The Professional Race
Tour de l’Ain – Solimut Mutuelle de France 2025
The 37th edition will take place from August 6 to 8, 2025.
From a sporting and historical perspective, the Tour de l’Ain is a true talent showcase: Thibaut PINOT, Romain BARDET, Julian ALAPHILIPPE, Warren BARGUIL, and David GAUDU—today’s top French cyclists—all claimed their first professional victory or made a name for themselves during this race.
This is no coincidence. One of the Tour de l’Ain’s greatest strengths is its territory: a playground whose geographic diversity is ideal for cycling. It allows for the creation of a stage race—alternating between flatlands and mountains—that brings out the best riders in a competition that is often gripping and fiercely contested.
The Tour de l’Ain is a festive and friendly event that plays an active role in energizing the towns it passes through. This year, its partners will launch initiatives promoting everyday cycling and its health benefits.
These new efforts underscore the importance of the event’s partners in bringing the Tour de l’Ain to life: institutional supporters, host municipalities, business sponsors, media and TV partners, volunteers, cycling fans, and the general public.
Without all these local stakeholders, the Tour de l’Ain couldn’t fully exist. Sincere thanks to each and every one of them.
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Stage 1
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6 August
Wednesday 6 August
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FEILLENS (C.C. Bresse et Saône)
LAGNIEU (C.C. de la Plaine de l'Ain)
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Hilly
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163 km
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+1,580 m
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Stage 2
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7 August
Thursday 7 August
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SAINT-VULBAS (C.C. de la Plaine de l'Ain)
LÉLEX MONTS-JURA (Pays de Gex Agglo)
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Mountain
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153 km
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+3,211 m
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Stage 3
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8 August
Friday 8 August
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PLATEAU D'HAUTEVILLE (Haut-Bugey Agglomération)
BELLEY
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Mountain
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130 km
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+3,211 m
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History
Created in 1989, the Tour de l’Ain is integrated into the calendar of the International Cycling Union (Class 2.1) and counts for the UCI Europe Tour. A classification that allows it to host 20 teams among the best teams in the world.
Taking place a few weeks after the Tour de France, a special place is given to neo-pros and development teams.
The Tour de l’Ain has thus enabled young talents such as Romain Bardet, Warren Barguil, Julian Alaphilippe, Pierre Latour or more recently David Gaudu to assert themselves alongside experienced riders such as David Moncoutié, Alexandre Vinokourov or again Thomas Voeckler.
The short and dynamic stages borrowing, on the end of the event, the reliefs of the Haut-Jura, make the Tour de l’Ain, a safe bet on the international circuit, favoring a complete runner with asserted qualities of climber.
The previous edition
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Winner
STORER Michael (GROUPAMA-FDJ) - AUS
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Second
ELISSONDE Kenny (LIDL-TREK) - FRA
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Third
PRODHOMME Nicolas (AG2R CITROEN TEAM) - FRA
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Green Jersey
STORER Michael (GROUPAMA-FDJ) - AUS
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Polka Dot Jersey
CALMEJANE Lilian (INTERMARCHE-CIRCUS-WANTY) - FRA
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White Jersey
DELBOVE Joris (SAINT MICHEL - MAVIC - AUBER93) - FRA
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Super-Combative
ELISSONDE Kenny (LIDL-TREK) - FRA
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Team Classification
GROUPAMA-FDJ
