The world's top cyclists are in France for the Paris-Tours Elite 2025 cycling. Here's how to watch.
How to watch Paris-Tours Elite cycling: Channel, live stream, time, TV schedule for 2025 road race originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
One of the oldest classics on the cycling calendar, the Paris-Tours Elite, will take place on Sunday. The 119th edition of the prestigious race will begin from Chartres and finish in Tours.
France's Christophe Laporte, who is the defending champion, headlines a stacked field that includes the likes of Jasper Philipsen and Arnaud De Lie. Having beaten Mathias Vacek to the finish line last year, Laporte will look to repeat the feat in front of his home crowd.
What makes the Paris-Tours one of the more interesting, is the varied terrain. This year's route will take the riders through ten unpaved sectors and eight climbs, the last of which is just 5.4 miles before the finish line.
Here's how to watch all the action from the Paris-Tours Elite 2025 cycling:
How to watch Paris-Tours Elite 2025 cycling: Channel, live stream
- TV channel: None
- Live stream:Peacock
Paris-Tours Elite 2025 will not air on traditional television. Fans can live stream the entire competition on Peacock.
Paris-Tours Elite 2025 start time
- 5:55 a.m. (ET) —Paris-Tours Elite Race
Paris-Tours Elite 2025 will begin from Chartres, France at 11:55 a.m. local time (CEST), which translates to 5:55 a.m. ET, on Sunday, October 12.
Paris-Tours Elite 2025 route
The race will cover a distance of 212km (around 132 miles) with the cyclists starting off from Place Chatelet, Chartres.
It will be a straightforward route for most of the race with the first climb only coming after the first 142km (around 88 miles). The ride gets tricky in the second half, with the last 66km (around 41 miles) featuring dust hills and draining climbs. With the final sprint, the competitors will finish the race at Boulevard Beranger, Tours.
Paris-Tours Elite 2025 weather forecast
The forecast for Sunday's race shows temperatures in the late 60s (Fahrenheit) with little chance of rain.
Paris-Tours Elite 2025 winners
Winners of the past five Elite races at Paris-Tours are:
| Year | Rider (Country) | Time |
| 2024 | Christophe Laporte (France) | 5:00:27 |
| 2023 | Riley Sheehan (USA) | 4:39:05 |
| 2022 | Arnaud Demare (France) | 4:53:01 |
| 2021 | Arnaud Demare (France) | 4:33:07 |
| 2020 | Casper Pedersen (Denmark) | 4:51:44 |
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