Tour de France Jul 5, 2025

Tour de France

Every summer, the world"s best cyclists take on one of the most gruelling athletic events in modern sports—the Tour de France. Beginning this year on July 5, the 2025 race will span 21 stages and over 3,000 kilometres across France. First held in 1903 to boost newspaper sales, the Tour has grown into cycling"s most iconic race. Riders compete in mountain climbs, sprints and time trials, with the race traditionally ending in Paris.

© THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Pick your paradise
This island is more than a mile high
Jul 5, 2024Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Aug 7, 2024St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, Michigan, USA
Jan 2, 2024Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
Feb 13, 2026Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand
Jan 13, 2024Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Sunlight turning silver to gold
103 years of Zion
Mar 29, 2024South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales, UK
When landscape met wilderness
Dec 7, 2023Verdon Gorge, France
Jan 4, 2026Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska, United States
American Red Cross pioneers
Dec 27, 2023Kirkjufell, Iceland
What are these colorful insects?
Pastel perfection
Sep 6, 2023Rethymno, Crete, Greece
Jan 31, 2026International Zebra Day
Aug 27, 2023Jeju Island, South Korea
Mar 28, 2024Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
Who uses this grassy bridge?
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’
Oct 1, 2024Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Stairway to heaven?
Mar 5, 2025Khao Sok National Park in Thailand
Jan 19, 2026Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
A beautiful labyrinth
Oct 25, 2025Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
Sep 8, 2025International Literacy Day
Jul 16, 2024A hammock in Central Florida, USA
Mar 20, 2024Cave Dale and Peveril Castle, England
Dec 24, 2024Silent night, sparkling lights and hearts full of joy