside the UK).
2) Official link: The Premium Edition of the Official Tour de France 2025 Race Guide. (See below if you are outside the UK).
Readers outside the UK
As mentioned above, some of the versions below (published by local publishers on contract) are not as comprehensive as the UK English-language version. The UK edition is consistently more comprehensive than other editions and carries more maps, more route info, full stage times and more general race information. If you are outside the UK and it's possible to have a friend in the UK send you a copy, then that would be the easiest option. Otherwise, you could try a website like MagsDirect.
I will post links to other locally produced editions here if and when they are announced:
* The Australian and New Zealand edition: Ride Media produced a 2024 edition. If you want the UK edition, you could try MagsDirect to price the shipping costs from the UK.
* For the US: In 2024 there was no US edition and I am yet to hear about a 2025 version. Again, another option is to try a website like MagsDirect to price shipping costs.
* The French-language version is released in France and is sold at newsagents and tabacs (corner stores).
A reminder: The UK edition from the official publisher can only be sent to a UK address. Readers outside the UK in 2024 reported success with MagsDirect shipping to the US and other countries for a surcharge.
(Image from a previous year)
What's usually included in the UK English-language edition?
We find the UK version of the guide invaluable when planning our trips to watch the Tour de France. It's got maps of every stage, plus full team and stage profiles, as well as stage start and end times (they are particularly useful to have in one place both when planning and on the day).
There is a 'premium' edition as well as a 'standard' edition. Here is the difference.
Standard UK English-language edition
The Standard Edition can be ordered here now!
It has:
- Official UK Tour de France 204-page race guide with individual Tour de France stage maps
- Stage start/end times
- Full breakdown of each team
- Interviews with star riders
- Tour de France Femmes race info
- Exclusive Mont Ventoux magazine to mark the return of the Tour to the climb
- A2 double-sided Tour de France and Tour de Femmes wallchart
- Exclusive beer mats showcasing last year's GC, points and mountain winners
Premium UK English-language edition
The Premium edition can be ordered here now!
It has:
- Official UK Tour de France 204-page race guide with individual Tour de France stage maps
- Stage start/end times
- Full breakdown of each team
- Interviews with star riders
- Tour de France Femmes race info
- Exclusive Mont Ventoux magazine to mark the return of the Tour to the climb
- Double-sided Tour de France and Tour de Femmes wallchart
- Exclusive beer mats showcasing last year's GC, points and mountain winners
- Souvenir socks
(Image from a previous year).
Why get it?
We wouldn't go to watch more than one Tour de France stage without it. All the basic info is eventually replicated on the official TDF website, but having it in hard copy is handy (and easier/cheaper) if you're using phone data to access the web, if you're in a dodgy wifi zone or if your phone battery dies (yes, that was me in 2021).
We get dozens of emails every day asking for information about following the Tour de France – I always tell them to get a copy of the official race guide to make planning easier.
The guide has lots of info that can help you plan your trip. While it is published too early to include all road closure information (see this page for that), having all the stage information in one place is really handy. It basically replicates the official TDF website but in a much more easily digestible format and in more detail.
Each stage is profiled with a map that helps you put key cols and stage towns into perspective, and to see clearly where access roads may be. The pullout map then gives a full overview of how the stages interact.
Those links again ...
1) Official website: The Standard Edition of the Official Tour de France 2025 Race Guide. Or via MagsDirect if you are outside the UK.
2) Official website: The Premium Edition of the Official Tour de France 2025 Race Guide. Or via MagsDirect if you are outside the UK.
This guide SELLS OUT EVERY YEAR, often weeks before the Tour. If you are thinking of watching the Tour de France in person, you should order a copy.
